# AeroPress XL recipe and dial-in guide

> The larger AeroPress, with room for roughly twice the water — same steep-and-press method, scaled up for two cups.

Source: https://cuplift.app/brewers/aeropress-xl · Updated 18 October 2026

## A starting AeroPress XL recipe

This is where Cuplift starts a new AeroPress XL brewer before it knows anything about the coffee. Once you add a bean, the recipe adjusts for roast, process and altitude, then learns from what you taste.

| Coffee | Water | Ratio | Grind | Temp | Brew time |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 25g | 350ml | 1:14 | 600µm (Medium) | 90°C | 1:30 |

Grind is in microns because a click means something different on every grinder. 600µm is about 20 clicks on a Comandante C40. Filter: Paper (x2).

### Steps

1. Rinse filter
2. Add 25g coffee at 600µm
3. Bloom 75ml, strong swirl
4. Pour remaining 350ml at 90°C at 0:30
5. Gentle stir x8 at 0:50
6. Start pressing at 1:30
7. Finish by ~2:00

## Dialling in a AeroPress XL

- Grind leads, but steep time is almost as direct — and it has no side effects to untangle.
- Stirring speeds extraction and stirs up fines; agitate less if the cup turns muddy.
- Temperature and water minerals come after grind and time.

Whatever the problem, change one thing per brew. The [dial-in guide](https://cuplift.app/dial-in) covers the order to fix things in.

## Common immersion problems

- [Why does my coffee taste bitter? How to fix it](https://cuplift.app/fix/bitter-coffee)
- [Why does my coffee taste sour? How to fix it](https://cuplift.app/fix/sour-coffee)
- [Why does my coffee taste dry, chalky or astringent?](https://cuplift.app/fix/astringent-coffee)
- [Coffee too strong or heavy? How to lighten it](https://cuplift.app/fix/strong-coffee)