Aeropress Brew Guide

Here, hot water and coffee sit together in a chamber for a certain period before being separated, possibly by a filter. Here we would recommend a slightly higher starting ratio of approximately 75 g of dry coffee per litre of water. Here you are in control of both contact time and grind size, so either start with a finer grind and a shorter contact time of approximately 1 minute, popular with Aeropress.

With a coarser grind and longer contact time, you might achieve different expression of the coffee - either combination, and anything in between, can yield clean and balanced results, and can often show off slightly different facets of a coffee’s character, so experimenting is recommended.

Method

1. Place your aeropress upside down, preheat with hot water. Put the filter cap and paper filter on your pitcher rinse with hot water.

2. Grind your coffee to a slightly coarser than a filter setting.

3. Empty the AeroPress and add the coffee.

4. Tare your scale, start you time and the hot water to the coffee.

5. After 60 seconds stir four times.

6. Put the filter cap on, flip the aeropress and place on the pitcher.

7. At 1 minute and 30 seconds, plunge for 30 seconds.

Read more about how water quality and coffee resting time can affect your brew in the link below.