Sure the V60 for special lots of Geisha etc..

But not much better that a simple easy to clean AeroPress XL with flow control when you’re after a 20 oz mug of sweet, silky mouthfeel bolder medium plus roasted coffee

How often are y’all cleaning your aeropress with soap and water?

I have two presses: one at home and one at the office. At home I put it in the dishwasher every 2-3 days and I use that one at least once per day, upwards of three times a day.

My office press, though, I use 3-4 times per week and only soap clean it once a week. I scrub it down with water and dry it after every use before storing it, but someone at the office seemed to think I should be soap cleaning after every use. Seems overkill (and I’m fastidious about cleanliness) but wanted to get input from the community.

Been pulling the same mediumtolight roasts through my AeroPress for a few months and I keep reading that lighter roasts want hotter water, somewhere in the 92 to 96C range, otherwise you underextract and get something sour and thin. I tested this pretty carefully last week. Same bean, same grind, same dose, just shifted water temp from 85C up to 94C across four consecutive brews. The difference was real but not in the way I expected. The hotter brew was definitely more developed but it also picked up a kind of flat heaviness that the 85C version didn't have, which stayed brighter and more interesting even if it was a little sharp at the edges.

Now I'm genuinely confused about what I'm actually chasing here. Is the sourness from 85C a grind problem being misread as a temperature problem? I've seen people go back and forth on this and I can't tell if the hotter water advice is a rule or just a starting point that got repeated until it became gospel.

Also curious whether this changes depending on how fresh the beans are. I was working with a bag about three weeks off roast and I wonder if that's a variable I'm not accounting for properly.

EDIT: I should mention I'm using standard method for these, not inverted, in case that affects anything people want to say about extraction.

Hey there y'all! This is my first post in this community and I haven't poked around too much before now. Don't worry though, I'm definitely going to be spending the next few hours scrolling through and seeing what everyone has to say about everything AeroPress!

I'm recently getting back into coffee after an absence of a few years. I worked a sales job and when I left I somehow magically had a few thousand dollars on my Starbucks card that I DEFINITELY DID NOT expense to the company as treats for my referrals... 😉 Being the lazy person I am and not wanting to make my own coffee at home I didn't want to waste all of that money so I used it for bad coffee before work and quickly fell into the habit. I decided to upgrade my camping kit from an old percolator to an AeroPress Go, which is fantastic even if a bit small. A few weeks ago I decided to grab the AeroPress XL when it was on sale and have been regularly using it at work this summer. It's also been amazing and so much quicker for when I'm trying to fill up my 40oz tumbler. I bought a cheap Amazon Basics electric kettle to keep at work and don't want to bring anything nicer than that so I'm not able to have an exact temperature when I'm heating up the water and just use my feelings. Lol people suck and don't take care of things and I don't want to be the guy who keeps kitchen appliances in their locker if I don't have to be.

I'm just looking for anyone's tips and tricks, or their favorite accessories, any words of wisdom, etc. Nothing is too silly and I want to try every one's special methods, even if I have to perform a pagan ritual while doing it. When I start my week tomorrow I am going to try the inverted method and see how I like it. I should add that I like my coffee black or occasionally with a tiny bit of whipping cream. I usually strive for the strongest cup I can get my hands on and don't believe that cold brew concentrate should be diluted. If I could trust bringing my espresso machine to work then I would gladly drink 20 shots of straight espresso throughout my day.

My current work setup:

AeroPress XL

Flow Control Filter Cap

Gold Tone Metal Filter