Brew Perfect French Press with Maui Mokka
A step by step guide on how to brew perfect French press coffee with Maui Mokka
What you'll need:
- Kettle
- French Press
- Scale
- Burr Grinder
- Coffee
Steps:
- Preheat French press with hot water
- Pour water into mug to keep it warm
- Use a water to coffee ratio of 17:1 - 425g of water to 25g of coffee
- Measure out 25g (about 3 tbsp) of freshly roasted coffee
- Grind coffee on a coarse setting (should look like coarse sea salt)
- Start your timer and add enough hot water to saturate all the grounds, about 70-100g of hot water around 200-205℉
- Let bloom for around 30 sec, the bloom releases gases in the coffee
- Gently stir the grounds to make sure they are evenly saturated
- After the bloom, add remaining water - about 425g or 15oz of water total
- Give it another quick stir and allow it to brew for 4 min.
- After 4 min. press the plunger down
- Decant your coffee into a mug, which ends the extraction
- Enjoy!