More Aeropress love!

murphyebass

Ok so just back from 3fe and bought myself an Aeropress.... Finally.

I've been thinking about buyin one of these for a long time but was drinkin more espresso so it was put on the long finger.

Anyway having tried filter in 3fe and other specialist coffee shops of late I decided to take the plunge so to speak.

Im using my gaggia mdf to grind and kenya manganjo washed peabury for my coffee.

Results imho are great.

I implore anyone who has been on the fence like I was on whether to buy one of these devices to just go get it. You won't be disappointed.

Gran Hermano

They are great, so simple to use and the easiest to clean up.
I've bought three for myself over the years (home, office and car) and numerous as gifts.

Try the coava style steel disk as an alternative to the paper.

murphyebass

Gran Hermano wrote: »

They are great, so simple to use and the easiest to clean up.
I've bought three for myself over the years (home, office and car) and numerous as gifts.

Try the coava style steel disk as an alternative to the paper.

will look into the coava steel disk thanks.

gonna give the inverted method a go tomorrow morning

snollup

murphyebass wrote: »

Ok so just back from 3fe and bought myself an Aeropress.... Finally.

I've been thinking about buyin one of these for a long time but was drinkin more espresso so it was put on the long finger.

Anyway having tried filter in 3fe and other specialist coffee shops of late I decided to take the plunge so to speak.

Im using my gaggia mdf to grind and kenya manganjo washed peabury for my coffee.

Results imho are great.

I implore anyone who has been on the fence like I was on whether to buy one of these devices to just go get it. You won't be disappointed.

Aeropress is great, so quick & clean. However, I still prefer my Chemix, slower fuller brew.

Gran Hermano wrote: »

They are great, so simple to use and the easiest to clean up.
I've bought three for myself over the years (home, office and car) and numerous as gifts.

Try the coava style steel disk as an alternative to the paper.

The CAR?!?!

Batesy

The inverted method is the only way I use mine. Order your disc from Able in the states. Works out much cheaper.

The aeropress really is a great idea. Since I ordered mine I use it almost every day.

Technocentral

murphyebass wrote: »

Ok so just back from 3fe and bought myself an Aeropress.... Finally.

I've been thinking about buyin one of these for a long time but was drinkin more espresso so it was put on the long finger.

Anyway having tried filter in 3fe and other specialist coffee shops of late I decided to take the plunge so to speak.

Im using my gaggia mdf to grind and kenya manganjo washed peabury for my coffee.

Results imho are great.

I implore anyone who has been on the fence like I was on whether to buy one of these devices to just go get it. You won't be disappointed.

Hi Where can you buy these in Dublin?

Thanks

raytaxi

3fe, coffee angel and vice all stock aeropress all in Dublin and i think Badger and dodo in cork do to.

Gran Hermano

snollup wrote: »

The CAR?!?!

You ever hear of a "Bug out bag" ? It's the coffee equivalent - you never know when you might end up somewhere that only has instant/nespresso!

murphyebass

raytaxi wrote: »

3fe, coffee angel and vice all stock aeropress all in Dublin and i think Badger and dodo in cork do to.

Boss hoggs in Maynooth sell them for 30euro and 3fe sell them for 33euro. I got mine in 3fe. They gave me a run through how to use it as well.

Jezek

Coffee Angel is cheaper ... less than 30 euro. He also stocks the able filters

Krusty_Clown

Batesy wrote: »

The inverted method is the only way I use mine. Order your disc from Able in the states. Works out much cheaper.

The aeropress really is a great idea. Since I ordered mine I use it almost every day.

Sorry for resurfacing this thread, but I've had my Aeropress for a week now (I reckon it's made around 70 cups of coffee over those first 7 days!), but a quick logistic question:

Using the inverted method, how do you get the Able filter to stay in the filter cover? With paper filters, you obviously just wet 'em and they stick to the filter cover, but how do you prevent the metal filter from falling into the water/coffee mixture when brewing inverted?

PPC

The disc should rest nicely on top of the end of the tube without falling in.
Then just put the cap on and invert.

Jezek

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Sorry for resurfacing this thread, but I've had my Aeropress for a week now (I reckon it's made around 70 cups of coffee over those first 7 days!), but a quick logistic question:

Using the inverted method, how do you get the Able filter to stay in the filter cover? With paper filters, you obviously just wet 'em and they stick to the filter cover, but how do you prevent the metal filter from falling into the water/coffee mixture when brewing inverted?

Just like paper, put the disc in the cap and then wet it . It will stick!

llatsni

I intensely despise "the disk"... one of the things I love about aeropress is the clean cup*, the disk just makes it dirty, like the last dregs of a cafetiere. Yuck.

* The others are: the speed, the minimal waste and the cleanup.

donnacha

llatsni wrote: »

I intensely despise "the disk"... one of the things I love about aeropress is the clean cup*, the disk just makes it dirty, like the last dregs of a cafetiere. Yuck.

* The others are: the speed, the minimal waste and the cleanup.

I wouldn't be the biggest fan either. Had picked up the Kone way back for my Chemex, used it about 3 to 4 times and reverted back to paper filters.

That all said I've never tried an Aeropress with the disk :pac:

Jezek

I think if you grind coarse enough the cup becomes clean(ish). But you have to compensate for the grind etc. I use both methods depending on my mood, beans etc

PPC

I kickstarted a finer disc from http://www.kaffeologie.com/
Its a bit better than the Able brewing one

Gran Hermano

PPC wrote: »

I kickstarted a finer disc from http://www.kaffeologie.com/
Its a bit better than the Able brewing one

Cheers, another to try :-)

Just stuck one in an order with Amazon UK.

Vorrtexx

PPC wrote: »

I kickstarted a finer disc from http://www.kaffeologie.com/
Its a bit better than the Able brewing one

I picked one of these up back in December but the stitched seam around the mesh disc finally gave out after about 9 months of use. That was with using it for about 5 times a week.

I've gone back to the paper filters again.

It was decent and although you still ended up with a little silt it wasn't very much. I would recommend using the inverted method when brewing with this though, otherwise you may end up with a bit more silt than normal.

adrian522

Would these be the recomended method for coffee on ones travels?

All plastic by looks of things so pretty much unbreakable, is that the case?

Gran Hermano

adrian522 wrote: »

Would these be the recomended method for coffee on ones travels?

All plastic by looks of things so pretty much unbreakable, is that the case?

Absolutely, they're pretty bullet proof and compact. Ideal for travelling.
You can always pack a porlex/hario grinder with it.

adrian522

Yeah, have a porlex so that would seem to work...

PPC

The porlex fits perfectly inside the plunger too, its almost like they made it for the Aeropress.

adrian522

OK, I've successfully purchased an aeropress and some beans from coffeeangel, I guess the inverted method seems to be the most recomended method?

snollup

adrian522 wrote: »

OK, I've successfully purchased an aeropress and some beans from coffeeangel, I guess the inverted method seems to be the most recomended method?

We don't invert the Aeropress in Coffeeangel (I work there btw). We use 15g of quite finely ground coffee with 240g of water. Water should be about 96 degrees (let kettle boil and then leave it for about 45 seconds). Coffee goes in the Aeropress and then add water over about 20 seconds. Gently stir for about 10 seconds. Let it stand for about 10 seconds and then slowly press. The whole process should take one minute.

That said one thing I love to do is experiment with different methods. Brewmethods.com is a great resource. One thing I would say is that a scales & timer are a must.

adrian522

Thanks, if you were working in South Anne Street today i likely bought it from you today.

Anyway, I'm using the brew guide from the Coffee angel website, it links to Tim Wendelboe's website, is this more or less what you use?



http://timwendelboe.no/resources/brewing-guide/aeropress/

murphyebass

snollup wrote: »

We don't invert the Aeropress in Coffeeangel (I work there btw). We use 15g of quite finely ground coffee with 240g of water. Water should be about 96 degrees (let kettle boil and then leave it for about 45 seconds). Coffee goes in the Aeropress and then add water over about 20 seconds. Gently stir for about 10 seconds. Let it stand for about 10 seconds and then slowly press. The whole process should take one minute.

That said one thing I love to do is experiment with different methods. Brewmethods.com is a great resource. One thing I would say is that a scales & timer are a must.

Glad to see I'm not the only one not using the inverted method.

Don't get me wrong I have tried it but I just find the normal way easier.

And to be fair you'd want to be some coffee expert to tell the difference in and inverted coffee and a regular one if using the same grind, amount and time, etc..

Just my two cents.

snollup

adrian522 wrote: »

Thanks, if you were working in South Anne Street today i likely bought it from you today.

Anyway, I'm using the brew guide from the Coffee angel website, it links to Tim Wendelboe's website, is this more or less what you use?



http://timwendelboe.no/resources/brewing-guide/aeropress/

That was me alright.

The method we use uses finer grind & shorter brew time. I will defiantly be trying Tim's method tomorrow though!

Planet X

snollup wrote: »

We don't invert the Aeropress in Coffeeangel (I work there btw). We use 15g of quite finely ground coffee with 240g of water. Water should be about 96 degrees (let kettle boil and then leave it for about 45 seconds). Coffee goes in the Aeropress and then add water over about 20 seconds. Gently stir for about 10 seconds. Let it stand for about 10 seconds and then slowly press. The whole process should take one minute.

That said one thing I love to do is experiment with different methods. Brewmethods.com is a great resource. One thing I would say is that a scales & timer are a must.

Just ordered an Aeropress from your site. Aeropress virgin. Looking forward to it now and some Ethopian coffee.
Cheers.

Planet X

Arrived this morning.
Spectacularly quick, thanks guys.

Kurtosis

Any idea how much it would cost to buy this in a bricks and mortar shop in Dublin?

Scortho

penguin88 wrote: »

Any idea how much it would cost to buy this in a bricks and mortar shop in Dublin?

I think coffee angel charge 26 quid for it. I don't think you'll find it much cheaper anywhere else...

snollup

penguin88 wrote: »

Any idea how much it would cost to buy this in a bricks and mortar shop in Dublin?

27.95 in cofeeangel.

Woodpecker1

So my missis was going to get me a Silvia. But I have a Gaggia cubika and burr grinder already so I got an aeropress this morning instead of the machine upgrade. What can I say? I'm well and truly converted to the cause. Can really taste the subtle differences in different beans now. Hooked on aeropress should be my new user name.
Best present ever.

Muahahaha

I got the Aeropress a couple of weeks and now absolutely love it. The ease of use and cleaning are two of its strongest features, second only to the amazing coffee it makes. I did side by side tests with a french cafatiere and the Aeropress won hands down, the coffee is way more flavoursome. Plus unlike a cafatiere with the Aeropress you dont have to wait two or three minutes for the coffee to steep which is a time saver.

Last night I made coffee in the Aeropress but put a spoon of hot chocolate too and I enjoyed a very nice cafe mocha. I had to press much harder to get it into the cup but Im glad I did as it produced a delicious coffee infused with chocolate

Brian

Many of the winning methods at the Aeropress World Champs use it upright.

http://worldaeropresschampionship.com/recipes/

gavmcg92

Used the aeropress present I got for my dad for the first time yesterday (Not a huge coffee drinker, the caffeine sort of upsets my tummy ) Really nice cup. So smooth.

sarkozy

Got one today (with the metal filter) in Coffee Angel. Very impressed. It's for coffee at work - I'm on a serious moneysaving drive and this should help me avoid the regular, and expensive trips to 3FE. I won't have a grinder at work, though (using a Bodum burr grinder at home), so it could be a problem getting decent pre-ground stuff.

I'll see how I go and consider getting that mini hand grinder in the future.

Scortho

sarkozy wrote: »

Got one today (with the metal filter) in Coffee Angel. Very impressed. It's for coffee at work - I'm on a serious moneysaving drive and this should help me avoid the regular, and expensive trips to 3FE. I won't have a grinder at work, though (using a Bodum burr grinder at home), so it could be a problem getting decent pre-ground stuff.

I'll see how I go and consider getting that mini hand grinder in the future.

I get coffee angel to grind the bag of coffee for me when I buy it there.
Same coffee, as there own filter coffee, but I've saved myself about 100 quid since september buying it and making my own.

Probably not as good as grinding myself, but still decent

sarkozy

Yeah, I asked them to grind their Yirgacheffe for me for Aeropress. It's amazing now. We'll see how long it lasts.

Unfortunately my usual home coffee, which I grind at home, is an Italian eco coffee from the co-op in Newmarket Sq. but even in my sealed glass jar, it's gone stale over the last month.

Krusty_Clown

What do you guys think about grinding in the morning, and bringing the ground coffee (enough for two cups) into work with you in an airtight container? Would you lose a significant amount of freshness? A better option than commercial pre-ground coffee anyway?

adrian522

Certainly much better than pre ground, not as good as freshly ground, but if you can't get away with a grinder in work it's your best option.

donnacha

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

What do you guys think about grinding in the morning, and bringing the ground coffee (enough for two cups) into work with you in an airtight container? Would you lose a significant amount of freshness? A better option than commercial pre-ground coffee anyway?

I would definitely go with freshly ground in the morning rather than commercial pre-ground. Personally though I'd rather put the coffee in a good flask rather than pre grind.

PPC

donnacha wrote: »

I would definitely go with freshly ground in the morning rather than commercial pre-ground. Personally though I'd rather put the coffee in a good flask rather than pre grind.

I did this for a while and found the coffee mellowed a lot and lost a lot of flavour.
Small hand grinders are cheap now and will be worth the investment, especially if you're buying a coffee everyday.

sarkozy

I might get one of those hand grinders next month. €30 for massive long-term savings (I'd be spending at least €60 a month on coffee during my lunch break). Life is too short to drink bad coffee.

murphyebass

Just for anyone borderline on buying an Aeropress I think I'll weigh in with a little more love in.

It has become my go to device for coffee.

Takes a minute and a half to brew start to finish. And cleaning only takes a few seconds.

Its just such a quick way to make a really great smooth, clean yet complex cup of coffee.

I still enjoy espresso dont get me wrong in particular when I get a new variety of beans I havent tried before but during the week in particular I'm finding myself going straight to the Aeropress every time which I really didnt expect.

And lastly its soooooooooo cheap!! Why wouldnt you buy one?! Its not like they're 500euro+ espresso machines.

Someone else summed it up nicely, life is too short for bad coffee.

Muahahaha

sarkozy wrote: »

Got one today (with the metal filter) in Coffee Angel. Very impressed. It's for coffee at work - I'm on a serious moneysaving drive and this should help me avoid the regular, and expensive trips to 3FE. I won't have a grinder at work, though (using a Bodum burr grinder at home), so it could be a problem getting decent pre-ground stuff.

I'll see how I go and consider getting that mini hand grinder in the future.

When you use the metal filter discs do some of the coffee grounds tend to end up in the bottom of the cup? I'm tempted to buy one but someone said to me it's better to stick with the paper filters if you want to make sure no coffee grounds fall into your brew. How do you find the metal filter in regards to this ?

Mr Magnolia

Yeah there's a little sediment in the bottom of the cup but no where near as much as the French press and it's very easy to avoid drinking it. I still prefer the FP but I wouldn't be without my aeropress.

sarkozy

Yes, the metal filter definitely does make for a less 'clean' cup. Or, put another way, a cup with a fuller mouth feel. And, as mentioned, definitely a lot cleaner than French Press. The sediment left in the cup is still very minimal, though. The press also feels a little less 'even' and smooth than with the paper filter.

On balance, I would probably prefer the coffee coming from a paper filter, but I got the metal filter because I assumed I'd run out of or stop bothering to get paper filters some time in the future.

There's also been some noise made about the metal filters not keeping out oils that raise cholesterol, but who knows, really.

murphyebass

I don't see the problem with paper filters myself. You get a ton of them with the device and they're dirt cheap when you eventually run out.

Muahahaha

Thanks for the replies Sarkozy & Mr Magnolia. I'm one of these people who loves to drink every last drop of coffee so sediment is always a bit of a head wrecker to me. I think I'll stick with the paper filters for now as they have prevented the sediment problems I get with a French press and by rinsing the paper briefly
before use I don't really notice any kind of paper flavour from the coffee.

I might well buy one of the metal filters in the future, if I could find one for cheap I'd probably pick it up but the cheapest I can find is €15+ postage which IMO is a bit pricey given that it is just a round disc with holes in it at the end of the day. No doubt they'll get a bit cheaper when more sellers on Ebay start stocking their own versions of them, when they do ill likely give it a try. Thanks again for the input.