French Press Coffee | Cup of Love
Make a cup of coffee that is consistently eye-opening and invigorating, all while the brain is still waking up.
Equipment
- 1 spice grinder
- 1 kettle/pot
- 1 French Press (Bodum)
- 1 latte mug
- 1 kitchen scale (optional)
- 1 milk frother (optional)
- 1 small pot (optional)
Ingredients
Key Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tbsp fresh roasted coffee beans (medium - dark) (22 g)
- 500 mL water
Flavourings
- 80 mL milk or milk substitute
- 10 g sugar (optional)
- 1/8 tsp Kosher salt (0.5 g) (optional)
- 1 g warm spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, pumpkin pie/apple pie spice) (optional)
Instructions
Preparation
- Assemble all ingredients.
- Assemble all equipment.
Brew
- Add 22 g of freshly roasted coffee bean to a spice grinder and grind to medium, roughly the texture of brown sugar.
- Bring water (500 mL) to a boil in a pot/kettle and let cool for 2 min (195 F / 91 ℃).
- Add the ground coffee to the carafe of the French press.
- Add 1/4 cup hot water (100 mL) to the ground coffee and swirl briefly. Let the coffee stand for 1 min to bloom.
- Add an additional 1/2 cup of hot water (220 mL) to the bloomed ground coffee and swirl briefly. Steep the coffee for 5 min.
- Pour 1/2 cup of the freshly brewed coffee (205 mL) into a mug. Enjoy heartily!
Latte
- Warm cream or a milk alternative (80 mL) on the stove just before boiling.
- Using the milk frother, froth the liquid until airy and smooth.
- Gently pour the fresh foam atop the brewed coffee and serve immediately.
- Dust the froth with cinnamon or nutmeg for added warmth. Enjoy heartily!
Notes
Seasonings (optional)
To the coffee bloom, add 0.5 g Kosher salt, 10 g sugar, 0.5 g nutmeg and/or 0.5 g cinnamon.
French press model used: Bodum x Starbucks
Coffee Beans used: Kicking Horse - Three Sisters or Horsepower 454, or Decaf