The Nomad’s Cup
What’s up guys? I’d like to share a quick aeropress recipe I got from Mirror Coffee Roasters in Bellingham, Washington. They are a great source of information for all things coffee. I’ve been listening to their Warmup Sessions podcast and decided to try out their aeropress recipe that won them a competition. It’s simple, quick, and my go-to when I’m on a work trip. It uses a 1:14 ratio (on the stronger side). Go for 1:16 if you’d like it a little weaker. You’ll need an aeropress, hot water, and a scale. Here we go:
Heat up water. I use my kettle to get the water to 201 deg F; but on the road, I heat up the water for 1:30 in a microwave or settle for whatever coffee brewer the hotel has without coffee to heat up the water.
Weigh your beans. For a standard size cup of 208g, I use 14.9g of coffee. On the road, I guess since I don’t bring my scale with me.
Grind coffee. I grind finer than drip. It’s a 7-8 on my grinder. I pre-grind and take it with me on work trips. Or, sometimes, I bring a hand grinder, but it’s massive. So until I get a smaller one, I pre-grind.
Pour 208g hot water into inverted aeropress (place plunger just inside the aeropress). This is difficult on the road. Sometimes I stop and get hot water from a restaurant and sometimes I get lucky and have a microwave in my hotel. I don’t drink airplane water, so if I don’t have water in a plane, I’ll be sans coffee.
Start timer and pour ground coffee into water and mix. I mix until all the coffee is saturated. Then I put the filter on and wait.
At 1:40, flip the aeropress right side up and resting on your mug of choice. Gently shake the aeropress from 1:40-1:50.
Plunge from 1:50-2:20 into mug. Rate should be so that it takes you roughly 30” to plunge completely.
And that’s it! It has saved me many times when I can’t find any good coffee while on the road/skies.
