How to brew with a Cafetiere

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Cafetiere / French Press coffee brew guide | Caravan Coffee Roasters

WHAT IS A CAFETIERE? 

A Cafetiere, also known as a French Press, or Plunger, is an effortless way to make 1-4 cups of filter coffee from the comfort of your home – perfect for a weekend morning, or a working from home day.

STEP 1: WEIGH YOUR COFFEE

For immersion brewing, we recommend using 64g of coffee per litre of water - 32g of coffee to 500ml water. 

STEP 2: BOIL YOUR KETTLE

You don’t need a fancy kettle to brew a Cafetiere. You’ll want to be using water just off the boil.

STEP 3: GRIND YOUR COFFEE

We would always recommend using freshly ground coffee – put simply, it just tastes better. Pre-ground coffee starts to lose freshness immediately after being ground.

Grind your coffee to a medium grind – about the same size a couscous.

STEP 4: BREW!

Put your ground coffee into your cafetiere and pour all your water onto the grounds. No fancy pouring technique here. Press the plunger down a bit, just enough to make sure all the coffee grounds are submerged.

STEP 5: STEEP

Let the coffee steep, i.e. wait, for at least 5 minutes. This gives the coffee enough time to extract all the delicious flavours.

Don’t worry if it brews for longer – all the way up to 10 minutes, your coffee will still taste great.

STEP 6: STIR

Remove the plunger, give your coffee a stir and let it settle for a minute or two.

STEP 7: PLUNGE & POUR

Plunge! Put the plunger back in and gently press all the way to the bottom.

Pour but try not to use every last drop, leave around a centimetre of liquid at the bottom to avoid coffee grounds.

STEP 8: DRINK

Drink and enjoy your brew – you earned it!

Time to get brewing!

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