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2017 World AeroPress Championships Winning Recipe (Approximately!)

The 2017 winner—Paulina Miczka of the UK- used 35 grams of coffee (at a grind of 8 out of 10 coarseness). We took out our stopwatch and got to brewing! We used the following method to reproduce this recipe fairly closely
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Equipment

  • AeroPress
  • Kettle

Ingredients
  

  • 35 grams coffee (8/10 coarseness)
  • 370 grams water (84 degrees Celsius)

Instructions
 

  • Measure out 35 grams of coffee and grind to 8/10 coarseness (10 being French Press grind). 
  • Add the plunger to the AeroPress and set it up in inverted position.  Add the ground coffee.
  • Pre-wet the filter cap with paper filter and put it aside.
  • Heat 370 grams of water to 84 degrees Celsius.
  • Add 150 grams of water over 15 seconds, followed by stirring for 20 seconds.
  • Place the filter cap on and wait 30 more seconds.
  • Flip the AeroPress and pressed the plunge for around 30 seconds.
  • Added 160-200 grams of hot water.

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