How to brew using Aeropress

There is no law about what grind size you can and can't use. As a starting point try a grind that is slightly finer than medium so just a little coarser than sand but not quite as granulated as sugar. Feel free to experiment. You could try a coarser grind setting and a longer brew time and observe the differences. 

As with all filter brewing methods we usually start with between 60g and 70g of coffee per litre of water and work from there. We like the extra body or bigger flavour you can create with an Aeropress so have adjusted by adding slightly more in the above recipe. Play around to suit your preferences and also different coffees might taste better at different ratios. Experimenting is the fun part!

Aeropress coffee is super easy to travel with, almost impossible to break and really easy to clean. it's also quite a versatile way to brew and you can use different ratios of water to coffee and even inverter vs. normal methods to create an interesting spectrum of tastes all wit the same coffee. It's definitely a great method for experimenting with! 

The taste of your coffee can be affected several things - the ratio of coffee to water, the temperature of your water, the grind size of your coffee, the total brew time, the total quantity you’re extracting; these can all affect the taste of the coffee.

It’s best to use one recipe and stick to it as much as possible, then work from a sensory perspective to identify what variables need changing - does your coffee taste too bitter? Sour? Too weak? When you are brewing at home it often isn’t feasible to fine-tune all the elements – but if you can’t adjust the grind size of your coffee for example, you can still manipulate your water to coffee ratio, or the time you are immersing the grounds in the Aeropress.  

If your coffee tastes sour, acidic or 'salty' this is often a sign that your coffee is ‘under extracting’. 

If you can, grind your coffee a bit finer to speed up the extraction. If you can’t adjust the grind size, try leaving the coffee in immersion for a little longer and see how that affects the taste.

If your coffee tastes bitter you’re probably extracting too much flavour (‘over extracting').

Try grinding your coffee a bit coarser or, if that isn't an element you can control, start plunging your Aeropress earlier (leaving the grounds in immersion for a shorter time).