James Hoffmann's Ultimate AeroPress Recipe

AeroPress
James presents us with a simple, and tasty recipe that throws away a lot of AeroPress misconceptions such as rinsing your paper filter and preheating your AeroPress. James also prefers to swirl, not stir.

This recipe is a great starting point for any AeroPress enthusiast - once you get it wired, use it as a base for other recipe experiments.

Parameters

Ground coffee
11 g
Water temperature
99 °C
Grind size
Medium fine
Brew time
3 mins 20 secs
Amount of water
200 mL

Equipment

AeroPress - Standard Position
AeroPress Filter
Carafe
Digital Scale
Kettle
Timer

Preparation

1

Set brewer in standard position on a carafe. Don't rinse or preheat the brewer (it doesn't make any difference). Add 11g of ground coffee.

2

Place the brewer on a scale and then add water, aiming to wet all the coffee during pouring.
200 mL

3

Start a timer, and immediately place the piston piece into the top of the brewer, about 1cm in. This creates a vacuum to stop the coffee dripping through.

4

Wait 2 minutes.
2min

5

Holding the brewer and the piston, gently swirl the brewer.

6

Wait 30 seconds.
30s • 2min 30s total

7

Press gently all the way.

8

Drink and enjoy!