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Charlene de Buysere · 2012

AeroPress’s published 2012 champion recipe, with its documented technique and measurements.

By Charlene de Buysere · View source ↗

Coffee
18.3 g
Brewing water
250 g

Before you start

Get ready.

Use the normal upright position and a thoroughly wetted paper filter.

Grind: Coarse

Water: 85 °C

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.

Voice & sound

Keep your scale in view. The guide waits for you to confirm each action.

How the guide works

This mode adapts the pacing of the original recipe. Confirm each action; any remaining stage time counts down before the next step. It never assumes you have poured the target amount.

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Timing options

At your pace waits for you to confirm each action. Original timing is available when the source has a complete timeline.

Recipe details & source

Charlene de Buysere · 2012 · champion · Competition recipe

Bloom amount and duration are approximate; press duration is not documented. No exact full-brew target is inferred.

Water temperature
85 °C
Bypass water
0 g
Difficulty
Some practice

Original coffee: Not documented

Published brewing steps

  1. When ready · Bloom

    Add about 40 g and bloom for approximately 30 seconds.

    Add 40 g

  2. When ready · Complete water

    Add the remaining 210 g.

    Add 210 g

  3. When ready · Press

    Press without driving all remaining liquid through, then serve.

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

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Make it your dose

Scale the documented coffee and water. Temperature, grind, timing and technique stay as published.

Dose adaptation, not the original recipe. Extraction and brewer capacity may change; use your equipment’s limits. The guide above uses the original measurements; its selected mode controls pacing.

250 g brewing water · 0 g bypass

  1. Bloom: 40 g added
  2. Complete water: 210 g added

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