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> French Press: More inconsistent than AeroPress This is not my experience at all. I use the AeroPress as my daily driver, but it's hard to get consistent resu
by moehm 6y ago
> French Press: More inconsistent than AeroPress
This is not my experience at all. I use the AeroPress as my daily driver, but it's hard to get consistent results. The French Press is much easier to use and has less variables to consider[0], so of course I get more consistent brews out of it.
Buying good beans, grinding them fresh (even in a cheap blade grinder) and using a French Press gives you great, budget friendly coffee. The AeroPress is great for strong, single cup coffee, but needs a better grinder.
[0] There is even a whole championship dedicated to the AeroPress with huge different recipes.
- AriedK 6y agoTry the same recipe you'd use for your French Press on your Aeropress. That is; (very) course grind, water slightly below boiling point, let it sit for a minute or 3 before pressing out.
- moehm 6y agoThis looks like the recipes from the championship but has the problem it's using a lot of coffee beans per cup. I grind finer and use hotter temperature to compensate for less beans.
- m1aw 6y agoI can second this, this what I usually do when I want to taste new coffees that are very expensive and I don't want to dial in. It's basically like doing a cupping with a Aeropress. I would just some changes, water would be just out of boil (otherwise it's hard to extract light roasts), I would grind medium/medium-fine, and I would break the crust that is on top after the 3 min.
- raihansaputra 6y agoJames Hoffman (finally) touches on the Aeropress topic. Hugely recommending this video and his whole channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aidvrssMSGo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aidvrssMSGo