Aeropress - Great Coffee Made Easy

BREWING ON AN AEROPRESS

If you've got an aeropress at home already you're clearly a coffee lover.  If you haven't, get it on your list.  They're a relatively cheap way to make great coffee at home, with a slightly scientifc edge to them. Coupled with the recipe below, you'll get consistently great tasting coffee.  

Time: 4 minutes

Size: Small (250ml of water)

Number of Cups: 1 Cup

Equipment:

Ingredients:

  • Coffee: 16g or 5 heaped teaspoons – medium  to fine grind (we can grind this for you if you don't have a grinder)
  • Water: 250ml of boiling water - left to cool for 1 minute (ideally 94°)

Recipe:

  1. Open the aeropress and add the filter cap
  2. Put the coffee into the Aeropress
  3. Slowly pour a quarter of the water into the aeropress (and enjoy the ‘bloom’)
  4. Wait for 30 seconds then stir
  5. Pour in the remaining water, then insert the plunger.
  6. Brew for another 90 seconds minutes and then start the plunge slowly, taking about 30 seconds.

Pour and enjoy!