Filter and pour over

AeroPress coffee

AeroPress coffee is made in a small plastic plunger brewer. Fast, clean, forgiving, and easy to change.

  • Ratio About 1 part coffee to 12 to 16 parts water by weight
  • Serve 180 to 250 ml, hot, in a mug
  • Grind Medium fine

Written by the KAIVO team, Mumbai. Last updated 4 November 2026. Cite as: KAIVO, "AeroPress coffee", kaivo.in/pages/drink-aeropress-coffee

The AeroPress is a plastic tube with a plunger and a small paper filter. Coffee and hot water are steeped for a short time and then pressed through the filter into a cup. It was invented in 2005 by Alan Adler in the United States. It is light, almost unbreakable and a favourite of travellers, and it can make strong, espresso like coffee or clean filter style coffee.

How it is made

  1. 01

    Put a paper filter in the cap, rinse it and fit it to the AeroPress.

  2. 02

    Add about 15 g of medium fine ground coffee.

  3. 03

    Pour in about 220 g of hot water and stir for 10 seconds.

  4. 04

    Wait about 1 to 2 minutes.

  5. 05

    Press the plunger slowly over about 30 seconds, and stop when you hear a hiss.

Brew it with AeroPress

A KAIVO blend for this

The Wildcard

KAIVO lists AeroPress as a way to brew The Wildcard, a light roast with orange juice, plum and black currant notes, and a clean paper filter keeps that fruit bright.

Light roast, tasting of orange juice, plums, black currant.

See The Wildcard

Questions

Can the AeroPress make espresso?

Not true espresso, because it does not reach 9 bar of pressure. It can make a small, strong, concentrated coffee that is good for milk drinks.

Should I use the upright or the inverted method?

Both work. The upright method is simpler. The inverted method stops coffee from dripping early, so it suits longer steeping times.

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