That pause between "wait for two minutes" and "here's one I started earlier" was perfect. I was so absolutely hoping I was going to see James start down the camera unblinking for the entire two minutes
Great video! For those of you without scales or away from your kitchen I found the measurements Given are equivalent to.... 1 aero press scoop just below full (11g) And add water up to the 3 mark (200g)
@@nmarrero357 Hi this may sound dumb, but I'm gonna ask it anyway, is the 11 grams of coffee measured in the aeropress scoop is whole beans or grinded?
Hoffman Aeropress Technique --------------------------------------------------- Ratios Light roasts - 55 grams to 1 litre [11:200] Medium roast - 60 grams to 1 litre [12:200] Dark roasts - 65 grams to 1 liter [13:200] 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. Steps ============================== 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. Drink cup of coffee.
So glad this isn't one of those videos that describes an Aeropress witchcraft ceremony. But since you asked: - Water temp 98.2c - 10.875g coffee - Thank each bean before you grind it - Grind by clapping the beans in your hands (never use a machine, you heathen) - Inverted - Coffee in, pour water in 10g increments up to 200g, pausing between each 10g to consider how you got here - Stir 20 times - Lick the spoon once (not twice) - After 2mins place aeropress directly on your mouth and suck away
James, I just want to sincerely thank you for this. We spent months and months begging and even meme-ing you over and over in the hopes that we'll get it faster. But in true James fashion, you spent so much time diving into every single aspect to give us way, way, way more than we asked for. The wait was long, but I'm so glad it took this long because it gave us 3 videos that have blown all of our minds and will probably influence our aeropress recipes for a long time to come. You truly are a gem in the coffee community, and I am so so grateful to be part of a community that has you as a mentor to all of us. I'm especially tremendously grateful today. I hope you know how many peoples' cuppas and lives you've influenced- My daily coffees and my life are among them.
I am a die hard tea drinker (sourcing leaves, specific temperatures and times) but I’m trying to understand the coffee world for all my family and friends. I got the Aeropress to be able to make a single cup for guests. I tried this recipe, and your tips for using a blade grinder and for the first time ever, I’m enjoying a cup of coffee!!! I taste the nuances, I feel the texture. It’s brilliant! My family and friends thank you 😂
I understand why this had to be a trilogy. If it weren't for the 2 previous episodes, the comments would all be shouting about the inverted method superiority, the dripping, the rinsing, the stirring, the hissing, etc. Having watched previous episodes, I'm at peace that yes, this is a good daily driver given what we all learned from James' past experiments.
I love how casual this video is. He didn't overdo it just because it's a highly anticipated video. Just a simple technique for daily use. Thank you James!
Totally agree - and makes it much more likely that someone who's new to coffee or not used an aeropress before will find this and use it to make a great cup (and also discover the rabbit hole of wonderfully complex and detailed James Hoffman videos)
@@pb6010 definitely, it makes speciality coffee seem more accessible which I think is important. For someone who has been down that rabbit hole I can say it is always refreshing to return to simplicity and to just focus on enjoying delicious coffee without worrying too much about brewing parameters etc.
Agreed. Compared to so many Aeropress “recipes” this is just plain do-able, even when camping 😀. Not even the stirrer is needed and the little tips like to stop drips afterwards just demonstrate how grounded James is.
I just brewed my first cup, and the difference between this first attempt and the cheap coffee maker I've used for the last years was actually astounding. Mellower, sweeter, not even closely as bitter as before. I feel stupidly proud of myself and exhilarated over a simple cup of coffee. And I think it's amazing.
sounds like my first reaction after brewing in moka pots and french presses for years. i was blown away that the very same coffee suddenly revealed fruity notes that i never noticed before, and much smoother and cleaner too. i never looked back at my old brewing devices, and i get close to coffee shop goodness now with my dialed in recipe.
I'm the same heaven as you as I just tried it as well. Spent a little more in my coffee too. Not a whole lot more but it tastes a whole lot more delicious.
@@bradcruise6291 if you watch the video before this one, he said that it shouldn’t matter. Only a small amount comes through before you place the plunger.
It’s hilarious that we’ve all been waiting YEARS for James’ aero press guide and when it finally comes it’s the most simple and elegant method it could have been! Thanks James!
Randomly it was the gun jesus for me a few years ago. Guns? Meh. But Ian speaks so well and gently and doesn't umm or ahh... and it turns out guns have a super interesting history, but not interesting enough to keep me awake.
Does anyone feel that James sounds sooo much like Alain de Botton, the Swiss-born British philosopher, author, and co-founder of the School of Life series? They were probably schoolmates...
And on that day at approximately 14:00GMT the sound of millions of hissing aeropress plungers could simultaneously be heard, crying out little warnings of joy at the brilliant brews they would bring.
In the off chance James himself sees this, I just want to say how greatly appreciated this entire series of videos was. I already loved your French press method video, and was curious about buying the AeroPress to see if the device lived up to the hype (I am, admittedly, a bit of a French press snob and was skeptical anything could beat it). TL;DR - this method is amazing. If anyone is skeptical I assure you that you will not be disappointed and you won't need anything special: I had amazing results even with tap water and basic whole bean coffee from the grocery store. A scale, a grinder, coffee, boiling water, and your AeroPress is all you need. Seeing you break down the various methods, ideas, hacks, and tricks in a scientific manner made it very easy to not just accept that this method worked, but to know where to begin with tweaking it to exactly what I wanted. This method is an incredible one, and the changes I made for my own coffee were minor. I tried it with everything from expensive locally roasted coffee to mediocre beans from the supermarket and I had a fantastic cup every single time. I don't like brewing and diluting, so I do 300g of water which leaves me just enough room in my mug for a splash of cream and some sugar. I upped the steeping time to 2:30 before swirling, and then 30 seconds before pressing. That extra 30 seconds really did seem to make it a bit more magical. Keeping approximately the same ratio and grind size, I went with 17g of grounds for 300g of water (55g/L comes out to 5.5g/100ml, and I rounded up from 16.5g/300ml). In order to fit all the water I had to pour a bit slower at the end to let a little drip through so I could get the plunger on. My lighter roasts were the tiniest bit acidic, so I think I might scale back just a touch on grounds to 15g or so per 300g of water for lighter roasts. For medium roasts the 17g/300ml was perfection. I don't like dark roasts so I can't speak to how it works with them. Everything else was done the same as in the video. Thank you so much James, your videos are a delight to watch and you are responsible for the best cups of coffee I've ever had.
Tip for dark roast fans, you may find a coarser grind, shorter brew time (1min) or reducing ratio better to reduce overextraction/bitterness. JH's recipe is really meant for light roasts as JH said at the beginning.
@sapuska a lot of times the ratio is given as the water to coffee ratio rather than coffee to water, so for dark roasts he said to use more coffee which would decrease the water to coffee ratio. At least I frequently see it shown as for example, 16:1. reducing the water amount would decrease extraction.
Right at the end: “That is good; I don’t know why I’m surprised.” That’s me after nearly every Aeropress brew. What a absolutely great invention. Thank you, Alan Adler.
This is absolutely me. I'm not so into coffee that I know anything about doing things the "proper" way, never weighed anything, never worried about grind sizes or timing or anything like that, furthest I've gone is that I've bought cheap grinder, nothing fancy at all. However, pretty much whatever coffee I use and make a brew with my Aeropress tastes just fine to me, great in fact! Have I ever tasted a truly incredible "properly" made cup of coffee to compare it against, doubt it, but it's damned good enough for me.
I agree! I just started this journey this past week. I bought a V60, a Chemex, a French press, and an Aeropress. French press hasn't arrived yet, but the others have. I made something too bitter to drink in my 1st try with the V60, something bad-but-drinkable in my 2nd attempt, something pretty good in 1 try with the Chemex, and the best cup of brewed coffee I've ever had in my 1st go with the Aeropress. I can't wait until I develop some skill with this thing!
Man, I love you. I literally just bought my first aeropress and received it 30 minutes ago. I open TH-cam to look for a recipe and this is the first recommended.
02:16 - James doesn't mention this detail here, but placing the plunger into the sleeve is very important to prevent the coffee from simply falling through the holes in the side of the filter holder.
Aeropress' blog even recommends doing this a certain way: inserting the plunger at a 45° angle (so as not to prematurely press anything), reorienting it vertical to form the seal, and then pulling the plunger _up_ slightly to create a vacuum that holds the water in the chamber.
why is it that music production / music making seems to be closely linked to brewing coffee? A lot of my favorite musicians and producers are also coffee nerds and vice versa. I am both as well.
This is one of those videos that you watch, you commit to memory... and then you somehow realize later on that you're not sure you're remembering it right. Turns out I've been absolutely butchering my Aeropress usage for a while now. I'm eternally grateful that James does what he does because I just re-watched this, immediately went and replicated it with my aeropress and brand new Coava Kilenso beans... and my god. The difference is undeniable. Fantastic method, James!
Look, I know this is a small thing. BUT! Thank you soooooo much for showing a closeup of the grind. So many coffee videos describe their grind as "fine" but don't show what that looks like to them.
Indeed. I do not have a grinder and I am always trying to figure out just what supermarket coffee is ground to. I actually forced higher quality so I could see better. :). Thank you.
What I like most about this recipe is the fact that it's geared towards people brewing at home. Huge difference from competition recipes, clearly worth the wait!
One tip on cleanup: Unscrew the cap, but don't remove it. Then press the plunger through. Now you've got the puck in the cap. It's more convenient to throw that out than trying to get whole thing over the garbage can (which is often under sink or something)
“If you wanna have some fun with the Aeropress, which I think is, kind of half the point” James you’re our hero. You remind us why we love coffee and love your channel!!!
The Aeropress was my go to coffee maker when I worked in an office, often scoffed at by the instant coffee luddites who thought it was too much of a faff to use. Since retiring 4 years ago, it has sat at the back of a kitchen cupboard forgotten. But, watching this has encouraged me to fish it back out, reminding me once again what a quick, hassle free, really decent enjoyable cup of coffee it makes and will now, as far as I'm concerned, continue to do so on a regular basis. Thanks.
I just received one as a birthday present, after brushing it off since it's mostly single serve and I drink a lot of cold brew. I've been pleasantly surprised at the ability to make a great, single cup of coffee, which is often only what my girlfriend wants. I'm looking up bigger batch recipes but it's really fun pressing!
@@traal Low bar ... ***anything*** is better than Twilight. This video makes me wish I had a functioning Aeropress ... I may try it anyway. [the tube crazed on the inside, meaning the piston no longer forms a seal.]
It’s been 2 years since I swore by your 5 min+disrupt+5 min method of French Press for my daily cup of coffee, James. Now I think I’m ready to try your method for Aeropress 😊
Thank you James! Tried this formula today and it is absolutely brilliant. I'd been doing 17g and brewing for 90 seconds based on many recipes I've seen online, and was consistently underextracting which seems obvious now. Changing to just 12 g for my light roast single origin and giving it the full 2:30 is a game changing. Saving me coffee in the long run too! You're a saint.
I always skipped those high weight recipes because I thought they were extremely wasteful and bs tbh. I think it became a trend during Aeropress competitions and iirc it got so out of control they created a 15 gram limit because people were using 30+ grams of coffee.
It may depend on the beans and grind, but I found (by mistake) the longer, the better. My standard is now 5 minutes (rather coarse grind). The mistake: forgot about the coffee and let it sit for > 15 minutes. Best ever. Went down from there to see when it gets worse and ended up at 5. (Coarse grind, because hand mill takes forever to grind fine ...)
@@lausianne I tried a longer brew method and it came out sour. I don't remember what roast of coffee I had and whether than affected it, but it made me afraid of the longer brew times.
I’m new the coffee world, and I have been limited to k-cups and the occasional stop at the more prevalent chains. I just bought my first Aeropress and tried some fresh ground light roast with this recipe and absolutely loved it! I’ve been binge watching this channel for a a couple of weeks and while impressed with the data driven approach, when James started talking about “body” and “acidity” and finishes and all that I kind of chalked it up to maybe a slight, little tiny bit of pretension. For my first cup on the Aeropress I did a side by side comparison with my usual cup, and then it all made sense.Thank you very much for this informative and entertaining introduction into the world of coffee. I am a convert.
I've been using an AeroPress for a few years and love it. Based on your videos I did increase my temp for a light roast. I also increased my steeping time from 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Those two changes transformed a good cup to a fantastic cup of coffee. Drinking mine right now. Cheers.
Great video there James! I have been using AeroPress daily for about 2 years now, and I have tried hundreds of tweaks to improve the taste of my brew. The recipe that I used the most in the past was the original recipe from Alan Adler (the inventor), his technique with the pressing of a smaller amount of water has always proven smoother and tastier for me, but I have tweaked it a bit. Here's my favorite recipe after many tweaks: -Inverted method, medium roast coffee, coarse grind (around french press) -10-15g of coffee (depending on the taste) per 100ml of water -Put the coffee into a inverted AeroPress, pour 100ml of hot water (slightly below boiling) slowly, so it wets all of the coffee evenly -After 40 seconds stir the brew gently, after another 20 second place the cap on with the filter (I usually use double filter for smoother taste) -Turn it over and press with the weight of your arms -Dilute with 100-150ml of hot water (per taste), and enjoy!
Just picked up an Aeropress. As the only coffee drinker in my family I wanted a quick, relatively easy way to brew a single cup of decent coffee in the morning. This has fit the bill perfectly. It is so easy to set up and then clean up and get a consistent cup of coffee each time. Thanks for bringing this product to my attention!
This recipe is very very different from what I use in my everyday routine. Despite it being somehow simpler, this morning I immediately wanted to try it... The resulting coffee was at the same time very different from what I'm used to and very enjoyable, with a surprisingly different flavour profile. It was like having different coffee beans: this thing let me realize how versatile this brewer is. Now I'm starting my day with a smile. And I wanted to say thank you for all of that.
Well, well, well. As the French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery said, “a designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Thank you, Coffee Master 🙏
I had to pause, call my colleague with which I make daily Aeropress coffee, and watch this with him. We're gonna count this as a company mendated training.
Thank you. This is brilliant. For YEARS, I've had one of these that I use at the office and I've simply got into the habit of blindly following the (now long-lost) brewing instructions ... stir with the stirrer for 10 seconds then plunge for 20 seconds. Aside from thinking more about roast, grind size and water temperature, you've really made me think twice about the timings involved. I'm going to be doing my own fun experiments over the coming week!
Just had an AeroPress for my 81st and wish I had not waited so long, the clarity of the appearance shocked me, thinking it might be weak, what a smooth drink. Fantasticality good.
His casual nature and simplicity of the process I believe is the real reason to love the aeropress. A small, convenient, clean, portable nearly fool proof way of doing coffee every day that doesn't sacrifice flavor not one bit.
I came to this video fairly recently and have been using the technique for the past week. I cannot express how much more pleasure I'm getting out of my morning coffee. It's smoother, more balanced, more flavorful -- even when the beans are past their peak. You have my sincere gratitude.
I just got an aeropress and don't know much about the proper way to brew coffee. I watched this video along with your other aeropress videos and just made the best cup of coffee! Thank you!
I love the simplicity in this method. I actually tried it this morning and it is such a breeeze procedure for a great tasting coffee. I love that it doesn’t have to rinse paper filter and preheat the aeropress chamber. I use a 15 clicks on Comandante, 94 C water temp.
There's probably already a lot of buzz around the ratio - I was a bit sceptical until I made a sip of a very lightly roasted Ethiopian I just could not get to work properly before. This really made me appreciate extraction on a whole new level. Thank you!
I think I just had my best AeroPress brew of my life. Been using this method for over 5 years and suddenly this. Jesus, not gonna lie, I'm genuinely impressed. First time I don't rise, first time with water that hot, and is the sweetest cup of AP I've ever had. Thank you James. From the bottom of my heart.
Just tried the recipe with great results. I might add a tiny stir with chopsticks after having poured the water just to ensure all the coffee is saturated.
I too will “probably” stir too... haven’t tried the Hoffman yet... been busy cleaning my EBay Kleinanzeigen Bialetti Mukka Express! (Then I dropped the weighted valve and broke it! I am sick...
I love my coffee and the aeropress is my daily driver. Fast, simple and clean coffee. My technique is pretty much the same, except that I use a metal filter because it makes the coffee kind of richer. What I love about it is that once you get the hang of it, every cup is delicious, even without a scale or a timer.
got an aeropress for Christmas today and i've now made my third cup (first time i'm drinking coffee at home without sugar and milk, so *definitely* doing something right). it's still a little acidic (drinking my third cup now with 12:200 ratio and pretty fine grind). beans are a bit over a month old too. :) but i think i also need to go find a place that makes it really well so i can see what taste i need to be aiming for. your videos have definitely helped me kickstart my aeropress journey.
I actually find inverted slightly easier less messy because 1.) water can't drip through before you put the plunger in and 2) you can swirl without risk. Never had any leakages when turning over to plunge - James confirming that it makes zero difference makes it a personal preference point and you still get the same coffee, so will stick with inverted here. Great series.
I recently made my very first aeropress cup, using a 1zpresso hand grinder. After a few attempts with your suggested adjustments, I brewed an outstanding cup of coffe. The best coffe I have ever brewed at home, I could not believe how good it tastes. Thank you James!
Aeropress is the first coffee brewer I ever owned after giving up drip coffee. Still probably the best. I love how you can take it anywhere, it doesn't break when tossed into a backpack, the cleanup is the easiest of any method, and it consistently makes good coffee.
How do you brew not inverted and stop all the coffee from just going through the bottom? No matter what I do it just drains through even with the plunger in at the top...
Spilling the entire thing on my office table trying to brew inverted changed all of it for me haha. Not worth disassembling your mechanical keyboard and rinsing your documents. Dumbest place to aeropress.
Last week I was drinking a morning cup of coffee from a Nespresso machine, knowing that surely coffee could be better than that. One accidentally discovered James Hoffmann Aeropress series, and about 300€ in gear (grinder, V60, Aeropress, pouring kettle) later and I just had my first JH guided Aeropress cup of coffee and it’s a thing of wonder. Thank you James for opening my eyes to what coffee can be, and to giving me a whole new world of shiny things to buy!
that hesitation before "heres one i prepared earlier" had me believing you were just going to stare silently at us for 2mins aahahahahahahah that would have been gold
I’ve used this method for the first time and it’s by far the best Aeropress coffee I’ve made yet. I was starting to regret buying the Aeropress but now, I’m hooked. I don’t need my non dairy milk, I’m using a bean from Wogan Coffee in Bristol. I’ll keep the milk for my Moka Pot.
James: living at altitude, the boiling point is 94 degs C. This puts the brewing in the bitter category with the aeropress. The conversion to the actual 80C works much better for dark roast. This is a subtle point but worth noting. Great resource. Thanks for your support to all coffee lovers.
James, my English coffee mentor, this is a home run. I used an aeropress for so long but switched to a v60 because I was getting better results. I tried this just now and I'm blown away. Bravo 👏
My favorite go-to recipe ever since watching. 😁😁😁 Since I mostly brew medium roast, what worked for me is 60g/l ratio (12g on 200ml water) with 40-45 clicks on Kingrinder K6 and 95°c water. The results have been very consistent and I love this recipe also on iced aeropress (with around 40% ice to brew water ratio). Thanks James.
I haven't used my aeropress in about 2 years. Saw this recipe, broke that baby out, and now I am going to use it daily. This video is awesome. Great cup of coffee
This Aeropress series was very helpful. Having never brewed with one, this let me get up to speed with it a lot faster. Thank you! The descent into coffee madness continues…
Yes - the pandemic took me from being one of those people who just liked coffee into this never-ending journey of making my own with grinders, pour overs, french presses, and now the AeroPress. I get to the point that i no longer know what I like or what coffee even TASTES LIKE!
After approx 5 years of owning it this video has finally taught me how to actually use my aeropress well! Today it’s made me the best cups of coffee I’ve ever made with it. Not even with fresh ground beans I’m afraid, just my dirty, dirty supermarket grounds. But still a great taste. First time I’ve ever been satisfied drinking aeropress coffee without sugar. Thank you!
James, thank you for helping me rediscover my Aeropress! After having bought an espresso machine for WFH during lockdown I'd not used my Aeropress, but so clean and fresh! Even with coming the end of the bag and metal filter. Thank you!
I KNOW! This was most surprising to me! No “agitation”, except the pouring of his 200ml of water (which didn’t even get all the grounds wet!). I wonder what his stirring paddle is being used for now... cutaway camera shot to door in studio, slow zoom down to bottom edge where “stirring paddle” is being used as a door-stop!
I tried this method this morning and it might be my new daily. I found i had to slow down my pour and really focus on getting the grounds wet, but extending my brew time made such a difference
Honestly when im pretty stressed or depressed i will turn on james's videos to kind of let my mind go somewhere else and it's soothing we appreciate you james!!!
I started Aeropress brewing with this recipe and couldn't be happier - this is an outstanding brewing method, the results are always consistent and the cup is coming out always perfectly clean and gentle. Bravo!
This video was pretty much the foundation of how I brew Aeropress. I've made a few tweaks along the way as we have different tastes when it comes to the coffee we use, but generally things are pretty much as you have recommended. I use a single origin from Sulawesi that's been a family favourite for multiple generations now, brewing 20g to 300g for a 2min infusion with the plunger on top to create a sort of vacuum, swirling at 2 mins until coffee starts to drip out again, and then pressing gently. If I've done it right the timer reads 2:45-3:00 when I'm done.
I've been trying to dial in my aeropress for a while now, searched around a lot, tried different things, got some decent results... but for some reason this one just clicked for me. It's perfect, consistent, and no fuss. Thanks James!
They seem to be using the lockdown to renovate the cafe - I walk past them once a week just to see if they have reopened yet. On the other hand, kolonial/oda carries their beans now.
I love James Hoffman. You cannot compete with a charismatic coffee scientist. And with amazing hair! I was shy to use aeropress for fear of heated plastic and chemical leeching, but was given one and its going to prove to be handy during travel!
@@matiaschacana5768 I've used my Aeropress like that (minus the 30 second wait after swirling, I was more around 10-15s) since the previous video (4 days ago, or 8 coffees), as all the individual parameters were discussed there. While not as mindblowing as the difference between my old shitty filter and my first Aeropress cup, it's better than my previous technique. And, most importantly, consistently better. And it's really simple. Definitely my new morning routine.
Pasting my notes in case someone finds them useful... - 11g coffee + 200g water (for light roast). Consider less water for dark roast (for less extraction - Add paper to paper holder (no need to rinse), lock and place onto brewing cup - Very fine grind (almost espresso grind). Consider more coarse grind for darker roasts - Use 100C water for light roast, lower for darker roasts. Consider 85C for dark roast. - Start timer and add water. Immediately insert plunger after pouring. - After timer reaches 2mins, give a gentle swirl - After 30 seconds press gently, do not use bodyweight. Should take around 30 seconds. - Pull back slightly to prevent drips, empty and clean.
I know I’m late here but I’m looking for some advice. Every time I insert the plunger after pouring the boiling water, I find the coffee already starts pouring through into the mug/glass. Is there any way to avoid this ? I’ve watched Hoffmanns videos and he talks about leaving it for 2 mins but I don’t even get the chance to leave it for 30/45 seconds.
@@Hungri_Ungi As soon as you have poured the water in, insert the plunger very slightly. This creates the vacuum and stops the water pouring out the bottom.
@@FlowProdOfficial il try this, but surely adding any sort of pressure in the chamber is just going to increase the chance of more coffee running out the bottom ?
That pause between "wait for two minutes" and "here's one I started earlier" was perfect.
I was so absolutely hoping I was going to see James start down the camera unblinking for the entire two minutes
I was ready. I was prepared to set aside two minutes of time for slightly unsettling, unblinking stare time.
Totally me too. Stare down!
Would have loved the "Are you happy now, you salty bastards?!" stare for two minutes!
@@TheDumbOwl "slightly" unsettling? Two minutes will feel like an eternity in this context :D
I think James should just do a stand-alone video that’s 4 minutes of uninterrupted eye contact.
Great video! For those of you without scales or away from your kitchen I found the measurements Given are equivalent to.... 1 aero press scoop just below full (11g) And add water up to the 3 mark (200g)
Just what I was looking for :)
Thanks!
Can confirm, I measured out my coffee and water and this lines up just about perfectly.
@@nmarrero357 Hi this may sound dumb, but I'm gonna ask it anyway, is the 11 grams of coffee measured in the aeropress scoop is whole beans or grinded?
@@mikerayco I measured ground coffee, but given that the measurement is in mass it shouldn't matter if it's ground or whole bean.
Hoffman Aeropress Technique
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Ratios
Light roasts - 55 grams to 1 litre [11:200]
Medium roast - 60 grams to 1 litre [12:200]
Dark roasts - 65 grams to 1 liter [13:200]
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.
Steps
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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. Drink cup of coffee.
This needs to be pinned
My friend you would have a great career in software QA
Dude, thanks!
8B insert the plunger.
@@MrWisdom4U fixed. Thanks for pointing that out. Don't know how I missed that.
So glad this isn't one of those videos that describes an Aeropress witchcraft ceremony. But since you asked:
- Water temp 98.2c
- 10.875g coffee
- Thank each bean before you grind it
- Grind by clapping the beans in your hands (never use a machine, you heathen)
- Inverted
- Coffee in, pour water in 10g increments up to 200g, pausing between each 10g to consider how you got here
- Stir 20 times
- Lick the spoon once (not twice)
- After 2mins place aeropress directly on your mouth and suck away
Damn the last one got me xD
I thought the number of the counting shall be three, not one, or two, and definitely not 4, but 3.
All this in a 5G negative dive
I almost choked on my coffee reading this, fucking beautiful!
This is how I get ready for work
James, I just want to sincerely thank you for this.
We spent months and months begging and even meme-ing you over and over in the hopes that we'll get it faster. But in true James fashion, you spent so much time diving into every single aspect to give us way, way, way more than we asked for. The wait was long, but I'm so glad it took this long because it gave us 3 videos that have blown all of our minds and will probably influence our aeropress recipes for a long time to come. You truly are a gem in the coffee community, and I am so so grateful to be part of a community that has you as a mentor to all of us. I'm especially tremendously grateful today.
I hope you know how many peoples' cuppas and lives you've influenced- My daily coffees and my life are among them.
There's an episode 4 you know
I honestly couldn't agree more.
It's amazing how much joy and devotion the Aeropress inspires.
Well said! Now to aeropress!
Well said. I totally agree.
I am a die hard tea drinker (sourcing leaves, specific temperatures and times) but I’m trying to understand the coffee world for all my family and friends. I got the Aeropress to be able to make a single cup for guests.
I tried this recipe, and your tips for using a blade grinder and for the first time ever, I’m enjoying a cup of coffee!!! I taste the nuances, I feel the texture. It’s brilliant!
My family and friends thank you 😂
I understand why this had to be a trilogy. If it weren't for the 2 previous episodes, the comments would all be shouting about the inverted method superiority, the dripping, the rinsing, the stirring, the hissing, etc. Having watched previous episodes, I'm at peace that yes, this is a good daily driver given what we all learned from James' past experiments.
yes, he's skipping unnecessary steps and rituals by trying and proving it on previous two videos 👍🏻
I want a science video to precede the V60 technique video now.
This is the second time in 12 months my life has been totally shaken to its core!!! Inverted! wet paper! Hissing!! My. God! :)
Still prefer the inverted method, less pressing required
@@iambadd Why would the inverted method require less pressing??
I love how casual this video is. He didn't overdo it just because it's a highly anticipated video. Just a simple technique for daily use. Thank you James!
Totally agree - and makes it much more likely that someone who's new to coffee or not used an aeropress before will find this and use it to make a great cup (and also discover the rabbit hole of wonderfully complex and detailed James Hoffman videos)
@@pb6010 definitely, it makes speciality coffee seem more accessible which I think is important. For someone who has been down that rabbit hole I can say it is always refreshing to return to simplicity and to just focus on enjoying delicious coffee without worrying too much about brewing parameters etc.
Agreed. Compared to so many Aeropress “recipes” this is just plain do-able, even when camping 😀. Not even the stirrer is needed and the little tips like to stop drips afterwards just demonstrate how grounded James is.
@@ChristopherMerriman not TOO finely grounded. Just enough.
I just brewed my first cup, and the difference between this first attempt and the cheap coffee maker I've used for the last years was actually astounding. Mellower, sweeter, not even closely as bitter as before. I feel stupidly proud of myself and exhilarated over a simple cup of coffee. And I think it's amazing.
sounds like my first reaction after brewing in moka pots and french presses for years. i was blown away that the very same coffee suddenly revealed fruity notes that i never noticed before, and much smoother and cleaner too. i never looked back at my old brewing devices, and i get close to coffee shop goodness now with my dialed in recipe.
I'm the same heaven as you as I just tried it as well. Spent a little more in my coffee too. Not a whole lot more but it tastes a whole lot more delicious.
What about the coffee that comes out into the carafe before you plunge? Does that matter?
@@bradcruise6291 I switched to the inverted method to avoid the spilling
@@bradcruise6291 if you watch the video before this one, he said that it shouldn’t matter. Only a small amount comes through before you place the plunger.
It’s hilarious that we’ve all been waiting YEARS for James’ aero press guide and when it finally comes it’s the most simple and elegant method it could have been! Thanks James!
I think James kept his goals. Simple, repeatable, best that can be done with a popular method.
We are here to witness this historic event!
And we are here to witness it.
Indeed! ☕
And historically returning to rewitness and re-admire our historical comment threads marking the occasion. :-)
The long pause before "here's one I prepared earlier" was hilarious! Thank you for the guide, it's been really helpful!
Not gonna lie. I don’t drink coffee but this guys voice helps me calm down at night and fall asleep.
Sir, I'm pleased to inform you that you have ASMR and there are thousands of videos waiting for you.
Randomly it was the gun jesus for me a few years ago. Guns? Meh. But Ian speaks so well and gently and doesn't umm or ahh... and it turns out guns have a super interesting history, but not interesting enough to keep me awake.
Does anyone feel that James sounds sooo much like Alain de Botton, the Swiss-born British philosopher, author, and co-founder of the School of Life series? They were probably schoolmates...
If you drink coffee you could stay awake and listen to him
@@hogey74 i fall asleep to ian all the time, then rewatch the same video in the morning because late 1800's technology is fascinating, also guns!
And on that day at approximately 14:00GMT the sound of millions of hissing aeropress plungers could simultaneously be heard, crying out little warnings of joy at the brilliant brews they would bring.
14:02.30
Nicee
wow
In the off chance James himself sees this, I just want to say how greatly appreciated this entire series of videos was. I already loved your French press method video, and was curious about buying the AeroPress to see if the device lived up to the hype (I am, admittedly, a bit of a French press snob and was skeptical anything could beat it). TL;DR - this method is amazing. If anyone is skeptical I assure you that you will not be disappointed and you won't need anything special: I had amazing results even with tap water and basic whole bean coffee from the grocery store. A scale, a grinder, coffee, boiling water, and your AeroPress is all you need.
Seeing you break down the various methods, ideas, hacks, and tricks in a scientific manner made it very easy to not just accept that this method worked, but to know where to begin with tweaking it to exactly what I wanted.
This method is an incredible one, and the changes I made for my own coffee were minor. I tried it with everything from expensive locally roasted coffee to mediocre beans from the supermarket and I had a fantastic cup every single time.
I don't like brewing and diluting, so I do 300g of water which leaves me just enough room in my mug for a splash of cream and some sugar. I upped the steeping time to 2:30 before swirling, and then 30 seconds before pressing. That extra 30 seconds really did seem to make it a bit more magical.
Keeping approximately the same ratio and grind size, I went with 17g of grounds for 300g of water (55g/L comes out to 5.5g/100ml, and I rounded up from 16.5g/300ml). In order to fit all the water I had to pour a bit slower at the end to let a little drip through so I could get the plunger on. My lighter roasts were the tiniest bit acidic, so I think I might scale back just a touch on grounds to 15g or so per 300g of water for lighter roasts. For medium roasts the 17g/300ml was perfection. I don't like dark roasts so I can't speak to how it works with them. Everything else was done the same as in the video. Thank you so much James, your videos are a delight to watch and you are responsible for the best cups of coffee I've ever had.
We finally have an AeroPress technique, but the real ones are still waiting on that Ultimate Bripe Technique video 😤
🤣
The bripe IS the ultimate technique! No video necessary
Something we can stick in our bripes and ... inhale?
Surely a metric bripe is the secret
Finally. I almost don’t even believe I’m watching this.
i thought i was dreaming
@@AxxLAfriku What part of Germany? I have a winery estate in Potsdam, near Berlin so I spend quite some time in Germany, typically in the summers.
I genuinely thought at any moment there might be a Rick roll
@@ronson-natsarim I’m in Berlin! Axxl should finish his/her sentence...
James surprised me. I did not think he was going to do it. But he did!!!
Tip for dark roast fans, you may find a coarser grind, shorter brew time (1min) or reducing ratio better to reduce overextraction/bitterness. JH's recipe is really meant for light roasts as JH said at the beginning.
Yeah, well JH mentioned all that but there is a significant portion of views who DON’T LISTEN so good of you to have repeated it here.
@sapuska a lot of times the ratio is given as the water to coffee ratio rather than coffee to water, so for dark roasts he said to use more coffee which would decrease the water to coffee ratio. At least I frequently see it shown as for example, 16:1. reducing the water amount would decrease extraction.
I use 15 grams medium grind and 195F water for medium dark roast. Sweet and chocolaty, such a simple way to make a perfect cup.
Right at the end: “That is good; I don’t know why I’m surprised.” That’s me after nearly every Aeropress brew. What a absolutely great invention. Thank you, Alan Adler.
This is absolutely me.
I'm not so into coffee that I know anything about doing things the "proper" way, never weighed anything, never worried about grind sizes or timing or anything like that, furthest I've gone is that I've bought cheap grinder, nothing fancy at all.
However, pretty much whatever coffee I use and make a brew with my Aeropress tastes just fine to me, great in fact!
Have I ever tasted a truly incredible "properly" made cup of coffee to compare it against, doubt it, but it's damned good enough for me.
Its one of my top 3 impulse buys. Can't recommend it enough
I wonder how many people missed that incredible moment of smugness!
Accidental Ron Burgundy
I agree! I just started this journey this past week. I bought a V60, a Chemex, a French press, and an Aeropress. French press hasn't arrived yet, but the others have. I made something too bitter to drink in my 1st try with the V60, something bad-but-drinkable in my 2nd attempt, something pretty good in 1 try with the Chemex, and the best cup of brewed coffee I've ever had in my 1st go with the Aeropress. I can't wait until I develop some skill with this thing!
Man, I love you. I literally just bought my first aeropress and received it 30 minutes ago. I open TH-cam to look for a recipe and this is the first recommended.
Please spare a thought for those who waited years
Lucky man
Super lucky man hahah
Lucky bastard, you can't imagine how long we all have been waiting for this video.
F to everyone who waited 12 years in Azkaban
02:16 - James doesn't mention this detail here, but placing the plunger into the sleeve is very important to prevent the coffee from simply falling through the holes in the side of the filter holder.
A detail I missed on my first go today 😅
Holy crap thank you. Incoudknt figure why all the coffee was just dripping through. Really should have mentioned this
Oh. That's why
Thank you! I really missed this, questioning why the coffee is just filtered out completely in seconds 😂
Aeropress' blog even recommends doing this a certain way: inserting the plunger at a 45° angle (so as not to prematurely press anything), reorienting it vertical to form the seal, and then pulling the plunger _up_ slightly to create a vacuum that holds the water in the chamber.
This will be the most viewed video on this channel in no time. Historic moment
When a TH-cam notification perks you up more than a Coffee!
Awesome to see you here!
I watch all your stuff and am a co- mix engineer who loves coffee. But who isn't?!?
ay wasnt expecting you here!
why is it that music production / music making seems to be closely linked to brewing coffee? A lot of my favorite musicians and producers are also coffee nerds and vice versa. I am both as well.
Have you tried crack?
@@ehtikhet no ill give it a try today thank you kind gentleman :)
This is one of those videos that you watch, you commit to memory... and then you somehow realize later on that you're not sure you're remembering it right. Turns out I've been absolutely butchering my Aeropress usage for a while now. I'm eternally grateful that James does what he does because I just re-watched this, immediately went and replicated it with my aeropress and brand new Coava Kilenso beans... and my god. The difference is undeniable. Fantastic method, James!
Look, I know this is a small thing. BUT! Thank you soooooo much for showing a closeup of the grind. So many coffee videos describe their grind as "fine" but don't show what that looks like to them.
Indeed. I do not have a grinder and I am always trying to figure out just what supermarket coffee is ground to. I actually forced higher quality so I could see better. :).
Thank you.
Also of note Kruve has made available a printable PDF version of the grind sizer (has dots instead of holes) so you can make the same at home!
@@idiot3601 buy a hand grinder he does a video. on them.
I. have a porlex ceramic burr
it's pretty good to learn with and travel
@@mwiz100 Could you share a link to this? I've been poking around their website but been unable to find the PDF
@@mwiz100 link, please.
What I like most about this recipe is the fact that it's geared towards people brewing at home. Huge difference from competition recipes, clearly worth the wait!
James is to be admired for his professionalism and enthousiasm . There is something very uplifting about his videos.
One tip on cleanup:
Unscrew the cap, but don't remove it. Then press the plunger through. Now you've got the puck in the cap. It's more convenient to throw that out than trying to get whole thing over the garbage can (which is often under sink or something)
“If you wanna have some fun with the Aeropress, which I think is, kind of half the point” James you’re our hero. You remind us why we love coffee and love your channel!!!
The Aeropress was my go to coffee maker when I worked in an office, often scoffed at by the instant coffee luddites who thought it was too much of a faff to use. Since retiring 4 years ago, it has sat at the back of a kitchen cupboard forgotten. But, watching this has encouraged me to fish it back out, reminding me once again what a quick, hassle free, really decent enjoyable cup of coffee it makes and will now, as far as I'm concerned, continue to do so on a regular basis. Thanks.
I just received one as a birthday present, after brushing it off since it's mostly single serve and I drink a lot of cold brew.
I've been pleasantly surprised at the ability to make a great, single cup of coffee, which is often only what my girlfriend wants. I'm looking up bigger batch recipes but it's really fun pressing!
Better end-credit scene than any Marvel movie
Yeah, was down reading the comments and heard him pop back in, had to rewind to watch it.
I should have learned by now to always make sure I watch to the absolute end!!
And a better love story than Twilight? 🧛🏻♂️😁
@@traal Low bar ... ***anything*** is better than Twilight.
This video makes me wish I had a functioning Aeropress ... I may try it anyway. [the tube crazed on the inside, meaning the piston no longer forms a seal.]
funny, I scrolled down to read the comments and a marvel ad started playing after the video.
I have waited 100 years for this.
Then I swirled, and then waited 25 more years.
It’s been 2 years since I swore by your 5 min+disrupt+5 min method of French Press for my daily cup of coffee, James. Now I think I’m ready to try your method for Aeropress 😊
Man I was literally watching old Hoffman videos on my lunch break... saw this beautiful gem pop up on notifications. Almost dropped me sarnie
He went all out on this. We all asked for it, and he made a lovely three-episode series. Just fantastic!
Thank you James! Tried this formula today and it is absolutely brilliant. I'd been doing 17g and brewing for 90 seconds based on many recipes I've seen online, and was consistently underextracting which seems obvious now. Changing to just 12 g for my light roast single origin and giving it the full 2:30 is a game changing. Saving me coffee in the long run too! You're a saint.
It comes out to over ten additional 12-oz bags of coffee I'm saving per year.
I will try this! Something has always seems wrong with my Aeropress coffee using 90 seconds. Gonna try 2:30. Thanks!
I always skipped those high weight recipes because I thought they were extremely wasteful and bs tbh. I think it became a trend during Aeropress competitions and iirc it got so out of control they created a 15 gram limit because people were using 30+ grams of coffee.
It may depend on the beans and grind, but I found (by mistake) the longer, the better. My standard is now 5 minutes (rather coarse grind). The mistake: forgot about the coffee and let it sit for > 15 minutes. Best ever. Went down from there to see when it gets worse and ended up at 5. (Coarse grind, because hand mill takes forever to grind fine ...)
@@lausianne I tried a longer brew method and it came out sour. I don't remember what roast of coffee I had and whether than affected it, but it made me afraid of the longer brew times.
I absolutely love the comments on James’s videos - he is getting so much love and appreciation from his community here😍🥰
You can see how much this brewer has kept him up all night trying to make this. Thank you for coming through!
I’m new the coffee world, and I have been limited to k-cups and the occasional stop at the more prevalent chains. I just bought my first Aeropress and tried some fresh ground light roast with this recipe and absolutely loved it! I’ve been binge watching this channel for a a couple of weeks and while impressed with the data driven approach, when James started talking about “body” and “acidity” and finishes and all that I kind of chalked it up to maybe a slight, little tiny bit of pretension. For my first cup on the Aeropress I did a side by side comparison with my usual cup, and then it all made sense.Thank you very much for this informative and entertaining introduction into the world of coffee. I am a convert.
I've been using an AeroPress for a few years and love it. Based on your videos I did increase my temp for a light roast. I also increased my steeping time from 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Those two changes transformed a good cup to a fantastic cup of coffee. Drinking mine right now. Cheers.
Great video there James! I have been using AeroPress daily for about 2 years now, and I have tried hundreds of tweaks to improve the taste of my brew. The recipe that I used the most in the past was the original recipe from Alan Adler (the inventor), his technique with the pressing of a smaller amount of water has always proven smoother and tastier for me, but I have tweaked it a bit.
Here's my favorite recipe after many tweaks:
-Inverted method, medium roast coffee, coarse grind (around french press)
-10-15g of coffee (depending on the taste) per 100ml of water
-Put the coffee into a inverted AeroPress, pour 100ml of hot water (slightly below boiling) slowly, so it wets all of the coffee evenly
-After 40 seconds stir the brew gently, after another 20 second place the cap on with the filter (I usually use double filter for smoother taste)
-Turn it over and press with the weight of your arms
-Dilute with 100-150ml of hot water (per taste), and enjoy!
Just picked up an Aeropress. As the only coffee drinker in my family I wanted a quick, relatively easy way to brew a single cup of decent coffee in the morning. This has fit the bill perfectly. It is so easy to set up and then clean up and get a consistent cup of coffee each time. Thanks for bringing this product to my attention!
This recipe is very very different from what I use in my everyday routine. Despite it being somehow simpler, this morning I immediately wanted to try it...
The resulting coffee was at the same time very different from what I'm used to and very enjoyable, with a surprisingly different flavour profile. It was like having different coffee beans: this thing let me realize how versatile this brewer is.
Now I'm starting my day with a smile. And I wanted to say thank you for all of that.
James really hit us with the “but wait there’s more!”
Well, well, well. As the French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery said, “a designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Thank you, Coffee Master 🙏
I had to pause, call my colleague with which I make daily Aeropress coffee, and watch this with him. We're gonna count this as a company mendated training.
My Aeropress was gathering dust in the cupboard, but now it has new life ahead. Thank you, sir.
My story was the same. I was mainly using the V60 or the Wilfa filter machine for some years but now I'm enjoying using the aeropress again. 😊
Thank you. This is brilliant. For YEARS, I've had one of these that I use at the office and I've simply got into the habit of blindly following the (now long-lost) brewing instructions ... stir with the stirrer for 10 seconds then plunge for 20 seconds. Aside from thinking more about roast, grind size and water temperature, you've really made me think twice about the timings involved. I'm going to be doing my own fun experiments over the coming week!
That smile at the end conviced me that you really do hope I have a great day, and honestly I needed that.
Thanks for writing the steps in the description 🎉
Just had an AeroPress for my 81st and wish I had not waited so long, the clarity of the appearance shocked me, thinking it might be weak, what a smooth drink. Fantasticality good.
James's recipe makes a better cup of coffee than mine, using only half the beans. That's why he's the boss!
His casual nature and simplicity of the process I believe is the real reason to love the aeropress. A small, convenient, clean, portable nearly fool proof way of doing coffee every day that doesn't sacrifice flavor not one bit.
I came to this video fairly recently and have been using the technique for the past week. I cannot express how much more pleasure I'm getting out of my morning coffee. It's smoother, more balanced, more flavorful -- even when the beans are past their peak. You have my sincere gratitude.
I've been waiting 3 years for this video. Now I can finally brew myself some coffee
I’m so happy this isn’t the last aeropress video, I’m enjoying this series so much!!! Thank you James!
Hear hear!
I just got an aeropress and don't know much about the proper way to brew coffee. I watched this video along with your other aeropress videos and just made the best cup of coffee! Thank you!
I love the simplicity in this method. I actually tried it this morning and it is such a breeeze procedure for a great tasting coffee. I love that it doesn’t have to rinse paper filter and preheat the aeropress chamber. I use a 15 clicks on Comandante, 94 C water temp.
There's probably already a lot of buzz around the ratio - I was a bit sceptical until I made a sip of a very lightly roasted Ethiopian I just could not get to work properly before. This really made me appreciate extraction on a whole new level. Thank you!
I think I just had my best AeroPress brew of my life. Been using this method for over 5 years and suddenly this. Jesus, not gonna lie, I'm genuinely impressed. First time I don't rise, first time with water that hot, and is the sweetest cup of AP I've ever had. Thank you James. From the bottom of my heart.
Just tried the recipe with great results. I might add a tiny stir with chopsticks after having poured the water just to ensure all the coffee is saturated.
Your recipe is featured in the description, just for your information!
Yeah I think the anxiety/fomo from not stirring at the pour would ruin my ability to enjoy what may very well otherwise be a perfect brew.
I too will “probably” stir too... haven’t tried the Hoffman yet... been busy cleaning my EBay Kleinanzeigen Bialetti Mukka Express! (Then I dropped the weighted valve and broke it! I am sick...
I love my coffee and the aeropress is my daily driver. Fast, simple and clean coffee. My technique is pretty much the same, except that I use a metal filter because it makes the coffee kind of richer. What I love about it is that once you get the hang of it, every cup is delicious, even without a scale or a timer.
I like the inverted method with fine stainless filter, I've ever used only maybe a dozen paper filters.
got an aeropress for Christmas today and i've now made my third cup (first time i'm drinking coffee at home without sugar and milk, so *definitely* doing something right). it's still a little acidic (drinking my third cup now with 12:200 ratio and pretty fine grind). beans are a bit over a month old too. :) but i think i also need to go find a place that makes it really well so i can see what taste i need to be aiming for. your videos have definitely helped me kickstart my aeropress journey.
My brother gave me his aeropress last night and I tried this recipe this morning. I nailed it on the first try. Such a good cup of coffee. Thanks!
I actually find inverted slightly easier less messy because 1.) water can't drip through before you put the plunger in and 2) you can swirl without risk. Never had any leakages when turning over to plunge - James confirming that it makes zero difference makes it a personal preference point and you still get the same coffee, so will stick with inverted here. Great series.
I recently made my very first aeropress cup, using a 1zpresso hand grinder. After a few attempts with your suggested adjustments, I brewed an outstanding cup of coffe. The best coffe I have ever brewed at home, I could not believe how good it tastes. Thank you James!
Aeropress is the first coffee brewer I ever owned after giving up drip coffee. Still probably the best. I love how you can take it anywhere, it doesn't break when tossed into a backpack, the cleanup is the easiest of any method, and it consistently makes good coffee.
I’ve never clicked faster
I’ve never clicked like faster, haven’t even gotten through the pre-roll ad
James I watched this video a while ago. Yesterday I splurged on good quality coffee and used this technique. You are the reason I love coffee now
Christmas is apparently being celebrated on April 21st this year and I’m here for it. 🥲
No longer needing to rinse the papers or bloom or brew inverted has changed my life
How do you brew not inverted and stop all the coffee from just going through the bottom? No matter what I do it just drains through even with the plunger in at the top...
@@ElvenSpellmaker finer grind size maybe?
When you put the plunger in, you pull it up a little to create a vacuum. He does this on the videos but doesn’t explain it in detail.
Spilling the entire thing on my office table trying to brew inverted changed all of it for me haha. Not worth disassembling your mechanical keyboard and rinsing your documents. Dumbest place to aeropress.
@@kevinramkishun3382 You don't have to pull it back up. If you just put the plunger in a bit, gravity crates the vacuum.
Last week I was drinking a morning cup of coffee from a Nespresso machine, knowing that surely coffee could be better than that.
One accidentally discovered James Hoffmann Aeropress series, and about 300€ in gear (grinder, V60, Aeropress, pouring kettle) later and I just had my first JH guided Aeropress cup of coffee and it’s a thing of wonder.
Thank you James for opening my eyes to what coffee can be, and to giving me a whole new world of shiny things to buy!
that hesitation before "heres one i prepared earlier" had me believing you were just going to stare silently at us for 2mins aahahahahahahah
that would have been gold
I was so ready for that!
You could just pause the video for two minutes at that point and get the full experience 😂
@@sourcererseven3858 it just wouldn’t be the same
that part cracked me up, this guy could've just cut the video after 2 minutes but instead he brings out another brew ready to be pressed
I love that cup! Fuglen really is among the best roasteries in Oslo
I’ve used this method for the first time and it’s by far the best Aeropress coffee I’ve made yet. I was starting to regret buying the Aeropress but now, I’m hooked. I don’t need my non dairy milk, I’m using a bean from Wogan Coffee in Bristol. I’ll keep the milk for my Moka Pot.
James: living at altitude, the boiling point is 94 degs C. This puts the brewing in the bitter category with the aeropress. The conversion to the actual 80C works much better for dark roast. This is a subtle point but worth noting.
Great resource. Thanks for your support to all coffee lovers.
The day has finally arrived. I am pig sick and in my fourth week of it, if anything can pull me back to the light this is it, behold, a miracle.
James, my English coffee mentor, this is a home run. I used an aeropress for so long but switched to a v60 because I was getting better results. I tried this just now and I'm blown away. Bravo 👏
THIS. Greatest gift of the year.
My favorite go-to recipe ever since watching. 😁😁😁 Since I mostly brew medium roast, what worked for me is 60g/l ratio (12g on 200ml water) with 40-45 clicks on Kingrinder K6 and 95°c water. The results have been very consistent and I love this recipe also on iced aeropress (with around 40% ice to brew water ratio). Thanks James.
40clicks? I have the K4 and that’s like dust
I haven't used my aeropress in about 2 years. Saw this recipe, broke that baby out, and now I am going to use it daily. This video is awesome. Great cup of coffee
This Aeropress series was very helpful. Having never brewed with one, this let me get up to speed with it a lot faster. Thank you!
The descent into coffee madness continues…
Yes - the pandemic took me from being one of those people who just liked coffee into this never-ending journey of making my own with grinders, pour overs, french presses, and now the AeroPress. I get to the point that i no longer know what I like or what coffee even TASTES LIKE!
Now this they call Evergreen content. 😄
Everbrown content
I was thinking about Suez Canal when I read this comment...
After approx 5 years of owning it this video has finally taught me how to actually use my aeropress well! Today it’s made me the best cups of coffee I’ve ever made with it. Not even with fresh ground beans I’m afraid, just my dirty, dirty supermarket grounds. But still a great taste. First time I’ve ever been satisfied drinking aeropress coffee without sugar. Thank you!
Just tried and this was one of the nicest cups I've had from the Aeropress - with one of the simplest recipes
Cheers James - this was worth the wait
You’re the best. With written recipes. Tried of jotting notes while watching video or forget everything after boiled my water.
James, thank you for helping me rediscover my Aeropress!
After having bought an espresso machine for WFH during lockdown I'd not used my Aeropress, but so clean and fresh! Even with coming the end of the bag and metal filter.
Thank you!
Followed this and got the best brew from my aeropress that I've had so far. Thanks for this incredible breakdown and guide
Really nice. Using AeroPress over 10 years now, this cup of coffee is easily one of the best of my experience using your method.
Woah he didn’t even use the stirring paddle, these are some advanced techniques
Yes, I’m confused. According to Alan Adler, the initial 10 second stir helps prevent clumping.
I’m going to go brew some trio’s now to test.
In the previous episode, he tested differences in "stir" and "swirl" and didn't find any noticeable difference, so here he just did the "swirl".
I KNOW! This was most surprising to me! No “agitation”, except the pouring of his 200ml of water (which didn’t even get all the grounds wet!). I wonder what his stirring paddle is being used for now... cutaway camera shot to door in studio, slow zoom down to bottom edge where “stirring paddle” is being used as a door-stop!
I tried this method this morning and it might be my new daily. I found i had to slow down my pour and really focus on getting the grounds wet, but extending my brew time made such a difference
I taste more extraction from the after pour stir. Not a significant amount however.
Honestly when im pretty stressed or depressed i will turn on james's videos to kind of let my mind go somewhere else and it's soothing we appreciate you james!!!
I started Aeropress brewing with this recipe and couldn't be happier - this is an outstanding brewing method, the results are always consistent and the cup is coming out always perfectly clean and gentle. Bravo!
This video was pretty much the foundation of how I brew Aeropress. I've made a few tweaks along the way as we have different tastes when it comes to the coffee we use, but generally things are pretty much as you have recommended. I use a single origin from Sulawesi that's been a family favourite for multiple generations now, brewing 20g to 300g for a 2min infusion with the plunger on top to create a sort of vacuum, swirling at 2 mins until coffee starts to drip out again, and then pressing gently. If I've done it right the timer reads 2:45-3:00 when I'm done.
Interesting 😊Can you share which Sulawesi coffee you drink and what kind of roast?
I haven't even got an aeropress and I've been excited for this video lol.
They make great coffee, they really do
I've been trying to dial in my aeropress for a while now, searched around a lot, tried different things, got some decent results... but for some reason this one just clicked for me. It's perfect, consistent, and no fuss. Thanks James!
The smooth transition to " this is what I started earlier" was legendary
Can we just acknowledge how gorgeous that cup is?
Indeed, I've already messaged the company asking when they get stock back in... :D
@@AmundBlixAaeng Who makes it?
@@wanderlust332 It's from Kaffefuglen, a magical little coffee shop and cocktail bar in Oslo/Tokyo.
Damn I miss that place.
@@wanderlust332 It's a coffee shop is Oslo, Norway called Fuglen. They don't have any in stock, but working on it was their answer.
They seem to be using the lockdown to renovate the cafe - I walk past them once a week just to see if they have reopened yet. On the other hand, kolonial/oda carries their beans now.
I love James Hoffman. You cannot compete with a charismatic coffee scientist. And with amazing hair!
I was shy to use aeropress for fear of heated plastic and chemical leeching, but was given one and its going to prove to be handy during travel!
Good thing I'm working from home. I've moved to the kitchen and grinding as he speaks.
How was your result? Mind blowingly better?
@@matiaschacana5768 I've used my Aeropress like that (minus the 30 second wait after swirling, I was more around 10-15s) since the previous video (4 days ago, or 8 coffees), as all the individual parameters were discussed there. While not as mindblowing as the difference between my old shitty filter and my first Aeropress cup, it's better than my previous technique. And, most importantly, consistently better. And it's really simple. Definitely my new morning routine.
@@matiaschacana5768 Yes, I would say better than any cup I have brewed previously with Aeropress.
Pasting my notes in case someone finds them useful...
- 11g coffee + 200g water (for light roast). Consider less water for dark roast (for less extraction
- Add paper to paper holder (no need to rinse), lock and place onto brewing cup
- Very fine grind (almost espresso grind). Consider more coarse grind for darker roasts
- Use 100C water for light roast, lower for darker roasts. Consider 85C for dark roast.
- Start timer and add water. Immediately insert plunger after pouring.
- After timer reaches 2mins, give a gentle swirl
- After 30 seconds press gently, do not use bodyweight. Should take around 30 seconds.
- Pull back slightly to prevent drips, empty and clean.
I know I’m late here but I’m looking for some advice. Every time I insert the plunger after pouring the boiling water, I find the coffee already starts pouring through into the mug/glass. Is there any way to avoid this ? I’ve watched Hoffmanns videos and he talks about leaving it for 2 mins but I don’t even get the chance to leave it for 30/45 seconds.
@@Hungri_Ungi As soon as you have poured the water in, insert the plunger very slightly. This creates the vacuum and stops the water pouring out the bottom.
@@FlowProdOfficial il try this, but surely adding any sort of pressure in the chamber is just going to increase the chance of more coffee running out the bottom ?
@@Hungri_Ungi You're right, a little water will escape as you do this, but then the remaining water will stay put.
"Consider less water for dark roast"
Like 14g 200ml?