Italy 2026 Runner-Up

AeroPress by Mattia Maculotti

Mattia Maculotti took second at the 2026 Italian AeroPress Championship with an inverted concentrate he diluted to taste. He wanted a balanced cup with good body and no bitterness; the judges found it very close to the winner's.

1:11.5 Ratio

2:40 Total

15g Dose

86°C Temp

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Parameters

15 g
Coffee: 172 g
Water: 1:11.5
Ratio: 86 °C
Temp: 5 medium-fine
Grind: 2:40
Total: ~170 ml
Yield

Grind · 5/10 · medium

FINE COARSE

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Method

2:40 · total

Before you brew

1 Set up inverted.
2 Add 15g of grounds.

Pour 1 / 6
0:00

10s

Pour 115g.

+115g→ 115g 86°C
Swirl 2 / 6
0:10

2m5s

Stir gently 10 times. Let it steep.

Fill gently
Prepare 3 / 6
2:15

5s

Cap the brewer and flip it onto the cup.
Press 4 / 6
2:20

15s

Press down slowly and evenly.

15s
Bypass 5 / 6
2:35

5s

Add 57g of bypass water directly to the cup to dilute the concentrate.

+57g→ 172g
Done 6 / 6
2:40

Diluted and ready to drink.

Notes

Pick out the defects before grinding: quakers, scorched and broken beans, and shells. He brewed with Maniva bottled water at 86°C, then lifted the kettle off its base and opened the lid so the rest could cool for diluting. The press gives 90g–95g of concentrate; topping up to 150g in the cup measured about 1.20% TDS. The source gives the final weight, not the dilution water: about 57g matches its 1:11.5 ratio.