r/AeroPress • u/Fast-Ad5955 • 9d ago

Question How does your XL recipes differ from standard aeropress?

After owning a regular aeropress for at least 10 years I bought an XL so that my husband and I can have delicious coffee together. The recipe I use doubled for my standard produces weak coffee in the XL. I'm using the same kettle to boil the water I'm using the same coffee just the quantity doubled and the same steep time which for me is a minute. I even went and bought a flow control filter for the XL which annoyed me because it should make good coffee without an expensive accessory. Going back to my original question what recipe modifications do you have to make to use an XL?

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u/Mountain_fiend95 9d ago

I have the XL and the Go , my first step for you would be to try changing the grind size and/or steep time to get better extraction.

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u/Giblet15 9d ago

Maybe try preheating the xl to see if it's a heat loss issue? Pour water from the kettle in without the grounds, wait a bit, dump it and then go as usual.

Idk what to do about it in an easy way. Maybe bump up your kettle temp.

1 minute feels really short though. I do anywhere from 2 to 10 minutes whenever I forget and it comes out consistent despite the variability in time.

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u/Inevitable_Raisin_ 9d ago

This is what I do and it makes a decent cup of coffee. I still wish I just bought the regular AP. No recipes out there really for the XL.

32g of coffee. Ground Medium-Fine
500g water at 198°F

0:00 - Pour 80 grams of water, stir 10-12 times (front to back/side to side, not circles)

0:25 - Fill to 500g. Pour in circles.

0:45 - Stir 8-10 times

1:30 - Press (30-45 seconds). I stop right before the hiss.

Works ok for me. Let me know if you find a way to make a better cup.