Némo Pop's 2025 World AeroPress Championship recipe

Némo Pop from Australia won the 2025 World AeroPress Championship with a fast upright brew that is finished in about 70 seconds. The bypass water goes into the carafe first, so the coffee is diluted the moment it is pressed.

Némo ground on a Comandante Trailmaster X25 with Tigershark burrs at 31 clicks, blew out the chaff and sifted out fines under 200 microns. On other grinders, start at a medium 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

2012 world champion

Upright, coarse and simple, with a short bloom.

18.3 g · 1:13.7 · 1:00 to 1:30

2013 world champion

A bloom, a cooler second pour and a slow press.

17 g · 1:15.9 · 1:20 to 1:40

2014 world champion

Upright at 78°C, with a long, slow 75 second press.

16.5 g · 1:15.2 · 1:40

2015 world champion

Inverted at 79°C, with a swirl, a short bloom and a 45 second press.

20 g · 1:11.5 · 1:35

2016 world champion

A big, strong inverted concentrate, diluted to taste.

35 g · 1:7.4 · 1:15 to 1:40

2017 world champion

A strong inverted concentrate from a big dose, topped up with hot water.

35 g · 1:10 · 1:35

2018 world champion

A little water through a big dose, then topped up hot and cool.

34.9 g · 1:5.7 · 1:30

2019 world champion

A one minute inverted concentrate, diluted to taste.

30 g · 1:7.3 · 1:00

2021 world champion

Inverted at 80°C, gently stirred and pressed by 2:00.

18 g · 1:11.1 · 2:00

2022 world champion

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

18 g · 1:10.2 · 2:10

2024 world champion

Two pours, a slow inverted press and a two stage dilution.

18 g · 1:9.8 · 2:05 to 2:15

2025 world champion

Upright and fast, pressed straight onto warm bypass water.

18 g · 1:9.4 · 1:10

Recipe

Coffee

Water

Makes about

Change any amount and the whole recipe scales with it.

Ratio: 1:9.4
Water temperature: 84°C
Grind: Medium, chaff and fines removed
Time: 1:10

What you need

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

Method

1
Put two paper filters in the cap and screw it onto the chamber. Némo used the Flow Control cap, which stops it dripping early.
2
Pour 70 g of water at 50°C into your carafe.
3
Grind 18 g of coffee, blow out the chaff and sift out the fines. Stand the AeroPress upright on the carafe and add the coffee.
4
Start the timer and pour 100 g of water at 84°C, wetting all the grounds.
5
At 0:25, stir north to south twice, then west to east twice.
6
At 0:50, start pressing gently for about 20 seconds, then serve.