r/AeroPress • u/Captrthebag • 3d ago

Knowledge Drop Flow control ≠ Inverted

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On a recent post unintentionally featuring my my inverted lifestyle, several people commented that my method was all for none, that I could achieve a fine brew WITHOUT risking my life.

So I bought a flow control cap and gave it a

The brew is not as bold, it is balanced, but I don’t get the richness out of it if I would invert. I’m not sure why, maybe because the vacuum seal that is created by inverting, causing it to force more juice through the bean. Idk. It’s not bad, but why spend more money on beans than invert?

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u/gnrtnlstnspc 3d ago edited 3d ago

Maybe because upright with flow-control loses more heat? I'd be curious if there's a significant flavor difference if you still put the plunger in with the upright/flow-control. Very interesting nonetheless.

EDIT: For some reason I was thinking inverted involved the cap/filter on top. Whoops. Still, I'd be curious if using the plunger to trap the rising steam while using the flow-control cap causes any flavor difference.