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Tay Wipvasutt · 2023

AeroPress’s published 2023 champion recipe, with its documented technique and measurements.

By Tay Wipvasutt · View source ↗

Source note: The ingredient totals do not fully reconcile with the yield-dependent dilution steps. Preserve the two documented fresh-water pours (105 g total), but do not assign a fixed bypass amount or count returned extract as new water.

Coffee
18 g
Brewing water
105 g

Before you start

Get ready.

Use three paper filters and two servers in the publisher’s non-inverted rendition. Start with 16 g coffee; reserve the remaining 2 g.

Water: 89 °C

Equipment checklist
  • AeroPress coffee maker
  • Coffee scale
  • Grinder

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Recipe details & source

Tay Wipvasutt · 2023 · champion · Publisher’s adaptation

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
89 °C
Bypass water
Not documented
Difficulty
Some practice

Original coffee: Not documented

Published brewing steps

  1. 0:00 · First extraction

    Add 55 g water to the 16 g coffee at 0:00.

    Add 55 g

  2. When ready · Stir

    At 0:25–0:30, stir for five seconds and insert the plunger.

  3. When ready · First press

    Press from 0:45–0:55 into server one; retain the approximately 35 g extract.

  4. When ready · Second coffee and water

    At 1:05, move to server two, remove the plunger, add the reserved 2 g coffee and 50 g water.

    Add 50 g

  5. When ready · Return extract

    Stir from 1:30–1:35, then return the first extract to the chamber and insert the plunger. Returned coffee is not additional brewing water.

  6. When ready · Second press

    Press from 2:10–2:20.

  7. When ready · Dilute to yield

    Add room-temperature water until the drink weighs 110 g, then hot water until it weighs 154 g.

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

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