More Aeropress: Reusing Filters? Competition Brews? Coffee For 2? Your Q's Answered (Episode #5)
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Chapter timecodes:
0:00 Intro to questions chosen
0:36 Re-using paper filters - a taste test
3:19 Which coffee is best suited to the AeroPress?
4:38 On bypass brewing, brewing for two, and iced coffee recommendations
7:28 Are two filter papers better than one?
9:49 On grind size for metal filters
10:24 What about scaling the Ultimate Technique recipe?
10:51 Are the AeroPress dice ever coming back?
11:47 Why is my technique so different from World AeroPress Championship-style techniques?
12:06 Sponsor & giveaway information
13:12 Side-by-side brews of my technique and WAC-style technique
16:24 End of the series
Iced Coffee/Brew For Two recipe:
My suggested ratio: 22g coffee, 240g hot water, longer steep time of 4 minutes, and then press. For an iced coffee, have 160g of ice into the pitcher you press into. For a hot brew, add 160g of hot water to the pitcher to dilute to a regular concentration.
Competition Style Recipe:
Inverted method: 30g coffee, 100g water, steep for 40-45 seconds. Flip, press gently, & dilute liquid down with 100g water.
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The coffee channel where people ask about reusing paper filters while watching videos about $5,000 grinders.
There's a very wide gap between the number of people watching videos about $5000 grinders and the number actually using $5000 grinders and that might go some way to explaining the questions over re-using paper filters along with issues like waste reduction (albeit what I would consider a relatively minor waste in the scheme of our wasteful lives but don't underestimate the psychological aspect of people wanting to feel like they're doing something, esp if it's an easy thing to do).
500,000$ now.
@@cichlisuite2 most people asking these questions are just worried about money
Alan inventor of Aeropress is using one paper filter 80 times. He probably know what is he doing.
@@cichlisuite2 so not very viewer bought a 5000$ grinder? no shit sherlock
Series Finale? I am sure many viewers will be aerodepressed to hear that.
It's better than being aerosupressed
🤣 Not all of us.
😂😂😂😂 james HAS to see this
We want more!!
I can hear the hissing already
The world deserves a coffee documentary narrated by James Hoffmann
Yes 1000000% yes. This should really happen
World Atlas of Coffee: the series
Yes please Santa!
He was in the process of making one last year
He's the Attenborough of coffee. I see that mentioned all the time in the comments section lol
"I want to finish a cup of coffee a little bit sad."
This is the most British man in the world.
No no no, a British man would finish by making himself a cup of tea
@@Krekkertje Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if that's what he does!
I knew exactly what he meant too.
This is like a summer camp that is over... Your parents are there to pick you up, but you'd rather stay with your new best friends and make it last forever.
and then there's that girl / crush you never spoke with..
their name rhymed with aeropress
(and they wore a floral dress..)
@@elck3 arabesque 😔
James' aeropress series is the best thing to happen in this dreadful year.
I agree 100%
I agree, but all of his videos are so very interesting, even if I don't have many of the products that he is doing the videos on. He has made me so much more interested in them that my very empty wallet hates me. So very interesting.
Dreadful year?
@@bluemystic7501 context - I'm from India, check the news. People are dying on the streets.
@@air9music its so sad what happened to your country. i hope you are doing well :(
My take after finishing James Hoffman's AeroPress series: James knows more about coffee than I know about myself.
🤣😂🤣😂
Bravo
😂😂😂😂😂
The most amazing thing in this aeropress series is watch him missing the blind tests. It is awesome to see him in doubt between two cups of the same extraction. And there is no harm in this. This is the point he wants to show us. Thank you, James! This series was awesome!
It definitely demonstrates his humility even as an expert. Very respectable is his professionalism.
What do we want?
THE TIRAMISU VIDEO!
When do we want it?
2 TO 3 YEARS FROM NOW SO WE CAN BECOME OVERLY OBSESSED ABOUT IT!
As a member of the Siphon Brew Method Video gang , I respectfully only agree with the latter 50% of this comment. #SBMV4Lyf
An Argentinian channel made a video about this th-cam.com/video/btfavh0VeBU/w-d-xo.html
😂😂
The flavours must really blend over 2 to 3 years.
I'd personally really love to see a video about Turkish coffee!
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+++ but no on sand fire Turkish coffee please I would love an accessible recipe for Turkish coffee
He said he is planning on making one
This!
Yes!
I love how James addressed the fact that he was harassed by us for the aeropress video. He really is a fancy man.
Highlights of this series:
1. James guessing blind tastings multiple times wrongly
2. James making a mess with the Prismo for the 2nd time on video
3. James stepping on an Aeropress
bwahaha, agreed, on all counts!
Two days in a row, what a blessing.
A wise beekeeper once said to me, of opinions on methods... "If you find there's lots of differing opinions from people with lots of experience about doing something one way or another, it's probably not that important and don't worry about it, just pick whatever seems best for you."
that is a good way of explaining that idea/feeling i didn't know i could put words too. I'll try and remember that one.
Wise words. Funny how it applies to almost everything in beekeeping. We have a saying, "ask 10 beekeepers and you'll get 15 answers".
@@ximono We have exactly the same saying... Almost! The numbers are 3 beekeepers, 4 opinions, but the point is the same :)
There’s no wrong way, just multiple right ways.
We love Guy Who Moves The Cupping Bowls, he always wears a mask correctly.
And his awesome octopus top! 😄
Not really. It's not crimped around his nose properly as a dust mask should be. Which is all they're good for anyways.
@@HickLif3 lol?
James perfectly explained almost all competition food. BBQ and Chili being arguably the biggest competition foods in the US are jam packed with seasoning and every trick imaginable is used to make 1 perfect bite that stands out from all others. But you wouldn't want to eat a full serving of it.
This topic was explored in Shokugeki no Soma, when the theme of an upcoming culinary battle was a stew, the protagonist's specialty. For some reason, he was told by pretentious golden pallate gourmet that he didn't really get how the competition worked. While practicing, with his experience from an affordable restaurant, he kept making stews that incited you to eat until you burst, which at first sight seems like a good thing. But then, he realised that he had to make the opposite, a stew that would one-shot the jury.
Sorry for the weeb comment, that anime is very fun and you actually learn useful stuff. I'm not even a big anime guy.
14:54 love Jame's expression when he says "calmer", like he is so pleased his brain came up with the perfect adjective to describe the second brew.
Yes, not exactly a word that one would associate with coffee.
The end of this series also makes me “a little sad.”
I'm not a huge fan of the aeropress but I'm sad too
Now we just need to see James brew a cup of tea in the Aeropress.
It is actually great to do this.
@@darrenmeachem8290 seems like a genious idea. will try this
He nailed the "I hope you have a great day" at the end. Spot on - that look and tone that says he know he just finished giving us the biggest gift we could have (and have) asked for.
James, I don't even know how to express my gratitude for this series. All 5 episodes had me gasping, laughing, of course learning loads, and overall increased my appreciation for the aeropress by a HUGE amount. It has always been my go-to brew method, and having a mentor like you to teach me about the ins and outs + inspire me to experiment with aeropress techniques and recipes... damn, I am seriously thankful♥️ Also all the EFFORT you put into these videos, from all the taste tests to those amazingly edited intros 😂Few care so much about coffee and our community to give us such an in-depth experience! Your passion and love for what you do shines through all your videos, but this series definitely highlighted that; it truly was something else and I can't wait to see what you tackle next! Thank you James 🥺🥰
Did you enjoy making the aeropress series more or less than expected. It comes across that you actually enjoyed it more than you maybe thought 🤔
I think it was one of those things that had been built up in my head and seemed a mountain too big to climb. Until you just start and then it's tough but not as bad as you feared and rewarding to have finished.
@@jameshoffmann You're inspiring mate. Really, you are.
@@jameshoffmann I've just purchased an aeropress because of your videos. I'm from brazil and starting to get deeper in the coffee world, since it can be a very expensive hobby.I've bought a Timemore Chestnut C3 grinder, a aeropress and a few bags of coffee to start tasting.
One that i've purchased is the #1 Caffee of The Year Brazil 2021, 100% Arabica. A national championship from my land.
Do we get a bripe series next? 🤪😂
Not unlike that perfect cup of coffee that leaves you sad when it's done (because it's so good), Hoffmann concludes the Aeropress series in his inimitably elegant fashion.
Also, siphon brewing is an interest I would enjoy seeing
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My aeropress game has been elevated to a near perfect cup of coffee for me. Still the best brewer in my opinion. Thanks for all of the tips
Same, and so easy
Thanks for the series, it was incredible 👏👏👏 if it’s possible I would love a future video about home coffee roasting, I own a Kaffelogic and I’ve been experimenting a lot. A few tips on how to start, what to change and some recommendations would be highly appreciated.
Very interesting subject. Insider tips for home coffee roasting!
Start with heat. Oh and coffee beans.
If there was ever a situation for a super emotional slow clap it's James Hoffman's Areopress series finale.
This is how I want to finish a series. I want to finish it a little bit sad, because it was so good.
Came for the coffee, stayed for the sweater game 💪
We just wanted an aeropress technique video, but instead we got a whole series. Bless you James!
It's incredibly endearing to me for some reason that James will check 2 of 3 cups, find both of them are not the one he was looking for, and then he still checks the 3rd cup to verify it's the one. Can't say why I find that to be so charming, I just do...
i feel the same
There is the highly unlikely and very small (but not zero) possibility (I'm making certain assumptions of the professionalism and ethics of the people he produces these videos with) that he was given 3 of the same coffee, just to mess with him, and checking the third does exclude that very minor possibility and so is not totally superfluous.
Schrödinger cup? It both is and isn’t the expected number until he’s checked it?
@@Bubreherro😄 love this answer.
This series has left me just like you described a good cup of coffee: pleased, but a little sad that it's finished. Thanks for the effort and enjoyable series.
James' Aeropress videos,
A gift that just keeps giving
Siphon, absolutely. My favourite way to waste fifteen minutes on a weekend - and I get a good cup of coffee at the end!
I would love a video on - sacrilege - making great coffee with decaffeinated beans. Or at least sweet, complex, well balanced decaf coffee. I am a coffee lover who has to be careful about my caffeine consumption, and I currently make a decent shot with quality beans made using the Swiss method. But I wonder how much difference it makes - do beans made this way extract more quickly? Would a lower boiler temperature work better? Is the difference between decaf and normal coffee greater with filter coffee than with espresso?
This! I would love a video on decaf coffee in general.
Not sacrilege at all! I think James really likes decaf and intends to make a video about it. He's mentioned that one of the best cups of coffee that he's tried was decaf.
I also love decaf! My body can’t handle much caffeine and I like to be able to drink a full glass of coffee without palpitating, also headaches are a pain in the butt.
I second this! Time to talk about serious decaf coffee!
9:23
The slurps are back! Hooray!
A Kalita Wave video would be great. I've tried two recipes so far and a Hoffmann original would be spectacular
Yeah, there's a Japanese video from the manufacturer which appears to not rinse the filter. But most other instructions advise rinsing it. I'd love to hear James' expert opinion!
@@chrisrebert9271 Kurasu right? I use their recipe nowadays
Yes, Kalita Wave (both 155 and 185, would love your thoughts on the differences)
James, I discovered you 2 weeks ago. I found you while I was looking to up my game with pour over. I now own an AeroPress, and a Hario Slim+ grinder. About to get a scale. Even without weighing, my coffee has never been better. I knew the AeroPress was big with campers, but had no idea the cult following. Anyway, I am having a blast with coffee, enjoying your videos immensely and I just wanted to thank you. All of this is lifting me out of a difficult time and I am grateful. ✌🏼
When you run out of filters, you find out just how many times a paper filter can be reused.
(More than you would think)
I've traveled a lot with the aeropress and a couple times I've been down to one filter which gets multiple uses -- gloriously, with no discernable difference, as James demonstrated.
haha, yes, so true! At some point they tend to tear though, and that is the sad end...
I've used the same one for over a month before, didn't even blink, what am I missing? What will happen to taste, safety, etc., what is supposed to happen? The only thing I noticed was a harder press...
@@MichaelSAugust well if it made you stop blinking then I think we know the effect.
@@lamps110 hah, I don't remember now what I was trying to say there maybe "didn't even think about it". Can anyone tell me what negatives would come taste-wise from using the same filter for a month?
Waiting for the in-depth Chemex series..
Moccamaster says join the queue
you're gonna be waiting a while I'd guess. I don't think he's a huge fan and prefers other types of pour-over.
@@JonathanHoltOnGoogle I think James would do a video about how to brew in a Chemex with any other filters available than Chemex filters. "The beauty of Chemex without the waste of the Chemex filter"
I want this too. Chemex is my regular pour over because it makes more than a single cup at a time. At least, it's the easiest, best tasting pour over method *I know of* that makes more than a single cup at a time.
@@clashofphish it works with hario v60-3 filters as long as you put something in the spout to prevent air lock.
Think I'm going to watch every single one again. Probably five times. All my questions, concerns, queries, disagreements. All well and truly covered in this series. Thanks for taking the effort in putting it all together.
This series of 5 episodes was far more than I imagine any of us were expecting. Thank you, James.
I've watched "The AeroPress Series" when it was released a couple of months ago. Now, with my own AeroPress (a lovely gift from my girlfriend, who heard me talk a lot about the videos at that time), i've watched it again and i'm loving to play with this incredible versatile coffe brewer. Thank you, James Hoffmann!
This is like a good cup of coffee.... I am sad that this series is over because I want more. 😥
There's always more coffee
I appreciate that James provides his insight and advice for coffee techniques, but understands that his techniques aren't the "be all" of coffee making either. People enjoy coffee with different strengths and extractions, with different methods of getting there. Some coffee forums (namely r/coffee) can get a little pretentious about it, but James doesn't. Something I always appreciate about your videos. Awesome series!
Brilliant as ever James! ...and one of the best things about all your videos is reading the comments afterwards (I have to tell the truth, sometimes during!); they always make me chuckle and give me a warm glow inside. What a wonderful community! Thank you James and thank you to everyone below... ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you James for taking the time and effort to make this series. We would have been content with an ultimate guide; instead, you blew our collective socks off and in doing so, also dispelled a lot of Aeropress myths. Thank you so much for your work!
Siphon brews and bizzare looking brewers which involves sciency looking things will be interesting. Since i will probably never buy or even dare to order one in a cafe
we have a cafe around here that only does siphon. Maybe there's one near you?
James doing a Kalita Wave series with all the different variants would be great!
Thank you so much for reintroducing me to my AeroPress (which I had planned to sell)! I always love my morning coffee but using a variation of your technique, I crave it as soon as I wake up.
17 g somewhat fine medium-dark roast, AeroPress paper filter, 200 g water at about 180 degrees F, let sit for 1:30, swirl, wait 10-15 secs, press - into preheated milk! Delicious and as you describe in this video, leaves me wanting more.
This set of videos deserves to be in the TH-cam hall of fame.
Thank you for the Aeropress series! Much appreciated! I am new to the Aeropress world but so far my favorite aero brew is your ultimate technique due to its simplicity and such a calm brew! ☕
So we can turn the internet off now. Everything we ever needed has been shown in this series. Haha
Close buttttt…. Internet lets you order coffee to put in your aeropress. Therefore, you may wish to keep it plugged in just in case your local roasters is out of stock
Oh yes please a siphon brew next!
The aeropress is popular in the backpacking community. That may be where some of the filter reuse questions come from.
All I can say is thank u... the aeropress series were the best series of videos ever.. extremely satisfying and enjoyable.. sad it’s over...thank u James 🙏🏻
I would love it if you can make the same series like this for moka pot.....its also very common and easy to use and i would like to know more from you about it
He did a collaboration with the channel Chef Steps for that one.
Absolutely superb series James! Comprehensive, entertaining and incredibly informative. I haven't had an AeroPress around for a few years but I went out and bought a new one along with a big batch of some of my favourite coffee and have been thoroughly enjoying experimenting again. Thank you!
When you watch James test coffee and insert your own slurping sound…☺️
About to start to dabbling with the Aeropress and I'm digging your videos. I appreciate how you define all the variables of the equation, explain the options and your preferences, and encourage us to find what works best.
Thank you James… As an over the road truck Driver, I use the aeropress for my daily brewer. I love the simplicity and the minimalist nature of the aeropress. Your series of videos will help me step up my brewing game. Looking forward to experimenting with it more now… Thank you Sir
New video series idea!! Make your book like an interactive video series by region, what you can expect from that regional bean, some bean history, how you prefer to drink it and the "kind of" coffee you'd expect from there (brewing style, culture). Or a science series where you are dressed up like bill nye talking about making water. And lastly as per request, a reading of Winnie the Pooh.
This is a great idea!
I second this idea!
Thank you so much for this series, James! I've only discovered coffee in my 30's, so I was very much a coffee novice when I picked up my Aeropress. I'd been using it in a pretty "standard" way since the start, but your series opened up my eyes to experimentation! Love & respect!
Finding your channel has opened me up to the world of coffee in a way that I didn't even know was possible. Thank you James for all the work you do and education that you provide.
This series has been so fun to watch and has sold me on getting myself and some of my family an aeropress.
The ill-prepared but endearing ragamuffins of the Tiramilitia are pleased with the reference to the tiramisu video. Our people's voice is being heard.
"I want to finish it a little bit sad" - James Hoffmann
sexual innuendo is strong with this one
How incredibly british of him
So imho the aeropress is a brilliant brewer, with such a great way to get good coffee for little money in equipment!
…and with mine on the way what I’m most interested in is actually messing around with a bunch of these techniques to find the one I prefer the most. 😊
Really enjoyed this series! I’ve had my aeropress for about 5 years now and have tried many of the recipes out there, and while being by no means an expert I tend to prefer methods that are easily repeatable and always produce a consistently good cup. Your technique definitely fits the bill on that!
This series has been great! Your recipe has really helped me. I've always felt like I was missing out on the best of the AeroPress because quite frankly, those competition recipes are expensive. I'm not trying to spend that much money on coffee. Your technique is on point
James, I hope you too have a great day! The series of the Aeropress has been quite a pleasant journey and I am really looking forward to the Tiramisu series, Kalita Wave or whatever it may be. Thank you!
I second that.
This Aeropress series was incredible! Please do a myth busting series on other brewers!
I've been using an AeroPress for donkey's and cut my own unbleached filter papers with a 2" diameter craft punch from bulk-buy filter cone papers. I also re-use filters at least six times before discarding. After use, I wash off any grounds from the filter with a brief trickle of tap water then leave it to dry either on a the sunny windowsill of my kitchen or in a small tin tray sitting on top of the radiator. Before re-use, I use a small, stiff brush to remove any residual grounds dried into the paper so the filter is good as new. Easy peasy, coffee squeezy! 😊
I would love to see an ultimate Kalita Wave technique.
same!!
I know siphon brewing is a little... involved and extra... but I would certainly enjoy a video on it. Some of my best cups ever have come from one, as well as the most vile cups, and I can't figure out why.
brought an aeropress camping one summer and forgot the paper filters. makeshifted some out of paper towel and got my caffine fix. Tasted just fine. Love the aeropress, I swear by it.
James you're the Mr Rogers of coffee. Informative, entertaining and calming. Because of the aeropress arriving 3 days ago I now know what you mean by a sweet brew. Thank you and best regards.
A kalita wave video is a must! Along with looking at the Gabi Master A and B brewers 🙏
James: ....hopefully these 5 videos cover everything you need to know.
[Translation] We good, internet?
Internet: Yes thank you. We're good, James.
Thank you James! Your work is not only incredibly informative for us coffee lovers, it is also a vector of satisfaction in every way. It is not a exaggeration to say that my days are better with this.
I purchased my first Aeropress 5 years ago. I thought I would have to spend a lot of money to get a great Espresso (no, I don't care about the Crema). I figured: "Well, I would try it, and if I didn't like it or it didn't work out, I would just write it off."
I still have it and use it every day I don't go out for coffee. It is utterly adaptable. You can use what you eventually decide on and keep it uniform. I still have not spent thousands of dollars on an expensive espresso machine, because I have NEVER been dissatisfied with my Aeropress. Not once.
As far as James, he is entertaining and knows SO much. But I know what I like and it's unlikely I would change it. And I'm sure James approves of that.
Cheers James!!!
Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)
I've been using a concentrated brew of areopress to make espresso martinis instead of espresso, and I think it works really well
This sounds like a great idea!
I can second this! I'm personally using this recipe for espresso martinis: www.javapresse.com/blogs/aeropress/aeropress-espresso-recipe
Great idea, but was hoping that link was your espresso martini recipe!
@@dianeneigebauer1036 Fill a shaker with ice, add 45ml vodka, 15ml Kahlua, 45ml coffee, 15ml rich syrup. Shake for 45 and (single) strain into a chilled martini glass.
I'd love to see a video about a Syphon/ Vacuum pot and about Turkish cofffee
Just amazing! I'm astounded by how my experience matches yours!
I'm really grateful for what you've done not only about Aeropress, but preaty much everything you do on your channel!
Fantastic series! Thanks so much for doing this. Love your simple, no nonsense approach to making a good cup without making it a faff. It's what keeps me using the Aeropress every day. It's super simple and doesn't need tiring complications. Would be delighted to see a return in the future!
Should we throw out the aero press after it starts to get those white channels in the plastic? Like what happens if you microwave reheat a tomato based dish in a Tupperware dish, the acidity of the coffee mixed with boiled water and plastic gives almost the same effect.
Would love to hear about Siphon bewing
Just ordered an Aeropress set after watching. I’ve been thinking about getting one for a few years, but was skeptical until I watched this series. Watching your videos is a joy, thank you!
Please do siphon brewing--would love to learn how to make a non-burnt cup! I am so glad you did these Aeropress videos we have been clamoring f
or for months. Very much appreciated.
Syphon series now!! I really want to know if all the fuss involved with the syphon is worth something
I'd die if you did a Chemex series similar to this 😭❤
Great series. New fan here. Thank you for ending it on that note. I've been an avid aeropress user since before I realized I was into coffee, only in the last few years have I really started dialing in my recipe, and then you come out with this series that changed so much about what I was doing, but also reaffirmed some techniques, which was cool. My coffee is better than ever now.
The funnest part now is seeing how different certain roasts react to the recipe and fine tuning from there to get the most out of it. I'm finding the differences between fruitier coffees and earthier more robust coffees is incredibly more pronounced with your ultimate recipe. It's great. Again, thank you.
The end of the series! It’s been so educational. James, please do something like this for Turkish/Greek coffee? I have a briki but I almost never make a decent cup, and it’s so unique because there’s no filtration!
An "Ultimate Kalita" recipe would be much appreciated, can't help but feel it would be similar to your method with the v60, but you always find a way to surprise me.
As someone who's about to get into coffee, the video I want to see as a follow up to this is AeroPress vs French Press vs V60, which you'd go with and why. It seems, to me, like the Aeropress just does a really great job with not a huge amount of effort, but can just do so many things if you start playing with variables.
I like my french press, but I'm really tempted to get an aeropress just for the simpler cleanup.
@@mcgibs I just got an aeropress, and the cleanup is sooooo easy. You literally just push the grounds and filter out, super quick rinse, and you are done.
Speaking only on AeroPress vs. pourover (I hesitate to call it V60, Melitta and Cafec were doing pourover cone brewers well before Hario).
Cleanup on either is almost instant. No advantage, though the filter cap on the AeroPress is one more lose part to keep track of.
Active labor during brewing is similar: more attention to pours (and possibly, agitation) with pourover, but gravity/osmosis does most of the work drawing extract through the filter. Slowly pushing for 30-45 sec on the AeroPress is only engaging the first few times.
Filter paper consumption is greater with pourover, but this is compensated by the amounts one can brew. AeroPress is good for up to about 220 mL, I regularly manage up to about 600 mL on 02 cones.
While both permit a range of flavor profiles on the spectrum between pure percolation (moka, drip) and pure percolation (cupping, cafetière) flavor profiles, its easier for pourover to approach pure percolation, while one can get essentially cafetière extractions with the AeroPress with aftermarket metal filters.
I'd say the main difference is brewed amounts (pourover is better for Thermos users), and how forgiving they are. I'll often try new beans via inverted immersion brew on the AeroPress, as immersion is is just more tolerant of slight under or overextraction. I'll choose pourover if I'm trying to draw out faint aromatics, but that's an iterative process of adjusting grind and dialing in wet contact with technique and filter choice. There's more a sense of mastery and pleasant surprise if one gets everything right on pourover, with AeroPress one just gets consistently good if not superior brews so long as one times the immersion phase.
I've used a ton of different coffee devices and the fastest by far to a great cup was the aeropress - fastest for a number of reasons - you can literally make 20 different cups of coffee in an hour to get your recipe right without wasting a huge amount of coffee.
French press is also pretty versatile. You can steep tea in it as well. I've not tried this but James mentioned somewhere it'll foam hot milk in a pinch. And it's still a nice, functional carafe. I hope you enjoy your coffee journey, but if your taste buds don't quite take to it, a French press will still be handy in the kitchen. But given the Aeropress' small footprint, experiment-ability and reasonable price point, I'd say it makes a great companion to whichever of the other two options you go with.
Any one else dream of James coming to your house and serving him coffee?
You're always welcome James.
After having found your video on the ZPM, watching a few other videos here, and there and occasionally hearing about the Aeropress, I found this series. I was intrigued because I kind of like a French press coffee but dislike the silt. I have never liked black drip brewed coffee. Having watched this whole series (and the Aeropress Go review) I went out this weekend and bought an Aeropress Go as it would be the most convenient package to take to work, and I do not drink much coffee in a single cup. I used your Ultimate Aeropress recipe with standard store bought French Roast, and wow! I drank 2 cups back to back with nothing added and this was stale mass produced in a tin ground coffee! You, sir, have shown me that I do not dislike black coffee, I dislike drip brewed from a machine black coffee. Cheers!
How come nobody is talking about the Ultimate Coffee Jelly recipe next?? That was such an intriguing concept!
Saiki-Kun?
I've been super into coffee jelly recently so I'd absolutely love this.
Do Vietnamese drip filter. I wasnt happy with my french press until you taught me how to use it, Im not happy with Vietnamese drip filter, so Im waiting for ultimate guide that will make me love it!
I know, I've been thinking of getting one but it seems so many recipes involve lots of sugar or sweetened condensed milk. Also, I'm not sure that I want Robusta beans all the time. I'm trying to decide on my first brewer. I think it might just be the Aeropress.
We ask for an aeropress recipe video, you gave us a series of it.
You truly are wonderful, James.
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for this series! I ❤️ my Aeropress. One thing I learned that I like is swirling my brew instead of stirring. I also prefer the inverted method and it’s really not difficult if you’re careful. Again thanks and i really enjoy your channel.