Aeropress iconAlan Adler Aeropress recipe

A recipe by Alan Alder, the inventor of Aeropress. This recipe produces a concentrate or 'espresso' style coffee. Simply add hot water to your tasting to make more of an 'Americano' style coffee. Watch the tutorial here.


Coffee amount (g): 16.0
Water amount (ml): 95.0
Water Temperature: 80.0°C / 176.0°F
Grind size: Fine
Brew Time: 00:01:00

Preparation: Add ground coffee to the brew chamber. Give chamber a shake to level the bed of coffee.
0:00 Pour 95.0g of water to the chamber.
0:10 Stir using the paddle.
0:20 Insert plunger and press gently.

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