Comments on: Top 3 Aeropress Methods

By: AeroPress Brewing Techniques & Tips | Coffee Makers Paradise

AeroPress Brewing Techniques & Tips | Coffee Makers Paradise — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:40:16 +0000

[...] of information online regarding how to get the best taste out of your AeroPress. I recently read a post over at Tim Wendelboe giving 3 different takes on brewing with the AeroPress. It got me thinking, [...]

By: coffeemp

coffeemp — Mon, 03 May 2010 03:20:53 +0000

Thanks for this! Love to see different takes on how to brew with the AeroPress. I will be trying these out this week to tune up my morning brew!

By: Bunn’s Trifecta at Love that coffee!

Bunn’s Trifecta at Love that coffee! — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:34:00 +0000

[...] I chose to use it like an Aeropress, which the design reminded me of immediately. Using Ben’s method I produced a few cups that tasted pretty [...]

By: Bunn’s Trifecta « ShotZombies.com

Bunn’s Trifecta « ShotZombies.com — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:20:03 +0000

[...] I chose to use it like an Aeropress, which the design reminded me of immediately. Using Ben’s method I produced a few cups that tasted pretty [...]

By: Geibu

Geibu — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:17:24 +0000

Yeah i know, that is what makes using aeropress so exciting! I didnt realize that the flavor results could vary so much using the same Coffee, winey and fruity from Alex and crisp citrus from ben?! Sounds like you are using african coffee? Kenyan?

By: Tim Wendelboe

Tim Wendelboe — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:29:08 +0000

Yes, all these were using the same coffee but it might have been different roast dates. We are sold out of the coffee though, and all coffees need different brewing parameters in order to taste good.

By: Geibu

Geibu — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:19:33 +0000

Are all three using the same Coffee type and roast? If so which coffee is it?

By: Carson

Carson — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:01:47 +0000

I love my Aeropress, but I wish they would make one out of glass or stainless steel.
Hot water and plastic don’t go well together.

By: Daniel of Arabica - Brewed elsewhere

Daniel of Arabica - Brewed elsewhere — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:38:51 +0000

[...] Top 3 Aeropress brewing methods – Have an Aeropress? I don’t…yet but if you do, here are three methods of preparing coffee in the little – apparently – magic plastic tube. [...]

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:55:25 +0000

I confess to not being able to taste the paper flavor; either that or I’ve come to like it.

The inventor of the Aeropress, in an email to me, claimed that its brew is better for your heart than coffee made by French presses. The reason, he said, was that there are certain undesirable oils that get trapped in the Aeropress puck. These oils float to the top in a French press.

But I want these oils! I thought to myself, heart be damned, and more than a few times I have wondered what would happen if the Aeropress were to be plunged while inverted (if the mess could somehow be managed). Indeed that’s what I thought might be going on when I saw the word “inverted” on this page. But, on deciphering, no.

However, I do have something of a substitute. You know the crema-like foam left on the plunger surface just after you pop the puck into the trash? Those might be the oils we’re after. If you agitate or swirl the chamber as you press, the oils aren’t as apt to float to the top, and thereby end up in the puck.

So my method in short:
One scoop espresso grind; 195-200F water. Stir 15 seconds or so. Add 1/4 c or so of cold water to stop extraction. Press agitatedly, qua non agitato. Voila.