I had been wanting an Aeropress. And for my 27th Birthday got it as a gift. Ever since then, I have been thinking of participating in the Indian edition and last year! It was my first time.
Aeropress is so versatile you can use the ratio of coffee to water the way you would like to have your cup of coffee. Espresso Style, French Press or a Pour over style.
Aeropress was founded by Alan Adler in 2005 in the united states who was a toy manufacturer.
It wasn’t until 2008 when A friendly competition of who can brew the best Cup of Aeropress Coffee Began as a joke in 2008 in Oslo, Norway.
Three Friends competed and two of them then founded the Tim Wendelboe by Tim Varney & Tim Williams.
It became a global phenomenon with more than 60 Countries hosting the Aeropress Championship.
In 2017 Mithlesh from Nagpur who owns a cafe Now “Corridor Seven” Became the 1st Aeropress Champion from India.
The championship begins with A country hosting regional rounds in a state or city.
Each State/City will have participants who would be participating in four rounds.
First would be like an Elimination round, then a Quater, Semi-Final and Final. Depending on the number of participants.
Each Participant gets 3 minutes for preparation. Where one can heat water, Weigh the coffee beans maximum of 18 gms, and setup the Aeropress.
Each participant then gets 5 minutes to brew his cup of Coffee on the day of the competition. You could preferably carry your own Aeropress. Or could borrow another competitor at the venue. Other equipment is available and provided by the organisers at the venue
As a Participant, you would also get the coffee as part of the registration that would be used on the day of the competition to try your recipes at your residence, a couple of days before the main day!
On the day of the competition, there were 100+ participants each competing against 3 brewers and each time one winner would be chosen to compete in the next round.
So I was competing with one home brewer & a barista from a popular cafe in Bombay. And couldn’t qualify for any of the rounds.
Cut to a year later 2023!
I participated again this year! And hadn’t tried the coffee that would be used for the championship even once! But, having Practised for over a year, With a lot of different coffees from India and my travels around I figured out the coffee recipe and participated and Qualified 3 Rounds #Top13
It was a huge improvement from the past year! Hopefully, 2024 Will be better!!!
Just keep brewing & explore the equipment.
A fun experience for coffee enthusiasts and professionals.
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