2016 Aeropress World Champion Recipe: Filip Kucharczyk

Brew Method of the Week #10

Photo by Sean Benesh on Unsplash

For our Aeropress brew method this week we are going to be learning from Filip Kucharczyk. I’ve been trying out his 2016 Aeropress World Champion recipe and I love it.

As always, here is where I first found this brew method. Check out the video made by European Coffee Tour of Kucharczyk brewing the recipe himself before coming back here and using this guide of how I enjoyed it as a reference.

This brew yields 250g of coffee, enough for 1 person. It takes less than 2 minutes, so making an extra cup for a friend won’t take too long.

Let’s get started.

What you’ll need:

• The Aeropress
• Aeropress filter
• Chopsticks or something similar (for stirring)
• Scale
• Timer
• 35g Coffee: Ground coarse (setting 21 on a Baratza Encore grinder)
• Kettle: to heat water (183°F/ 84°C)
• Water
• Mug

Set up:

1. Insert a filter into the Aeropress basket and rinse with hot water.
2. Grind your 35g of coffee (setting 21 on a…