Thread: Coffee Enthusiasts

My coffee station. Really loving my new Frieling French press pot and Ethiopia Deri by 49th parralel is superb.

My kind of station.

I just got given an aeropress as a gift, i am going to try it out tomorrow. Have any of you used one?

Originally Posted by eddy79

Seems there is no end to the enabling you guy's are capable of. I have a small sunbeam espresso machine(was cheap but works ok), mocca pot and 2 bodum french presses. I large maybe 4 cup and the other is a double wall travel cup with the press inside. Have a crappie electric blade grinder that works ok if you shake it ok while using but after reading the thread seems I may want a hand grinder and possibly a pour over a vac pot to try as well.

Eddy, have you been out to yahava? They have quite a stock of stuff as well as about 20 different coffees

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I just got given an aeropress as a gift, i am going to try it out tomorrow. Have any of you used one?

Yes, used one for years before I got a real espresso machine. There are lots of ways to use it. I suggest trying the inverted method. I like checking the Aeropress Championship (yes, there is a competition) winning methods.

3 Top Recipes From The 2015 US AeroPress Championship - Sprudge

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Eddy, have you been out to yahava? They have quite a stock of stuff as well as about 20 different coffees

Have been looking at a look at lots of the local roasters and there are a lot of them. Trying to find something close to home or on the way to work. Yahava is about 40 min away.

YouTube has stacks of vids on just about every coffee device known to man. Sure you can find some good ones to try. Again fresh roasted coffee will make a big difference but have heard that the coffee from the aeropress is pretty good.

Originally Posted by wrxguyusa

Yes, used one for years before I got a real espresso machine. There are lots of ways to use it. I suggest trying the inverted method. I like checking the Aeropress Championship (yes, there is a competition) winning methods.

3 Top Recipes From The 2015 US AeroPress Championship - Sprudge

yeah i saw something on the box about a world championship. It might stem from the fact that the same company makes aerobie frisbees.
invering make sense as it gets the coffee off of the bottom, I tried it earlier and it did make a decent coffee, 4 scoops fresh ground coffee and water up to #4, was a bit of effort to squash down though.
I have ordered a Hario Skerton grinder to see if that makes a difference over the cheap electric blade grinder i have at the moment.

Originally Posted by eddy79

Have been looking at a look at lots of the local roasters and there are a lot of them. Trying to find something close to home or on the way to work. Yahava is about 40 min away.

YouTube has stacks of vids on just about every coffee device known to man. Sure you can find some good ones to try. Again fresh roasted coffee will make a big difference but have heard that the coffee from the aeropress is pretty good.

i dont want to go too crazy with gear, i just want a simple setup, i dont drink black coffee/ espresso neat anyway, i prefer it fairly milky. i like my mokka pot, i like my plunger too but not as much, i can make good strong coffee with the mokka which is a good base for the pint or so of coffee i end up with.
I think the aeropress will be good too, i have to say that i dont like the fact that you have to use filter papers, not for the cost but for the fact that you have to have them to use the machine.

Though in saying all of that Hario have some really cool and interesting coffee making equipment in their inventory

Originally Posted by edhewitt

yeah i saw something on the box about a world championship. It might stem from the fact that the same company makes aerobie frisbees.
invering make sense as it gets the coffee off of the bottom, I tried it earlier and it did make a decent coffee, 4 scoops fresh ground coffee and water up to #4, was a bit of effort to squash down though.
I have ordered a Hario Skerton grinder to see if that makes a difference over the cheap electric blade grinder i have at the moment.

A consistent grind should help a lot. I started with a blade grinder and the aeropress does not get along with the fine particles that result from a blade grinder.

Ed the hand grinder will make a ton of difference. I brought a antique mill style but it is a big step up in quality imo. I think from memory you can get stainless mesh filters for the aeropress. Check out the coffeesnob site. Lots of helpful info and is a aussie forum.