AeroPress
Portugal 2018
by Kata Muhel
Portuguese AeroPress Championship 2018 winner. Inverted, low temperature, short steep, flip-and-press finish to chase fruity acidity on a vibrant light roast.
Parameters
- 20 g
- Coffee
- 230 g
- Water
- 1:11.5
- Ratio
- 81 °C
- Temp
- 5 medium
- Grind
- 1:45
- Total
- 1
- Servings
Method
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0:00 01Pour
Inverted: add coffee, then pour 70g of water.
To 70g 10s Circular -
0:15 02Swirl
Swirl for about 15 seconds.
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0:30 03Pour
Pour the remaining 160g of water (total 230g).
To 230g 10s Slow -
1:00 04Wait
Cap with the double rinsed filter.
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1:20 05Wait
Flip onto the cup.
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1:30 06Press
Press over about 15 seconds.
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1:45 07Done
Brew complete (~1:45 total).
Notes
Grinder
Medium — about 6.5 on an EK43.
Original source
Recipe by Kata Muhel, published at aeroprecipe.com.
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- 02 Bypass byACE Coffee Roasters Competition-style bypass method. Brew a concentrated 120g with coarse grind, then dilute with 120g of hot water. Produces an exceptionally clean, tea-like cup with high clarity. Ratio 1:8 Time 2:00
- 03 Cold Brew byAeroPress AeroPress official quick cold brew method. Uses room temperature water and constant stirring to extract without heat. Produces a concentrate in just 2 minutes that's then diluted with cold water. Ratio 1:5 Time 2:25
- 04 WAC Style 2024 byAeroPress Modern World AeroPress Championship style recipe. Medium grind, standard method (not inverted). Quick brew with a 90-second total time. Competition-optimized for balanced, sweet extraction. Ratio 1:11.1 Time 1:25
- 05 Espresso-Style byAeroPress AeroPress recipe mimicking espresso concentration. Fine grind, minimal water, firm press. Produces a ~50ml shot suitable for lattes, cappuccinos, or drinking as a short black. Ratio 1:3.1 Time 0:40
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Definitions, ratios and protocols behind this recipe.
- AeroPress The AeroPress is a steel cylinder, a plunger, and a paper filter — sold as a travel brewer in 2005 and quickly adopted by people who'd never travel with one. Its trick is that it sits across the filter/immersion line. Closed at the bottom by the filter and your stand, it's an immersion brewer. Once you press, water and grounds separate fast. The grind range it accepts is enormous, and the cup is clean but with body.
- How coffee is roasted Roasting is the chemistry that turns a green seed into something that tastes like coffee. A green bean is dense, vegetal, and sour — undrinkable in any meaningful sense. Heat applied for the right amount of time transforms it into the aromatic, brown, brewable thing on the shelf. Almost everything you taste in a finished cup was either created or shaped during the eight to fifteen minutes the bean spent inside a roaster.
Next step
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