A reverse French press has a brewer, carafe and optional lid. The brewer has a plunger, a vertical open top flask and a base with legs arranged about its bottom edge. The plunger has a vertical rod that goes through the center of the base with a horizontal filter at the top of the rod and a knob at the bottom of the rod. The legs form a space for the knob underneath the base. The filter extends above the top rim of the flask. Hot water and coffee are put in the flask below the filter. The carafe is then placed over the flask and sealed to the base. The assembly is turned upside down and the knob is pulled up pulling coffee grounds into the base. The brewer is then removed and brewed coffee remains in the carafe. The lid may then be put on the carafe.