George Stanica's 2024 World AeroPress Championship recipe
Recipe by George Stanica · See the original
George Stanica from Romania won the 2024 World AeroPress Championship with this inverted recipe. He split the brew water into two gentle pours, pressed slowly and diluted the concentrate first with hot water, then with room temperature water.
George ground on a Comandante C40 with Red Clix at 58 clicks, about 870 microns, and brewed at 96°C. On other grinders, start at a medium coarse grind and adjust to taste.
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
2024 world champion
Two pours, a slow inverted press and a two stage dilution.
18 g · 1:9.8 · 2:05 to 2:15
Recipe
Change any amount and the whole recipe scales with it.
- Ratio
- 1:9.8
- Water temperature
- 96°C
- Grind
- Medium coarse
- Time
- 2:05 to 2:15
What you need
- AeroPress and a paper filter
- Kettle
- Digital scale with a timer
- Burr grinder
- Sturdy mug
Method
- 1
Set the AeroPress up inverted with the plunger at about the 4 mark, heat water to 96°C and add 18 g of coffee.
- 2
Start the timer and pour 50 g of water in about 5 seconds. Let it bloom for 30 seconds.
- 3
Pour another 50 g, then stir lightly north, south, east and west for 10 seconds.
- 4
Rinse a paper filter in the cap. At 1:20, screw it on and gently push out the air over about 10 seconds.
- 5
Swirl gently and flip it onto your server. At 1:35, press gently for 30 to 40 seconds, until you have about 78 g.
- 6
Add hot water until the coffee weighs about 130 g, then add 25 g of room temperature water.
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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