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Alexander Scheen Jensen · 2009

AeroPress’s published 2009 third place recipe, with its documented technique and measurements.

By Alexander Scheen Jensen · View source ↗

Coffee
20 g
Brewing water
Not documented

Before you start

Get ready.

Preheat and rinse the paper filter with a blind press. The source measures boiling water with the plunger’s numbered marks, not a numeric mass.

Grind: Filter grind

Equipment checklist
  • AeroPress coffee maker
  • Coffee scale
  • Grinder

Brew along

At your pace

Finish your preparation, then start. We’ll show one action at a time.

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How the guide works

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Recipe details & source

Alexander Scheen Jensen · 2009 · third place · Competition recipe

Boiling is the source’s description, not a calibrated pour temperature. Plunger markings are preserved as markings; no gram conversion or full-brew duration is invented.

Water temperature
Not documented
Bypass water
0 g
Difficulty
Some practice

Original coffee: Not documented

Published brewing steps

  1. When ready · Prepare first water

    Fill the plunger to mark 1 with boiling water and wait five seconds.

  2. When ready · Wet the grounds

    Add that water to the coffee and wet all grounds, with a jug underneath.

  3. When ready · Prepare second water

    Fill the plunger to mark 3 with water from the boiler.

  4. When ready · Finish extraction

    At 30 seconds after the first addition, add the second portion and press firmly, stopping before air escapes.

Source reviewed 2026-10-27. Instructions paraphrased by Solution Coffee.

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