Slow Press

AeroPress by Lance Hedrick

Lance Hedrick's upright AeroPress approach centers on a true bloom, a relatively coarse grind, and an exceptionally slow press. It seeks V60-like clarity while retaining the tactile body that immersion and pressure can provide.

1:16.7 Ratio

3:00 Total

15g Dose

92°C Temp

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You'll need

Melodrip Optional

A handheld dispersion screen you pour onto; it softens the water stream so it does not agitate or bore into the coffee bed.

Recommended Melodrip

Roast level

Light Medium Dark

Parameters

15 g
Coffee: 250 g
Water: 1:16.7
Ratio: 92 °C
Temp: 5 medium-fine
Grind: 3:00
Total: ~250 ml
Yield

Grind · 5/10 · medium

FINE COARSE

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Method

3:00 · total

Bloom 1 / 7
0:00

15s

Pour 45g.

+45g→ 45g 4.1g/s 11s 92°C
Swirl 2 / 7
0:15

30s

Swirl gently. Let it steep.

3s
Pour 3 / 7
0:45

10s

Pour the final 205g gently to 250g.

+205g→ 250g Fill gently
Prepare 4 / 7
0:55

2s

Insert the plunger to create a vacuum seal.
Steep 5 / 7
0:57

1m3s

Let it steep.

1m 3s
Press 6 / 7
2:00

1m

Press gently with the weight of your hand.

1m
Done 7 / 7
3:00

Press complete.

Notes

Start coarse and move finer only until sweetness and balance appear. Fully wet the bed during the bloom so later water does not bypass under-extracted grounds. Press for about 1 min with little more than hand weight, and keep even light roasts below 95°C if bitterness rises. A Melodrip can soften the bloom stream.

Original source

Recipe by Lance Hedrick, published at youtube.com.

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