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Using an AeroPress is an easy way to create low acidity coffee at home. I used to drink drip and french press and had to stop due to stomach discomfort from the
by v64 4y ago
Using an AeroPress is an easy way to create low acidity coffee at home. I used to drink drip and french press and had to stop due to stomach discomfort from the acidity, but thus far have not experienced those effects with the AeroPress. Compared to the other methods, the grounds are exposed to hot water for less time, resulting in an overall less acidic brew.
- teekert 4y agoIs it really stomach discomfort though? At a pH above 5 you’re still way above what a healthy stomach should be. Perhaps it was your esophagus that hurt?
- v64 4y agoFor sure, I was using stomach discomfort as a broad euphemism to mean the overall unpleasantness I experienced from drinking coffee compared to days when I abstained. Anecdotally, I have a friend who quit coffee for similar reasons who also took up drinking AeroPress brew successfully.
- dean177 4y agoHow long do you typically leave between adding the hot water and plunging the aeropress?
- v64 4y agoAround 15 seconds. This is on the low end of extraction time, official instructions say between 10-30 seconds, although it's really to your preference, and some people prefer a minute or longer. With drip coffee or french press, you're looking at steeping times around 3 to 5 minutes.
- TurboHaskal 4y agoThe paper filter helps a lot too.
- TAKEMYMONEY 4y agoIt's the paper filter. French press is much more acidic in part because it lacks one.
- v64 4y agoAdditionally, in comparison to drip with a filter, the reduced extraction time makes a difference as well.