[Closed] Aeropress users

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I work in local government, nubile office juniors do not exist here 🙁

I work in local government, nubile office juniors do not exist here

Truly a sad thing. 😥

Handpresso actually makes espresso, and not just some strong filter coffee. Downsides are:
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Would you replace your existing electrical espresso machine with one of these? Have you?

I work in local government, nubile office juniors do not exist here

Try working in manufacturing 🙁

DO NOT try to use an Aeropress instead of a penis pump.

DO NOT try to use an Aeropress instead of a penis pump.

Ok, but that being said, I reckon a penis pump could be just the job as part of a cold drip set up.

quick revival.

Am just putting my kit together for a bothy/fishing trip in Wales tomorrow with a mate. He's in charge of milk, olives and nuts, I've got wine, cheese, water biscuits and coffee covered.

Was pondering how to pack my grounds and peering upon the void in the middle of the aeropress itself I then rummaged through the kitchen looking for something that might fit.

Mrs Stoner's Fish Oil capsules are now in a jamjar, and coffee is now in the Boots Cod Liver Oil pot 🙂

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tadaaa!

BTW, I recently bought:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321406015853

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and

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331155977653
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Both £5 each.
I use the steel plate together with the fine mesh wire. Works well. Havent tried them independent yet, but the mesh will probably work on it's own. No idea whether the holes in the steel plate are small enough to do so. I should really do an experiment and report back to you lot.

Nice job, but you might try putting the coffee inside a plastic bag and then inside the container. Coffee oils evaporate into the air surroudning it, so the trick is to reduce the air volume it's in, by squashing down the plastic bag. It can then be put into another sealed container.

My aeropress arrived on Monday, may get to test it before I go on hols.

The Handpresso is not a replacement for a proper expresso machine. However, it is ideal for travels/working away.
As you can only get one shot at a time from it (I like 2 shots and then dilute with water for an americano.
I do prefer it to my colleagues portable stovetop.

grips there's only enough coffee in there for 4-5 servings so Im less bothered about "air". Between two of us it will be gone in a morning.

a proper expresso machine.

I'm sorry, a what?....

Stoner - let us know how those metal filters perform.
Cheers

a proper expresso machine.

I'm sorry, a what?....

It is a one stop manufacturing machine that produces one of these

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A Chrysler Expresso. More details below, I'm loving the fact that the on the website the car type is filed under the 'ugly' category

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Just had the first cup today. It is rather mellow, it does have the espresso body but not the bite. I seem to have poisoned my wife though. She says it has far more caffeine in it which could be true due to the lower water temperature than the espresso machine.

Didn't really stand up that well in a latte, so won't be ditching the Gaggia, but should be excellent when camping. Probably better to make a milky Americano.

I do find the whole fresh coffee v instant coffee debate funny - if you tell someone they are ponsy because they use tea bags rather than instant tea ........

I agree, instant coffee is vile, I would say it has a time and place, but I would be wrong.

I agree, instant coffee is vile, I would say it has a time and place, but I would be wrong.

I don't think instant coffee is vile, I also don't think it's coffee. It's a different drink that happens to share the same name and a similar colour.

I don't think instant coffee is vile, I also don't think it's coffee

Taste is diff for all of us .... maybe it should be called something else , how about "Liquid Mud" ?

It's a different drink

I'm quite fond of instant coffee, though there does seem to be a broad spectrum of what passes for "coffee." For every Kenco Really Rich there's a Happy Shopper Vaguely Brown.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate a good brew and much prefer 'proper' coffee, but there's nothing inherently wrong with instant.

Instant IS coffee, it's just been freeze dried.

It doesn't taste anything like freshly roasted, ground and brewed coffee though it has an entirely different taste.
I think of it as dairylea cheese triangles, it's technicaly cheese but pales into insignificance compared to 'real' cheese.

Just had the first cup today. It is rather mellow, it does have the espresso body but not the bite. I seem to have poisoned my wife though. She says it has far more caffeine in it which could be true due to the lower water temperature than the espresso machine.

I'm not certain of it but I'd be inclined to agree. I get a massive buzz from coffee using the aeropress, much bigger than from an espresso or double.

Instant IS coffee, it's just been freeze dried.

Some of it has, some of it is spray dried.

I remember when "freeze dried" was a Big Thing, I've half a memory that it was one of Gold Blend's selling points. Dunno whether it was new to coffee generally then though, or just new to marketing.

I'm quite fond of instant coffee,

You think that but are still allowed to be a moderator?

I thought a hatred of instant coffee was one of the unwritten STW rules

I thought a hatred of instant coffee was one of the unwritten STW rules

My collegues refer to my aeropress use as c**k pump coffee.

Both £5 each.
I use the steel plate together with the fine mesh wire. Works well. Havent tried them independent yet, but the mesh will probably work on it's own. No idea whether the holes in the steel plate are small enough to do so. I should really do an experiment and report back to you lot.

Yes - please keep updated.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate a good brew and much prefer 'proper' coffee, but there's nothing inherently wrong with instant.

STONE THE HERETIC! BURN THE WITCH! 😈

I don't think instant coffee is vile, I also don't think it's coffee. It's a different drink that happens to share the same name and a similar colour.

^ This +many. Not even the Starbucks Via instant. It's slightly more like coffee, but it's not quite there. It's like the Bootleg Beatles or Bjorn Again: Close, but no cylindrical smoking thing.

Aeropress coffee is kind of half way between espresso and french press, but that's a nice half way to be. It's my 'first thing in the morning' brew, because it's less faff than a moka pot and nicer/stronger than a cafetiere. Metal disc, upside-down brew, give the water half a minute to cool off and let it brew while I iron my shirt. Works well enough to get me out of the house in a fit state to avoid traffic.

So should I get one of these to see me through a 24hr Solo then - is it that quick and easy I can turnaround a coffee in little more time than the water takes to boil?

Water boiling plus maybe a minute, Kryters.

Love my aeropress ( inverted with [url= http://www.kaffeologie.com/ ]kaffeologie mesh disc[/url]) for home and car camping, too bulky and heavy for l/w camping though. Shame they dont do a l/w one shot verion. I use a [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/infuser-strainer-stainless-steel-mesh/dp/B002XUAT0Q/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_2 ]tea infuser[/url] ( thrown away the heavy lid ).
Don't know why no one sells pyramid style coffee bags? would be perfect for l/w camping.

Don't know why no one sells pyramid style coffee bags? would be perfect for l/w camping.

I suspect the main reason is that they make pretty ropey coffee. How about:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cuissential-SlickDrip-Collapsible-Silicone-Dripper/dp/B0051HEFAS
or
http://www.aboveandbeyond.co.uk/.gsi-ultralight-java-drip_090497794605.htm

El Shalimo, I tried the aeropress with just the drilled steel filter this morning and it works fine (cant think why it wouldnt really, why would he sell something that he could have manufactured to work with minor changes).
Works fine with the typical "halfway house" grind one usually aims for with the aeropress (half way between french press and espresso grind)

I shall probably shove the wire mesh ones in a drawer.

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Thanks

I don't think instant coffee is vile, I also don't think it's coffee. It's a different drink that happens to share the same name and a similar colour.

Instant coffee reminds me of instant gravy, both in terms of appearance and the resulting brown liquids. Neither is "real", both are chemical approximations and vile IMO

I've got the kaffeologie mesh disc mentioned above, works very well although maybe more sensitive to the grind than the paper filters.

Anyone know why a lot of the brewing guides (from the coffee suppliers) say stop plunging as soon as you hear it hiss? Does squeezing the grinds into a puck result in affecting the end result?

Strange, as this is when the nice crema starts to drop out.

The Ebor coffee blend from York Coffee Emporium is my current favourite. They grind it fresh for Aeropress too.

They grind it fresh for Aeropress too.

You go there every time you want a coffee?

Well, I left my Aeropress at home, so have bought another one for the camping trip. Anyone want to buy one, used once? What'll you give me?

Don't know why no one sells pyramid style coffee bags?

I stole a few Llyons coffee bags from a hotel and took them bivvying..
Now I use little 'one cup filter' things from the coffee place round the corner - they're great.

I live in a tiny village, yet have a shop that roasts it's own coffee and is a main supplier for most of the south coast!

DrP