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Did you read the part where I said: "To each his own"? If you love your Aeropress, then fine. But when people make claims like, "The perfect cup of coffee" or p
by teilo 12y ago
Did you read the part where I said: "To each his own"? If you love your Aeropress, then fine. But when people make claims like, "The perfect cup of coffee" or put BS in their FAQs, as Aeropress does, then I'm calling them out on it.
I have the creds to do so. I have tried every brewing technique you care to name. I do quantitative measurements, right down to the composition of the water, TDS, and pH. I have lab-grade equipment. I also am developing a cheap solution for making an ideal coffee brewing water to SCAA specifications. This is not my first rodeo.
Now to your "where did you get the idea": This is a known issue with the Aeropress (google for Aeropress crazing). Because it is plastic, it cannot handle the higher brewing temperatures required for proper extraction. The plastic starts to warp and crack.
The recommended "solution" is to use a lower temperature. This produces a different cup of coffee than higher temperatures would. You may like this cup. I prefer a cup that is properly extracted. To each his own.
But when people are publishing BS, I'm gonna call it out.
- e12e 12y agoI've cracked my aeoropress, pushing a plunger through a cold ... holder? That other thing that's not a plunger. It was by accident, and not related to making coffee. I regularly use boiling water, and I see no issue from that. As for claims of a "perfect cup of coffee" -- I agree :-)