Réseau des Baristas de France – RBF (French Barista Network) presents
2017 French Aeropress Championship.
Sat, Sep 17th, 2017 @ Away Hostel & Coffee Shop
The Coffee
During the qualification, the coffee remained a mystery. The only indication was the roaster: Hexagone Café
Kamwangi Peaberry (one berry) | Kenya 2016
Region: Kirinyaga
Station: Kamwangi Factory
Altitude: 1600-1800 m
SL 28, SL 34, K7, Ruiru II
Wet processed
Results
(3 Finalists from 20 finalists competitors)
1. Brice Robin, Independant Barista Paris
2. Julie Crouhy, Barista, Coutume Café, Paris.
3. Octave Raimbault, coffee lover, Lyon.
Brice Robin, Independant Barista | Paris (Winner)
Inverted Aeropress Method
Coffee: 20.5 g | Grind 8,3 | Mahlkönig EK43
Water: 250 mL Volvic
Temperature: 95 °C – 203 °F
Filter: 1 paper filter
0:00-0:10 Pour 60 g of water
0:10-0:30 Stir 5 s & Pre-infuse 15 s
0:30-1:00 Slowly pour 190 g water in 30 s
1:00-3:00 Infuse 2min | During the infusion, place the rinsed filter and squeeze out the air bubbles.
3:00-3:30 Press in 30 s
Cool down with a decanting method: 4 times (like mint tea)
Julie Crouhy, Coutume Café | Paris (2nd)
Inverted Aeropress Method
Coffee: 18 g | Fine size grind | Commandante grinder
Water: 240 mL Montcalm
Temperature: 96 °C – 204,8 °F
Filter: 1 paper filter
0:00-0:30 Pre-infuse with 40 g of water for 30 s and shake
0:00-1:00 Fill with the rest of water
1:50-2:35 Press and mix
2:35-4:35 Decant in Chemex for 2 min
Octave Raimbault, Coffee passionate | Lyon (3rd)
Inverted Aeropress Method
Coffee: 18 g |Grind 6.3 | Mahlkönig EK43
Water: 235 mL BWT Filtered Water
Temperature: 86 °C – 186,8°F
Filter: 1 paper filter
0:00-0:05 Pre-infuse with 45 g water
0:05-0:15 Stir for 10 s
0:15-1:45 Fill with the rest of water and shake shake shake
1:45-2:25 Press, decant & swirl.
The Judges
Jakub HARTL | Head Judge
Champion: 2012 Aeropress (Germany), 2013 Latte Art, Brewer’s Cup and Coffee in Good Spirits (Czech Republic)
La Bohème Café in Prague as Quality Control Manager. Regulary judge for international competitions such as the Cup of Excellence.
Lacy AUDRY | Co-founder of Kalsada Coffee
2017, judge: Barista National Championships (US), Brewers Cup (France), Aeropress Championships (Philippines).
Manager and Quality Controller at Chouette Café, coffeeshop and roasting in St Germain-en-Laye.
Stéphane CATALDI | CEO of Caffè Cataldi, French coffee roaster since 2009
2010 French Best Roaster. Co-founder of Hexagone Café in 2014 (Roaster and coffeeshop in Paris 14th)
For this 2017 edition, Hexagone Café was chosen to be the official roaster of the competition because it is one of its coffees that we preferred during a blind cupping, bringing together several roasters of all France.
