Jibbi Little's 2022 World AeroPress Championship recipe

Recipe by Jibbi Little · See the original

Jibbi Little from Australia won the 2022 World AeroPress Championship with a short, strong inverted brew made with less than 100 g of water, then topped up with hot water to the final weight.

She ground twice, first very coarse on a Timemore and then on a Kinu at setting 4, and sifted out the finest particles. At home, a medium grind with the dust sifted out is a good place to start.

AeroPress recipes

Everyday

A clean, sweet cup the right way up, no flipping.

15 g · 1:15.3 · 2:00 to 2:30

Inverted

Brewed upside down, so nothing drips through until you press.

16 g · 1:15 · 2:00 to 2:30

Hoffmann's AeroPress

A small dose, water off the boil and a long, hands-off steep.

11 g · 1:18.2 · 3:00 to 3:15

2023 world champion

A strong inverted concentrate, diluted with bypass water.

18 g · 1:8.6 · 2:05

2009 world champion

An inverted brew at 75°C with only 15 seconds of contact.

20 g · 1:10 · 30 to 45 seconds

2011 world champion

Upright, slow and gentle, with the last of the liquid left behind.

17 g · 1:15.9 · 2:00 to 3:00

2022 world champion

A small, strong inverted brew, topped up with hot water.

18 g · 1:10.2 · 2:10

Recipe

Change any amount and the whole recipe scales with it.

Ratio
1:10.2
Water temperature
90°C
Grind
Medium, with the fines sifted out
Time
2:10

What you need

  • AeroPress and a paper filter
  • Kettle
  • Digital scale with a timer
  • Burr grinder
  • Sturdy mug

Method

  1. 1

    Rinse one paper filter in the cap. Set the AeroPress up inverted and heat water to 90°C.

  2. 2

    Add 18 g of coffee. Start the timer, pour 94 g of water and stir gently 35 times.

  3. 3

    At 1:20, screw on the cap and press out the remaining air.

  4. 4

    At 1:30, flip it onto your server. Press steadily from 1:40 to 2:10.

  5. 5

    You should have about 60 g of concentrate. Add water at 90°C until the coffee weighs 150 g.

  6. 6

    Serve. If you have a refractometer, Jibbi aimed for 1.30 to 1.35% TDS.

If it does not taste right

It is hard to press

The grind is too fine. Grind coarser and press more gently; it should take steady pressure, not force.

My coffee tastes sour

Grind a little finer or steep for longer, up to about 2:30.

My coffee tastes bitter

Grind a little coarser or press sooner. Leave the last of the liquid in the chamber rather than forcing it through.

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