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Tibor Várady · 2013

AeroPress’s published 2013 third place recipe, with its documented technique and measurements.

By Tibor Várady · View source ↗

Coffee
12 g
Brewing water
200 g

Before you start

Get ready.

Source setup: inverted brewer and one rinsed paper filter.

Grind: Quite coarse

Water: 90 °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

Tibor Várady · 2013 · 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
90 °C
Bypass water
0 g
Difficulty
Some practice

Original coffee: Not documented

Published brewing steps

  1. When ready · Wet and stir

    Add 50 g water and stir vigorously five times.

    Add 50 g

  2. When ready · Complete water

    Add 150 g water, fit the cap and carefully expel excess air.

    Add 150 g

  3. When ready · Turn

    Turn the brewer onto the server.

  4. When ready · Press

    Begin pressing at 2:00 elapsed and continue as slowly as practical; the source gives no press duration.

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.

200 g brewing water · 0 g bypass

  1. Wet and stir: 50 g added
  2. Complete water: 150 g added

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