Long AeroPress Espresso Shot
After several recipes of "concentrated coffee" with AeroPress trying to make a quasi-espresso, I was not wholly satisfied. Based on my two favourites (Tim Wendelboe's and James Hoffmann's) I decided to make my own, using the quarantine time to improve it everyday I was at home.
This recipe can be easily adapted for darker or lighter roasts by adjusting the grind size: Finer for lighter roast, eg. 4 clicks on a Hario; Coarser for darker roasts, eg. 8 clicks on a Hario. This way it does not over/under extract.
The result is an AeroPress espresso recipe that:
- Does not use a lot of coffee grounds
- Is easy to remember
- Produces enough coffee for an expresso, or a latte
- Can be adapted to tastes and different roasts
Try it out and let us know what you think in the comments below!
Recipe overview
Recipe details:
Inverted
1:30
Paper Filter
Coffee:
15g
Medium-fine (4 clicks on Hario Skerton Pro)
Darker roast
Water:
96°C / 204°F
100mL
Equipment:
- Rinse filter with tap water (5 seconds)
- Add 15g of coffee to inverted Aeropress
- Add 100 mL of water @ 96 degrees
- Stir 5 times vigorously
- Start timer for 60s
- Stir again 3 times
- Wait another 30s
- Add lid with soaked filter
- Invert and press steadily until hiss is heard
- Optionally, add milk to make strong latte
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Recipe overview
Recipe details:
Inverted
1:30
Paper Filter
Coffee:
15g
Medium-fine (4 clicks on Hario Skerton Pro)
Darker roast
Water:
96°C / 204°F
100mL