3rd: Jeff Verellen, Belgium (2014)

Directions

1. Set up the AeroPress coffee maker in the inverted position, using one paper micro-filter.

2. Pick out all coffee beans that are pale, too big, too small or ear-shaped.

3. Grind coffee at 8 on a Malkoenig EK43

4. Tip ground coffee into a Sowden Softbrew filter

5. Bang and shake the filter to get rid of the super-fines (You can also lose some of the chaff this way)

6. Add around 40g of water at 82°C, being sure to wet all the grounds evenly

7. Allow to bloom for 30 seconds – shake lightly there are dry spots

8. Add 230g of water at 76°C in an extremely slow pour: it should take 60 seconds

9. Press down gently for 30 seconds

10. Leave about 50g of slurry in the AeroPress