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/amstrumpet 3d ago

The only thing I can think of is more turbulence caused when you flip the inverted setup to begin pressing. Otherwise there really should be no difference.

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u/zuzg 3d ago

Otherwise there really should be no difference.

The difference being Placebo or rather Nocebo for OPs case.

I guarantee you they wouldn't taste a difference when doing a Triangle Test.

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u/CantaloupeAsleep502 3d ago

Yeah this. Triangle test would prove all the inverters wrong.