shelf. coffee
← Back
George Stanica

WAC 2024 (Stanica)

2024 World AeroPress Championship winning recipe. Upright position, short brew at 84°C with a cold bypass in the carafe to lock aromatics.

Yield 140–200 ml
170 ml
140 Sweet zone 160–180 ml 200
Coffee 18 g
Roast Light – Medium
Water 170 ml
Temperature 84 °C
Ratio 1:9
Grind Medium (between espresso and filter)
Before you start2
  1. Bypass in carafePour 70 ml of ~50°C water into the carafe before placing the AeroPress on top.
  2. Double filterUse 2 paper filters in the cap (Flow Control if available). No need to rinse.
Steps · 5
01 Brew in chamber — 70 ml 0:15
02 Saturate 0:25
03 Stir NSEW 0:40
04 Steep 0:50
05 Press 1:10
Glossary2
Bloom
Pre-infusion. A small water dose over the grounds (usually 2x the coffee weight) that releases CO2 from fresh coffee. Without it, extraction gets uneven.
Pulse pours
Pouring water in several short rounds instead of one continuous pour. Increases agitation and extraction; controls drawdown time.