AeroPress recipes and styles

AeroPress Brewing Fundamentals

• Device Design:

• Combines immersion and gentle pressure for versatile extraction.

• Can brew espresso-style, filter-style, or cold brew.

• Core Styles:

• Standard Method:

• Add coffee and water, stir, steep 1–2 minutes, press through paper or metal filter.

• Clean, balanced cup with medium body.

• Inverted Method:

• AeroPress flipped upside down; steep coffee before attaching filter cap and flipping to press.

• Allows longer steeping and experimentation.

• Bypass Brewing:

• Brew a concentrate and dilute with hot water afterward.

• Increases strength control without over-extraction.

• Filters:

• Paper filters → clarity and brightness.

• Metal filters → heavier body and richer mouthfeel.

• Competition Recipes:

• Many World AeroPress Championship recipes adjust variables:

• Lower doses with higher water ratios for clarity.

• Cooler water (80–85 °C / 176–185 °F) for fruit-forward profiles.

• Shorter steep + bypass for crisp, tea-like brews.

• Practical Variables:

• Dose: typically 14–18 g.

• Grind: medium-fine to medium.

• Water: 200–250 g, depending on style.

• Steep time: 1–3 minutes.

• Press gently over 20–40 seconds.

Summary

The AeroPress is one of the most flexible brewers available. With its multiple methods—standard, inverted, bypass—and wide range of grind, steep time, and water temperature options, it can produce everything from rich, full-bodied cups to delicate, high-clarity brews.

• Tags:
• Cold Brew
• Coffee Water
• Hot Water
• Water Temperature
• Paper Filters
• Fruit Forward
• Heavier Body
• Medium Fine
• Brew Concentrate
• Medium Body
• High Clarity
• Metal Filters
• Clarity Brightness
• Brewing Fundamentals
• Steep Minutes