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Paulina Miczka · 2017

AeroPress’s published 2017 champion recipe, with its documented technique and measurements.

By Paulina Miczka · View source ↗

Coffee
35 g
Brewing water
150 mL

Before you start

Get ready.

Fit one pre-wet paper filter in a Flow Control cap and add the coffee.

Grind: V60-style grind

Water: 84 °C

Dilution water: 150–200 mL · keep separate from brewing water

Equipment checklist
  • AeroPress coffee maker
  • Coffee scale
  • Grinder

Brew along

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Recipe details & source

Paulina Miczka · 2017 · champion · Publisher’s adaptation

The source explicitly labels this a later Flow Control adaptation. Bypass is a range, so it is not converted into a single fixed dilution or total water quantity.

Water temperature
84 °C
Bypass water
150–200 mL
Difficulty
Some practice

Original coffee: Not documented

Published brewing steps

  1. 0:00 · Water and stir

    Add 150 mL water and stir for 20 seconds.

    Add 150 mL

  2. When ready · Press

    Start pressing at 1:05 and stop at 1:35 elapsed.

  3. When ready · Dilute

    Add 150–200 mL from the same kettle to taste.

Source reviewed 2026-10-27. Instructions paraphrased by Solution Coffee.

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