Picked up an Aero Press and a burr grinder to replace my Cuisnart Grind & Brew that went under in the flood. Finally got the chance to brew some coffee with it this morning. All I can say it why have t I bought one sooner.

Abrignac wrote:

Having one now. MACS set me up too. Liked the Keurig I had until MACS lifted me up.

The Aero Press makes great coffee. The Keurig makes brown water.

8trackdisco wrote:

is the Aero Press built mostly for those who prefer strong French Roast type coffee, or would someone like myself benefit if like medium coffee?

frankj1 wrote:

is the Aero Press built mostly for those who prefer strong French Roast type coffee, or would someone like myself benefit if like medium coffee?

frankj1 wrote:

Obviously I'm not an expert, but what sold me was that coffee brewed in it isn't bitter. A huge side benefit is ease of use and clean up. Though I did get coffee and grounds on the cabinet on my first attempt had I read the directions and not loaded water from the wrong side this wouldn't have happened.

Overall, I was super impressed. Great coffee and really easy to clean.

Abrignac wrote:

You can make medium strong coffee, too. Adjust the amount of grounds you use. I'm not smaht enough to know why it comes out so much better in the press, but it just does. It's smooth, not bitter... I can drink it black and I don't like black coffee.

MACS wrote:

Lack of bitterness is mainly because of two factors:
1) very short contact time with the water, too short for the tannins that make coffee bitter to have time to extract.
2) The filter. It's basically laboratory grade filtration media, it absorbs things that other filters let though.

Thunder.Gerbil wrote:

and the rest is the beans one buys?

frankj1 wrote:

and the rest is the beans one buys?

frankj1 wrote: