WAC 2009 Runner-Up

AeroPress by Ben Kaminsky

World AeroPress Championship 2009 runner-up. Inverted, blind-press preheat with boiling water and a quick, efficient stir.

1:13.6 Ratio

1:25 Total

14g Dose

92°C Temp

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Parameters

14 g
Coffee: 190 g
Water: 1:13.6
Ratio: 92 °C
Temp: 3 fine
Grind: 1:25
Total: ~190 ml
Yield

Grind · 3/10 · fine

FINE COARSE

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Method

1:25 · total

Before you brew

1 Run a blind press with boiling water through the filter to rinse it and preheat the AeroPress.
2 Set up the AeroPress inverted with the plunger about 1 cm into the chamber.

Pour 1 / 8
0:00

5s

Pour 95g gently.

+95g→ 95g Fill gently 92°C
Prepare 2 / 8
0:05

5s

Add 14g of grounds.
Swirl 3 / 8
0:10

5s

Stir gently until every ground is wet.
Pour 4 / 8
0:15

35s

Finish gently over the centre of the bed to 190g. Let it steep.

+95g→ 190g Fill gently
Prepare 5 / 8
0:50

5s

Cap the brewer and flip it onto the cup.
Press 6 / 8
0:55

25s

Press until you hear the hiss.

25s
Prepare 7 / 8
1:20

5s

After the hiss, pull the plunger back and briefly invert the AeroPress again.
Done 8 / 8
1:25

Press complete.

Notes

Pre-rinse the paper filter and run a blind press of boiling water through the cap to preheat. Use freshly boiled water — re-boil if it's been sitting. Cap with a single rinsed paper filter. Set the plunger about 1 cm into the chamber to hold it steady.

Original source

Recipe by Ben Kaminsky, published at worldaeropresschampionship.com.

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