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James Hoffman's Aeropress Recipe

James Hoffman's Aeropress Recipe

AeroPress AeroPress recipe by @rbrigleb

This is intended to be a simple, easy, and repeatable recipe for getting started.

Ingredients
Grind medium-fine
Ratio 55-60g / liter
Coffee 11g
Water 200g
Brewing Steps
0:00
Place the filter paper in the holder, and do not rinse
0:00
Lock the paper holder on to the brewer and place on top of a cup
0:00
Add coffee, zero the scales
0:00
Our your water on to the coffee, making sure to get all the coffee wet
2:00
2:00
Place plunger into brewer, wait 2 minutes
0:30
2:30
Lift slightly, gently swirl the brewer to break the crust, and move items off scales
0:30
3:00
After waiting 30 seconds, begin to press, taking about 30 more seconds
3:00
Press until the plunger is on the coffee, pull back slightly before removing
3:00
Empty the puck, clean brewer, drink, enjoy

Total brewing time: 3:00

3:00

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Created 6 months ago

Brewing Details
Method
AeroPress
Total Time
3:00
Ratio
11g : 200g
Updated
Sep 10, 2025

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