AeroPress
15 g of coffee steeped for 90 seconds and pressed through a paper filter: quick, clean, and forgiving.
United States · AeroPress · Hot · Medium
- Coffee
- 15 g
- Water
- 220 ml
- Ratio
- 1 : 15
- Temperature
- 85–90 °C
- Time
- 4 min
- Caffeine
- About 95 mg
- AeroPress coffee 190 ml
Ingredients
- 15 gGround coffeemedium-fine, like table salt
- 220 mlWater85 to 90 °C
Method
Put a paper filter in the cap, rinse it with hot water, screw it on, and stand the AeroPress on a sturdy mug.
Add 15 g of coffee, pour 220 ml of water at 85 to 90 °C, and stir three times.
Put the plunger in about 1 cm to hold the vacuum, and wait 1 minute 30 seconds.
Wait1:30Press down gently and steadily, and stop when you hear a hiss.
Press0:30
Tips
- Press slowly, over about 30 seconds; pressing hard is harder to control and pushes fine particles through.
- Brewing it upside down, the inverted method, stops coffee dripping through before you press.
About this drink
The AeroPress was invented in 2005 by Alan Adler, an American engineer better known for the Aerobie flying ring. Coffee steeps briefly in a plastic chamber, then air pressure from the plunger pushes it through a paper filter. It is forgiving and quick, and gives a clean, full cup with little bitterness.
