WAC 2019 Runner-Up

AeroPress by Benja Khemacheva

World AeroPress Championship 2019 runner-up. This inverted, high-dose recipe combines stirring and a turbulent swirl with stacked paper and metal filters, then uses a firm press into a carafe prefilled with hot bypass water.

1:6 Ratio

1:50 Total

35g Dose

94°C Temp

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Parameters

35 g
Coffee: 210 g
Water: 1:6
Ratio: 94 °C
Temp: 8 coarse
Grind: 1:50
Total: ~210 ml
Yield

Grind · 8/10 · coarse

FINE COARSE

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Filter · Required

AeroPress Stainless Steel Reusable Filter

Author stacks a paper filter with a metal disc: the metal passes oils and body while the paper still catches fines for a cleaner cup.

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Method

1:50 · total

Before you brew

1 Set up inverted.
2 Add 35g of grounds.

Pour 1 / 8
0:00

10s

Pour 100g gently.

+100g→ 100g Fill gently 94°C
Swirl 2 / 8
0:10

15s

Stir vigorously.

15s
Swirl 3 / 8
0:25

40s

Swirl vigorously. Let it steep.

10s
Bypass 4 / 8
1:05

5s

Add the bypass water to the cup.

+110g→ 210g
Prepare 5 / 8
1:10

5s

Put the cap on.
Prepare 6 / 8
1:15

5s

Flip onto the cup.
Press 7 / 8
1:20

30s

Press down.

30s
Done 8 / 8
1:50

Press complete.

Notes

Cap with one paper filter and one metal filter, both rinsed. Pre-warm the carafe with 110g of 94°C water; the elbow-pressure press lands the concentrate into that warm bypass.