Alan Adler
Alan Adler is the inventor of the AeroPress. This is his original recipe, which is easy to follow and ideal for beginners. Adler recommends using a grind that's somewhere between drip and espresso. Add hot water at the end to make a classic American cup.
Brew spec
- Method
- Upright
- Cup type
- Regular Cup
- Coffee
- 16 g
- Water
- 95 g
- Temperature
- 80°C
- Ratio
- 1:6
- Grind size
- Fine
- Brew time
- 10s
- Steps
- 6
Grind converter
Fine · ~450 µmGrinds ~0–1090 µm
Recommended setting
13
dial setting
Settings are approximate community estimates. Use them as a starting point, then taste: more bitter → go coarser, more sour → go finer.
Brew this recipe hands-free
The assistant reads Alan Adler's brew steps aloud, one at a time, with a randomly selected background loop running throughout the brew.
Current phase
Setup
16 g coffee · 95 g water
Add 16 g of ground coffee to the brew chamber.
Press play to start. A randomly selected coffee-room loop plays throughout the brew while the coach speaks each instruction over it.
Ingredients
- 16 grams of ground coffee
- 95 grams of 80ºC water
How to brew
- 1
Add 16 g of ground coffee to the brew chamber.
- 2
Give a gentle shake to level the grounds.
- 3
Pour water up to about 1½ on the chamber (approximately 95 g).
- 4
Stir using the paddle.
- 5
Insert the plunger and press gently, pausing when you meet resistance. Stop once the plunger reaches the grounds.
- 6
Add additional hot water to the cup, to taste.