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Alternative Brewing 2-Cup

ARecipe by Alternative Brewing 2-Cup·aeromatic.app

This scaled-up recipe for the AeroPress XL produces two cups (or one extra-large cup) from a single brew.

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Brew spec

Method
Upright
Cup type
Regular Cup
Coffee
40 g
Water
550 g
Temperature
95°C
Ratio
1:14
Grind size
Coarse
Brew time
2m
Steps
6

Grind converter

Coarse · ~900 µm

Grinds ~0–1090 µm

Recommended setting

32

dial setting

Settings are approximate community estimates. Use them as a starting point, then taste: more bitter → go coarser, more sour → go finer.

Voice assistant

Brew this recipe hands-free

The assistant reads Alternative Brewing 2-Cup's brew steps aloud, one at a time, with a randomly selected background loop running throughout the brew.

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Setup

40 g coffee · 550 g water

SetupStep 1 of 6

Place two paper filters in the cap and rinse with hot water. Discard the rinse water.

Press play to start. A randomly selected coffee-room loop plays throughout the brew while the coach speaks each instruction over it.

Ingredients

  • 40 grams of ground coffee
  • 550 grams of 95ºC water

How to brew

  1. 1

    Place two paper filters in the cap and rinse with hot water. Discard the rinse water.

  2. 2

    Add 40 g of ground coffee to the brew chamber.

  3. 3

    Quickly pour 550 g of hot water into the brew chamber.

  4. 4

    Stir gently.

  5. 5

    Fasten the filter cap and let sit.

  6. 6

    Press slowly into the cup.