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WAC 2022 Runner-Up

Simon De Rutter's runner-up method at the 2022 World AeroPress Championship uses the brewer upright with a dry Aesir filter and a plunger-created vacuum. It targets a controlled immersion and clean concentrate.

1:7.8 Ratio
1:45 Total
18g Dose
85°C Temp
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Parameters

18 g
Coffee
140 g
Water
1:7.8
Ratio
85 °C
Temp
4 medium-fine
Grind
1:45
Total
~140 ml
Yield
Grind · 4/10 · fine-medium
FINE COARSE

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Method

1:45 · total
  1. Pour 1 / 6
    0:00
    10s

    Pour 140g gently.

    +140g→ 140g Fill gently 85°C
  2. Swirl 2 / 6
    0:10
    10s

    Stir 3 times.

    5s
  3. Prepare 3 / 6
    0:20
    10s

    Insert the plunger to create a vacuum seal.

  4. Steep 4 / 6
    0:30
    45s

    Let it steep.

    45s
  5. Press 5 / 6
    1:15
    30s

    Press until you hear the hiss.

    30s
  6. Done 6 / 6
    1:45

    Press complete.

Notes

Seat the plunger, then pull back gently to suspend the slurry without dislodging the dry Aesir filter. Press steadily and top the finished brew to 156g. If liquid leaks early, improve the vacuum rather than grinding finer.

Original source

Recipe by Simon Derutter, published at worldaeropresschampionship.com.

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