-Pre-Heat the french press by filling hot water to the top, and place plunger inside. Remember to pour water out before continuing.

-Pour 40 grams of coffee into the press, and shake until grounds lay evenly across the bottom.

-Set French press on a scale and start your timer. Pour 20% of the hot water over the grounds (90 ml).
During this time, your coffee grounds are going to bubble up and expand - we call this the "bloom time" when some gas (mostly CO2!) starts leaving the coffee grounds. While this gas is leaving, the water can't actually extract much coffee flavor from the grounds, so in this order to get a round and well-balanced cup, we wait 45 seconds after that first pour for the gas to leave.

-After 45 seconds, stir the coffee grounds around so that they break up and get saturated.

-Pour the rest of the water in.

-Wait until 5:30, then plunge and drink!

The coffee will continue to brew if left inside the press, so pour all of it out into mugs or another container if you can.