AeroPress
Tuomas Merikanto's AeroPress recipe, World AeroPress Championship 2021 (champion)
The AeroPress recipe Tuomas Merikanto (Finland) brewed at the World AeroPress Championship 2021, and won it. It uses the valve to choose when the water steeps and when it drains.
- Sweetness
- Clarity
Recipe by Tuomas Merikanto , World AeroPress Championship 2021
Published

The numbers
- Brewer
- AeroPress, inverted
- Filter
- paper, 2x, rinsed
- Coffee
- 18 g
- Water
- 200 g
- Temperature
- 80°C
- Grind
- Macap Labo 70D 7.0
- Ratio
- 1:11.1
- Time
- 2:00
Steps
- Add 18 g of coffee, without tamping.
- 0:00Bloom with 50 g of water for 10 seconds.
- 0:10Stir 3 times.
- 0:15Pour to 200 g over 15 seconds.
- 0:50Stir 3 times.
- 1:00Close the valve.
- 1:40Flip the AeroPress onto the cup.
- 1:40Press slowly over 20 seconds.
- 2:00Swirl gently.
- Serve.
Tips
- Low-temperature water (80°C) and very gentle stirring keep this cup clean and sweet; swirling and pouring from height cool it before serving.