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How AeroPress Fans Are Hacking Their Way to a Better Cup of Coffee

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Re: How AeroPress Fans Are Hacking Their Way to a Better Cup of Coffee

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Post by haswell »

conchy wrote: post #54

Was impressed with mine, but after the first few days the mess, fuss, and hassle started to get a bit old. Next, this guy needs to invent the 21st century version, which is connected to your water supply, filters and heats the water, stores and grinds a few weeks worth of coffee, and you just press a button and out pops your coffee, with no mess.

I find it surprising that you find it to be overly messy / too much of a hassle. Maybe I've just gotten used to it, but I find it much less of a hassle than my old drip coffee maker, and it takes about 10 seconds to clean when I'm finished.

Re: How AeroPress Fans Are Hacking Their Way to a Better Cup of Coffee

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Post by technomancy »

dfan wrote: post #33
kylecesmat wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For most coffees you're going to want to be a little higher, around 198-203 degrees for proper extraction. Very good choice to never place it in the dishwasher, it takes just a few seconds to clean and it lasts a lot longer

The standard recommendation for the Aeropress, including from Adler himself, is to use 175F water, much less hot than you'd use in other preparation methods.

In Seattle at least, there is near-universal consensus among every coffee shop I've been to using an Aeropress that 175 is much too low. Most go closer to 200.

Re: How AeroPress Fans Are Hacking Their Way to a Better Cup of Coffee

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Post by marquis »

If the inventor will please make a portable, electric burr grinder I would be extremely happy. This is the missing piece, for travelers and those who cannot otherwise own a proper burr grinder.

Edit: came across this which looks promising http://handground.com/

Re: How AeroPress Fans Are Hacking Their Way to a Better Cup of Coffee

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Post by prostoalex »

marquis wrote: post #83

If the inventor will please make a portable, electric burr grinder I would be extremely happy. This is the missing piece, for travelers and those who cannot otherwise own a proper burr grinder. Edit: came across this which looks promising http://handground.com/

Blue Bottle recommends Portlex https://bluebottlecoffee.com/travel-kit

Portable and electric are also mutually exclusive for car travelers, campers, etc.

Re: How AeroPress Fans Are Hacking Their Way to a Better Cup of Coffee

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Post by lightyrs »

I was using the AeroPress Inverted Method for about two years with varying degrees of success, however, I finally soured on the clunkiness, mess-making potential, lack of easy containment/storage, and lack of body to the coffee it produced so I sold out and got a Nespresso VertuoLine. It's such a refreshing experience to just push a button and have espresso (actual espresso) or coffee. The only downside was the lack of bean choice, however, a clever YouTuber put me on to a method of reusing the pods with your own grind. So when I get tired of the Nespresso flavors, I brew my own (although this is pretty rare since the Nespresso varieties are pretty damn rich and tasty).

I still keep the AeroPress around though — who knows why — affectation maybe.

Re: How AeroPress Fans Are Hacking Their Way to a Better Cup of Coffee

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Post by marquis »

prostoalex wrote: post #84
marquis wrote: post #83

If the inventor will please make a portable, electric burr grinder I would be extremely happy. This is the missing piece, for travelers and those who cannot otherwise own a proper burr grinder. Edit: came across this which looks promising http://handground.com/

Blue Bottle recommends Portlex https://bluebottlecoffee.com/travel-kit Portable and electric are also mutually exclusive for car travelers, campers, etc.

I've been using the Hario hand grinder and I find it extremely difficult to maintain a grip. Is the Portlex easier to hold? I'm female thus possible not as strong as others who may be using this.

Re: How AeroPress Fans Are Hacking Their Way to a Better Cup of Coffee

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Post by garfij »

cag_ii wrote: post #22
Gaussian wrote: post #18

I have found my AeroPress coffee to be lacking body. I returned to pour-overs and French presses. Having read this, I feel I must again tinker with the Aeropress. Likely case of "Doing it wrong."

I wasn't a big fan until I read about the inverted method [0]. You might give that a try if you haven't already. [0] http://stumptowncoffee.com/brew-guides/aeropress/

Everyone talks a lot about the inverted method, but I feel like you get the same controlled steep time by easing the plunger in a little and then pulling back out a little to create negative pressure inside tube.

Re: How AeroPress Fans Are Hacking Their Way to a Better Cup of Coffee

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Post by mkj »

marquis wrote: post #87
prostoalex wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Blue Bottle recommends Portlex https://bluebottlecoffee.com/travel-kit Portable and electric are also mutually exclusive for car travelers, campers, etc.

I've been using the Hario hand grinder and I find it extremely difficult to maintain a grip. Is the Portlex easier to hold? I'm female thus possible not as strong as others who may be using this.

Is that the Skerton? I find that annoying at times even with relatively large hands. Wondered if the Hario MINI MILL SLIM would be better.

Re: How AeroPress Fans Are Hacking Their Way to a Better Cup of Coffee

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Post by matwood »

glibgil wrote: post #64
conchy wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps that's the right track, but now someone needs to invent one where you can just dump a kilo of regular coffee beans into the back, rather than supporting some huge multinational's billion$/year printer/cartridge revenue model.

Where will the spent grounds go...? Now you have something that is not a simple problem and will not have a simple solution. In fact, it is a $15K solution https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/rancilio-egro-one-pure-cof... Say what you will about Nestle, but they seem to be the only people trying to make a decent cup of coffee easy to serve. Update: thanks for the downvote. I will stop attempting to show you how the exp…

I agree with you. Nespresso is about as about as close as it gets to quick, easy, decent coffee.
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