AeroPress Black Coffee (Upright)
Soft and gentle. Reward yourself with a zen and comforting cup of AeroPress americano!
The story of the best AeroPress recipe
Brew your AeroPress black coffee
Ingredients
- Brew Time: 3 min
- Serving: 1 cup
- Hot water: 200ml (94°C & above for Filter Roast; 85°C-90°C for Espresso Roast)
Toys you need
- AeroPress
- AeroPress paper filter
- A sturdy coffee mug
- Water temperature thermometer (optional)
AeroPress Coffee tips
- Adjust serving as desired, at coffee to water ratio of 1:18.
- Use fine to medium-fine grind size. We recommend the following grind sizes:
- 2 to 3.5 notches for Hario Skerton +
- 4 to 8 for Baratza Encore
- For filter roast, brew with hot water just off the boil. For espresso roast, brew with water at 85°C-90°C.
How to play
Step 1
Bring water to boil. While the water is heating, grind 11g of coffee.
Step 2
Insert paper filter in filter cap. Twist filter cap onto AeroPress chamber. Then, stand chamber on sturdy mug.
Place AeroPress and mug onto scale and tare.
Step 3
Add 11g of coffee grounds into chamber. Wiggle to level the coffee grounds. Then, tare scale.
Optional: Use the AeroPress Funnel to transfer the ground coffee from your coffee grinder bin to the AeroPress chamber if necessary.
Step 4
Start timer. Pour 200g of hot water into chamber.
Step 5
Remove chamber and mug from the scale. Insert plunger till the seal is fully covered. Let steep until 2-minute mark.
Step 6
At 2:00, swirl gently, holding the entire AeroPress and mug together.
Step 7
At 2:30, press plunger gently at constant pressure, until plunger touches grounds at 3-minute mark.
Step 8
Pull back plunger slightly. Remove AeroPress from mug. Serve.
Smell, slurp, enjoy!
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