How much coffee for a 32 oz French press: grams, scoops, spoons

For a 32 oz French press, use about 59 g of coffee, which is roughly 11 level tablespoons or 5 1/2 standard two tablespoon scoops, at a 1:16 ratio. If you want it stronger, use 63 g (1:15). For milder, use 56 g (1:17). That assumes you fill the press with 32 fl oz (about 946 g) of water, so check how much your press really holds before you measure.

How many grams, tablespoons and scoops for a 32 oz press?

A level tablespoon of ground coffee is commonly figured at 5 to 6 grams, and a standard coffee scoop at 2 tablespoons. Grind size and how hard you pack the spoon change that, so treat the gram column as the real number and the spoon columns as rounded guides. Coffee for a French press is ground coarse, and coarse grounds are lighter by the spoon than fine ones.

The two coffees below both print a dose of 60 g per litre for French press and drip. For 32 fl oz that works out to about 57 g, which lands between the 1:16 and 1:17 rows.

Is a 32 oz French press really 32 ounces of water?

Often not. A press sold as 32 oz is usually its full capacity to the brim, and you need headspace so the plunger does not push grounds and water over the top. If yours holds 32 oz to the brim, fill it to a line a little below that, and scale the dose to the water you actually used. The rule is simple: about 59 g for every 946 g (32 fl oz) of water at 1:16, so 1.8 g per fluid ounce. Some presses are also sold by their own cup count, where a cup means 4 fluid ounces. By that count a 32 oz press is the 8 cup size.

If you pour 28 fl oz, use about 52 g. If you pour 24 fl oz, use about 44 g. Weigh the water once, note it on the lid in marker, and you will not need to measure again.

What does the math look like in a quick example?

Say your press is marked 32 oz and you plan to fill it with 30 fl oz of water so the plunger has room. That is about 887 g of water. Divide by 16 and you get 55 g of coffee at 1:16. Stir, set a timer for about 4 minutes (a common starting point, not a rule), press slowly, and pour right away so the coffee does not keep extracting on the grounds. If it tastes thin, move to 1:15 and use 59 g next time. If it tastes heavy, move to 1:17 and use 52 g. Change one thing at a time.

How many presses does a 12 oz bag make?

A 12 oz bag holds about 340 g of coffee. At 59 g per press that is about 5 3/4 presses. At 63 g it is just over 5 presses, and at 56 g it is about 6. So plan on five full 32 oz presses from one bag with a little left over, or six if you brew on the milder side. The bag ships whole bean or ground. If you grind at home, whole bean is the easier choice for a coarse press grind. See our FAQ for the ground option.

Which of our coffees do we suggest for a big press?

Two of our bags are labeled for French press. No. 1 Common Sense is the one for the cup you make every morning without thinking about it, and the label says it takes milk without falling apart. No. 10 Folklore is the one the roaster calls the second pot and the one you make for the house, mild and round. Both print the same 60 g per litre dose and both are medium roast. For a longer take on what to look for, see our French press pick. If you want the method and not the measures, the French press vs AeroPress post covers it, and our guide to cleaning a French press helps when the grounds start to taste stale.

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