- Hey guys, it's Aleš from
"European Coffee Trip,"
and if you watch our channel long enough,
you already know that we
really like using the AeroPress
and experimenting with different
kind of AeroPress recipes.
So, in this video I'm going to show you
the winning AeroPress recipe of 2019.
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So, what does it mean
it's winning recipe?
Every year, people who love the AeroPress
compete around the world to qualify
to the World AeroPress Championship.
In 2019. the final took place
in London at Oval Space.
And out of 65 competitors,
Wendelien van Bunnik
from the Netherlands, took the title.
I recorded podcast
interview with Wendelien,
where we talk about her winning recipe.
And I thought we should
make a video about it.
So, let's get started!
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We will use 30 grams of
coarsely ground coffee.
That's about 30 clicks on
our Comandante grinder.
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AeroPress is in the inverted position,
and we will add 100 grams
of the softest water
you can find, at 92 degrees celsius.
Then, stir vigorously
with your AeroPress spoon
for 20 times.
Put the cap on, with a rinsed paper filter
and push out the excess air.
At 40 seconds, flip the
AeroPress on the cap and press.
You dilute the strong brew
with 120 grams of water
of 92 degrees celsius.
The last thing is to cool the brew down,
by pouring it back and
forth in different vessels.
The ideal serving temperature
is 60 degrees celsius.
Now, let's look at the
details of the recipe.
I will start with coffee.
The cool thing about the
Aeropress Championship
is that all the competitors
used the very same coffee.
This year, it was washed Pacas variety,
from El Salvador.
It was roasted by the guys
from Ozone Coffee Roasters
in London.
We ordered a bag, so we can
reproduce Wendelien's recipe.
She told us her goal was
to enhance the acidity
and limit a little dry
finish that this coffee
would typically have.
Wendelien's recipe calls
for very soft water.
Actually, she recommends
getting the softest water
you can.
She used water from Dutch
brand "Spa" that has only
33 TDS. You couldn't get
that one in Czech Republic,
so we thought it's an
excellent time to try
Third Wave Water packets
we got in the office.
But, use only one fourth of the minerals,
to prepare really soft water.
The last little detail,
that could make a difference
was a paper filter. Wendelien
didn't use the regular
Aeropress filter, but got Aesir
filters produced in Canada.
These filters are more
thick, with small pore size
and Wendelien described them
almost as Chemex filters
and the resulting cup was much
cleaner, with less sediment.
Once again, we didn't have
access to these filters,
so at least we used two Aeropress
filters, the regular ones,
to sort of mimic the situation.
Okay, if you like the recipe
and you are eager to test it
yourself, you might want to
check also the winning recipes
from the previous years.
We filmed a winning
AeroPress recipe of 2015
with Lukas Zahradnik in Bratislava.
We filmed the winning
AeroPress recipe of 2016
with Filip Kucharczyk, in Wroclaw
and we also filmed the winning
AeroPress recipe of 2017
with Paulina Miczka in London.
Thank you guys for watching,
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and if you haven't seen
our documentary about
the AeroPress, it's called
the AeroPress Movie so,
go and watch it; invite your
friend and watch it together
and I will see you in
the next video, bye bye!
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