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AeroPress grind size & ratio

Immersion plus gentle pressure through a paper filter. The most forgiving brewer there is, and the one with the widest usable grind range.

GrindFine to medium-fine
Ratio1:14
Water185°F
Time1:30

AeroPress grind setting on popular grinders

“Fine to medium-fine” is a different number on every grinder. These are worked out from each model’s own dial curve rather than a generic chart.

AeroPress grind setting for popular coffee grinders
GrinderAeroPress setting
1Zpresso JX-Pro118 clicks
1Zpresso X-Ultra106 clicks
1Zpresso ZP6 Special37 clicks
Baratza Encore14.1
Comandante C40 MK419 clicks
Eureka Mignon Specialita5.5 rotations
Fellow Ode Gen 23.8
KINGrinder K654 clicks
Mahlkönig EK435.6
Niche Zero20.4
Timemore C315 clicks
Timemore Sculptor 07815.4
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How aeropress works

Short steep, then pressure pushes the water through paper. The combination gives you immersion consistency with pour-over clarity, which is why it survives travel and bad kettles so well.

Because contact time is short, the AeroPress works finer than most immersion methods. The tolerance is wide — anywhere from espresso-adjacent to filter can produce something good, depending on how long you steep.

Lower water temperature is a real tool here. Many published recipes sit well below boiling, which reduces bitterness without needing a coarser grind.

When it tastes wrong

Sour or thin

Grind finer, steep longer, or raise the water temperature.

Bitter or harsh

Grind coarser, shorten the steep, or drop the temperature toward 175°F.

The common mistake

Treating the plunge as the extraction. It is not — the steep does the work. Press slowly and steadily; forcing it changes very little except how much sediment you get.

AeroPress recipes worth knowing

Your grinder, your number

Convert this grind to your grinder

AeroPress sits at grind index 25 on BrewMark’s 0–100 scale. The converter turns that into the real number or click count on any of 78 models.

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Dial-in charts by grinder

Every brew method's setting for one specific model, espresso through cold brew.

All 78 grinder charts →
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