James Hoffman Ultimate Aeropress Technique

This recipe comes from James Hoffmann, winner of the 2007 World Barista Championships and author of the critically-acclaimed World Atlas of Coffee. You can also watch his YouTube video here.

Recipe

• 11g coffee ground at the finer end of medium*
• 200g water (brought to a boil and used immediately)
• Put the filter into the cap. Don't rinse or preheat the brewer 
• Put coffee into the brewer 
• Place Aeropress on scales and then add water, aiming to wet all the coffee during pouring
• Start a timer, and immediately place the piston piece into the top of the brewer, about 1 cm in
• Wait 2 minutes
• Holding the brewer and the piston, gently swirl the brewer
• Wait 30 seconds
• Press gently all the way

*assuming this is light-roasted coffee. The darker you go the more you may prefer to increase the dose and coarsen the grind.