How we Aeropress Villa Luz

 
We use about the same grind size as we generally use for filter brews (V60 or Kalita).
This equals 30 clicks on a Comandante grinder or setting 2-16 on our Arco grinder.
Villa Luz is a coffee that is very rich in flavours, due to the intense fermentation, and our goal is to extract especially the flavours we like most; the sweet, fruity, floral and candy-like flavours. These flavours are quickly extracted and that is the reason we like to brew it with Aeropress. This method gives total control of the brew time and because the coffee grinds are fully immersed in water and pressed through, the brew gets enough body in a short time.

We also use very low mineral water (Montcalm) with a dry residue of 32 mg/l. This water has the necessary minerals to bond to the fruity and floral flavours, without too many bicarbonates that extract bitterness.

You will notice we add water to the finished brew, this is called a "bypass". Our initial brew of about 230ml has all the right flavours in it, but is fairly concentrated and therefore the flavours are difficult to perceive. Adding a bit of water unlocks the flavour profile of this brew.

1. PREPERATION
Place 1 paper filter in the basket and preheat the brewer.
Put 16g of ground coffee in the brewer and zero out the scale.

2. FIRST POUR
Pour 100ml in a circular motion.

3. SWIRL
At 0:15, gently swirl the brewer for 5 seconds.

4. SECOND POUR
At 0:30, add 150ml in a circular motion.

5. PLUNGE AND PRESS
At 1:00, gently put the plunger in the brewer.
Press through from 1:25 till 1:45. Stop when you hear the hiss.

6. BYPASS
Add 40ml of water to the brew.

7. SWIRL, SERVE AND ENJOY