Finally getting into a groove with my AeroPress. It's taken me ages tbh, the first 20 or so cups I made with it were proper wazz.
I don't have the time or inclination to go full retard with the weighing scales and that, but for a casual home drinker I've now got a fairly-repeatable technique down;
Prepare AeroPress in 'inverted' setup with the plunger pressed in between 3 and 4, and put in 1.5 scoops of medium-coarse ground coffee (I buy beans from local posh organic shop and grind it on the shop grinder between the 'Filter' and 'Coarse' setting).
Put paper filter in the little 'mesh' holder, sitting it over intended coffee cup.
Boil kettle, pour half a cup of boiling water through paper filter, leaving the water to warm up the cup a bit.
Wait 30 seconds after kettle has boiled to begin pouring water over coffee. I fill it up past the 1 mark, to almost full.
Gently stir for 20 seconds using paddle.
Attach filter, and leave the coffee to brew for 1 minute. During this minute I empty the hot water out of the cup and put a little sugar in.
Carefully flip the whole AeroPress over onto the cup (I do this right by the sink) and steadily plunge. Takes no more than 20 seconds. I see the water push its way right through the coffee. I stop the moment I hear the sound of escaping air.
Finally getting into a groove with my AeroPress. It's taken me ages tbh, the first 20 or so cups I made with it were proper wazz.
I don't have the time or inclination to go full retard with the weighing scales and that, but for a casual home drinker I've now got a fairly-repeatable technique down;
That's it. Content, for now.