IAC 2023 - Delhi winning recipe

Name: IAC 2023 - Delhi winning recipe - an AeroPress Recipe
Cook time: 135 s
Total time: 135 s
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 18grams of Medium ground coffee (Caarabi roasters: Barbara Estate - Pineapple Fermentation); 185mL of 80C(176F) water

Category:

Championship

Creator: Arne Jach

The winning recipe for the Delhi round of the 2023 Indian Aeropress Championship

Following the competition rules:

max 18 g of coffee

min 150 ml liquid

max 5 min total including grinding

The coffee was the same for all contestants. "Caarabi roasters: Barbara Estate - Pineapple Fermentation" which was made available 1 week prior to the event.

Very interesting coffee, but I found it had a distinct bitter/harsh aftertaste that I did not enjoy too much. That is why I went for low temperature, short time and low agitation. Worked pretty well I think :)

Recipe overview

Recipe details:

Inverted

2:15

Paper Filter

Coffee:

18g

Medium

Caarabi roasters: Barbara Estate - Pineapple Fermentation

Water:

80°C / 176°F

185mL

Equipment:

AeroPress®

Weigh 18g of coffee
Set grinder to medium (70 clicks on my 1Zpresso Q2)
Invert Aeropress. Add 185 ml of 80C water fairly quickly, no blooming, about 15 sec. Start timer after water addition.
Use the aeropress stirrer and carefully push the coffee about 3-4 times, Very slowly, no stirring
Add 2 paper filters, rinse with hot water
After 1:30 of immersion put Aeropress on a cup
Press slowly, should take about 30 seconds to filter through
That's it