and even though I’m tired, things are all right!
Aw I have the same cup!
I will admit, washing it kinda sucks lol
Weirdly, I’ve never had an issue with it. The dishwasher seems to get it clean every time. shrug
It must be a hand-washing problem that you are too dishwasher to understand
Oooh. Haha, you gave me the ol lemmy switcharoo. I was saying that I put the mug in the dishwasher, not the aeropress! Aeropress gets rinsed and stored in it’s caddy/storage rack.
Pro tip: Don’t consume caffeine within about 1 hour of waking up. Waiting a bit gives your body time to clean up the sleep chemicals and get started on the being awake chemicals before you start adding to the mix.
There are a lot of articles about this out there (here’s one), but they all say more or less the same thing, as far as I’ve been able to tell.
Oh, interesting! I’m very, very guilty of doing the opposite of that. Making coffee is always the first activity of the day for me.
Sorry I’m bumping a nearly month-old thread here, but big same. Making coffee for myself and my wife in the morning is one of the most enjoyable parts of my morning routine. I guess I should consider when I actually “wake up” and when I start consuming the coffee, but it’s almost certainly less than an hour most days.
How do people like aeropresses overall?
Love mine. Especially for cleanup and time it takes to brew. Very happy with it. I have a French Press and a ceramic filter I use once in a while, but if it’s just me the aero press wins over.
Same reasons why I ditched my French Press. Moka Pot can be messy and seems like a more involved process. Aeropress is such an easier and cleaner process.
Making a batch of coffee with the moka pot is really easy, but making good coffee is really tricky though. You have to know exactly what you’re doing or you’ll get mediocre or even bad coffee out of it .
The aeropress is a very easy, forgiving and robust method, and messing it up would require some extraordinary conditions. Making small mistakes here and there won’t be a big deal.
Honestly I love mine, it’s cheap, easy, and there are many variations of the brewing method you can use to suit your tastes.
Only downside is that it makes ones cup at a time if that matters to you.
i love mine but i want to ditch pressure+heat in plastic. wondering if moka is the way to go, but really just wish they made aeropress with other materials!
There’s going to be a glass one released, if it hasn’t already come out yet.
What’s the problem with pressure+heat? In these kinds or pressures and temperatures, the plastic appears to be strong enough to handle it well enough.
it’s strong enough to, but i don’t trust plastic not to leach out nasties into my coffee in those conditions, plus it seems to retain grossness :(
would recommend it to everyone. I don’t use it every day, but there are a million and one ways to brew with it, it’s very handy for traveling, it’s super easy.
I use it particularly for when I’m at the end of a bag of coffee and don’t have enough left to do a French Press or a pour-over – I have a couple of Aeropress recipes that use 10-12 grams.
Have you tried inverted method? It allows you to steep longer, thus extract more coffee.
I have! although I prefer the plunger/suction method. 95% of the water stays in and I don’t have to bother with flipping it!
I have tried that too, but never really saw the value in that, although that could be because my lack in tasting skills.
I’m grinding fairly fine (1.1 in the Aergrind), which seems to clog up the paper filter to such an extent that dripping is very slow. I also stir a lot to make extraction a bit faster, so I would say that I haven’t had trouble with extracting enough in the upright configuration.
I usually grind a little bit coarse, hence using the conventional method will drain my water fast. That’s why inverted is a suitable method for me.
But, if you prefer finer ground, then I suggest conventional upright method.
That’s the beauty of Aeropress, you can modify your brewing method to suits your needs.
How often do you use your aero? I have one but I pretty much stopped using it once I got my v60. Does it have any advantages in brew or anything?
Multiple times a day! I like it because it’s quick to brew, makes a clean, tasty cup of coffee, and very little to clean up when I’m done. Haven’t really looked into a Hario or pour over too much but I’ve been fairly happy with my aeropress. IMO it’s like a French press and gives a nice full-body brew but without the oil or fines in the bottom of the cup.
V60 is easier cleanup and even cleaner brew but a total rabbit hole of fiddlyness
easier cleanup than an aero press?! I didn’t think it could get easier! The one thing stopping me from getting into harios now is the fact that I just got a fellow kettle but I opted for the non-gooseneck model. No way I’m getting a second one to make the switch to pour overs. I’ll just have to be content with my Corvo.
