Getting the Most from Your AeroPress and Maker You've just made 8 a double espresso. Put two AeroPress For American coffee, Congratulations! As the owner of an 4 scoops of fine-drip grind top-off the mug with AeroPress coffee maker, you have in your coffee into the chamber. hot water. For a , hands a simple device for making the best top-off the mug with coffee or espresso you’ve ever tasted. hot milk. It’s easy and fun.

For a quick start, watch a video on the Pour hot water slowly AeroPress product page of our web site, 5 into the chamber www.aerobie.com up to the number 2. Cleanup and Storage: Use 175oF (80oC) water for the very Remove the cap and Brewing a Double-Espresso, a 10 Ounce best taste. set it aside. Push the Mug of American Coffee, or a Latte: plunger to eject the "puck" of spent grounds into the trash (or save for compost or plant food.) Remove the Mix the water and 1 plunger and 6 coffee with the stirrer the cap from for about 10 seconds. the chamber. Rinse and/or brush away any grounds left on the rubber seal. The seal has already wiped your chamber clean, Wet the rubber seal so no further cleanup Put a filter in 7 and insert the plunger is needed. 2 the cap and into the chamber. twist it onto the Gently press down about chamber. a quarter of an inch and maintain that pressure for Always eject the puck right after about 20 to 30 seconds brewing and store your AeroPress until the plunger bottoms with the plunger pushed all the way on the coffee. Gentle through or completely removed. 3 Stand the chamber pressure is the key to easy Storing the seal uncompressed will on a sturdy mug. AeroPressing. keep your seal air-tight for years. HINTS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Am I doing something wrong if it is hard to press? Pressing hard compresses the You can press using from 1 to 4 scoops of What grind should I use? We recommend puck of coffee and blocks the flow. Gentle is grounds. Each AeroPress scoop makes a using "fine drip" grind. If you use a blade grinder, the key. Gently press the plunger down about single espresso or 5 ounces of American coffee. run it for 20 to 30 seconds. For single-scoop a quarter inch and then maintain that amount Fill the chamber with hot water to the number pressings, you can even use espresso grind. of pressure as the plunger sinks down to the corresponding to the number of scoops. Using a fine grind helps brew very rich flavor. grounds. Let the air pressure in the chamber do the work. If you press gently and pressing You can make a full carafe of coffee Why do you recommend brewing with 175°F is still difficult, try a coarser grind. using your AeroPress in less time (80°C) water? All of our tasters, from coffee lovers to coffee professionals, preferred 175°F. If I am just making a single cup, can I push than it takes to brew a pot of drip all the water for the cup through the press? coffee. Two 3-scoop or 4-scoop It delivers a smooth, rich brew. Hotter water increases bitterness and acidity. Yes, but when you push a full cup of water past pressings, topped off with hot water the grounds it extracts bitterness. Diluting your will fill most vacuum carafes. How do I heat water to the right temperature? espresso-sized pressing with hot water makes a much smoother brew. If you grind your own, use the AeroPress Microwave oven: Use a thermometer and funnel to transfer the coffee from the grinder experiment to determine the time needed to How do I make a latte? A latte is espresso to the AeroPress chamber. A scoop of beans heat the desired amount of water to 175°F. mixed with hot milk. You can add hot milk to the espresso or you can add cold milk and then heat equals a scoop of grounds. In the future, heat the same amount of water the latte in a microwave oven. for that time. If pressing is too difficult, try pressing more gently and/or using a coarser grind. For How do I make a ? Kettle: Poke a thermometer in the spout Cappuccino is simply espresso capped with a single-scoop pressings you can use the of your kettle and heat until it reads 175°F. finest grind you can get. layer of foamed milk. The traditional way of foaming and heating milk is with steam. But Three-quarters of the time to boil: Heat The plunger can be used to measure water. those who have tried battery powered stirrers the desired amount of water in a kettle or agree that they do a great job of foaming milk microwave oven and measure the time it and are very easy to use and clean. Two thousand filters use about as much paper as takes to boil. Heating the same amount of one city newspaper, so you needn't feel guilty water for three-quarters of that time will Can I clean the AeroPress in the dishwasher? about discarding filters. But you can also re-use reach the right temperature. You can in the top shelf, but a simple rinse is each filter many times just by brushing it off entirely sufficient because the plunger wipes under running water. The choice is up to you. Instant hot water: If you have instant hot the chamber clean. When re-using a filter, remove the plunger and water in your kitchen, it's probably close to 175°. twist the cap containing the wet filter onto the If necessary, take a few minutes to set it. Where do I get more AeroPress filters? chamber. This will keep it flat as it dries and Most AeroPress retailers also sell replacement you'll be ready for the next pressing. Some water drips through the coffee and filters. For a list of retailers that sell filters, filter before I stir. Is that OK? That is visit www.aerobie.com. perfectly normal and will not affect the final brew. If a lot of water runs through before stirring, What if I need a part? AeroPress is a registered trademark of Aerobie, Inc., remember to use fine-drip grind and to pour Contact the distributor in you rcountry listed at Palo Alto, California, U.S.A. the water in slowly, particularly for the first few www.aerobie.com or call Aerobie, Inc. at April 2011 Aerobie, Inc. All rights reserved. seconds to wet the grounds. 1-650-493-3050 to order replacement parts.