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Hmmm. Perhaps not the _world_, but if you can’t make a cup that is in at least your personal top 10, you need adjust process and/or ingredients. I can cover a

Hmmm. Perhaps not the _world_, but if you can’t make a cup that is in at least your personal top 10, you need adjust process and/or ingredients. I can cover a pretty wide range of my personal tastes - from syrupy espresso-like to smoky diner style to super crisp and light pour over style.

ValentineC 7y ago
> I can cover a pretty wide range of my personal tastes - from syrupy espresso-like to smoky diner style to super crisp and light pour over style. Is this all from your AeroPress? I find that a lot of the "range" I'm getting comes from obtaining beans from a variety of regions and roast levels. I can't figure out how to switch things around on the process level — but I almost always do the inverted method.
- kitotik 7y ago
  Yes for sure all from AeroPress. So many knobs to turn. Aside from the obvious variables like quality and quantity of beans and water, the following have HUGE effects: - coarseness of the grind - water temp - bloom time - steep time - length and pressure of the extraction(the ‘press’) Checkout some award-winning recipes to get a feel for all the different techniques.
  - notechback 7y ago
    From looking at some of those recipes Aeropress looks more like a cult than a way of brewing coffee. Instructions on exact seconds to wait for the water to cool or how many times to turn the spoon... I don't doubt that this influences the coffee but I doubt that any mortal human can taste the difference between s coffee stirred 3 or 4 full rounds.
    - kitotik 7y ago
      No doubt there are always extremists! Imagine if in the programming world people bickered about things that had no affect in performance or functionality - say like whitespace or which text editor to use
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munchbunny 7y ago
I don't think I could hit my top 10 - there are a lot of very good coffee shops around me and I'm not that enthusiastic about coffee. However, top 10 is also not my goal for making coffee at home. I'm just aiming for good enough to enjoy drinking it, and also caffeine. I've been trying cold brewing my coffee lately, and I'm liking it a lot. No warm cup in the morning, but it tastes good and I can make it in large batches over the weekend. Grind and mix in the morning, filter and store in the evening. Also, it requires minimal attention on workdays and still tastes fine at the end of the week.

ValentineC 7y ago

> I can cover a pretty wide range of my personal tastes - from syrupy espresso-like to smoky diner style to super crisp and light pour over style. Is this all from your AeroPress? I find that a lot of the "range" I'm getting comes from obtaining beans from a variety of regions and roast levels. I can't figure out how to switch things around on the process level — but I almost always do the inverted method.

kitotik 7y ago
Yes for sure all from AeroPress. So many knobs to turn. Aside from the obvious variables like quality and quantity of beans and water, the following have HUGE effects: - coarseness of the grind - water temp - bloom time - steep time - length and pressure of the extraction(the ‘press’) Checkout some award-winning recipes to get a feel for all the different techniques.
- notechback 7y ago
  From looking at some of those recipes Aeropress looks more like a cult than a way of brewing coffee. Instructions on exact seconds to wait for the water to cool or how many times to turn the spoon... I don't doubt that this influences the coffee but I doubt that any mortal human can taste the difference between s coffee stirred 3 or 4 full rounds.
  - kitotik 7y ago
    No doubt there are always extremists! Imagine if in the programming world people bickered about things that had no affect in performance or functionality - say like whitespace or which text editor to use
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munchbunny 7y ago

I don't think I could hit my top 10 - there are a lot of very good coffee shops around me and I'm not that enthusiastic about coffee. However, top 10 is also not my goal for making coffee at home. I'm just aiming for good enough to enjoy drinking it, and also caffeine. I've been trying cold brewing my coffee lately, and I'm liking it a lot. No warm cup in the morning, but it tastes good and I can make it in large batches over the weekend. Grind and mix in the morning, filter and store in the evening. Also, it requires minimal attention on workdays and still tastes fine at the end of the week.