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I switched back to a French press as well. For half the amount of beans I can get twice the amount of coffee out of the French press.

chmullig 12y ago
And a quarter the quality!
- sanoli 12y ago
  Why? Just because you use less coffee? That's not a good measure of coffee quality. Good beans, good grind, clean water are. I actually prefer the coffee from a french press, having grown accostumed to it over the years. If you use a coarse grind, there's little grit and residue, and all the tasty oils are still in there.
nvarsj 12y ago
Have you tried the inverted method for Aeropress? Pretty similar to french press, and you use about half the coffee of the 'normal' Aerorpess method. It also tastes better, IMO.
- JshWright 12y ago
  I don't get the inversion thing... Obviously you invert it after inserting the plunger (right?)... What does inverting it so for you?
  - deckiedan 12y ago
    1) attach filter holder & filter. 2) pour through a bit of hot water to wash it all. 3) take off the filter & filter holder. 4) put plunger in about 1 inch 5) turn it upside down, so it's sitting on the plunger. 6) put the ground coffee inside, so it's resting on the plunger rubber head. 7) pour hot water in 8) let it brew as long as you like - thus the french press type taste using larger grounds, etc. 9) attach filter & holder 10) turn upside down and place as normal onto a cup (you need to be fast!), and press as normal This way, you get a longer brew time, but still get the benefits of finer paper filtering, easy cleaning, etc. I often use this method for columbian light roasted coffees, I feel it works better for some reason. You can use less coffee, and a much coarser grind. For some coffees, and for "espresso"-ish things, it doesn't work so great though. That's what's cool - you can tweak so much with how long you brew, temperature, grind, etc.
    - JshWright 12y ago
      Interesting... I have, independently developed a similar method (I didn't realize there was such a large AeroPress hacking community out there). I add water and ground as normal, stir for a little while, then top off the water and put the plunger in place. Depending on the coffee, I then wait 0-90 seconds before depressing the plunger. The plunger seal holds the water in place with no problem. I tend to wait the longest with South/Central Americans, and don't wait at all for Africans. Most Indonesians are somewhere around 30 seconds.
      - deckiedan 12y ago
        Funny - I hadn't really connected the dots, but that's pretty much how I do the different continents too. I guess we're doing something right then! :-)

chmullig 12y ago

And a quarter the quality!

sanoli 12y ago
Why? Just because you use less coffee? That's not a good measure of coffee quality. Good beans, good grind, clean water are. I actually prefer the coffee from a french press, having grown accostumed to it over the years. If you use a coarse grind, there's little grit and residue, and all the tasty oils are still in there.

nvarsj 12y ago

Have you tried the inverted method for Aeropress? Pretty similar to french press, and you use about half the coffee of the 'normal' Aerorpess method. It also tastes better, IMO.

JshWright 12y ago
I don't get the inversion thing... Obviously you invert it after inserting the plunger (right?)... What does inverting it so for you?
- deckiedan 12y ago
  1) attach filter holder & filter. 2) pour through a bit of hot water to wash it all. 3) take off the filter & filter holder. 4) put plunger in about 1 inch 5) turn it upside down, so it's sitting on the plunger. 6) put the ground coffee inside, so it's resting on the plunger rubber head. 7) pour hot water in 8) let it brew as long as you like - thus the french press type taste using larger grounds, etc. 9) attach filter & holder 10) turn upside down and place as normal onto a cup (you need to be fast!), and press as normal This way, you get a longer brew time, but still get the benefits of finer paper filtering, easy cleaning, etc. I often use this method for columbian light roasted coffees, I feel it works better for some reason. You can use less coffee, and a much coarser grind. For some coffees, and for "espresso"-ish things, it doesn't work so great though. That's what's cool - you can tweak so much with how long you brew, temperature, grind, etc.
  - JshWright 12y ago
    Interesting... I have, independently developed a similar method (I didn't realize there was such a large AeroPress hacking community out there). I add water and ground as normal, stir for a little while, then top off the water and put the plunger in place. Depending on the coffee, I then wait 0-90 seconds before depressing the plunger. The plunger seal holds the water in place with no problem. I tend to wait the longest with South/Central Americans, and don't wait at all for Africans. Most Indonesians are somewhere around 30 seconds.
    - deckiedan 12y ago
      Funny - I hadn't really connected the dots, but that's pretty much how I do the different continents too. I guess we're doing something right then! :-)