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Tuomas Merikanto · 2021

AeroPress’s published 2021 champion recipe, with its documented technique and measurements.

By Tuomas Merikanto · View source ↗

Coffee: 18 g
Brewing water: 200 g

Before you start

Get ready.

Fit two paper filters in a Flow Control cap and add the ground coffee.

Grind: Coarse: source scale 8/10

Water: 80 °C

Equipment checklist

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Recipe details & source

Tuomas Merikanto · 2021 · champion · Publisher’s adaptation

The publisher explicitly calls this a Flow Control adaptation. The source describes the steep as 90 seconds but does not separately time the preceding pour and stirs; the guide preserves manual pacing.

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

Original coffee: Not documented

Published brewing steps

0:00 · Pour
Start the timer and add 200 g water; stir gently three times.
Add 200 g
When ready · Steep and stir
Brew until approximately 1:30, then stir gently three more times and insert the plunger.
When ready · Press
Press from 1:40 until 2:00 elapsed.
When ready · Serve
Remove the brewer and serve.

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

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Coffee dose (g)

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200 g brewing water · 0 g bypass

Pour: 200 g added

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