AeroPress

The AeroPress is a game-changer for coffee lovers, producing a smooth, rich, and flavorful cup with ease and portability.

It consists of two lightweight cylinders and a filter. It’s quick and easy to use and clean, and it’s lightweight and compact so it’s perfect for travelling.

What you'll need:

AeroPress coffee brewer
AeroPress filter papers
AeroPress stirring paddle
Kettle
Scales
Timer
Dosing cup (any small cup will do)
Jug (or large cup) to brew into
Coffee (roasted for filter)

Recipe

Our standard AeroPress recipe is a great starting point for a clean, balanced, filter-style brew.

Ground coffee amount: 16g
Grind size: medium-fine
Brew time: 28 - 30sec
Brewed coffee amount: 225g
Brew ratio: 1:14
Water temperature: 90°C

Instructions

1. Prepare

Place a paper filter in the basket and attach the basket to the brewer.
Place the brewer, without the plunger, on top of the jug (or cup) you intend to brew into.
Preheat both by pouring some hot water into the brewer. Discard the hot water from jug. Rinse and place the brewer back on top of the jug.
Preheat and lubricate the plunger by pouring some hot water over it.

2. Grind

Set your grinder to a medium-fine grind setting suited to a filter brew. Generally, a few notches coarser than an espresso setting on the grinder.
Place a dosing cup on the scale and tare the scale to zero.
Grind coffee for a few seconds into your dosing cup, then check the weight of the ground coffee on the scale.
Keep grinding small amounts of coffee until you reach your target weight. Remove coffee if you go over.

3. Bloom

Boil water to the target temperature you require for brewing.
Pour the ground coffee into the brewing chamber. Level the coffee by gently shaking the brewer.
Place the jug with the brewer atop, onto the scale and tare the scale to zero.
Start the timer ⏱️
Gently and slowly pour 100ml of water into the brewer using a circular motion. Ensure all the ground coffee is saturated.
Gently stir the coffee by moving the paddle left-to-right repeatedly 10 times. Do not use circular motions.
Wait

3. Add water

At the 1:00 mark, gently and slowly pour more water using a circular motion, until weight reaches 220g in total.
Carefully move the jug with brewer atop off the scale and place on the bench.
Gently place the plunger into the brewer without pressing too hard. Once in place, pull the plunger back up a fraction to create a vacuum inside the brewing chamber. This stops brewed coffee from dripping into the jug.
And wait 😊

4. Plunge

At the 2:00 mark, gently and slowly start pressing down the plunger. Use the weight of your arm to keep applying downward pressure on the plunger.
Continue until all the water has been pushed through the ground coffee and you start hearing a hissing sound.
Stop! Pull the plunger back up a fraction and stop any further coffee from dripping.
Remove the brewer and set aside.

5. Swirl and serve

Give the brewed coffee a few good swirls and let it sit for a minute or so.
Pour into your favourite cup(s) and enjoy! ☕😊

Tips

Ensure the jug or cup has an appropriate opening to hold the AeroPress in place and is sturdy enough to withstand the pressure of the plunger being pressed down.
Don't use circular motions to stir the ground coffee as this creates a whirlpool effect, and the coffee settles into a mound. Resulting in unevenly extracted coffee. Gently stir the coffee by moving the paddle left-to-right repeatedly 10 times.
Never press the plunger down whilst the jug and brewer are on top of the scale. This could damage your scale and may result in you jug sliding off.
Avoid continuing to plunge after you start hearing a hissing noise. This pushes air through the ground wet coffee and may result in underivable flavour in your brewed coffee.
Pressing down the plunger should take around 30 seconds to push all the water through the ground coffee.
Clean and rinse your AeroPress brewer after each use. Regularly remove the silicon end of the plunger and clean within.