Making a Cappuccino with an Aerobie Aeropress and IKEA €1.00 milk frother

just my daily Cappuccino :)
Im addicted to strong coffee (with high robusta content) and the coffee taste is as important for me as the milk foam. The IKEA milk frother is a genius in creating the smoothest thickest milk foam!
Im using rechargeable batteries for the highest power!
The coffee used here was a "cheap" imported Italian "Espresso" beans, 8 Euros for a kilogram.
The coffee grinder is a cheap one, around 250 Euros, but its good enough for the Aeropress.

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Howto & Style

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• Espresso
• Aeropress
• Aerobie
• Cappuccino
• Latte
• milk
• coffee
• Italiano
• Italia
• Italy
• french
• press
• caffé

[dextonstalje]

well making a fortune and making your own coffee are two entirely different things :) There are so many feelings in life that money could never buy you! Mixing words of profit and emotions (drinking great coffee) is like swearing in church!!

[dextonstalje]

loud?? heheh

[Darkfalz79]

A cappuccino that aint, but I do a similar thing at work where I don't have my espresso machine. I do store an old steam based coffee machine there though, so I use the AeroPress for the coffee and he old machine for the steaming milk. Nothing beats a real latte made with a good machine and fresh roasted/ground beans though.

[dextonstalje]

@Darkfalz79 : I disagree :) I use the same beans at home as in the Espresso bar in Stockholm. And your average barista, steams the milk about half as good as when I'm at optimum with my IKEA milk frother. What you can only get with a real Espresso machine is really ONLY the crema. Which is kind of only a chemi-physical "side-effect". For me, the best Espressos I've had in Naples. I don't think the consistancy is higher in any other city in the world. They make JUST A FUCKING ESPRESSO. The best!

[dextonstalje]

as the titles says: the milk stirring machine was bought at IKEA! for 9 Swedish crones (1 Euro)

[rafayetn]

If you like strong coffee, the key is not to up the dose of coffee, but rather the extraction time and the liquid content. SCAA did a variety of tests (there is a giant PDF file on it if you search around), and established that ideal extraction occurs with 50-70g of coffee per litre of water. So in the case of a single serving, I go with 14g/200mL. Try the inverted Aeropress method with a 2min. extraction time. Lots of body and flavour. But pull back as soon as you hear air pass through filter.

[dextonstalje]

@rafayetn What I'm normally after is just to get maximum caffeine content. Actually I haven't searched the net for any advice for this, I just use maximum amount of coffee and finest possible grinding. For my morning coffee I must put the Aeropress on the floor and use my body weight in order to get the coffee pressed. Now I normally use around 60g of coffee for 110ml of finished coffee (150-200ml water?)

However I also have a "fine taster" coffee at hand, I'll try the invert method :)

[eujeeves]

@mangravy2000 I won't truly know until I've tasted one I've made. might take a thousands attempts to get right but that's what you guys are probably saying :)

[mangravy2000]

@eujeeves , once you get everything tested and know amounts and time for everything it takes about 2-3 minutes and you get it exactly like you want it every time. 2-3 minutes is how long it takes to heat the water and 30 seconds for the milk. I have a immersion stick blender (Bamix) for frothing and it is wonderful at task. Look for a press pot type contraption that froths milk that looks easy as well. I don't know about clean up but if I didn't already have the stick blender I'd get one.

[ugotbawlz]

@dextonstalje - well said! great video brother...looks like an outstanding cup o'joe.

[Innoroth]

@eujeeves There is a lot of prep involved, but think of the expense of the cappucino, the time spent waiting for it to be brewed, and the cost of driving to get it. Also, you end up with an inferior brew and one that may not be to you own specifications. By doing it yourself, you can create exactly what you want and in the comfort of your own home. To me, the hassle would be having to deal with all of the crap involved in getting something from Starbucks.

[eujeeves]

so much prep hassle no wonder starbucks makes a fortune...

[disnukka79]

What about just using sweetened milk from the lil cans instead of regular milk if you don't have a steamer

[disnukka79]

Whistlin' and shit.... Tuggin at his pants, who does he thin he is, This guy is an asshole.

[disnukka79]

This guy thinks he's hot shit.... @2:33 until 2:40 look how he's just throwin' shit around like he owns the place...