Coffee

Dear coffee,

I love you but you're really bad to my stomach.

- toast

get bent - it's the coarse grind that's the problem. for an aeropress, you want to use a fine grind. (not too fine or else it will be impossible to plunge down).

ppl say use a coarse grind for a french press style coffee cuz a fine grind will get overextracted, but it seems like the process is so quick with the aeropress that there isn't much time for overextraction.

hmm, I've always heard people say to use a coarse grind for french press because they don't want to drink coffee sediment in their coffee (lamers). generally your grind should be as fine as possible to get maximum extraction potential

yeah it def doesn't get overextracted, the only thing i worry about w/ fineness is clogging the filter and making it too hard to push down. i let mine steep for like 10 minutes too.

aeropress needs a fine grind

2. Coffee made in my AeroPress is so smooth it seems weak. What am I doing wrong?

There are three possible answers to this question.

• The grind was not fine enough. A finer grind will yield a richer brew. If you are using a blade grinder, be sure to run it for 20 to 30 seconds. If you are using a burr grinder or having your coffee ground at the store, set the grinder midway between drip and espresso grind.

• You are not using enough coffee. Use the AeroPress scoop which is sized to optimize flavor.

• You are accustomed to coffee with a bite (the bitterness) and the smoother brew from an AeroPress without the bite seems weaker.
We have learned that many AeroPress users enjoy their coffee stronger now that they can brew it without the bitterness and with lower acidity. If you wish to try stronger coffee, just increase the amount of coffee used or reduce the amount of hot water used to dilute an espresso to an American cup.

finally ordered one of these

its about time

i might get an aeropress

i used to think i was "searching 4 the perfect cup of coffee" when i switched methods every 6 months or so but now i realize i just like having new toys to play with. maybe i will go back my bialetti for now.

im happy with my keurig since im not too much of a coffee person.

http://common1.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/872/570763/1/1.jpg

^ new toy

we had a keurig in the office. it was crazy convenient and the coffee is pretty good.

yeah we have one here too, i like the coffee. im a dark roast extra bold guy

dont give me that flavored shit.

the only keurig i can stand is 'jet fuel' and even that is p crappy

i cant drink black coffee though unless im wearing a diaper.

lol

extra bold dark roast is some disgusting savage shit imo

I'm sitting here drinking some panama carmen shit my mans roasted for me yesterday, it's delicious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp_bN8T7jUk

First, I'm surprised he didn't press boiling water through the filter first. Second, can someone explain what the point of the inversion is? Or the double pour?

I am totally in favor of my AeroPress style becoming super arcane but I want to be able to justify it.

explain me this aeropress?

i think the main thing w/ inversion is you avoid dripping until you flip and plunge

i also do the filter warm-up first but otherwise the method in the vid is the one i use

chris its like a coffee brewer in the form of a big syringe

Fucking christ, that is a recipe for me not pushing completely straight down and SLINGSHOTTING half a cup of coffee across the kitchen every time.

i got an aeropress from my gf's mom, it's pretty nice. first time i've made espresso at home.

also i'm happy to support the makers of:

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not pushing completely straight down and SLINGSHOTTING half a cup of coffee across the kitchen every time.

its got a lip that sticks out and rests on the top of the cup to prevent that

Well I wish you all every speck of good luck and delicious coffee using this instrument. Truly it is the nectar of the gods. I will be using a french press.

fuck this is amazing

if you like coffee and u dont have one of these i dont know what to say

coffee preparation methods looking more and more like meth production

no explosions. yet

except for the explosion of FLAVOR in your MOUTH

HOT LIQUID DOWN YOUR THROAT!!! GIVING YOU STIMULATION!!!!!

Can you get fine grounds with a hand grinder? Can anyone recommend one?

I'm so happy with my aeropress. Since getting it is the first time I've regularly drunk coffee tbh. Strength + easy cleaning = finally something to rival tea.

Uh wait electric ones are much cheaper than I thought, maybe I should go for that

The wikipedia page for the aeropress says that the inverted method results in more oils extracted. This seems like bs though, how does that work?

http://www.sweetmarias.com/sweetmarias/index.php/grinders/manual-grinders.html

I have a hario hand-grinder, it's better than an electric blade grinder but not as good as a electric burr grinder

I think zassenhaus are the most recommended of the manual hand grinders, but they are expensive and big and heavy

thankyou the hario slim looks very nice

I use the Capresso Infinity conical burr grinder and they still sell for around $85-90. I find it to be perfectly good.

I don't want to lay down too much money till I know coffee is not a fad for me

Seriously though I find my aeropress americano as good as coffee-chain coffee (in the UK)

i got an aeropress because of this thread, best thing ive ever bought because of ilx. chemex and bialetti going into storage.

I overscooped into the aeropress this weekend while half asleep, made an incredibly strong but so smooth cappuccino.

i just thought i totally fucked up a cup and it turned out to still taste great--is it even possible to make bad coffee with this thing?

think I'm gonna buy one too

i've been thinking about getting a french press. this is better?

waaaaaay better

i like my french press. how much coffee can you make at one time in the aeropress? i need to make about 30 oz at a time.

i guess i can google that