WAC 2021 Third

AeroPress by Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith's third-place recipe from the 2021 World AeroPress Championship combines inverted brewing, an extended press, and hot open-kettle bypass. It aims for an integrated cup with softened concentration.

1:12.2 Ratio

3:30 Total

18g Dose

88°C Temp

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Parameters

18 g
Coffee: 220 g
Water: 1:12.2
Ratio: 88 °C
Temp: 3 fine
Grind: 3:30
Total: ~220 ml
Yield

Grind · 3/10 · fine

FINE COARSE

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Method

3:30 · total

Before you brew

1 Set up inverted.
2 Add 18g of grounds.

Pour 1 / 11
0:00

10s

Pour 140g gently.

+140g→ 140g Fill gently 88°C
Swirl 2 / 11
0:10

10s

Stir gently 5 times front to back, never in circles.

5s
Prepare 3 / 11
0:20

5s

Remove the kettle lid and take the kettle off its base for the later bypass.
Prepare 4 / 11
0:25

5s

Cap the chamber and press out the air before flipping.
Steep 5 / 11
0:30

55s

Let it steep.

55s
Prepare 6 / 11
1:25

5s

Flip the brewer onto the cup and give it one gentle swirl.
Press 7 / 11
1:30

30s

Press all the way through the hiss for full yield.

30s
Bypass 8 / 11
2:00

15s

Add 80g of hot bypass water to dilute the brew.

+80g→ 220g
Swirl 9 / 11
2:15

15s

Swirl to chill.
Settle 10 / 11
2:30

1m

Let it settle.

1m
Done 11 / 11
3:30

Diluted and ready to drink.

Notes

Rinse a single paper filter and maintain a smooth, patient press. Add 80g hot bypass directly from the open kettle, then swirl, then let stand 1 minute (till 3:30). Taste after settling; reduce bypass if aromatics seem too diluted.