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Hoffmann’s V60, Kasuya’s 4:6, inverted AeroPress, a proper French press, and a 1:2 espresso. One variable at a time.

Method
French Press
Grind
Medium — not the old 'coarse as sea salt'
Dose / yield
30 g → 500 g
Temp / ratio
96 °C · 1:16.7

4 minutes steep, stir and skim crust, wait 5 more minutes, plunge only to the surface. Fines settle; the cup is surprisingly clean.

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Now · 0:00 · 500 g

30 g coffee, 500 g water just off boil. Pour all at once.

Next 4:00Stir the crust. Skim foam and floating grounds with two spoons.

  1. 0:0030 g coffee, 500 g water just off boil. Pour all at once.
  2. 4:00Stir the crust. Skim foam and floating grounds with two spoons.
  3. 9:00Press the mesh only to the surface. Decant. Do not crush the bed.