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For clarity i actually liked the metal filter but uts genuinely clogged.
Like pushed so hard on it that it forced scalding coffee past the plunger. Should probably have rinsed it occasionally.
The difference eith a filter and aeropress is the filter doesnt alliw you to brew the coffee.
Its precisely no more faff than v60 filter... which i also use.
Just wondering out loud what the environmental impact of making the metal filter is vs the paper filters. How many paper filters would you need to use up to equal the energy cost of extracting/working the metal?
The coffee will have the highest environmental impact (growing, transportation, roasting, grinding, packaging, transportation, waste), probably followed by boiling the water in the kettle each time to make a cup (energy to boil, overfilled kettle). After that it depends on the lifespan of the aeropress and the filter used as to their whole life environmental impact. The embodied environmental impact of the aeropress could be outweighed considerably [i]over time[/i] by the product being made within it.
Regarding the metal vs paper. Again it depends on how often they are used, but then also the packaging and the weight of transportation.
My metal one came in a little brown paper pouch that was straight in the recycling bin. The paper ones came wrapped in plastic, in the plastic holder and weigh more. However the paper ones can be composted if so inclined. But then that can also release CO2 from the process of breaking down so that's more GHG's
Tl;dr - i don't have the facts at hand and i'm spitballing all the potential environmental impacts here because i'm really bored this afternoon
I've tried Aeropress, cafetiere and pour over filter coffee. I prefer the purer flavour of pour over, and staff at good coffee shops which offer both agree.
If you watch them you'll see how to make it; temperature and time make quite a difference.
The Aeropress seems to have been the result of 'theory' taking precedence over practice.
Other than that I like espresso.
Aren't Areopresses for people who like talking about drinking coffee more than the like drinking it?
I am a huge fan of the aeropress (and I don't talk about it!) - find it makes better coffee and less messy than a cafetiere, but personally I use a cone and filter over a cafetiere.
Try it!
So my fortnightly delivery of beans (Black Gold from Yahava in Margaret River) came with a free Aeropress - yay.
Ground up some beans, broke my grinder. Inverted method for Aeropress. Lovely strong cup (bad idea to test, it's 10pm!!!) and really quite impressed. Good score.
Now..... I'm looking for a decent hand grinder that doesn't cost t'earth. Answers on an e-postcard.
less messy than a cafetiere
Mines starting leaking out the sides during the press. Getting fed up.
@aphex
I've got one of [url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Coffee-Tea-Espresso/Hario-MSS-1B-1-Piece-Coffee-Mini-Mill-Grinder/B001804CLY/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1499092606&sr=1-2 ]these[/url].
Using it is like a mini-work out
Boiling water is the biggest killer of the coffee when Aeropressing (and other places also)
when I have been in a rush and not let the boiled kettle cool the coffee has tasted pretty average.
on leaving the water to cool (to an obviously accurate 80degC) the resultant coffee has a far superior taste.
Boiling water is the biggest killer of the coffee when Aeropressing (and other places also)
when I have been in a rush and not let the boiled kettle cool the coffee has tasted pretty average.on leaving the water to cool (to an obviously accurate 80degC) the resultant coffee has a far superior taste.
I once read one of those coffee making for blokes type articles and it said that it takes yonks (i.e. 10 minutes sort of) for a kettle of water to cool down anywhere near the right amount. Maybe more (it was very specific, but this is the internet so I'm deliberately changing the numbers). When I followed one of those methods that was used by the Colorado and Oregon Aeropress champion including timing and temperature (all measured in true bloke style) I ended up with a luke warm cup of Mellow Birdsalike. A quick ten seconds in the microwave sort of rescued it but it was still bland.
boil kettle
top up with another 20% of cold water from the tap
It'll be close enough. Better than boiling, for sure.
There's a new Aeropress style coffee maker on kickstarter, [url= https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1555081857/cafflano-kompresso-a-portable-authentic-espresso-m ]Here, needless to say i've ordered one.[/url]
I just stop the kettle before it reaches boling point. 🙂
For clarity i actually liked the metal filter but uts genuinely clogged.
soak it in PulyCaff
I've just ordered an Oomph. It's like an Aeropress but doubles up as a travel cup too. Another kickstarter project I believe. Hopefully it won't just end up in the kitchen drawer.
And I can highly recommend Crankhouse Coffee for beans/ grinds. It's a small independent roaster in Exeter. And there's a cycling connection there. They're doing a TdF promotion at the moment. The CH7 is my new favourite for espresso.
Steve Cummings uses one;