Coffee Appreciation

I think Dan was saying you get something more akin to espresso from a mocha pot than an aeropress, which I though you said was what you were looking for?

Obviously it depends, I go for a fine blend of dark beans and I stop the pot as soon as the first bubble spits out, which basically gives you something pretty close to espresso. Thick, with crema, bitter....

I've only had a couple of coffees from aeropresses, but personally I prefer the mocha pot.

You can get moka-pot type 'espresso' out of an aeropress. Which is what I bought mine for. You have the flexbility to play with dose too. Get the grind (requires some trial and error but not much), then the strike temp. A quick steep (30-45 seconds) and a slow plunge all the way and that tastes to me just like the moka-pot.

I've even been getting some creme-stuff from the most recent packet of beans. Maybe because I'm keeping them at room temp rather than chilled? Which probably is probably bad... meh.