Regarding this inverted Aeropress DISK method, isn't the result much like using a Vietnamese drip brewer? Not saying that would be a bad thing.+1 for the inverted method.
The Aeropress makes superbe Lattes ("café au lait").
Regarding this inverted Aeropress DISK method, isn't the result much like using a Vietnamese drip brewer? Not saying that would be a bad thing.+1 for the inverted method.
The Aeropress makes superbe Lattes ("café au lait").
Regarding this inverted Aeropress DISK method, isn't the result much like using a Vietnamese drip brewer? Not saying that would be a bad thing.
I do the inverted method, but with slight modifications:
Total brewing time... maybe 90 seconds.
- I don't use a chronometer. I stir until a full crema develops , then press slowly with any delay.
- Before turning the Aeropress over, I let out the air and the crema like this.
- I use a fine grind, like for expresso.
Thanks for the clarification about this method and the Vietnamese drip. I need to research more to understand how this inverted AeroPress method really works, but I get the main idea now.
I cannot explain why I originally had such a wrong impression, which was that I assumed more of a gravity feed and little to no pressure when using this metal mesh DISK. Which obviously would not be inverted from an Areopress brewing point of view.
The Aeropress is a giant plastic syringe with a filter instead of a needle. Letting the coffee drip defeats the purpose of having a plunger assembly. Any way, one of the fun with the Aeropress is that you experiment with different techniques.
I do the inverted method, but with slight modifications:
Total brewing time... maybe 90 seconds.
- I don't use a chronometer. I stir until a full crema develops , then press slowly with any delay.
- Before turning the Aeropress over, I let out the air and the crema like this.
- I use a fine grind, like for expresso.
Thanks for the clarification about this method and the Vietnamese drip. I need to research more to understand how this inverted AeroPress method really works, but I get the main idea now.
I cannot explain why I originally had such a wrong impression, which was that I assumed more of a gravity feed and little to no pressure when using this metal mesh DISK. Which obviously would not be inverted from an Areopress brewing point of view.
There was a method put out by the Coava guys with the 010 disk where they didn't actually plunge, but let the coffee drip. This did involve filling the press while inverted, and then flipping it over, removing the plunger, and letting it drip out. With the 008 disk, they changed it a bit (actual plunging), but it still starts with an inverted press.
The Aeropress is a giant plastic syringe with a filter instead of a needle. Letting the coffee drip defeats the purpose of having a plunger assembly. Any way, one of the fun with the Aeropress is that you experiment with different techniques.
The Aeropress is a giant plastic syringe with a filter instead of a needle. Letting the coffee drip defeats the purpose of having a plunger assembly. Any way, one of the fun with the Aeropress is that you experiment with different techniques.
+1i love mine . . . My wife is hooked so a bit of work for me . . . Way less crud in our cups of coffee . . . Great stuff if you get fresh roasted beans.
The Aeropress is a giant plastic syringe with a filter instead of a needle. Letting the coffee drip defeats the purpose of having a plunger assembly. Any way, one of the fun with the Aeropress is that you experiment with different techniques.
The idea behind the Aeropress is a short extraction time with a fine grind, very similar to espresso. So the plunger is needed to insure the brew time remains short.
The idea behind the Aeropress is a short extraction time with a fine grind, very similar to espresso. So the plunger is needed to insure the brew time remains short.
Exactly.Well said.
So, anybody who doesn't use it according to Aerobie's instructions is simply doing it wrong and defying the point?
So, anybody who doesn't use it according to Aerobie's instructions is simply doing it wrong and defying the point?
I'm OK with that, because it brews better coffee when I "do it wrong".
No. Nobody criticized you. Nobody even talked about you. It has nothing to do with you. You can use your Aeropress the way you want. It's yours.
The inventor's CONCEPT, his INVENTION, the IDEA behind the Aeropress is a short extraction time with a piston. That's all we said.
Enjoy your coffee.
The Aeropress contraption is nice, quick, and easy to clean up, but I feel that I get the same if not better results using a dripper cone (Melitta or Beehouse). I'd say that clean up with the dripper is just as easy - toss the filter, rinse the dripper, and you're done.
I also get more cups per bag of coffee using the dripper; I'd say that the Aeropress requires about 1.75 to almost double the amount of beans for the same size cup of coffee at the strength I enjoy. This is important when spending hard earned cash on good beans.
Interesting - I am finding the opposite, especially for light-roasted coffees.I find the Aeropress less bitter than a cone.
This statement is true if you read it a certain way, because I believe the Aeropress is supposed to use coffee that is ground finer (e.g., closer to an espresso grind) than drip coffee usually is. I think we both agree that you must use almost twice the weight of coffee for, say, an 8 ounce cup of Aeropress coffee versus an 8 ounce cup of drip-brewed coffee."Uses slightly more finely ground coffee than drip"