2024 Costa Rican AeroPress National Round

Name: 2024 Costa Rican AeroPress National Round - an AeroPress recipe by Roger Mesen
Cook time: 210 s
Total time: 210 s
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Coffee
Ingredients: 18 grams of Medium-fine ground coffee (Geisha Medium-light roast Black Honey ); 250mL of 93C(undefinedF) water; AeroPress; AeroPress filter

From a Barista

Creator:Roger Mesen

This recipe integrates the precise control of extraction from the 2023 Portuguese recipe.

📝 Recipe Notes:

18g of medium-fine ground coffee (adjust between 10-16 clicks on a Timemore C2 or similar grinder)
225ml of water for brewing, 100ml for bypass
Beans: Geisha medium-light roast, black honey
Filter: 2 paper filters

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Recipe overview

Recipe details:

Standard

3:30

Paper Filter

Coffee:

18g

Medium-fine

Geisha Medium-light roast Black Honey

Water:

93°C / 199°F

250mL

Equipment:

Acaia Pearl Scale

AeroPress®

Chopsticks

Fellow Stagg EKG Electric Kettle

Timemore C2

Boil water to 93°C for optimal extraction. Use two paper filters in the AeroPress for a cleaner cup. Rinse them with hot water to remove any papery taste and preheat the AeroPress.
Weigh 18g of coffee and grind it to a medium-fine consistency. This grind size helps in achieving a balanced extraction. Place the AeroPress in the standard position.
Add the ground coffee to the AeroPress ensuring a flat bed of coffee for even extraction. Start the timer and add 60g of water quickly to allow for blooming. Agitate the coffee grounds with 10 gentle back and forth motions. After 20 seconds, add additional water to reach 225g total. Continue gentle agitation without swirling to evenly saturate the grounds.
At around 1:30, fit the plunger by sliding it in diagonally and pull slightly to create a vacuum, which helps in controlling the drip rate. Allow the coffee to steep until 2:45, then remove the plunger and give a few more back and forth stirs.
Refit the plunger and begin to press gently and steadily. The pressing should take about 45 seconds to 1 minute, aiming to finish by approximately 3:30 to 3:45.
Dilution and Serving: Dilute the concentrated coffee with 100ml of the same temperature water to balance the strength according to your preference. Allow the coffee to cool for a minute or so to enhance the flavor profile.
Enjoy: Serve and enjoy the coffee, noting the balanced extraction and enhanced flavors from the combination of techniques.