George Stanica
World AeroPress Championship winner, 2024

2024 Winning AeroPress

A hot, inverted concentrate, cut with water at the end.

100 g water · 1:5.6

  • 96 °C (205 °F)
  • About 2:10, then dilute
  • AeroPress, inverted, one rinsed Aesir filter
  • 870 µm (58 clicks on a Comandante C40 with Red Clix)
Before you start
  1. Set the AeroPress inverted, around the 4 mark, and add the coffee.
  1. 0:00+50 g50 g
  2. 0:30+50 g100 g
  3. 0:36StirLightly, north-south-east-west
  4. 1:20CapFit the filter cap and gently push out the air
  5. 1:30SwirlSwirl gently and set it on the server
  6. 1:35PressPress gently, 30 to 40 seconds
  7. 2:10DiluteAdd warm water to a total of {{130}}–{{135}} g, then {{20}}–{{30}} g at room temperature

Source: Official recipes

Notes on this recipe

Built for one specific competition coffee. His note: adapt it to your own palate.

Based on the recipe published by George Stanica. Checked at the source on 2026-10-30. We aren't affiliated with or endorsed by anyone named here. Amounts scale with your coffee. Times stay as published, so a much bigger batch may need a coarser grind.

Gear in this recipe

  • AeroPressBrewer
  • Aesir filterFilter
  • Comandante C40 Mk4Grinder
  • MelodripWater tool

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