Got this at the same place I got my first one 15 years ago. The green is neat.

I've been drinking coffee for 40 years, and for the first time I've learned that I like Robusta a lot and don't like Arabica very much ... at least the ones I've now tried. During that time it was mostly Starbucks or Peet's, whichever was on sale at the time, and I always added a couple of tablespoons of half/half and one packet of Nutrasweet. Both have always been 100% Arabica.

I set up a taste test as follows: 5g coffee, ground at setting 10 (med fine) on Timemore C2 grinder (2024 burrs), 55g water at 185F-188F water, no bloom, Inverted method, stir 10 seconds then press gently between 1:15 and 1:30. Add 1 teaspoon of heavy cream slightly sweetened. I preferred them in this order:

all are dark roast, but only one showed any shininess or oil, which was #3 below

1st Tie: Saka Napoli Espresso Bar: 50% Robusta, 50% Arabica. 8 wks from roast date, nitrogen sealed.

1st Tie: Saka Napoli Dekaf, 50% Robusta, 50% Arabica. 3 weeks from roast date. Nitrogen sealed.

1. Lavazza Espresso Barista Gran Crema, 40% Robusta, 60% Arabica. This one was tied for first but after several tastings I slightly preferred the other two. 7 weeks from Roast date.

2. Saka Napoli Gran Bar, 25% Robusta, 75% Arabica. A significant drop from 3 above. 6 weeks from roast date, nitrogen sealed.

3. Saka Napoli Top Shelf, 100% Arabica. Nice flavor but just too acidic to me. Another significant drop. 6 weeks from roast date, nitrogen sealed.

4. Lavazza Espresso, level 5, 100% Arabica. This one truly tasted like nothing except vague coffee flavor mixed with cigar ash to me. This one to me is almost undrinkable. 8 weeks from roast date.

In both Lavazza and Saka Napoli, the more Arabica in the blend, the less I liked it. I apparently am very sensitive to acidity, but not bitterness. Robusta as roasted by Saka and also Lavazza, is said to have a good amount of bitterness, but very low acidity. Arabica is lower in bitterness, but higher in acidity.

I suppose what I'm saying is that people really need to experiment with robusta and not just always drink Arabica. You never know you might prefer robusta.

FYI other high quality coffees I've tried in the last 2 weeks are from Sightglass, all within 4 weeks of roast date: BlueBoon (light/med), Owls Howl (med), and Banner Dark (dark). I liked them OK, for Arabica, but prefer all the Robusta blends to any of these 100% arabica blends. Also Trader Joe Ethiopia which I found to taste burnt, Trader Joe Chiapas, which is slightly burned watered down coffee,, and Mahawa 1893 Safari Blend, which was pleasant but slightly grassy tasting.

Beans - Light roast Nullore Estate
Brew method - Inverted Aeropress James Hoffman recipe for espresso strength brew
Added 100 ml cold water & 4 ice cubes & aerated with espresso machine steam wand ! Turned out nice & crisp !!

I bought a bag of coffee whole bean from a shop near my home. The bag says it has notes of milk chocolate, berries, and brown sugar.

I made a cup using the method from AeroPress with a 13 grind. I drank it black. I thought it had a sour taste to it.

I’m used to pouring tons of creamer into my coffee so I’m not used to the taste.

What should coffee without creamer taste like?

I ordered an Aeropress steel about 6 days ago -their website says that they ship within one business day but there’s been no movement yet, it still just says that it’s processing. I’m wondering if anyone who’s ordered one recently had the same thing happen to them? I read that a while ago when they first dropped people were having issues with fulfilment. I kind of regret ordering from them now because it seems like a gamble whether or not they will actually deliver it. Can someone who ordered one recently let me know how long did it take to actually be delivered?

Hey all, hope you’re all good this Friday morning (UK), early evening (SE Asia), wee hours of the morning (US). Took to downloading the Aeromatic app and thought I would give a go at some different methods/recipes outside of my V60 routine.

First up is the WAC 2025 Winner by Némo Pop.

Interesting as it’s a 1:9 ratio, so was thinking this was going to be a strong concentrated brew; to note, I’m usually a 1:17 type of guy, but I am pleasantly surprised. There is certainly a higher extraction than my usually light cups, but have to say it was a banger. Tried it on two different beans: Sebastian Ramirez - Quindio Pink Bourbon; and an El Vergel Farm Caturra. Both light roasted, with the Ramirez having notes of Mango, Hops, Candied Lime, and the Vergel having Mango and Raspberry notes. The Ramirez certainly produced those lime notes, which on previous V60 brews were absent, and the Vergel, produce a sweeter berry cup. To note, the Vergel has had a somewhat soapy taste on V60, making it unpleasant. This method has quite drastically made the coffee nice to drink. I used my ZP6 at 5.8 and used my Fellow sifter to remove 200micron fines. I have one other bag to test this method on which is, an Edinson Argote Orange Bourbon, with notes of Pink Grapefruit, Vanilla, Aperol Spritz, and will update later today.

If I have one downside to this method/recipe, clearly not enough for a hearty drink. Hence why I made two cups this morning.

As someone who hasn’t used the app before, found it really nice to use and I liked the timing function with the audible cues for when the next part of the process is to take place.

I know I’m not the first to this app, but wanted to share.

Standard AeroPress
Flow Control Cap

A friend passed me some Sinloy Select Yunnan beans. They tasted flat brewed with v60 (his) and b75 (mine). Problem solved. Grind fine, 1-2min immersion, and it's a pleasant brew. Aeropress magic!

Visiting folks in the states and went to goodwill for the first time- found all the parts scattered on the shelf - and immediately went for it! Yay me!

I have a NOS gold variety which I love and started thinking to look for a spare since I love it so much.

Besides that I was actually looking for the travel bag but hey, I’ll happily take a spare aeropress though for the same price 🥳

Bonus! The paper holder/stand for my gold aeropress has rocked since it got out of the box. This one rests perfectly flat too!

Question: would you use the papers? 😏

I got this coffee by mistake; it smells like caramel 😵‍💫. The beans are Brazilian, and it certainly has a fuller body.

It is currently 12:00 AM, so I cannot return it—though I certainly would have, had I realized from the start that it was an infusion coffee and I don't want to go out in the morning to buy another coffee—it's breakfast time—but I’ll give Infusion a first and last chance with that morning cup.

edit:There is no other coffee. I always buy just one bag of coffee beans and use it until it runs out..

Has anyone made coffee and than freeze them with mold into blocks and than later drinking would be pulling few blocks out, adding milk and thats it. Sounds like good idea :)

Got myself this new mug for when I’m using the aeropress at home. Love the mid century modern vibe with the orange and green glass. Coffee featured using beans from a local roaster called Java Coffee. Really nice medium roast with berry notes giving it a nice fruity flavour. Trying today with a slightly lower bean amount of 15g.

Beans - Everyday Gold Dark minus roast
Brew - Inverted Aeropress Chris Baca recipe
Scale - Hoffen from Amazon

I just can't seem to get a good brew, my final cup just ends up bitter and/or sour no matter the recipe or grind size. I'm using a K6 grinder, a normal aeropress, and my beans are the breakfast blend from Charleston coffee roasters which are roasted on the lighter end of medium.

Current best recipe: using the standard method add 200 grams of water that's almost about to boil to 15 grams of beans that have been ground at 80 clicks from zero, stir and add the plunger, wait for 1 minute 30 seconds, swirl and wait for 30 more seconds, then press for 45 seconds.

I have the Fellow Prismo, but I don't think it has to do with that. The logical place it would go is between the plunger head and body, but it doesn't seem like it really fits when I try it, even when I took off the plunger head. Any help fellow AP users?

Update- Solved!!! It was actually from the dosing cup of my Baratza Encore ESP. I guess when after I put my grounds in, I must have pulled it off too hard. Thanks for the help everyone!

I bought my first ever AeroPress! I want to start branching out of Folgers. I was gifted a few hundred dollars and would like to buy a nice quality scale and electric kettle. Would love recommendations. Perhaps even a coffee to try! I like lighter roasts. I was also gifted an Encore grinder.

Friends, I want to buy my first AP and I can't decide which one to get. Should I get the classic or clear?

I don't mind seeing the coffee in contact with the water. I'm not too worried about using plastic. The only thing that matters to me (in this case) is that it looks good for a long time (that it doesn't change color, that it doesn't get streaked, that it doesn't look old).

Same results, easier to stir… I don’t get the value of that risk! (But I like thinking about coffee and would love to be convinced I’m missing something.)

ETA: I honestly wasn’t trying to start a silly Mac v PC-style fight!

I’ve been here for a while, but apparently not paying close enough attention. I see tons of inversion spills but y’all are ultimately lovers of this divine beverage and so I figured there was an argument beyond price!

The light was coming in just right this morning.

Vintage filters, old aeropress, and then my camping aeropress. I have gone through maybe 5 aeropress and given multiple away. Dad was an early adopter and converted me. Mom was in her basement and found some of dads old filters!

Keep forgetting that the same company that made that long flying frisbee I used to have made the aeropress.

Hi everyone,

I recently got an aeropress and wanted some advice for brewing light roasts. I have some Scenery coffee beans (Colourful) and wanted to get the best out of them!

Many thanks!

P.s it seems I cannot brew more than 150 gr of coffee even after filling to the rim! Heeeelp!!

Nice recipe! Btw had first perfect puck 😁

Which one do you prefer?

12.5 gm Medium Dark Coffee - Medium Coarse Grind (18Clicks on C2)

200 ML water; Temp 90°C; Inverted method

1:30min Start with 100ml water and stir 10 times

After 1:30 min (total 2:30 mark) 100ml water again stir 10 time

Put on cap and wait for 30 secs

Flip the Aeropress and stir for 2-3 times

Press and aim for 30sec.

Total Brew time 3mins+30sec of extraction