How to Brew Coffee in an Aeropress
Equipment
- Aeropress
- Aeropress filter
- Gooseneck kettle
Ingredients
- 17 grams coffee
- 260 grams water
Instructions
- The Preparation. Weigh out your coffee (17g) and start preheating your water. We are using a brew ratio of about 1:15 grams (i.e., 1 gram of coffee to 15.39 grams of water), so you will need 260 grams of water for brewing and allow for 100 grams to rinse and preheat your vessel.
- The Filter. Insert filter into the AeroPress and place on top of your mug. Now rinse the filter with brew-temperature water.
- The Grounds. Once all the rinse water has dripped out, dump the ground coffee into the lower chamber of the AeroPress. Don’t forget to dump the rinse water from the mug.
- The Pour. Now pour, in a circular motion, 260 grams water into the AeroPress base, over the course of 46 seconds.
- Give it one quick stir, put the top on, and let it sit for 47 seconds (or until the timer reads 1:33).
- Press for 48 seconds (or until the timer reads 2:21).
- The Cleanup. Pop out the filter and grounds, and rinse the plunger head for easy cleanup.
Notes
The overall brew time is 2 minutes 21 seconds. Coffee should be ground “fine.” On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the finest and 10 being the most coarse, this grind would be approximately a 3.