The AeroPress has become ever more popular in recent years–its durability and lightness makes it ideal for traveling or camping, and its simplicity means it can be mastered quickly. On the other hand, there are almost infinite variables and therefore almost infinite recipes.
Below is Mighty Good's standard Inverted method.
DOSAGE (COFFEE : WATER) – 20 grams : full AeroPress (adjust to your taste)
- Use fresh cold water and bring to a boil in your kettle or stove top.
- Weigh the coffee beans and grind them medium-fine.
- Set up AeroPress for inverted method by placing plunger into the bottom of the brew chamber; align the edge of the rubber plunger with the bottom of the number 4 circle on the brew tube; flip the AeroPress and set on the counter with the open, so that the flared end of the brew tube facing upwards.
- Using the supplied AeroPress funnel, pour ground coffee into the brew chamber; shake lightly to settle grounds evenly at the bottom of the chamber; remove funnel.
- Start timer; begin slowly pouring a small amount of water into the brew chamber to evenly wet the grounds; water level should not exceed the number 3 circle on the brew tube.
- At 15 seconds, stir down the bloom using the supplied AeroPress paddle.
Slowly but continually add water to the brew chamber, wetting as much of the grounds as possible, to bring the water level to the top of the brew chamber.
While the coffee steeps, place a paper filter in the cap and carefully rinse with hot water.
- When the timer reaches 1 minute, carefully stir the coffee grounds at the top of the brew chamber; screw cap with filter onto the top of the brew tube; carefully and quickly invert AeroPress onto a preheated mug.
- Apply steady pressure to the top of the plunger, slowly pressing the coffee out of the brew chamber; continue pressing until all of the coffee has been expelled and you can press no further; the complete pressing should take between 15 – 20 seconds.
- Lift AeroPress from the cup and serve. (Before cleaning, unscrew cap and fully depress plunger to eject spent grounds from the brew chamber.)