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Xiaobo Zhang · 2018

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

By Xiaobo Zhang · View source ↗

Coffee
31 g
Brewing water
170 g

Before you start

Get ready.

Use an inverted brewer with a Kalita 95 mm filter rinsed in cold water. Start with only 30 g coarse coffee; reserve the 1 g fine portion.

Grind: 30 g very coarse plus 1 g espresso-fine coffee

Water: 80 °C

Dilution water: 50 g · keep separate from brewing water

Equipment checklist
  • AeroPress coffee maker
  • Coffee scale
  • Grinder

Brew along

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Recipe details & source

Xiaobo Zhang · 2018 · second place · Competition recipe

The 31 g total dose is split: 30 g coarse at the start and 1 g fine after the second pour. The source does not specify a complete absolute timeline. Do not load all 31 g initially.

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

Original coffee: Not documented

Published brewing steps

  1. When ready · First pour

    Add 100 g over 15 seconds, then stir for 15 seconds.

    Add 100 g

  2. When ready · Second pour

    Add 70 g of water.

    Add 70 g

  3. When ready · Add fine coffee

    Add the reserved 1 g of very finely ground coffee.

  4. When ready · Press

    Attach the filter cap, turn onto the server and press for 45 seconds.

  5. When ready · Dilute

    Add 50 g of water to the brewed coffee.

    Bypass 50 g

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.

170 g brewing water · 50 g bypass

  1. First pour: 100 g added
  2. Second pour: 70 g added
  3. Dilute: 50 g bypass

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