Interesting you should mention this. Lately I have been getting my water to about 205 and spooning in maybe 4 or 5 spoonfulls of it, and then mixing it around to saturate the ground coffee…and then adding the rest of the water (at that point probably hovering in the mid 190′s or low 190′s and doing the full mix. Works well. This 175 stuff is just not on target.
For a while, I did the 205 (brewing temp) thing. It produced a more “French Press” style; bolder flavor but also more of the “off” flavors. Like many things in life, it’s about trade-offs, compromise, “n’er the twain shall meet”, you can’t have your cake and eat it too.
Maybe I’ll try making half in the plunger pot, and half in the aeropress. The quest for the perfect cup continues.
I have the aeropress and it is a pretty neat little coffee gizmo. But I don’t consider its product to be real espresso (it takes 9 bars of pressure to do it right, which I doubt you can attain with an aeropress). But it is still a good cup. Nice demo. I just purchased a moka pot, and now that is my preferred brewing method. I actually like a little body to my coffee, and the aeropress tends to produce too “clean” a cup for my taste. But it makes a nice brew for iced lattes or for use in cooking.
BTW, nice to see your bag of Sweet Maria’s beans! Do you home roast too? This thing would be good for camping, but I had to laugh when I got my Aeropress in the mail and saw all the testimonials on the box. You’d think it would cure cancer, or something! Again, nice vid.
yes, I do home roast although I just have a model that does like a tiny bit at a time, so it takes forever to roast a good amount..so I usually end up being lazy and ordering from counterculture
you’re right, it’s not quite espresso, it probably doesn’t meet the technical definition, but for someone who isn’t an expert, the stuff it produces is a reasonable approximation of espresso.
I’ll leave a comment since the previous one was nearly a year ago.
Thanks for the demo. I own many coffee gadgets including a French press. I don’t have an aeropress but if it’s not too expensive I might buy one to try it out. I started roasting my own beans about a year ago using just about every inexpensive method that youtube presents but 2 mos ago I got the Behmor 1600. I’ve had good & bad roasts btw. The Aero looks like it might be a welcome member of my pantheon of coffee memorabilia.
@giganoto
Why not? I been heating the water this way for about three years now. Its one of the options for heating the water listed in the instructions that come with the Aeropress. And since I can control the time in the microwave precisely, it is the best way to achieve a consistent temperature for the water.
@pschroeter1 Im not saying you can’t do it. you can actualy. i Just don’t recomend using it. And i Recommend something that is seperate from the product. and i dont feel comfortable heating the plunger because it has that rubber under it.
My latest Americano experimentation:
– Dialed in the Zassenhaus as per their “official” instructions to a little coarser than a drip grind.
– TWO Aeropress scoops of beans to about 12 oz. of water.
– BREW at 175 degrees BUT heat the rest of the water to 205 degrees
– ADD the rest of the hot water to the Aeropresso
Smooth AND hot. Damn fine coffee!
Interesting you should mention this. Lately I have been getting my water to about 205 and spooning in maybe 4 or 5 spoonfulls of it, and then mixing it around to saturate the ground coffee…and then adding the rest of the water (at that point probably hovering in the mid 190′s or low 190′s and doing the full mix. Works well. This 175 stuff is just not on target.
For a while, I did the 205 (brewing temp) thing. It produced a more “French Press” style; bolder flavor but also more of the “off” flavors. Like many things in life, it’s about trade-offs, compromise, “n’er the twain shall meet”, you can’t have your cake and eat it too.
Maybe I’ll try making half in the plunger pot, and half in the aeropress. The quest for the perfect cup continues.
superman!
I have the aeropress and it is a pretty neat little coffee gizmo. But I don’t consider its product to be real espresso (it takes 9 bars of pressure to do it right, which I doubt you can attain with an aeropress). But it is still a good cup. Nice demo. I just purchased a moka pot, and now that is my preferred brewing method. I actually like a little body to my coffee, and the aeropress tends to produce too “clean” a cup for my taste. But it makes a nice brew for iced lattes or for use in cooking.
BTW, nice to see your bag of Sweet Maria’s beans! Do you home roast too? This thing would be good for camping, but I had to laugh when I got my Aeropress in the mail and saw all the testimonials on the box. You’d think it would cure cancer, or something! Again, nice vid.
Best demonstration i’ve seen on the Aeropress. Thank you. Now im off to check out your other videos and website.
yes, I do home roast although I just have a model that does like a tiny bit at a time, so it takes forever to roast a good amount..so I usually end up being lazy and ordering from counterculture
you’re right, it’s not quite espresso, it probably doesn’t meet the technical definition, but for someone who isn’t an expert, the stuff it produces is a reasonable approximation of espresso.
yeah I wish I had one…
did you fart at 6:54 ? , just ordered one
sasquatch making coffee @ home
Thanks! Well Done. Took your advice – AeroLatte on order.
nice vid!
i really like your coffee grinder. what kind is it?
also wondering if there are any canadian stores that sell the aeropress…?
it looks like a Zassenhaus mill. You can get them at Sweet Maria’s and other specialty shops. As for the Aeropress, try Amazon.
@doesitworkdotnet It is a tenth the price of even the cheapest real espresso machines.
nice view
I’ll leave a comment since the previous one was nearly a year ago.
Thanks for the demo. I own many coffee gadgets including a French press. I don’t have an aeropress but if it’s not too expensive I might buy one to try it out. I started roasting my own beans about a year ago using just about every inexpensive method that youtube presents but 2 mos ago I got the Behmor 1600. I’ve had good & bad roasts btw. The Aero looks like it might be a welcome member of my pantheon of coffee memorabilia.
wow, your arms are hairy lol
mines in the mail now.. cant wait to get mine. a coffee newbie.
I hope the hair on his arms doesn’t slough off into the coffee.
lol he said “screw this”
@pschroeter56 but i dont recommend it
@giganoto
Why not? I been heating the water this way for about three years now. Its one of the options for heating the water listed in the instructions that come with the Aeropress. And since I can control the time in the microwave precisely, it is the best way to achieve a consistent temperature for the water.
@pschroeter1 Im not saying you can’t do it. you can actualy. i Just don’t recomend using it. And i Recommend something that is seperate from the product. and i dont feel comfortable heating the plunger because it has that rubber under it.
Penis pump?