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How to Brew AeroPress

How to brew great AeroPress coffee at home — ratio, grind and step-by-step.

Ratio
1:14
Grind
medium-fine
Dose
15 g
Water temp
85°C

Grind size

The most forgiving method here, which is why its range is so wide. Fine with a one-minute steep gives something espresso-adjacent; coarser with a longer steep behaves like a clean immersion brew. If the plunger fights back, coarsen a step — pushing harder adds bitterness, not extraction.

400–700 µm · Medium-fine

Step by step

  1. 1
    Add & stir

    Add coffee and water, stir 10 s.

  2. 2
    Steep

    Steep ~1:30.

  3. 3
    Press

    Press slowly for ~30 s.

Ratio calculator Grind settings for 205 grinders