Brew Guide
AeroPress
Our step-by-step recipe for a sweet, balanced cup.
What you need
- AeroPress and a filter
- Timer and a mug
- Fresh coffee
Recipe
- Coffee: 17g, a little finer than sea salt
- Water: 220g, just off the boil
- Time: about 1:30
Steps
- Grind 17g of coffee a little finer than sea salt.
- Put the filter in the basket and rinse it with hot water to warm everything up.
- Set it on your mug and add the coffee. Give it a shake so it's level.
- Start the timer and pour 220g of water, wetting all the grounds within 10 seconds.
- Put the plunger on and pull up slightly to make a seal. Don't press yet. Let it steep until 1:15.
- At 1:15, give it a stir, put the plunger back on and press slowly. Stop when you hear a hiss.
Tips
- Play with grind, water temp and steep time until it tastes right to you.
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AeroPress
Quick, rich and forgiving. A clean, full-flavored cup in about two minutes.
Coffee17g
Water220g
TimeAbout 2 min
GrindFine
The method
Let’s brew
- 1
Measure and grind
Measure out 17g of beans and grind slightly finer than sea salt.
- 2
Prep the AeroPress
Place a filter in the basket and rinse with hot water to preheat the brewer for a clean, consistent brew.
- 3
Add coffee
Set the AeroPress on your mug and add the grounds, leveling them out for an even extraction.
- 4
Add water · 0:00
Start the timer and pour 220g of water just off the boil in a circular motion, saturating all the grounds within 10 seconds.
- 5
Seal and steep
Set the plunger on top and pull up slightly to create a seal. Don’t plunge yet. Let it steep until 1:15.
- 6
Stir and press · 1:15
Stir the slurry, replace the plunger and press down with steady pressure. Stop as soon as you hear a hiss.
