Kyle Rowsell

  • Cup strengthRegular Cup
  • Brew time3m 45s
  • Brew ratio1:13

Kyle Rowsell is a YouTuber whose goal is to make specialty coffee approachable and fun. His recipe from the 2022 Toronto AeroPress Competition is designed to elevate extraction levels and provide the “punch” more commonly found in perculation brews.

Upright AeroPress
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Coffee Beans
18 g
Kettle
225 g
99ºC or 210ºF
Grind sizeFine Grind

Steps

1
Place two paper filters in the cap and attach it to the brew chamber. No need to rinse the filters.
2
Add 18 g of ground coffee to the brew chamber. Give it a shake to even out the grounds.
3
Quickly pour 60 g of hot water into the brew chamber.
0:10
4
Using the paddle, stir back and forth 10 times to saturate all the grounds.
0:10
5
Pour an additional 165 g of hot water.
0:10
6
Stir back and forth, slowly working your way to the bottom and then back up again.
0:15
7
Insert the plunger at the top of the brew chamber. Let steep.
2:00
8
Remove the plunger and stir back and forth, slowly working your way to the bottom and then back up again.
0:15
9
Press gently into the cup. Continue through the hiss but avoid compacting the bed of coffee.
0:45
10
Pour the coffee back and forth between two carafes, then swirl in order to aerate and cool down the brew.