I was wondering, does the french press require a larger amount of ground coffee to make the same amount of cups a drip brewer could make? If this question is confusing, maybe this visualization could help.Suppose you have 1 pound of ground coffee. If im brewing this one pound with a french press, would i be making the same amount of coffee that a drip brewer could have made me?
Drip takes more coffee. Drip is ground more fine than french press.
It actually takes less ground coffee to make it in a French Press than in a drip coffeemaker, because you get more out of less--the French press usually holds less water, but you use less ground coffee--and it tastes just as strong as drip coffee (and can be made stronger) by steeping, rather than by using more ground coffee. The longer you steep it, the stronger it gets--and more flavorful. For a 2-cup French press you can use about 3 scoops (2 tbsp coffee measures) of coffee--in a drip maker you would use 4-5 for the same amount of water.
