AeroPress Coffee Recipe Calculator
Dial in your AeroPress recipe by cup size and concentration.
Calculates coffee dose, brew water, bloom time, and pressure method for any serving.
The AeroPress is unusual because it works as both a full-immersion brewer and a pressure brewer at the same time.
Steep time is short (1-2 minutes), pressure from the plunger finishes the extraction, and the paper or metal filter removes most sediment.
The standard ratio for a regular cup is 1:15 — 15 grams of coffee in 225 ml of water for a 15 oz serving.
For a concentrate (to dilute with hot water for an Americano-style drink), a 1:6 ratio is common: 15 grams in 90 ml, then top up with 150 ml of hot water in the cup.
AeroPress fans and the World AeroPress Championship have generated thousands of recipes, but most share the same structure:
- Add coffee to the AeroPress chamber
- Pour hot water, start the timer
- Stir briefly
- Steep for 1-2 minutes
- Press slowly over 20-30 seconds
Water temperature is more flexible than most other methods — anywhere from 80°C to 96°C (175-205°F) works, depending on how light or dark the roast is.
Light roasts benefit from hotter water (90-96°C) to extract fully.
Dark roasts can be brewed at lower temperatures (80-88°C) without over-extracting bitter compounds.
Inverted method: flipping the AeroPress upside down during the steep prevents any drip-through before you press.
It gives you more control over steep time and tends to produce a slightly fuller-bodied cup.
The tradeoff is that flipping a chamber full of hot coffee requires some confidence.
Paper filters produce a clean, tea-like cup with no sediment.
Metal filters let through more oils and fine particles for a richer, slightly heavier result similar to French press.