How to brew: AeroPress
Quick, portable and hard to get wrong: the AeroPress combines immersion and pressure for a clean, sweet cup in two minutes.
Quick answer
Use 15 g of coffee for 230 ml of water (1:15 ratio), medium-fine grind, water at 85–92 °C. Total time: 2 minutes.
- Ratio
- 1:15
- Coffee
- 15 g
- Water
- 230 ml
- Grind
- Medium-fine
- Temperature
- 85–92 °C
- Time
- 2 minutes
Scale the recipe
Coffee15 g≈ 2 level tablespoons
- Ratio
- 1:15
- Grind
- Medium-fine
- Temperature
- 85–92 °C
- Time
- 2 minutes
Step by step
- Put the filter in the cap, rinse it with hot water and fit it to the chamber over your mug.
- Add 15 g of coffee, medium-fine.
- Pour 230 g of water at 85–92 °C and stir three times.
- Fit the plunger to hold the vacuum and wait until 1:30.
- Press slowly for about 30 seconds and stop when you hear the hiss.
Questions
What water temperature for AeroPress?
Between 85 and 92 °C. Cooler water softens darker roasts; hotter water brings out lighter ones.