This inverted method offers a fuller taste to your coffee and a more consistent extraction overall. Just as tasty as the traditional method but another option to have in your coffee holster.

• What is the AeroPress inverted method?
• Why do people use it?
• How to make AeroPress inverted
• Recipe
• Ingredients
• Equipment
• Method
• FAQs
• Quantities
• Diluting
• Method pros

Why the Inverted Method?

This inversion method became popular with baristas who wanted to prevent under extraction of their coffee by controlling when the water begins to drain from the AeroPress.

The inverted method:

• Prevents under extraction: Control when the water starts to drain from the AeroPress

• Allows for full immersion: The coffee is more consistently extracted for a more balanced flavour.

• Opportunity for experimental brewing: Make a coffee concentrate or brew the entire beverage- it’s up to you!

How to use an Aeropress (Inverted Method)

This particular recipe is inspired by a winning recipe in the World AeroPress Championship.

We’ve chosen to share this recipe because it is a good example of how you can produce a concentrated coffee that can be diluted.

You’ll need:

• 30g speciality coffee beans (grind size: medium, filter profile)

• 220g filtered water
  

• AeroPress

• Kettle

• Timer

• Scoop 

• Stirrer

• Scales
  

Method

1. Assemble the AeroPress with the chamber facing upwards and place it on your coffee scales. Boil the kettle. 
2. Rinse two AeroPress papers under a tap and place them in the filter cap. Then, add the 30g scoop of ground coffee to the open top.
3. Start your timer and pour 100g of just-off-the-boil water into the AeroPress. Stir vigorously 20 times with the stirrer. 
4. Attach the filter cap tightly and invert the AeroPress. Depress it to remove air from the chamber until you see wet coffee pressing through. 
5. Wait for 40 seconds, then flip the AeroPress over and continue to press the coffee into a cup. 
6. Add 120g of hot water from the kettle to your cup, and allow the coffee to cool slightly before drinking. Et voila! Your coffee is served. 

Top tip: We recommend using fresh, filtered water to allow for a fuller flavoured brew.    

AeroPress Inverted Method FAQs:

How much coffee do you use for inverted AeroPress?

This inverted AeroPress method uses 30g of coffee, but there are lots of different recipes for inversion brewing, and each will recommend a specific amount of coffee to be used.

For tastiest results, grind your coffee just before you brew. This ensures you keep all the freshness and aromatics in your coffee that you’d typically lose when pre-ground.

However, if you don’t have access to a grinder we offer pre-ground options too.

Where can I buy an Aeropress?

We stock the clear Aeropress coffee maker as well as the paper filters. 

While you’re at it, bag yourself some of our beans! We’d recommend anything with an omni or filter roast profile.

Who first decided to invert the AeroPress?

There’s no way of saying for sure who first discovered the inverted AeroPress method, but it is believed to have become popular in 2008 (three years after the birth of Alan Adler’s AeroPress).

Want to know more about different ways to brew your beans?

Join one of our fun weekend classes at the OddKin roastery! Suitable for all levels of experience. Bring a pal and mess around with some fab coffee for a morning or afternoon.

Click below to read more and see our available classes:

https://www.oddkincoffee.com/pages/coffee-classes

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