Step by step
- Assemble the AeroPress upside down.
- Add the coffee, pour all the water and stir for 10 seconds.
- At 1:30 fit the cap with a filter and flip onto the cup.
- Press gently for 20–30 seconds.
Guide
AeroPress
Steeping and pressure in two minutes
The AeroPress combines steeping and pressure: you pour water over the coffee, wait, then press the brew through a paper filter. It hardly depends on pouring technique, travels well, and the recipe adapts easily to any coffee.
- Ratio
- 1:15
- Coffee
- 11–18 g
- Temperature
- 85–92 °C
- Grind
- Medium-fine
- Time
- 1:45–2:15
What you need
- AeroPress and a paper filter
- Kettle
- Scale
- Grinder
- A sturdy mug
What ends up in the cup
A dense, sweet cup that keeps its acidity. Storm, Drizzle and Fog are good choices.
If something goes wrong
- The plunger is very hard to push
- The grind is too fine: go coarser and press slowly, over 20–30 seconds.
- Water drips through before you press
- Brew inverted, or put the plunger in right after pouring.