2023 World AeroPress Championship - 1st Place

Name: 2023 World AeroPress Championship - 1st Place - an AeroPress Recipe
Cook time: 125 s
Total time: 125 s
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 18grams of Coarse ground coffee (Washed Kenya AB); 180mL of 89C(192F) water

Category:

Championship

Creator: Dag Press

Here's an intriguing recipe that introduces an intermediate step: adding fresh coffee to the brew. It's certainly a departure from the traditional AeroPress method you're accustomed to.

📝 Recipe Notes:

Grind size: Coarse, 1ZPresso ZP6: 65 clicks; Comandante C40: 29 clicks
Filter: 1 paper filter, rinsed
Dose: 18g total; 16g in step 2 and 2g in step 4⁠
Beans: Washed Kenya AB from Karindundu, Nyeri sourced by Cafe Imports, roasted by Fieldwork Coffee

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Recipe overview

Recipe details:

Inverted

2:05

Paper Filter

Coffee:

18g

Coarse

Washed Kenya AB

Water:

89°C / 192°F

180mL

Equipment:

Chopsticks

AeroPress®

Grind 18g of coffee.
Put 16g (keep 2g for step 4.) coffee into the AeroPress, start timer and pour 100g of hot water.
Use 1 side of a chopstick and stir in a circular motion for 5 seconds at 0:30⁠.
Put in another 2g of coffee at 0:45⁠.
Stir for another 5 seconds at 0:55⁠.
Press down the AeroPress to bring the plunger up and remove any excess air. Close the cap⁠.
Flip carefully and press down at 1:35 for about 30 seconds. Your yield should be around 75g +/-⁠.
Bypass with room temperature water to 115g⁠ (+40g).
Bypass with hot water to 155g +/-⁠ (+40g or to taste).
Taste, and serve.⁠