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AeroPress Coffee Brewing Guide

The most common brewing method for specialty coffee is pour-over, and very few people use less common methods, perhaps because they are time-consuming or troublesome to prepare. Today, FrontStreet Coffee wants to share coffee making using a time-tested device: the AeroPress. It is a highly versatile coffee device with an unforgettable syringe-style brewing method that produces uniquely distinctive coffee. Let's begin today's brewing demonstration.

AeroPress Principle and Usage

The principle and usage of AeroPress coffee are very simple: a hard plastic tube, a filter cap, and a rubber seal. The basic kit also includes a stirrer, a spoon, enough filter paper for one year, and a funnel for pouring coffee grounds into the plastic tube.

FrontStreet Coffee's AeroPress Brewing Guide

Brewing approach: use the AeroPress to extract a high-concentration, high-extraction coffee liquid, then add hard ice cubes to cool and dilute it to suit your taste. Therefore, choose a relatively fine grind setting, a higher water temperature, and a suitable coffee-to-water ratio.

For coffee beans, we selected FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe Washed Kochere, with detailed information as follows:

Region: Yirgacheffe Kochere

Altitude: 1,800-2,200 m

Variety: Heirloom

Processing: Washed

Flavor Notes: Lemon, black tea, orange blossom, fruity sweetness

Brewing Parameters: Coffee dose: 20 g, coffee-to-water ratio: 1:9, grind size: espresso grind, water temperature: 92 degrees Celsius, time: 1 minute 30 seconds

Brewing Process

1. Take out the filter cap, attach a dedicated AeroPress filter paper, and wet it with hot water so the filter paper adheres tightly to the filter cap.

2. Place the AeroPress upside down, pour 20 g of ground coffee into the chamber, then pour in 180 g of 92 degrees Celsius hot water and start timing.

3. After pouring the water, stir gently with the stirrer for 50 seconds. Cover with the filter cap and press upward to remove excess air.

4. Flip the AeroPress so the filter paper and cap face down and the coffee grounds face up, then press downward to extract. Complete the extraction in approximately 30 seconds. At this point, you have about 150 ml of high-concentration coffee liquid. Total extraction time is 1 minute 30 seconds.

5. Pour the coffee liquid over 120 g of hard ice cubes to cool and dilute the coffee. The ice cubes can be adjusted according to personal taste.

6. Shake gently to ensure consistent concentration and temperature throughout the cup. Then it is ready to enjoy.

Tasting Notes

After ice dilution, you can experience the freshness of iced lemon, citrus acidity, a clean mouthfeel, and a sweet black tea sensation in the mid-palate, which is very comforting.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

The washed Yirgacheffe Kochere used in this recipe is a classic choice for the AeroPress because its clean, tea-like character survives the higher concentration well. FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe delivers exactly that profile, with white jasmine blossom, bright citrus and lemon acidity, and a light tea-like body that turns into a sweet, clean black tea note once the concentrate is poured over ice. If you want to compare cooperatives, FrontStreet Coffee's Gedidin Cooperative from the Worka area is washed in the traditional way and shows a similar citrus and lemon acidity with elegant white florals. Both beans handle the fine espresso grind, the 1:9 ratio, and the short 1 minute 30 seconds extraction used here, and both taste refreshing when served iced.