The Real Sprometheus
The Real Sprometheus had been developing this recipe for an AeroPress competition, but ended up sharing it with the world instead. It works well with a wide variety of beans and produces a clean, sweet, and balanced cup.
Brew spec
- Method
- Upright
- Cup type
- Regular Cup
- Coffee
- 15 g
- Water
- 250 g
- Temperature
- 90°C
- Ratio
- 1:17
- Grind size
- Fine
- Brew time
- 3m 15s
- Steps
- 8
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 The Real Sprometheus's brew steps aloud, one at a time, with a randomly selected background loop running throughout the brew.
Current phase
Setup
15 g coffee · 250 g water
Place a paper filter in the cap and attach it to the brew chamber. No need to rinse the filter.
Press play to start. A randomly selected coffee-room loop plays throughout the brew while the coach speaks each instruction over it.
Ingredients
- 15 grams of ground coffee
- 250 grams of 90ºC water
How to brew
- 1
Place a paper filter in the cap and attach it to the brew chamber. No need to rinse the filter.
- 2
Add 15 g of ground coffee to the brew chamber. Give it a shake to even out the grounds.
- 3
Pour 100 g of hot water over the grounds.
- 4
Let bloom.
- 5
Pour an additional 150 g of hot water.
- 6
Using a spoon, slowly stir the slurry front to back and left to right.
- 7
Insert the plunger at the top of the brew chamber and lift up slightly to create a seal. Let steep.
- 8
Swirl the AeroPress and cup a few times, then gently press into the cup. Keep pressing all the way through the hiss.