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
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1
Add & stir
Add coffee and water, stir 10 s.
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2
Steep
Steep ~1:30.
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3
Press
Press slowly for ~30 s.