Brandon Smith's 2021 World AeroPress Championship Third-Place Recipe
An inverted AeroPress recipe using 18g of coffee and 220g of water at 88°C. Brew with 140g, stir, flip, press, and dilute with the remaining 80g from the kettle. Notes specify Formula 4 water (50% Classic, 50% Espresso) and one rinsed filter.
Bean
Not specified by the source
Roast
Method
AeroPress
Grind Size
3.3 on a Macap Labo 70D grinder
Water Temp
88°C
Coffee Dose
18g
Total Water
220ml
Total Time
210s
Step-by-Step
Pour (10s) · 140g Pour 140g of 88°C water within 10 seconds.
Stir and Cap (75s) Stir gently 5 times back to front, attach the cap, press out the air, and wait until 1:25.
Flip (5s) At 1:25, flip and swirl once.
Press (30s) Press from 1:30 to 2:00.
Dilute and Wait (90s) · 80g Dilute with 80g of water from the kettle and let it stand until 3:30.