It’s no secret that we adore the Aeropress coffee maker here at Lifehacker and one of the reasons is just how many variables you can tweak to make a good cup of coffee. If you’re looking for some new methods, the winner of the World Aeropress Championship (yes, that’s a thing) shares his.


The top three baristas shared their methods, but here’s what the first place winner, Lukas Zahradnik, did:

Inverted brew method

20 grams of coffee ground at the 7.3 settings on a Mahlkonig EK34 grinder

Head water to 79 celsius

Add 60 grams of water

Turbulent wiggle for 15 seconds

30 second bloom

Add the rest of the water

Press for 45 seconds

Of course, there are plenty of other methods, and over on the World Aeropress Championship site they share the top three from the last several years. If you’ve gotten bored of your Aeropress methods, this is a pretty set of methods to mix things up.


World Aeropress Championships Recipes