Home coffee brewing 3: How to use an Aeropress

The third recipe we will teach you to brew at home uses our beloved AeroPress. This coffee maker was invented and patented only in 2005, yet it spread around the world extremely fast. That is mainly thanks to its versatility.

For this favorite recipe from our colleague and Slovak Barista Champion Šimon Janík, you will need:

• 20 g of coffee,
• 200 ml of water,
• The water should have a temperature of 93°C
• medium-coarse grind (like for v60)
• We use the inverted method – the plunger is inserted from the bottom
• We preheat the aeropress, rinse the filter to get rid of the paper taste

The ideal process according to Šimon:

1. step: Place the Aeropress on a scale, pour in 20g of freshly ground coffee, level it and tare the scale, prepare a stopwatch
2. step: In the first 30 seconds, pour 40g of water and stir thoroughly
3. step: Pour the remaining 160g of water and stir thoroughly again
4. step: Close the aeropress and at time 1:30 start pressing
5. step: Try for a slow "press" of 30-40 seconds.
6. step: Total brewing time 2:00-2:15 min

A quick final tip: Do not forget to give your coffee a stir in the cup or decanter before serving. The flavors unfold gradually, and stirring brings them all together. Do not drink filter coffee immediately after brewing; wait about 2-3 minutes until it cools down slightly.

It has the most developed flavors at approximately 70-60 degrees. If the coffee tastes too "watery" to you, choose a finer grind. If the coffee tastes very intense or even bitter, choose a coarser grind instead. Cheers. :)