Réseau des Baristas de France – RBF (French Barista Network) presents, 2016 French Aeropress Championship.
Monday, April 25th, 2016 @ Paname Brewing Company
Here is my video of the evening.
Coffee: Ecuador, Finca Maputo, Typica, washed roasted by Café Moxka.
Results
(3 Finalists from 18 competitors)
1. Jérôme Dittmar, journalist & serious amateur coffee lover, Lyon.
2. Franck Chenat, coffee shop project with Clément Turlot, Mulhouse.
3. Clément Turlot, Café Bretelles, coffee shop project with Franck Chenat, Strasbourg.
Recipes
Jérôme Dittmar
Standard Aeropress method
Coffee: 18 g of coffee | medium size grind | 9,5 Mahlkönig EK 43
Water: 225 mL of Volvic
Temperature: 80 °C – 176 °F
Filter: 1 Paper filter
0:00-0:15 Pour very slowly 40 millilitres of water
0:15-0:45 Pre-infuse for 30 seconds
0:45-1:45 Pour very slowly 185 millilitres of water
1:45-2:25 Press
Franck Chenat
Standard Aeropress method
Coffee: 17,1 g | medium size grind | hand-ground with Cafflano
Water: 235 mL of Volvic
Temperature: 89 °C – 192 °F
Filter: 2 paper filters
0:00-0:05 Pour 35 mL of water
0:05-0:20 Pre-infuse for 15 secs
0:20-1:00 Pour 90 mL of water and stir intensely for 30 secs
1:00-1:10 Pour 110 mL of water
1:10-1:40 Wait 40 secs
1:40-2:00 Press
2:00-3:45 Wait 2 min 45 secs and serve
Clément Turlot
Inverted Aeropress method
Coffee: 20 g | Medium size grind 11 | Mahlkönig EK43
Water: 210 mL Volvic
Temperature: 85 °C – 185 °F
Filter: 1 paper filter
0:00-0:15 Pour 210 mL of water
0:15-0:50 Stir
0:50-1:20 Press
1:20-4:20 Cautiously remove the oily looking film from the surface of the coffee with a spoon.
Judges:
Charlene De Buysere | Head judge | 2012 World Aeropress Champion Charlene DeBuysere.
Viva Lenoir | Le Nez du Café.
Thomas Clément | 2015 French Aeropress Champion | Café Cuillier
Nir Chouchana | French Coffee In Good Spirits Champion 2014
MC: Emmanuel Buschiazzo | Barista Caféologue | RBF | La Claque