Hoffman Aeropress Technique

Ratios

• Light roasts – 11g coffee, 200g water
• Medium roast – 12g coffee, 200g water
• Dark roasts – 13g coffee, 200g water

Grind Size

• Light roasts – Start with a grind between pour-over and espresso, closer to espresso than pour-over.
• Medium or darker – you may need to grind a little coarser.
• Grind size adjustments is where a lot of your dialling in will happen.

Water temperature

• Light roasts – use boiling water (as close to 100 celsius as possible)
• Medium roasts – 90 to 95 celsius
• Darker roasts – 85 to 90 celsius
• This is another area that you may need to dial in.

Method

1. Pull piston/plunger out of Aeropress.
2. Add filter paper to paper holder, no rinse necessary.
3. Lock in place the filter holder.
4. Place on top of brewing vessel.
5. Calculate amount of coffee needed for your desired amount of liquid and roast level based on the ratios. This will likely be between 11 and 13 grams.
6. Add ground coffee to Aeropress.
7. Start timer.
8. Add desired amount of water, likely 200 grams. Get coffee wet as quick as possible.
9. Replace piston/plunger. Insert it a small amount (~4 to 6mm) to create a vacuum.
10. Wait 2 minutes. [Check timer.]
11. Move Aeropress and vessel off scale. (You don’t want to press on the scale and accidentally break it when pressing on the piston/plunger).
12. Gently swirl the Aeropress and brewing vessel. Hold the piston/plunger and base of the Aeropress with one hand, and hold the brewing vessel in the other hand when doing this. Swirl for 1 to 2 seconds.
13. Wait 30 seconds.
14. Start pressing on the piston/plunger. Press very gently. It should not take much weight to press. It should take about 30 seconds for 200 grams of water.
15. Pull the piston/plunger back a little bit to stop drips.
16. Discard coffee and rinse Aeropress.
17. Enjoy!