Brew guide
AeroPress brew guide
Quick, forgiving and perfect for one. This is the inverted method, which stops coffee dripping through before you're ready to press.
The recipe
- Coffee
- 15 to 18g
- Water
- 200g
- Ratio
- About 1:12
- Grind
- Medium-fine
- Water temp
- Just off the boil
- Time
- About 2 minutes
Use 15g for a lighter cup, 18g for a stronger one. Grind slightly finer than sea salt.
You will need
- AeroPress, cap and filter paper
- Kettle
- Scales and a timer
- Mug
- Freshly ground coffee
Step by step
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Heat and grind
Boil 200g of water. Weigh 15 to 18g of coffee and grind it slightly finer than sea salt.
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Set up upside down
Push the plunger just into the chamber and stand the AeroPress upside down, so the chamber is open at the top. Make sure it's completely dry, or it won't seal properly.
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Add coffee and bloom
Add the coffee, keeping grounds out of the ring at the top. Pour in twice its weight in water (30g for 15g of coffee) and make sure it's all wet, nudging with the paddle if you need to. Leave it for 30 seconds.
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Fill and stir
Fill the chamber with the rest of the water. At one minute, stir 10 times.
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Cap, flip and press
Put a filter paper in the cap, rinse it and screw it on tightly. Carefully flip the AeroPress onto your mug and press down steadily. Stop when you hear a hiss: your coffee is done. Too easy to press? Grind finer. Very hard? Grind coarser.
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Pop out and enjoy
Unscrew the cap and push the plunger the last inch to pop out the puck of grounds and the filter. Then enjoy.
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