Pick your method, weigh your beans, let the calculator handle the rest. Classic, inverted, concentrate and cold brew AeroPress recipes with water ratio, temperature, brew time, grind size and step-by-step instructions.
How much water goes with 16 g of coffee in an AeroPress?
Pick your method, weigh your beans, let the calculator handle the rest. Classic, inverted, concentrate and cold brew AeroPress recipes with water ratio, temperature, brew time, grind size and step-by-step instructions.
Everything in an AeroPress recipe hangs off the dose. Once you fix the coffee at 16 grams, the water follows from the ratio you want, the grind follows from the brew time, and the only remaining decision is how long you let it sit before pressing. The figures here start from the standard upright method, a single serving and a medium strength, which is the setup most people mean when they ask about a dose.
Ratio is the number worth understanding. A ratio around 1:15 gives a cup close to filter strength, tighter ratios in the 1:10 range push toward something between filter and espresso, and anything under 1:8 is a concentrate meant to be diluted afterwards. At 16 grams of coffee those three land at very different water weights, which is why two people following the same recipe with different doses end up with drinks that taste nothing alike.
Grind and time trade against each other. A finer grind extracts faster, so it wants a shorter steep; a coarser one needs longer or it comes out thin and sour. If a brew tastes harsh and drying, go coarser or shorter before you touch the dose, because changing the dose changes the strength and the extraction at the same time and tells you nothing about which one was wrong.
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Pick your method, weigh your beans, let the calculator handle the rest
The AeroPress brews coffee through a combination of immersion and pressure. Water sits with coffee grounds, then gets pushed through a paper or metal filter by a plunger. The result is clean, full-bodied coffee without sediment. This calculator covers four methods - classic, inverted, concentrate and cold brew - and adjusts water amount, temperature, grind size and timing for each.
How to brew with the AeroPress - step by step
- Choose a brew method - classic (plunger on top), inverted (upside-down for longer steep), concentrate (strong, to dilute) or cold brew (cold water, hours not minutes).
- Weigh your coffee - standard dose is 14-18 g. The AeroPress scoop holds roughly 14 g. A kitchen scale is more accurate.
- Select servings - each serving is brewed separately (AeroPress holds ~250 ml). The calculator shows one recipe and multiplies for totals.
- Pick your strength - light (1:16), medium (1:14), strong (1:12) or extra strong (1:10). This sets the water amount.
- Read your recipe - coffee grams, water ml, temperature, grind size, bloom amount and step-by-step timing.
AeroPress brewing scenarios
Eight common scenarios showing how method, dose and strength interact. Use these as starting points.
Result: 210 ml water, bloom 30 ml, total 2:00 min, medium-fine grind
Result: 216 ml water, bloom 36 ml, total 2:30 min, medium grind
Result: 224 ml water, bloom 28 ml, total 2:00 min, medium-fine grind. Higher temp extracts fruit notes from light roasts.
Result: 200 ml concentrate, dilute 1:1 with ice water for 400 ml iced coffee. Total 3:15 min, fine grind.
Result: 210 ml water, steep 8-12 hours in fridge, coarse grind. Smooth, low-acid result.
Result: 224 ml water, bloom 32 ml, 2:30 min. Lower temp + inverted = cleaner cup with less bitterness. Common in WAC recipes.
Result: 180 ml per serving, 30 g coffee total, 360 ml water total. Brew each serving separately.
Result: 192 ml water, bloom 32 ml, 2:00 min. Dark roasts extract fast - low temp prevents over-extraction and bitterness.
Method comparison table
| Method | Grind | Temp | Time | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | Medium-fine | 85 C | 2:00 | Everyday brewing, beginners |
| Inverted | Medium | 90 C | 2:30 | Fuller body, competition recipes |
| Concentrate | Fine | 92 C | 3:15 | Iced americano, lattes, diluting |
| Cold brew | Coarse | Cold | 2-12 h | Smooth, low-acid, summer coffee |
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