How to use the AeroPress coffee / espresso maker - Aeropress review Aero Press

See a review and how-to for the Aeropress coffee / espresso maker by Aerobie. Both a how-to and a review, you'll see how the device works and the end-results.

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[AutoItKing]

I see you're using Sweet Maria's! Do you roast it yourself?

[doesitworkdotnet]

@AutoItKing Yes, on a very small scale with the SR-500 that Sweet Maria's carries. Before that I was using the FreshRoast 8 which roasted smaller quantities but in fact was a bit less of a hassle, as Sweet Maria's makes clear on its site the SR-500 (and SR-300) require some manual intervention to get even roasts.

[doesitworkdotnet]

Update: I started using a Coava "DISK" metal, reusable filter and am very pleased. It fits into the Aeropress workflow quite nicely, both in prep and cleanup. I will be doing a short video in the near future demoing the use of the DISK, as well as my thoughts on experimenting with their "inverted" method as seen if you google "site:coava.com aeropress inverted disk method" and go to the page on the Coava site.

[Strider2112]

i just bought this thing and so far i love it. and aeropress can take that as a compliment from a canadian. i love your video, it's awesome. i do have a question though; are not 1 scoop of unground beans and 1 scoop of ground beans two entirely different amounts? (due to the reduction of air space in the scoop) thanks if you respond, if not thats cool too.

[doesitworkdotnet]

@Strider2112 Hey there Strider. What I've read and what has seemed to work for me is that 1 scoop of unground beans gives you the desired amount, and when you grind it I'm not sure that it'd be to exactly the same level as pre-ground beans but I think the common wisdom is that you can talk about these interchangeably. I had the same thoughts when I first read about this and am still not 100% certain on it but I can tell you I've heard the advice from multiple reliable sources. Thanks :-)

[dureyes]

Great video, I clicked on the like icon but it was disabled. I will take your word on it that it makes a great espresso, but its too much clean up for me it seems. I use the Bialetti when Im in the mood for a strong espresso. Have you used the Bialetti Moka Express ? And how would you compare taste? Thank you.

[doesitworkdotnet]

@dureyes Thanks for the compliment. I have used other brands of Moka Pots and similar stove-top brewing methods. In my opinion the Moka Pots / stove-tops make fine coffee, although the Aeropress seems to emphasize the sweeter, lighter notes that come from a particular variety of beans, while the Moka pots / stove-tops seem to end up leaving a more bold / acidic cup. The Aeropress will give you very low acidity pretty much with any beans. And clean up is super quick & easy, by the way.

[pschroeter56]

You can put the plunger with the water in the microwave.

[messfeeder]

BTW, nice to see your bag of Sweet Maria's beans! Do you home roast too? This thing would be good for camping, but I had to laugh when I got my Aeropress in the mail and saw all the testimonials on the box. You'd think it would cure cancer, or something! Again, nice vid.

[dergitarristde]

not espresso, though.

[animation508]

you should try fuel coffee, its really yummy :). I can't wait to get my aeropress!

[ArthurCorp1]

Its a penis pump.....

[klarinetta]

It's an offense to the art of making espresso in a quality pump driven machine to call this an espresso and do it repeatedly. For espresso you need 9 bars of pump pressure. That does not come close to achieve that.

[killerwill55]

uh i dont think you can heat water in the microwave

[AutoItKing]

@doesitworkdotnet Very nice. I have a FR 8, works pretty dang well for me!

[Kuimera]

WoW, and it just takes 10 minutes to make one cup of coffee... :X