James Hoffmann's Ultimate AeroPress Recipe

James Hoffmann's Ultimate AeroPress recipe - the AeroPress recipe everyone has been waiting for!

James presents us with a simple, and tasty recipe that throws away a lot of AeroPress misconceptions such as rinsing your paper filter and preheating your AeroPress. James also prefers to swirl, not stir.

This recipe is a great starting point for any AeroPress enthusiast - once you get it wired, use it as a base for other recipe experiments.

Quick notes:

• For medium roast coffee, using 90-95°C water will give you better results.
• For dark roast coffee, try 85-90°C water for the brew.

For a much more detailed walkthrough of this recipe, watch James’ original video.

James also has an espresso-like recipe for milk coffee, which you can view here.

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📌 Grind settings recommended by users:

• 1Zpresso JX Pro with a gray dot: 3.2.0 for light roast
• 1Zpresso Jx: 42-48 clicks (1.5 turns)
• 1Zpresso K-max: 5-5.5
• Aergrind: 1.3-1.9
• Baratza Encore: 12-14
• Breville dose control / smart grinder: 2 Clicks before "percolator"
• Comandante: 11-16
• Hario mini slim: 3 for medium roast
• Porlex Mini: 5-7 clicks depending on the type of roast (eg.dark roast, 7 clicks... sometimes 8)
• Timemore C2: on 11 clicks for light roast
• Timemore C2: 12-14 clicks for medium roast
• Timemore C3 or C3 pro: 11 clicks for medium roast
• Wilfa Aroma grinder: at the end of the AeroPress

Tried this recipe? Let us know what you think, in the comments below.