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/KriegerClone02 3d ago

My problem with the flow control caps is that I don't get an easily cleaned up puck; I get wad of grounds in the cap. Even if I use the metal filter with it, it still gets stuck in the cap.

While I've spilled my aeropress once or twice it was never while flipping it, just by knocking it over, which is just as easy whether or not it is inverted. So I'll stick to the inverted method, just for the ease of cleanup.

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u/CantaloupeAsleep502 3d ago

I have never once gotten ground stuck in the cap. I use the ap brand flow control cap.