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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.
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!