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Ingri Margrethe Johnsen · 2012

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

By Ingri Margrethe Johnsen · View source ↗

Coffee
17 g
Brewing water
260 g

Before you start

Get ready.

Preheat for 10 seconds and use the inverted position with one rinsed paper filter. The source distinguishes 96°C pour water from approximately 90°C in the brewer.

Grind: Mahlkönig Tanzania: fine grind

Water: 96 °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.

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Timing options

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Recipe details & source

Ingri Margrethe Johnsen · 2012 · second 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
96 °C
Bypass water
0 g
Difficulty
Some practice

Original coffee: Not documented

Published brewing steps

  1. When ready · Add water

    Add 260 g water without stirring.

    Add 260 g

  2. When ready · Steep

    Steep for 50 seconds.

  3. When ready · Press

    Turn onto the server and press slowly for 20 seconds, stopping before air escapes.

  4. When ready · Settle and serve

    Let fines settle and the drink cool; serve while leaving the sediment behind.

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.

260 g brewing water · 0 g bypass

  1. Add water: 260 g added

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