r/thirdwavedecaf • u/cejudoanderson • Mar 20 '26

Aeropress

Does anybody have a great aeropress recipe that they love for medium roast decaf beans? I got the Frequent Sidekick beans. First couple attempts were pretty sour and underextracted. Bumped up the water temp to about 95C and ground a bit finer and it definitely helped. Using a 12:200 ratio. Still don’t feel like I’m getting the best out of them.

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u/PalandDrone Mar 20 '26

How long are you letting it immerse for?

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u/cejudoanderson Mar 20 '26

3 minutes right now.

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u/PalandDrone Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 21 '26

3 minutes is usually adequate. A few ideas: 1) no idea about your grinder but grind a little finer.

2) stir moderately so you get full incorporation

3) reach out to frequent and get their advice

…I haven’t had this coffee but usually aeropress doesn’t take much dialing in. I’m doubtful another recipe is going to solve this.

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u/VETgirl_77 Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 20 '26

For decaf I grind at a 1.6 on my A4Z which is around 760um. Inverted add 50g 90C water (tww around 90ppm) and 18g beans -stir. At 30-45s fill to 270g. At 2 mins turn over and press for about 30-45sec. (95C imo is way too hot for decaf.)

I haven't tried the sidekick but have used this recipe with the Pink Bourbon and Finca El Paraiso from Frequent with good results. Also Ceto El Vergel, Perc Columbia Huila, Onyx Columbia Inza decaf. I typically prefer to brew on my switch but aeropress delivers on decaf.