George Stanica's 2024 World AeroPress Championship Winning Recipe
An inverted AeroPress recipe brewing 18g of coffee with 96°C water and staged bypass to 180g total water. It uses Melodrip pours to minimize agitation, finishing the concentrate with warm water and room-temperature zero-mineral bypass.
Bean
Not specified by the source (see notes)
Roast
light
Method
AeroPress
Grind Size
Extra coarse
Water Temp
96°C
Coffee Dose
18g
Total Water
180ml
Total Time
145s
Step-by-Step
Pour (36s) · 50g Pour 50g through the Melodrip with 96°C water evenly and let steep for 36 seconds.
Pour (6s) · 50g Pour 50g through the Melodrip up to 100g for 6 seconds, keeping the bed calm.
Stir (38s) Stir gently and let steep for 38 seconds.
Cap (8s) Cap the chamber and press out excess air within 8 seconds before flipping.
Swirl (5s) Swirl gently for 5 seconds.
Flip (2s) Flip onto the cup within 2 seconds.
Press (40s) Press gently using your hand's weight for 40 seconds.
Dilute (5s) · 55g Add 55g of warm bypass water directly to the cup for 5 seconds.
Dilute (5s) · 25g Add 25g of room-temperature 20°C zero-mineral water for 5 seconds to dilute.