Excellent instruction and historical. I purchased an aero last year. It puts out a great cup of coffee. I did not know about the inverted method. Thanks so much.
Thanks for this extremely informative and helpful video. I am fairly new to the Aeropress and have been experimenting quite a bit with it. I think it is important to note that, compared to many other brewing methods, the Aeropress is very inefficient in terms of the ratio between ground coffee used in the brew and drinkable coffee produced. For example, the recipe you label "our favorite" uses 30 grams of coffee beans brewed with 220 grams of water to produce "185 to 205 grams of total brew." To my taste this recipe makes a very nice little cup of coffee: smooth, rounded, and clean. It is my favorite recipe of those I have tried so far. Thanks! However, this is a ratio of coffee beans to water of about 1:7.3. By comparison, with 30 grams of coffee beans, using the V60 pour over method, you can easily produce around 480 grams (or ml) of total brew that is, to my taste, close to the same strength as the brew produced by your Aeropress recipe. This is the fairly standard pour over ratio of 1:16. Even if you prefer a pour over ratio of 1:15, the Aeropress requires close to double the amount the coffee beans to produce a similar amount of quality brew compared to a pour over. To make what I would consider a reasonable mug of coffee (ca. 400 ml) with the Areopress I would have to go through the entire process of your recipe twice and use 60 grams of coffee beans. Am I missing something here?
I lost count how many Aeropress tutorial videos I have watched. But your video is simply the best in tackling all aspects needed, the clarity, and all. I am your new subscriber.
Have to agree 🤣 This video was very early and I was still kind of learning what worked and what didn't. Since these early vids I have pulled most of the music and been more choosy with it!
thank you for such an informative easy to follow video. I hadn't used by Aeropress in a while. Have been doing pour over into cup. I always have trouble doing the reverse. First time got it right, second time I didn't quite get it but managed to save it. Will keep trying. You weren't wrong it does leave a nice clean taste, and I started using 2 paper filters. Thanks again
I just learned about Aeropress yesterday. After watching a couple dozen videos I found yours, which is as helpful as all the others put together. Thank you. I've done French press for years, and when traveling have done paper cone filters (aside from a few experiments with other methods). This looks promising.
I use french press since I was teenager. The difference is the aeropress will give you a cleaner cup due to the filter but may also filter some oils that some people like (me included), that's why I still use frenchpress on weekends or if I'm not in a hurry. I also feel that it has more body due to the finer grounds and the pressure from pressing. I'm mainly an aeropress/french press user. I still can't decide if I like the aeropress better. I love them both that's for sure. Oh another thing, the aeropress is very easy to clean. You can push the puck whole and you just need a light scrape to remove some of the grounds that will be left. A few seconds of rinsing is all it takes. The paper is also reusable if you want to make a couple of batches. I tried it to make coffee 4 times with the same filter and it all tasted the same. Just don't save it and use it for the next day.
I stopped using my French press, I have several sizes. I use the inverted method like a French press - healthy TBS scoop of coffee, hot water, wait 4 mins, gently flip onto mug, plunge. No more trying to get the grounds out of the carafe or the filter. And you just pop the grounds and filter off - I put a minuscule bit of dish soap on the black plunger and push through both ways, rinse and it’s clean.
You are 100% right! Unfortunately, I didn't realize my mistake until I had shot, edited and published the whole thing so I left a note in the description. Glad you found the vid helpful!
Oh my, that's high praise! I like to keep things relatively simple. I admire the depth Hoffman goes into but I figure there's also an audience for a bit more simplified things. Glad you appreciated it!
Could I possibly talk you into using music only to demarcate chapters, and not have distracting four bar loops running non-stop through your otherwise interesting and well-paced videos?
Thanks for the feedback, Alan! I thought I had background music low enough to provide ambience without being distracting, I will reconsider this with future videos!
Hi. I love my coffee, I also love my fishing. Two, three, four days on the bank I can get through some coffee, but at the moment I am using instant. I would like to try using this, but it seems so technical, temp of water, coffee course, coffee fine, leave for this amount of time. When I am on the bank some times you don't get time to do all this preparation. Have you any suggestions how I can simplify things. Many thanks Ray.
Hey Ray! Sometimes if I just know I'm going to a quick hike or a few hours fishing, I'll prep everything in the kitchen before I leave. I.E. weigh out my beans and place them in a little baggie or small tin. If I have space in my bag, I bring my water kettle and single burner camp stove and use it just off the boil. If I don't have space, I have a thermos for my hot water and I mark where my desired water dose is on the AeroPress body using a little strip of painter's tape. If I don't feel like bringing my hand grinder along, I might even pre-grind my beans before I leave! Following all the prescribed things in the video is a great way to play with the AeroPress, but you can keep it as simple as you like for hiking/camping/fishing and still have an awesome fresh brewed cup that'll be way better than instant 😉
Hey! I drink a lot of coffee but always from coffee shops. I just bought an aeropress to start experimenting but Im having some difficulties like: (I just want a good cup of coffee without having to weight anything) How many grams is the spoon that comes? How much water should I use? (Until which number?) Is it really important the time? Im using Lavazza Qualita Oro, is it good for this purposes? (Im using Aeropress Go) Thanks a lot!!!
If you don't have a scale, the instructions that come with the Go are a great place to start! Here's a recipe we use when a scale isn't handy: thecaptainscoffee.com/pages/brewing-coffee-with-the-aeropress
There are a lotta great options for electric kettles which let you set the water temperature! If those are out of your budget, a meat probe for bbq will work in a pinch 😉
3:30 I've looked at the Aeropress both at the local Target department store and on Amazon, and apparently there is now no longer any version that includes (1) the filter holder or (2) the funnel. Kind of disappointed.
I'd suggest starting at around a 25 on the encore then moving it finer till your cup gets bitter. Once it's bitter, back the grind back one notch and that should be the ideal setting for the recipe of your choosing!
Recently did some aeropress testing and noticed that when using it NOT inverted it feels harder to press and almost gets a little bit of a crema-like film that I enjoy. When inserting the plunger I almost feel like an "air bounce" and then as I push the air pressure keeps building. This was less noticable when inverting, and my theory is that when you add the plunger last there is more air to compress and more pressure that builds. This seemed to give a more espresso-like experience to me... Is there merit to this theory it is it all in my head?
That's a great observation! I've noticed that while inverted was the "go-to" method back when I made this video (a couple years ago now), there has been a real resurgence in popularity with the "normal" method and I think you're on to one of the appealing things about it! We actually just started carrying Fellow's Prismo attachment which allows you to brew "normal" without any dripping and I've been really enjoying that method again! It's also nice not to have to worry about a fumble while flipping it over
@@TheCaptainsCoffee Awesome! Good to know I'm not crazy, and thanks for the reply. Also, have to mention the Bali blue moon you carry roasted to full city in the aeropress is SOOOOO good.
any recommendation regarding original aeropress vs go edition? I want to go for go edition but have the fear of being not as stable as the original one for both classic and inverted methods cuz of the smaller base..and also if the reduced ounce (in go edition) will affect the recipes can be done with original one?? Thx in advance
I have both and think the GO is great! especially if you plan on taking it traveling with you. I think it's just as stable as the original. Like you said, the only main difference is one less ounce of brew water, which makes it more difficult to do more of the "full brew recipes" while having no impact on the concentrate style brewing. That being said, the original aeropress travels well too, it's just nice that everything for the Go fits all in a small package!
Totally fine! We just started carrying the Prismo filter from Fellow and it's awesome. I do know a couple AeroPress users who are diehard paper fans though, it's all up to personal taste!
Insert the plunger up to the "4" when inverted. Once you've finished adding your water and stirring, push the plunger further in (by pushing down on the body as showing in the video) until the slurry is close to coming out, then place your filter cap on and wait for however long you want to brew before flipping over!
Hey, just a quick update, you have helped me so much in my coffee that I don't have words to describe it. I have been useing the americano recipe (2nd one in vedio) as my daily driver with a medium roast and its amazing. I got a light roast and a c2 which I really like. How many clicks do I need on a c2 and perhaps some recommendations on how to make it awesome for light roast is what I am looking for. I like a very sweet and acidic flavor. Would be really nice if you help this begginer :)
@@Instinctive_Pythoner aww shucks, glad it's been helpful! I'm not familiar with the Timemore hand grinders, so I'm not sure where to tell you to start with the clicks. If you were getting goodish results with your previous grinder, I'd grind a little bit in it as a control and use that to help you find a "ballpark" with your new grinder! Lately for light roasts, I prefer very hot water (~205 to 207F), though with immersion brewing the water temp isn't as important as it is with pourover. Hope that helps :)
@The Captain's Coffee Hey, thanks for your kind reply. I have tried the americano one. I used around 14 clicks on my c2. It's like between acidic and bitter. If I look for bitterness I can find it and I feel a little acidity. Btw, it's very hot here so would be really nice if you make a guide about cold coffee using the Aeropress. Most guides on the web and youtube feel either sour or bitter. Idk it feels like your guides are made to explain the depths of brewing, and I really like how you explain the different variables so we can tweak them as we need too. Guess your caffeine consumption is gonna increase lol. Thanks for giving us this gift of knowledge tho
@@Instinctive_Pythoner I've been experimenting a lot lately with flash iced pour overs, I'll have to spend some more time with the AeroPress while I'm at it and come up with a vid for ya :) As far as acidic vs bitter, are you certain it's not the coffee? If you have another brew method to test against to rule that out, I'd do that first. If not, I recommend going more coarse and then working your way fine. You want to dial it up from a cup that's a little weak and shallow until you hit bitter/acidic. Then just dial it back one click and you should be home! Though I'll mention that every coffee may require just a little bit of tweaking. If it's bitter, go a click or two coarse and test again. You get the idea!
I watched the video and read the directions, the water goes through the coffee, filters, without using the pressure plunger? I tried fine grind and then courser? Any ideas of what I did wrong? Thank you
Daunting?? 'Inverted method'? A first parachute jump, job interview, or first scuba dive is daunting. Pouring hot water into what amounts to a back to front plastic cafetière after turning it upside down to overcome the obvious design drawback is...just making cup of coffee...in a plastic cafetière...it really is.
