What’s the first thing you consume in the morning? In this household, it’s one word: coffee. That enchanting elixir brings warmth and comfort into our lives on a daily basis, and we are truly smitten (a better term than addicted, right?). Nothing makes me happier than rolling out of bed to a cozy mug of that intoxicating, dark aroma. If you’re into coffee, you’ll know there is a plethora of brewing methods out there, many bordering on coffee nerd-dom: think French Press, Chemex, V60, And as budding coffee nerd-snobs, we have our favorite method to share with you: the Aeropress. Keep reading for our Aeropress recipe!
What’s an Aeropress?
The Aero-what? It sounds and looks a bit space-agey, but it’s simply a (BPA-free) plastic tube used to press water through coffee grounds. Reasons we love brewing coffee with an Aeropress:
It’s quick (5 minutes tops, without the grinding). It’s easy (even I can do it). It’s easy to clean (literally 30 seconds to discard the grounds and rinse). It’s portable (we bring it on vacations). It makes a killer cup of coffee.
The type of coffee to use in this Aeropress recipe
The Aeropress works great for any roast of coffee. If you’re looking for espresso, you can certainly use a dark roast. However, we have fallen in love with light roast craft coffee. If you’re in Indianapolis, our favorite roaster is just down the street (Blue Mind Roasting). We love single origin craft coffees since as Ethiopian, Peruvian or Costa Rican. An Aeropress is pretty forgiving as far as the size of the coffee grind, but we recommend grinding the beans to a medium fine grind. We love our Bodum Burr Grinder for a consistent grind every time.
Our Aeropress recipe
Since we’ve had so many requests for tutorials on how to use an Aeropress, we decided to share all our secrets! Our favorite Aeropress recipe is below. Try it out, then remember you can (and should!) customize the method to your own liking. Try playing with variables like more or less coffee, stirring and not stirring, and so forth until you come up with a method that you love.
Listen to how to use an Aeropress
To compliment this recipe, we’ve also demonstrated how to make Aeropress coffee on the air in our podcast! Check out the podcast episode “For coffee lovers only” for more. We’d love to hear what you think, and what kind of success you’ve had with any type of brewing method. Let us know in the comments below!
Where to buy an Aeropress
We bought our Aeropress online, but you might also find them at a local coffee show! You can order an Aeropress here (affiliate link).
Looking for more coffee methods?
Outside of how to use an Aeropress coffee maker, we’ve got a series on how to make coffee using all sorts of gadgets!
VIDEO: How to use an Aeropress How to make iced coffee Best pour over coffee maker How to Make Coffee: 4 Ways How to make cold brew coffee How to use a Chemex coffee maker All our Coffee Recipes & Resources
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