Jon tried his hand at competing and Joshua tries his hand and interviewing Jon about it. Season 3 kicks off to a riveting start as we explore the world of coffee competition and the art of performance preparation.

Episode Edit: WAC 2022 will not be held at Nemesis GNW as stated in the episode, but rather at the Pipe Shop venue in the shipyards district.

Show notes are below:

Names dropped:
Kunie Inaba @kunie_i
Stacey Lynden @staceyannlyn
Grant Gamble @gamblevision

Jon’s Aeropress recipe

Details

Inverted Aeropress

1 Standard Paper + 1 Standard Metal Filter

15g fine ground 

400 μm - Kruve seive 

Water blend

• 75% classic Thirdwave water
• 25% distilled water

Method 

heat water to 90° C

Add 15g coffee

50g water, stir 5 times

Rest until 30 seconds

60g water, Stir 5 times

Rest until 1 minute - while waiting 

• Pre-wet/rinse filter
• Cap

At 1:35 squeeze air out

Turn over and press for 20 seconds - about 1:55

Yield is 70-75g brew

Bypass with additional water, reaching 150g brew weight

Swirl to integrate 

Long pour to bring temp down to 37°C

Referenced products and companies 

Aeropress Canada/International - 

https://aeropress.com | @aero.press


Discovery Coffee - https://discoverycoffee.com | @discoverycoffee


Forward Coffee -  https://forward.coffee | @fwdcoffee


Leaderboard Coffee - https://leaderboard.coffee/ | @leaderboardcoffee


Nemesis Coffee - https://www.nemesis.coffee/ | @nemesis.coffee


This Coffee - https://thiscoffee.co | @thiscoffeeco

Kruve Sifters - https://www.kruveinc.com/pages/kruve-sifter | @kruveinc


Third wave water - https://thirdwavewater.com

Link to results

Brewers cup competition - https://scacanada.coffee/cup-tasters-1

Coffee in Good Spirits - https://www.worldcoffeeingoodspirits.org

World Aeropress competition - https://worldaeropresschampionship.com

World Cup Tasters Championship - http://www.worldcuptasters.org