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2018 World AeroPress Championships Winning Recipe (Approximately)

In her winning recipe, Caroline Ibarra Garay from the US used 34.9 grams of coffee (at an 8 out of 10 coarseness).  We used to following method to reproduce this recipe fairly closely.
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Equipment

  • AeroPress
  • Kettle

Ingredients
  

  • 34.9 grams coffee (8/10 coarseness)
  • 100 grams water (85 degrees Celsius)

Instructions
 

  • Measure out 34.9 grams of coffee and grind to 8/10 coarseness (10 being French Press grind). 
  • Rinse out the filter cap with a paper filter and set it aside.
  • Heat 100 grams of water to 85 degrees Celsius.
  • Add the plunger to the AeroPress and set it up in inverted position.  Add the ground coffee.
  • Next, pour the heated water over the coffee for 30 seconds and stir vigorously with two wooden chopsticks for another 30 seconds.  
  • Add the filter cap and press the extracted coffee into the serving vessel.
  • Lastly, dilute the coffee with 60 grams water at 85 degrees and 40 grams of room temperature water.

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