Coffee Appreciation

Any Aeropress love at the moment?

Can't pin down a particular method/recipe, although getting close with this:
15.5g Square Mile La Buitrera / 250ml filter water, couple mins off-boil
Standard method, not inverted
Pour all water in, stir, seal
After 1m10s stir again and plunge over 25 seconds, stop at hiss.

Before I was leaving it for 1m30s and finding it bitter/dull, now I'm getting blackcurrants!

Would like to hear what anyone else is doing with it.

I tend to only let the grounds step in water for 30 seconds before pressing down. If that's too weak then I add more grounds rather than steeping longer.

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Or...

*under 100 milligrams of dry solid per litre*

aka 100 PPM

I tend to only let the grounds step in water for 30 seconds before pressing down. If that's too weak then I add more grounds rather than steeping longer.

Will try! Are you dosing much higher than 15.5g then?

Workshop on Wigmore st go for a super coarse grind then 4 minute steep, the coffee was really refreshing and reminiscent of tea.

^^ About that, maybe a little more. It gets adjusted depending on the type of beans.

Always thought this was a good aeropress use demo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytb7c67hZPI

Too low (ie dioinised water) is also bad - need to get the balance right

Add gypsom, calcium and PH levels as well. My mate runs a couple of cafes and he's been looking at this. Too technical for me but it is a nightmare in hard waters arears like ours.

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Or...

aka 100 PPM

Ahh yes, I might be getting TDS and PPM mixed up.

I lessened the dose for my aeropress efforts recently 16g from about 18g, coarser grind and steeped for 3.30 minutes stirring at start and half way - 30 second plunge.

Its vibesin, although using a thermometer would be the next step.

Heh. Was just coming on to ask about aeropress advice! Haha. How do you guys go about getting something dialled in on the aeropress? I've kind of been experimenting a little bit, but feel like I don't really know what I'm aiming for taste wise, so get a bit lost. I drink Monmouth espresso all day at work, so don't drink a massive amount of coffee at home, but would really like to show my aeropress some love!

I feel like I'm trying to change too many variables! Would you suggest keeping dose/grind consistent at first, and just change the time? Or keep the time and change the grind? I don't even really know what sort of times to start with! Haha. I've not really had any experience making anything other than espresso. (Going on a filter course at Monmouth in the next month or so tho, which should help!) Whew, sorry, got a bit rambling...

Hello, so moving to new office and no good coffee shop for miles. Thinking of getting an aeropress. Any recommendations please?

I'm doing something in the 5 minute range currently, with a course grind.

Espresso grinds get a 30-45s stir and then it's straight out.

Hello, so moving to new office and no good coffee shop for miles. Thinking of getting an aeropress. Any recommendations please?

I recommend the aeropress.

I recommend the aeropress.

I recommend rhbs Aeropresses

and Eightballs

Fairly fine grind 2 mins for me. Reduced liquid volume and grind weight recently which has made a nice improvement.

I recommend rhbs Aeropresses

Ta v.much!

I recommend the aeropress.

recommended

I'd guess 60-70*C!

Not sure if serious.

But it's interesting how the flavours can change as it cools.

This a thread about coffee, of course I'm serious.

From the LMNH talk the guy mentioned about the range of temperature that you can taste. Hence that as it cools. Personally I'll drink coffee that is at room temperature.

and Eightballs

cheers

I do mine inverted, imprecise measure of coffee, indeterminable amount of water and temperature, and leave for as long as I remember/forget about it - press the fuck out of it, top up with water and drink - always tastes good

tasted good outside a tent away from anywhere!

feel like I don't really know what I'm aiming for taste wise

Roughly I'd say it should be similar to a V60 pourover but less 'clean' with more body, perhaps a heavier mouthfeel. Most decent coffee shops offer either V60 or Aeropress as the 'filter' choice so that might give you an idea of their similarity. A lovely black coffee that isn't hot water drowning a beautiful espresso.

Time-wise, as you can see from this page everyone has different ideas! I kind of see it as a method that should be quicker than a pourover as there's active pressure involved, so I wouldn't want to go over a 90 second steeptime.

And as you currently smash the espressos I wouldn't bother trying anything remotely similar to espresso on the Aeropress.

Do you work at Monmouth?

Oh and angelasalt - just order one from Coffee Hit.

This a thread about coffee, of course I'm serious.

From the LMNH talk the guy mentioned about the range of temperature that you can taste. Hence that as it cools. Personally I'll drink coffee that is at room temperature.

Cool, yeah I leave it for about 5 minutes before starting to drink it. By the time I finish it it's probably more like 40*C.

Heh. ...
Whew, sorry, got a bit rambling...

scales

and

thermometer

Would be 2 tips. You can weigh the amount of coffee and how much water and at what temp - probably the easiest way to experiment.

I use the inverted method, I just find it easier, more than any taste preference.

Roughly I'd say it should be similar to a V60 pourover but less 'clean' with more body, perhaps a heavier mouthfeel. Most decent coffee shops offer either V60 or Aeropress as the 'filter' choice so that might give you an idea of their similarity. A lovely black coffee that isn't hot water drowning a beautiful espresso.

Time-wise, as you can see from this page everyone has different ideas! I kind of see it as a method that should be quicker than a pourover as there's active pressure involved, so I wouldn't want to go over a 90 second steeptime.

And as you currently smash the espressos I wouldn't bother trying anything remotely similar to espresso on the Aeropress.

Do you work at Monmouth?

Oh and angelasalt - just order one from Coffee Hit.

Thank you, will do.

I use the inverted method, I just find it easier, more than any taste preference.

I make more mess inverted.

currently i use a Bodum french press, thinking about getting a filter machine.

Any recommendations for a filter? or should i just stick with the press?