Aeropress

PortafilterProcrastinator

The brewing coffee on holiday thread got me thinking about my aeropress again. I’ve not used it since I got my CCD.

I can’t remember what I used to brew in it, so would be interested to hear peoples methods.

On a related note - is there any reason I shouldn’t clean the aeropress (excluding rubber bung) with pulycaff?

CoyoteOldMan

PortafilterProcrastinator is there any reason I shouldn’t clean the aeropress (excluding rubber bung) with pulycaff?

Careful with aluminium and puly. No idea if the aeropress contains any.

MediumRoastSteam

PortafilterProcrastinator On a related note - is there any reason I shouldn’t clean the aeropress (excluding rubber bung) with pulycaff?

I can’t see why you’d do that. Washing up liquid and a gentle scrubbing is good enough, specially as all the surfaces are easily reachable.

CoyoteOldMan Careful with aluminium and puly. No idea if the aeropress contains any.

No aluminium in the Aeropress.

Flat_Eric

PortafilterProcrastinator I can’t remember what I used to brew in it, so would be interested to hear peoples methods.

My method is: 18g medium fine grind coffee, into Aeropress with single paper filter. Pour in off the boil water until almost full making sure all the coffee is wet. Agitate for 15 seconds (back and forth, not round and round or else you end up with a cone of grounds in the base). Place plunger in top of Aeropress. Wait 2 minutes, press gently for about 30 seconds into a large mug until I hear the hiss then stop. Top up mug with hot water if needed.

DavecUK

I just use dish soap on mine. Can get at least 15 uses out of a filter paper as well.😁

PortafilterProcrastinator

MediumRoastSteam I can’t see why you’d do that.

Aeropress has been at the back of a cupboard gathering dust for over a year, just thinking about giving it a deep clean - if there is such a thing!

MWJB That’s certainly a high ratio! Do you do any long steeps in your AP?

MWJB

20g coffee ground for 11-12% at 500 Kruve. 125g water.
Inverted, coffee in 1st, stir 2xNSEW, flip at 1:15 & sink anything that floats, plunge at 1:30 for 20s, or until you see the top of the bed of grounds. Gives a strong, moka pot style strength cup.

If bland/lacking flavour intensity, grind a little finer and/or add 15s to steep.
If sour, or bitter, grind a little coarser and/or subtract 15s off steep time.

MWJB

PortafilterProcrastinator Yes, 20-25min, normal way up at around 1:16-18 ratio but a much finer grind (coarse espresso/moka pot). 13-14g coffee in 1st over a spare cup, add water quick stir & insert plunger just enough to stop flow. Discard run off & steep, preheat the cup, place Aeropress back over the cup & remove the plunger to let it start to drain under gravity, then plunge gently if it appear to stall until dry bed. Always be sure to steep over a mug that will hold the whole brew, in case of any slow leaks.

If you have the Fellow Prismo, this makes this a simpler procedure, not using it to get any ‘espresso’ like effect but just to have a water tight Aeropress when brewing right way up. Then you can just use a light, thin lid/small saucer placed over the steeping AP instead of stopping flow with the plunger & less wastage/chances of leakage.

MWJB

PortafilterProcrastinator That’s certainly a high ratio!

That’s because it is a very low extraction, so I like to push up the strength (around 3%) to compensate, you could try more like 1:11 for more conventional filter coffee strength (1.3 to 1.6%) and see how you go?

les24preludes

Here’s something different for Aeropress owners. I’ve been looking at Tetsu’s pour over Hybrid technique where he uses a Switch for alternate immersion and percolation. I thought I’d try and reproduce it on an Aeropress and I think it actually works rather well. Certainly better than my V60 shots. So here’s an idea of how it works

Aeropress, inverted method

16-18g coffee 250ml water (good bottled)

Bloom coffee for 40 secs, using around 50ml

Add 100ml water and stir side to side to agitate

Wait 15-30 secs and press plunger down slowly

Pull plunger up and out, add rest of the water

Re-insert plunger and wait 1-2 minutes, no agitation

Press plunger down to the hiss

Your coffee is now ready

Here’s what Tetsu says about his Hybrid method with the V60 - agitate for the first part and percolate, then for the second part don’t agitate and use immersion (close Switch valve). First part produces clean taste, second adds flavour and mouth feel