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versatile and brilliant results!
Posted by jonnie drake on 19th Dec 2011
so many different extractions can be had from this small brewer, if your an alchemst with your coffee you will love playing around with these. They can't produce espresso- but you can get a very concentrated coffee from these which can be mind blowingly lovely. Any grind size can be used in these and just about any dose of coffee and water. You can dilute your extraction or go for a full bodied french press style, i've even done drip style successfully. I dare say If you like your coffee a certain way the aeropress will be able to deliver it. It's a shame that there isnt a double walled metal version, even if it cost way more I would have one.
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Lives up to the hype
Posted by Bruce Warren on 26th Feb 2011
I've rarely found a cafetiere to produce coffee that I like drinking. Drip methods seem to be rather hit and miss for me, sometimes sublime, sometimes not. For me the moka pot has served best for daily coffee worth looking forward to... until the aeropress.
After reviewing several aeropress 'recipes', I ended up pretty close to Steve's method. I brew for 45 seconds instead of 30 (for my grind), and use a 10/1 water/coffee ratio (90g/9g or 120g/12g).
This was why I started drinking coffee at the first. And it beats Costa, Starbucks, & Nero's. Of course it does, with beans from Steve and fresh roasting at home; it's come together rather nicely. Use and clean-up are so easy, that my wife chucked her cafetiere and now uses my aeropress every day as well.
I bought a pocket electronic scale for under £10 and am ready to take it on the road. But if you want the best cup of coffee, don't ignore the steps in your method. Keep your coffee/water ratio consistent, and your timings.
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Simples
Posted by Mark Roddis on 27th Oct 2010
I don't claim to be a coffee expert. I just want a great cup of coffee in the morning.
So for the last couple of years, I have been grinding my own beans into a french press and enjoying a decent coffee.
OK so was not their with scales and thermometers but the end result was fine.
But as the 2 presses I use every day are starting to drip and show signs of wear, I thought I would give this a go.
Wow
I still get a great cup of coffee but in a fraction of the time. Cleaning up afterwards is a piece of cake as well.
I am still experimenting to get the best out of this but even in the first week I am getting coffee at least as good as I ever got in a press so with a bit more trial and error to find the best grind etc, I have high hopes.
OK so I still haven't got me a thermometer but lifes too short and I am getting a great cup of coffee in the morning for hardly any effort.
Buy one.
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Does the job and has multiple uses
Posted by Lee on 21st Aug 2010
I can't really add anything new to what anyone else has said about this device. However, in addition to doing what it's supposed to do, it worked really well when I used it to unblock the plughole of our kitchen sink. It saved me from going out in the rain to buy a plunger. Brilliant!
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Great coffee ... on the road
Posted by Ros Boardman on 20th Aug 2010
My restaurant has a coffee that HasBean Steve created and blended for us. I tend to take his advice when the question is about coffee. A big part of my life is spent travelling about and I wanted decent coffee as and when I could get it. Steve recommended the Aeropress and he wasn't wrong.
It looks like quite a task to assemble, but when compared to a french press there is much less to balance when you carry it. Cleaning is a doddle.
The important bit is "Does it make good coffee?" YES, great coffee
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It works
Posted by William (Dr. Coffee) on 2nd Aug 2010
I used to travel every where with a cafetiere and coffee roasted and ground at home. Now it's with the aeropress. (at home we have been to cup machines (!) yes really more than 1! This little gadget is smaller and lighter than the stainless double wall cafetiere (by lots). Now for the coffee... if you get the grind right...i.e. as fine as your grinder can get it (the Whittards grinder was too fine btw) you do get coffee with a really good creama..long cup or expresso. You can make up to 4 cups at a time...but...dividing the initial product is tricky (and messy) (and then you top up with hot water)and (so)you loose the creama. Don't get me wrong. This gadget makes great coffee...with very little practice. It weighs (next to) nothing. If there is anything thats makes better coffee anywhere (e.g.campsite, hotel room etc) I'd love to know (& be suprised) 1 recommendation is to take a cup with you that it fits in to...just in case
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Easy and great coffee. But not espresso.
Posted by Neil on 21st Mar 2010
Despite the claims, this does not make espresso. I did the calculation: to produce the pressure required for espresso you would need three adult males to load all their weight onto the press, which would probably make the thing explode.
It does make a great long coffee though. I use an espresso grind at low temperature (~85C) and get a rich, smooth flavour without undue bitterness. And it's so much less hassle to prepare/clean than a cafetiere or espresso machine. I reuse the filter papers for ages without problems.
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Small, but great coffee made so so easy
Posted by John Baker on 12th Dec 2009
I bought one of these things months ago, when I started working in an office with no easy access to a sink. We had a water supply and a kettle but anything more than that meant going down two floors. Far too much effort.
So along came the Aeropress. It's a little big at the bottom so make sure your cup is big enough for it to fit in comfortably. With that minor proviso it's as easy as anything to make good coffee.
I took ground coffee to work every week and over the course of the week would make anything up to 10 large coffees. Everything about the Aeropress makes it easy - you can use a clean filter paper every time or (as I did) use a clean one every day. I'm sure some purists would quibble over making two cups from the same paper but when they are within a few hours and it's the same coffee I couldn't taste any difference.
It's truly great to be able to make quality coffee at my desk without needing a fancy machine - the machine not only causes trouble with corporate Elf n Safety management but is also the kind of thing I'd always worry someone would swipe overnight.
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You need the right cup for this
Posted by Steve on 29th Sep 2009
Doesn't fit our standard mugs/cups that we use every day for filter / cafetiere coffee, due to the size of the filter paper holder. If you use the wrong size/shape cup it can be quite unstable.
It is nice to get a coffee without sludge though!
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How to make fantastic coffee with a 5 year old's chemistry set...
Posted by Jem on 24th Sep 2009
...or what looks like one!! I have to admit, I was a little sceptical on unpacking, but now we love this thing. We've had disastrous experiences with espresso machines that are unreliable (not from Steve I hasten to add), so we'd basically given up.
The beauty of the AeroPress is it's simplicity and speed. Short learning curve and I'm making myself a fantastic single cup in a couple of minutes, which is what I need when I'm in a hurry in the morning. No waiting for a machine to heat up, no special 'tamping' skills required, seconds to clean up and, most importantly, it seems to produce a wonderfully clean cup and allow me to enjoy the subtle flavours of my latest bean 'experiment' - I'm trying different roasted beans from Steve at the moment and suddenly, without the hassle of an overcomplicated machine, but with my burr grinder and fresh beans...I have time to savour my cup of coffee!!
Wow...what a 'gush' of a review, but seriously - your Christmas presents are solved! At this price it is very, very hard to beat for the quality result it produces. Buy a bag of beans with it, wrap, and give to a coffee loving friend!
Negatives - only one really, and very minor...making two cups is a little fiddly to judge if you're not using transparent cups / mugs. It requires a bit of judgement when pressing the 'plunger', but I've no doubt I'll have that 'down to a tee' in a few weeks...
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First choice brewer
Posted by Alex on 17th Aug 2009
My wife got me the aeropress for our aniversary and wanted to give it a bit of time to cool off before I gushed about how much I loved it. I still love it.
Its simple, quick, and clean. No waiting around for my espresso machine to warm up or noise pump. Kettle on coffee ground and then I have my first for the day.
Simplez
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It's the future, I've tasted it
Posted by JJ on 13th Aug 2009
I'm relatively new to gourmet coffee but recently I've been hankering for a more balanced flavour than the cafetiere I started with. The AeroPress delivers that for me, and then some. It's allowed me to make a more clean and detailed-tasting Americano than I could have ever dreamed of for under £30.
The first couple of times made me feel like an a laboratory junior, but I quickly got the hang of it. Still, the routine remains more science than sentiment which might put off romantics / luddites. I love it though - function over form all the way.
As said by those below, clean-up is a cinch, especially disposing of the grounds. You just point it at a bin and eject the 'puck'.
Goodbye cafetiere.
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Perfect for self catering breaks and more!
Posted by Damon on 6th Apr 2009
I bought an Aeropress to take to the Lake District last month. I also took my grinder and a bag of beans. The result was coffee that was both smooth, rich and clean. Very impressive indeed and highly recommended. I also find it useful for making the occasional americano at home when I can't wait for my gaggia to warm up!
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Great Camping and Cupping tool
Posted by Espressomattic on 2nd Mar 2009
Three years of use now and I love the Aerobie. I have used it in a variety of situations, mainly camping. I have found it to be robust and reliable. If I have a particulary fine coffee then i won't use the espresso machine. The Aerobie is great for squeezing out the subtlties in a coffee and I believe is a good showcase. It has also been taken to work and survived despite many comments on it being an 'enlarging tool'....not that I would know!
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My beans best friend.
Posted by Oliver Goodrum on 27th Feb 2009
When I first became interested in speciality coffee, I thought I would end up spending a whole heap of money on a Gaggia (or similar) espresso machine to get the best out of my beans. After exhaustive online research, this little thing made me curious. For the price I thought this was worth a try, before spending big on something I might not like.
Aerobie made great frisbees, what could they do for my coffee? Great things is the short answer. With Steves (Has Bean) beans I can honestly say I've never had a bad coffee (at home).
This incredible piece of kit only really serves one, but if you want the best out of your little beans, buy one. It's less than twenty quid!
My dreams of gaggia monsters have been put on hold. I still don't really know what "espresso" is like, but I just love what I'm getting from the Aeropress. I can easily taste every little nuance that each coffee yields, making my discovery of the worlds finest coffee a real pleasure. The frisbee is dead long live the Aeropress.
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Quick, easy, simple - great to taste
Posted by Lawrence Brown on 27th Feb 2009
A close friend of mine introduced me to the Aeropress - I have passed it on to my father and my sister and we are all using it in the family. My Dad can put his in his briefcase after the morning coffee and use it at work. I take mine to hotels etc. A great device that makes a clean, simple coffee and will allow you to play with the process too.
Here is a tip - grind coarser and let the coffee drip through naturally for a longer, lighter tasting drink. Don't forget to wet your papers under the tap - remove any chemical taste!
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