An innovative device invented in 2005, the Aeropress combines impregnation with forced sinking using air pressure. Madness recommends using the “inverted” method, which is described here.
Information
TOOLS
Aeropress filter
Coffee
Windmill
Scale
Minute
Wooden spoon
INSTRUCTIONS
Bring approximately 160 grams of water to a boil. Load a filter into the lid of the Aeropress.
Weigh 18 grams of coffee and grind it to a fine grind, somewhere between the drip and the espresso.
Assemble your Aeropress upside down (flare finish, inverted numbers) and place it on a tared scale. Make sure the plunger is marked 3.
Put some hot water on the filter to help it adhere to the lid, as it will invert it to hold it together.
Add the coffee to the Aeropress.
Add 160g of water making sure all the coffee is evenly saturated.
Stir gently 6 times and then put the lid on top.
Let it sit for two minutes.
Flip the entire assembly over in one smooth, controlled motion to sit on top of a mug or other container with a smaller rim diameter than the Aeropress flared section. The Aeropress is now on the right track.
Begin applying downward pressure to the top section of the Aeropress. Be careful when reaching the bottom, as the last liquid that comes out of the chamber is followed by a hiss of steam: if you hold the Aeropress to the infusion container by the domed rim (as we usually do), it may scald your fingers. .
Your coffee is now brewed and you can now remove the Aeropress.
