Gwilym Davies Demonstrating the Aeropress Coffee Maker

Gwilym Davies, World Barista Champion 2009, shows us how he uses the Aeropress coffee maker.

Filmed on the roof above Prufrock in Shoreditch.

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• gwilym
• davies
• world
• barista
• championships
• 2009
• aerobie
• aeropress

[JfromQ]

@novamotel23 I've never been a coffee anorak but I can confirm that for people who want a great tasting coffee with less hassle it's really good! It's never gonna stand up to a £1000 coffee machine, but it's as good as my stove top espresso maker. I really like it.

Ps. You do need good coffee though, but I guess everyone knows hat! :)

[csgyuricza]

Nice video, I am going to give the aeropress a try. What is the name of this metal structure you are using in this video? I'd like to get one as well.

[sinbindinchin]

With a few brewing methods some bitterness will be unavoidable, using a cafetiere for example it will be hard to completely avoid, but it should never be the stand out sensation you get in your mouth.

It might be worth checking out the coffeegeek forum to see/ask if there are any largely recommended coffee shops in your area. Be cautious though, some people on that forum have been known to blame the cows for being unable to perfectly steam their milk, i'm not joking.

[soloartist232]

@sinbindinchin it's funny. i didn't know coffee was not suppose to be bitter my whole life. i don't drink coffee often so didn't do research. i accidentally landed on the aeropress and realized that high temperature extracted too much bitterness.

[ricochetVendetta]

irish coffee is best

[sinbindinchin]

@HappySpaceInvdr

I could live with bad milk if the coffee tasted good.

The biggest problem is people do not realise that coffee is not meant to taste bitter, people cant complain and ask for better since they do not know what better is.

Even the online roasters are mostly shit. I ordered some coffee from james gourmet a while ago, disgusting it was, undrinkable.

Cant go wrong with square mile, but bloody hell do you pay for it.

[HappySpaceInvdr]

@sinbindinchin

Totally agree with you about educating the world about coffee. In the UK, 99% of places that claim to sell espresso drinks get both the coffee and the milk completely wrong. They make it with boiling (or hotter) water and they never get the milk foamed correctly for lattes and flat whites. I ordered a flat white in Starbucks a couple of weeks ago and got a cup of black coffee with a separate layer of thick milk foam sitting on top.

Idiots!

[HappySpaceInvdr]

@jsp48080

The device itself comes with instructions telling you. Amount depends on how many scoops you put int - 1 scoop, fill it up to the (1) mark on the side... two scoops, fill it up to the (2) mark... etc. Temperature is same as for any other espresso maker - not boiling - somewhere between 75 and 95 degrees Celsius.

[novamotel23]

@sinbindinchin - totally agree. He's left tonnes of stuff out. Not the best teacher.

This is obviously just advertising, shame. It's just another gimmick anyhow, that much is obvious.

[jsp48080]

how much water and what temp?