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AeroPress by James Hoffmann

The recipe James Hoffmann settled on after methodically testing every AeroPress variable: standard (non-inverted) position, a two-minute steep, and a slow press stopped at the first hiss. Forgiving and repeatable — hard to get wrong.

1:18.2 Ratio

3:15 Total

11g Dose

100°C Temp

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Parameters

11 g
Coffee: 200 g
Water: 1:18.2
Ratio: 100 °C
Temp: 4 medium-fine
Grind: 3:15
Total: ~200 ml
Yield

Grind · 4/10 · fine-medium

FINE COARSE

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Method

3:15 · total

Pour 1 / 6
0:00

5s

Fill the chamber briskly.

+200g→ 200g Fill briskly 100°C
Prepare 2 / 6
0:05

5s

Insert the plunger to create a vacuum seal.
Steep 3 / 6
0:10

2m

Let it steep.

2m
Swirl 4 / 6
2:10

35s

Gently swirl to knock the grounds off the sides. Let it settle.

5s
Press 5 / 6
2:45

30s

Press until you hear the hiss.

30s
Done 6 / 6
3:15

Press complete.

Notes

Hoffmann skips two steps most guides insist on: don't rinse the paper filter and don't preheat the brewer. In his testing neither changed the cup, and both only cost you time.

Original source

Recipe by James Hoffmann, published at youtube.com.

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