# AeroPress Clear XL

Source: https://dailyextraction.com/methods/aeropress-clear-xl/
Last updated: 2026-10-16

> The AeroPress Clear XL is the large AeroPress made in see-through, shatterproof Tritan. Announced in April 2025, it brews 20 oz (600 ml), or 2–4 cups, at once, and comes with a 20 oz Tritan carafe, a scoop, a stirrer and XL paper filters. It's dishwasher safe on the top or bottom rack.

## At a glance

- Grind: Medium-fine (table salt)
- Category: Hybrid & Air-pressure (Hybrid)
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Origin: United States, 2025
- Also known as: large clear AeroPress, AeroPress XL Clear, Clear XL AeroPress

## Steps

1. **Fit an XL filter**: Put an XL-size paper filter in the filter cap and screw it onto the chamber. Standard AeroPress filters are too small.
2. **Stand it on the carafe**: Stand the Clear XL on its Tritan carafe. AeroPress recommends not pressing into glass mugs or carafes with this brewer.
3. **Add the coffee**: Measure the coffee with the scoop that comes with the Clear XL and add it to the chamber.
4. **Add water and stir**: Pour in hot water to the marks on the chamber and stir with the stirrer.
5. **Press**: Put the plunger in and press down slowly and steadily.
6. **Serve**: Pour from the carafe into cups, topping up with hot water if you like a longer coffee.
7. **Clean it**: Push out the used coffee and filter, then rinse the parts. The Clear XL is dishwasher safe on the top or bottom rack.

The **AeroPress Clear XL** is the large [AeroPress](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/aeropress/) made in **see-through, shatterproof Tritan**. It combines the size of the [AeroPress XL](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/aeropress-xl/) with the clear look of the [AeroPress Clear](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/aeropress-clear/), brewing **20 oz (600 ml), or 2–4 cups, at once** into its own Tritan carafe. AeroPress announced it in **April 2025**. Here's how to use it and how it compares with the rest of the range.

## The short version

- **The large AeroPress in clear Tritan.**
- **Brews 20 oz (600 ml), or 2–4 cups**, at one time.
- **Comes with a 20 oz Tritan carafe**, a scoop, a stirrer and XL paper filters.
- **Uses XL filters**, the same size as the AeroPress XL.
- **Dishwasher safe** on the top or bottom rack.



## How is the Clear XL different?

| | AeroPress Clear XL | AeroPress XL | AeroPress Clear |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brews at once | 20 oz (600 ml), 2–4 cups | 2–4 cups | One 10 oz serving |
| Body | See-through Tritan | Standard AeroPress plastic | See-through Tritan |
| Carafe | 20 oz Tritan carafe included | Tritan carafe included | No carafe |
| Filters | XL size | XL size | Standard size |
| Launched | April 2025 | June 2023 | May 2023 |

## What comes in the box?

According to AeroPress, the Clear XL comes with:

- **The chamber, plunger and filter cap**, in XL size and clear Tritan
- **A 20 oz carafe** made of clear, shatterproof Tritan
- **A scoop** for measuring the coffee
- **A stirrer**
- **XL-size paper filters**

## What filters does the Clear XL use?

It takes **XL-size filters**, the same as the AeroPress XL. Filters for the Original, Clear and Go are too small. For longer steeps without drips, AeroPress sells a separate **XL Flow Control filter cap**; the standard [Flow Control cap](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/aeropress-flow-control/) is for the smaller AeroPress models.

## What grind size should I use?

Around **medium-fine**, the same as any AeroPress. Grind finer if it's sour and thin, coarser if it's bitter or hard to press.

![Chart of coffee grind sizes from extra fine to extra coarse, with medium-fine highlighted for the AeroPress Clear XL](https://dailyextraction.com/diagrams/grind-size.svg#medium-fine "The AeroPress Clear XL sits around medium-fine on the grind scale, like the Original.")

## How do you use the AeroPress Clear XL, step by step?

1. **Fit an XL paper filter** in the cap and screw it onto the chamber.
2. **Stand it on the Tritan carafe.** AeroPress recommends not pressing into glass mugs or carafes with this brewer.
3. **Add the coffee**, measured with the scoop.
4. **Pour in hot water** to the marks on the chamber and stir.
5. **Press slowly and steadily.**
6. **Pour from the carafe** into cups.

For recipes and technique, see the main [AeroPress guide](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/aeropress/).

## How do you clean the Clear XL?

Unscrew the filter cap over the bin and push the plunger through to pop out the used coffee and filter, then rinse the parts. AeroPress says the Clear XL is **dishwasher safe on both the top and bottom racks**.

*General guidance only. Always follow the instructions that come with your AeroPress.*

## When did the AeroPress Clear XL come out?

AeroPress, Inc. announced the Clear XL in **April 2025** as the latest version of the AeroPress Clear, now in a 20 oz (600 ml) size. At launch it was listed at **$89.95** in the US and was initially available only in North America.

## Should I buy the Clear XL?

- **Buy the Clear XL** if you brew for two or more people and like watching the brew.
- **Buy the [AeroPress XL](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/aeropress-xl/)** if you want the large size and don't need the clear Tritan body.
- **Buy the [Clear](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/aeropress-clear/)** if you mostly make one cup.

More on choosing in the [AeroPress kit guide](https://dailyextraction.com/tools/aeropress-brewer/).

## Clear XL vs other brewers

- **[AeroPress XL](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/aeropress-xl/):** the same large size and XL filters, launched first in 2023.
- **[AeroPress Clear](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/aeropress-clear/):** the see-through AeroPress in the standard size.
- **[AeroPress Original](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/aeropress/):** the classic, one serving at a time.
- **[French press](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/french-press/):** another way to brew several cups at once, with a heavier body.

Explore every hybrid brewer in the [hybrid chapter](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/hybrid/).

## Words used in this guide

- [Body](https://dailyextraction.com/glossary/body/): Body is how heavy and textured coffee feels in your mouth, from light and tea-like to thick and syrupy.
- [Steeping](https://dailyextraction.com/glossary/steeping/): Steeping is leaving ground coffee to sit in water so its flavour dissolves out, as in a French press or cold brew.

## FAQs

### How much coffee does the AeroPress Clear XL make?

AeroPress says the Clear XL can brew 20 oz (600 ml), or 2–4 cups of coffee, at one time.

### What comes with the AeroPress Clear XL?

The chamber, plunger and filter cap, a 20 oz carafe made of clear, shatterproof Tritan, a scoop, a stirrer and XL-size paper filters.

### Is the AeroPress Clear XL dishwasher safe?

Yes. AeroPress says the Clear XL is dishwasher safe on both the top and bottom racks.

### Can I press the Clear XL into a glass mug or carafe?

AeroPress recommends that you don't press into glass mugs or carafes with the Clear XL. Use the Tritan carafe it comes with instead.

### What filters does the AeroPress Clear XL use?

It needs XL-size filters, the same size as the AeroPress XL. Filters for the AeroPress Original, Clear and Go are too small.

### What's the difference between the AeroPress Clear XL and the AeroPress XL?

Both are the large AeroPress and use XL filters. The Clear XL, announced in April 2025, is made of see-through Tritan, so you can watch it brew. The AeroPress XL came first, launching in June 2023.

### Does a Flow Control cap fit the AeroPress Clear XL?

The standard Flow Control cap is for the Original, Go and Clear. For the XL size, AeroPress sells a separate XL Flow Control filter cap, which lets you steep without drip-through.

### How much did the AeroPress Clear XL cost?

At launch in April 2025, AeroPress listed the Clear XL at $89.95 in the US, and it was initially available only in North America.

## Sources

- [AeroPress Clear XL coffee press](https://aeropress.com/products/aeropress-coffee-maker-clear-xl)
- [Meet the AeroPress Clear XL](https://aeropress.com/blogs/blog/the-extra-large-coffee-maker-designed-for-cafes-and-coffee-lovers-alike)
- [AeroPress, Inc. goes big with the launch of AeroPress Clear XL (press release)](https://prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/aeropress-inc-goes-big-with-the-launch-of-aeropress-clear-xl-302428441.html)
- [AeroPress, Inc. goes big with the launch of AeroPress Clear XL](https://sprudge.com/aeropress-inc-goes-big-with-the-launch-of-aeropress-clear-xl-319147.html)
- [AeroPress coffee maker, Clear XL](https://www.aeropress.co.uk/products/aeropress-coffee-maker-clear-xl)