My aeropress has developed the heat rash of doom. Its now bypassing the plunger. So you get a cold shot of coffee up the sleeve when you turn it upside down.
Not a complaint really its my second in about 16 years of daily use. I will go out and buy a new one.
But before that... They seem to have got more expensive... Admittedly not as expensive as a glass aeropress that tickled my fancy for about a minute.
Should i consider anything else. V60 and chemex are nice but i"m not a fan of the excessive filter waste. Mokka and cafetier are fine but a bit gritty for my sensitive taste (also despite claims to the contrary, a cafetier is a pain in the hoope to clean)
So it is an aeropress right?
Would it help to replace the rubber plunger thing?
I'd have thought so, the Chemex is definitely a less concentrated brew though perhaps a moot point if you tend to add water after the initial aeropress 'shot'. Can you not just replace the rubber seal? I had to recently as it had got all sticky.
Well I bought one, 'cos you do. It's OK but not a patch on my old Bialetti.
You don't have to turn it upside down you know.
(also despite claims to the contrary, a cafetier is a pain in the hoope to clean)
So it is an aeropress right?
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Although being STW ,you may well be ridiculed for not spending £££££££ on a bean to cup behemoth. 😉 🙃
I ran out of aeropress papers last week so switched to my drip filter and tbh I'm enjoying it, seem to use less coffee as well for the same flava/caffeine hit
Obviously this means I need to get a gooseneck kettle now, to unlock my STW/hipsta scout badge
If it's lost it's suction, a replacement rubber cap is worth trying.
It depends how you're using the aeropress. If you're making the shorter, concentrated moka-pot style brews then IMO nothing come close (even a moka pot) for ease of use and quality of coffee.
If you're making a longer filter drink then the closest in flavour for me is a clever dripper - I assume this is because the water is in contact with the coffee for a long time as it is with the aeropress rather than just filtering through. The only real advantage is that it's got a bigger capacity than an aeropress so you can do about 400g of water in it.
The v60 has a slightly different flavour profile to the other two - not better or worse just different. I've heard people say it tastes 'cleaner' which I guess is a decent description.
It's interesting that you're concerned about the extra paper waste of the other brew types. My gut feeling is that the difference in terms of CO2 of a few grams of paper is a tiny fraction of the overall impact of the cup once you've taken the 15-20g of beans into account. I don't have any actual data to back this up though but I might look into it a bit more when I have the time.
Its on its third plunger it does help. However i am not totally sold on the idea of drinking froma quite obviously deteriorating plastic device.
Re not turning it upside down. I am talking about unintentionally when cleaning it type thing if i hold it the other way and remove the filter cup and plunge the puck out the coffee behind the plunger cones out then. Inversion method doesn't leak as the coffee hasn't been forced around the plunger yet.
It's interesting that you're concerned about the extra paper waste of the other brew types
Probably best read that as "i hust about manage to not run out of aeropress filters that come in packs of 365" i will inevitably run out of larger filters. Rather than "think of the carbon"
I also reuse the aeropress filters 😀
Bialletti i don't have time for. Gotta watch it and i can't be bothered unless its the weekend.
I fancy a glass one. But i will check the clever dripper out.
I fancy a glass one.
Me too, but balancing a glass vessel on top of a ceramic mug and applying a good deal of force looks like a severed artery waiting to happen.
Yea that vaguely crossed my mind. Before rapidly realised that 150notes was a bigger concern.
I have a wee cheap machine .
It's a pita but it does good crema
I have an old mokka pot.
It makes the best coffee ,
but it's a faff
I have an aeropress it's the least faff
But it's not the best coffee
I have a cafetiere.
It's a faff and it doesn't make good coffee.
I have a coffee habit.
Yes I know the saying about workmen blaming tools.
Look at the nick of this. Like i say. Not really resenting buying a new one.
Good god man,stop mixing grit in with your coffee 😉 🤣
My aeropress has developed the heat rash of doom
Do they still do that? My original did but a more recent (but still years old) version is made from a different plastic
Aeropress is my favoured method of making coffee, not the best maybe but the best compromise of coffee/faff for me by some way
Do they still do that?
Apparently. The very first ones crazed. This is the softer second version actually this is my second softer second one. I reckon this one is 8years old. They may have changed again.
Fasthaggis. I know right?! But its not actually scratched its bumps like like brown blisters sticking out into the chambre de café.
Full credit to Aerobie, an ace coffee maker & an epic frisbie is not a bad portfolio.
Possibly look at your grind too?
I recently went to beans instead of pre ground using a little Kingrind hand burr grinder as recommended by James Hoffman and it's a finer grind.
Takes more pressure to plunge it and it feels way less gritty.
My old Aeropress went like that too.
I bought a picopresso in 2023 and have barely used the aeropress since then.
Only tend to use the aeropress for decaf or when people are staying
Last year we got an induction hob which rendered my ancient mokka pot redundant. But just bought a 2 cup induction mokka pot and crikey! It’s fast! It’s my new favourite method. I have a Delonghi Dedica, aero press and various other wannabies. Espresso is still my favourite but I absolutely love my new induction mokka.
no one knows how mokka pots work btw. It’s a science mystery. Possibly magic.
aeropress with the stainless steel filter. but it does need turning upside down, fliter at the top for the crema, then flip and plunge, into not boiling water if you like more volume to your drink
french press is quicker easier to clean and comes a close second.
OP - yeah buy yourself a new one.
french press is quicker easier to clean and comes a close second.
On what planet is this the case?
I have a stainless filter somewhere. I really don't rate it. Gets blocked on the reg.
I have a stainless filter somewhere. I really don't rate it.
Same. It negates the benefit of just popping the puck into the bin.
aeropress with the stainless steel filter. but it does need turning upside down, fliter at the top for the crema, then flip and plunge
^This
It negates the benefit of just popping the puck into the bin.
No it doesn’t - popping out the puck is easy, just pull the plunger back a cm or two, remove the filter, then push the plunger to pop out the puck. Simple(s). SS filters are great.
OP - yeah buy yourself a new one
^This especially.
I found I prefer the coffee you get with an SS filter, (the paper filters out that sort of oleaginous quality you still get with other methods) but I did find it more of a faff to clean. Went back to my moka pot in the end!
Our aeropress had maybe two rubbers seals before we decided that the container was the problem and replaced the whole lot. The newer plunger seals are a different material and the body may be lasting better, maybe not. Certainly the seal should wear in preference to the body.
Anyway, we reuse our paper filters. Leave the aeropress with puck in til you next need it. Then lid off, peel the paper filter off, shoot the puck in to the compost bin and away you go. One filter lasts ballpark a day or 6 coffees ish.
Our aeropress had maybe two rubbers seals before we decided that the container was the problem and replaced the whole lot. The newer plunger seals are a different material and the body may be lasting better, maybe not. Certainly the seal should wear in preference to the body.
Yeah the silicone plungers are significantly better at lasting.
New clear one ordered.
Aeropress has been the answer twice so far today.
Now, what was the question?
Given how people rave over a good espresso, I'm surprised so many prefer a paper filter that takes out the oils, but each to their own. Aeropress is certainly the answer here, more often than not. Though we use a cafetière some of the time, with a coarser grind.
Given how people rave over a good espresso, I'm surprised so many prefer a paper filter that takes out the oils
It's certainly possible to enjoy a gooey espresso while maintaining a preference for a cleaner tasting filter coffee. I'm not looking for the same experience from each drink.
I think the aeropress has been through about three changes of materials not including the clear by now. I use aeropress at work where we have a shit grinder but these days typically use a pour-over at home.
Wired have an interview with the guy who designed the aeropress fwiw.
Anyone in Sheffield is welcome to my v60. It's shit
does the water move through it very quickly by any chance?
FWIW it takes ~ 1 minute for the water to drain through mine.
FWIW it takes ~ 1 minute for the water to drain through mine.
How much water? Mine takes quite a bit longer but I add water in 3 phases a la James Hoffman.
Anyone in Sheffield is welcome to my v60. It's shit
From previous threads I know you like coffee (and have decent kit), what's the driver behind this opinion though? I have moved to a switch rather than a classic v60, but it's a classic for a reason surely?
