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I think the steeping time should depend on the type of coffee and roast. A friend showed me their method for lighter roasts: 10 min steep -> stir coffee -> let sit for 5 more mins -> press and pour. The darker the roast, the quicker it will extract.
When it gets warmer: pour cold water over slightly more coffee than usual, leave it overnight in the fridge, press and pour. I doubt you'll be disappointed if you like robustas.
Okay very good to know. I only read a brief blurb about steep times, they gave 4 minutes as a starting point so I figured I'd try that but this weekend when I have some more time I'll try something different (I have an 8 pound bag of beans so I'm perfectly happy experimenting😅)
As for cold brew, I've done it quite a few times and been happy with it but never tried pressing it after, just poured it through a filter so I'll give that a shot next time I do cold brew.
Note: I have no experience brewing or drinking robusta varieties or blends, but I figure the basics are the same/similar to arabica.
For immersion brew methods such as the French press, you get a huge dropoff in extraction rates as time goes on. A two minute steep will be massively underextracted compared to a four minute steep, but in my experience a four minute steep and a 10+ minute steep will be pretty similar in terms of extraction. A bonus of a longer steep time is that the coffee will be at a better tasting temperature.