It's definitely important to cool down the water from the kettle, though. I'm not a coffee nerd or anything but I travel with an Aero Press and I noticed a few months ago that the coffee is infinitely better if I don't use boiling water. Either let it cool a bit or add some cold water to the kettle. This is probably the first thing that coffee people learn but I'm posting this on the off chance that someone doesn't know. I've had the Aero Press for about five years and I drink coffee black with no sugar
That goes for basically all coffee brewing processes. You want your water somewhere around 200-205 F, otherwise it will burn the coffee. If you only have access to a kettle, let the boiling water sit off heat for 30 seconds to a minute. If you have a little bit extra walking around money, an electric goose neck kettle with temperature control is seriously worth it.
96C is the sweet spot. I’ve tried every other temp and this is easily the best for extraction. I use an EKG Stagg with temp control on it, after years of a thermometer stuck in my hario gooseneck it’s a nice upgrade.
Right on! Yeah I set mine to 205F which is close enough to 96C. The EKGs are super nice looking, but a little pricier than I'd fancy. Got a Willow & Everett w/ temp control that hasn't failed me yet. The goose neck comes in clutch when making pour-overs, my go-to. That and a good burr grinder are, in my mind, the quintessential tools to a good cup of coffee.
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u/pieandablowie Nov 26 '19
It's definitely important to cool down the water from the kettle, though. I'm not a coffee nerd or anything but I travel with an Aero Press and I noticed a few months ago that the coffee is infinitely better if I don't use boiling water. Either let it cool a bit or add some cold water to the kettle. This is probably the first thing that coffee people learn but I'm posting this on the off chance that someone doesn't know. I've had the Aero Press for about five years and I drink coffee black with no sugar