Ah the Aeropress. Still can’t get over those first few under extracted drips before you plunge and then the topping up with hot water… Never got into it.
I ground a bit too coarse for this bean, so there were more pre-drops than I expected. The topping up with hot water is, of course, optional. You can also press right in to hot water, but the result isn’t quite as good.
Heck, for $40 it makes a damn good cup of coffee. I don’t fully appreciate press pot-style, and I’m too poor to afford a vacpot!
You are brave using an Aeropress directly into a Bodum Pavina. I broke one of those pressing an Aeropress when my grind was too fine. I now use a Bodum Bistro double-wall - the glass is much thicker.
In any case, that is a fine video. I have been trying the inverted brew method to reduce the pre-drops.
Thanks for the comment. I’ve been looking for a better (i.e., flat-bottomed!) transparent mug for some time, but you’d be surprised how hard they are to find! While I’m bearing down on the top plunger, I often picture the horrorshow scene that would accompany an Aeropress/Bodum accident.
As for the inverted method, I’ve used it a few times but haven’t found a noticeable difference in taste. I also feel a bit weary when I’m trying to ‘flip’ the whole mechanism before pressing! At any rate, it’s a neat trick once in a while!
looks better than what I drank today in New Brunswick and Maine.
lawrence
15 Mar 09 at 18:04
Ah the Aeropress. Still can’t get over those first few under extracted drips before you plunge and then the topping up with hot water… Never got into it.
Robert
15 Mar 09 at 21:24
Robert,
I ground a bit too coarse for this bean, so there were more pre-drops than I expected. The topping up with hot water is, of course, optional. You can also press right in to hot water, but the result isn’t quite as good.
Heck, for $40 it makes a damn good cup of coffee. I don’t fully appreciate press pot-style, and I’m too poor to afford a vacpot!
- Ken
ken
16 Mar 09 at 09:11
Ken:
You are brave using an Aeropress directly into a Bodum Pavina. I broke one of those pressing an Aeropress when my grind was too fine. I now use a Bodum Bistro double-wall - the glass is much thicker.
In any case, that is a fine video. I have been trying the inverted brew method to reduce the pre-drops.
Bob Creighton
16 Mar 09 at 11:13
Bob,
Thanks for the comment. I’ve been looking for a better (i.e., flat-bottomed!) transparent mug for some time, but you’d be surprised how hard they are to find! While I’m bearing down on the top plunger, I often picture the horrorshow scene that would accompany an Aeropress/Bodum accident.
As for the inverted method, I’ve used it a few times but haven’t found a noticeable difference in taste. I also feel a bit weary when I’m trying to ‘flip’ the whole mechanism before pressing! At any rate, it’s a neat trick once in a while!
- Ken
ken
17 Mar 09 at 06:46