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Evgeni Pinchukov · 2018

AeroPress’s published 2018 third place recipe, with its documented technique and measurements.

By Evgeni Pinchukov · View source ↗

Coffee
15 g
Brewing water
230 g

Before you start

Get ready.

Use the standard position with two paper filters rinsed in hot water.

Grind: Coarse: source scale 8/10

Water: 80 °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.

Keep this page open and your scale in view. Switching tabs pauses this mode; leaving clears the brew. Browser voice and sound may be unavailable or interrupted when your phone locks. Icons accompany English instructions.

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

Evgeni Pinchukov · 2018 · third place · Competition recipe

Measurements follow the linked publisher. Grinder settings are specific to the named grinder, not universal calibrations. Undocumented timings remain manual. Preparation guidance does not add competition measurements.

Water temperature
80 °C
Bypass water
0 g
Difficulty
Some practice

Original coffee: Not documented

Published brewing steps

  1. 0:00 · Bloom

    Start the clock and add 50 g water, then stir.

    Add 50 g

  2. When ready · Complete water

    Wait 30 seconds after stirring, then add 180 g.

    Add 180 g

  3. When ready · Stir and press

    At 1:05 elapsed, stir and insert the plunger. Press until the grounds become visible above the water line.

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.

230 g brewing water · 0 g bypass

  1. Bloom: 50 g added
  2. Complete water: 180 g added

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