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2015 World Aeropress Championship Winning Recipe (Approximately)

The final coffee in our experiment was the 2015 World Aeropress Winning Recipe by Lukas Zahradnik from Slovakia. He used 20 grams of coffee and 230 grams of water (79 degrees). We used the following method to reproduce this recipe fairly closely:
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Equipment

  • AeroPress
  • Kettle

Ingredients
  

  • 20 grams coffee (drip grind)
  • 230 grams water (79 degrees Celsius)

Instructions
 

  • Measure out 20 grams of coffee at a drip grind.
  • Add the plunger to the AeroPress and set it up in inverted position.  Add the ground coffee.
  • Add a paper filter to the filter cap.
  • Heat 230 grams of water to 79 degrees Celsius.
  • Add the 20 grams of coffee.
  • Add 60 grams of water and give the AeroPress a “turbulent wiggle” for 15 seconds.
  • Allow it to sit for 30 seconds.
  • Add the rest of the water and place on the filter cap.
  • Invert the AeroPress and press down on the plunger for 45 seconds.

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