Or a Dutch oven?

Tea for me thanks. My old lady is a coffee commonsewer though.

Voted for #3, buy whole bean, grind all and use as needed. I do this for my everyday Kirkland Dark Roast, which I store in an airtight container to keep it fresh. But for a specialty coffee, when I have some and want a change of pace I'll grind just what I need before brewing. Use a trusty 15 year old Krups 10 cup brewer.

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.

[quote=Abrignac]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. [/quote]

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.

[quote=8trackdisco]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.[/quote]

Yep, this morning I had my first cup of bitter free coffee. It was amazing because I could taste many nuances which would have been lost to bitterness. Plus, it took much less time to make.

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?

[quote=frankj1]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?[/quote]

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.

[quote=frankj1]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?[/quote]

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.

thanks gents, I'll look into it.

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[quote=Abrignac]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. [/quote]

Yeah, like Frank and Al, gonna have to look into this....

[quote=MACS]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.[/quote]

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.

Where's the fresh ground & French Press?

[quote=Thunder.Gerbil]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.[/quote]

and the rest is the beans one buys?

[quote=frankj1]and the rest is the beans one buys?[/quote]

That and the water. My Cuisnart had a charcoal filter. Don't have a filter where we're staying. But, it would hard for the coffee to taste better than what I made this morning.

For beans, I used Rain Forest Blend from Whole Foods. It's a 4/5 on roast darkness. I use a fine burr grind. One scoop per cup.

I don't drink black coffee because I don't like the bitterness. But, there was absolutely no bitterness in what I made this morning.

thanks. I use filtered water from my fridge.

[quote=frankj1]and the rest is the beans one buys?[/quote]

A little bit, but it has more to do with preparation. Age more than varietal or roast, assuming it's not burnt.

Water that is too hot will scorch the coffee and, higher temp water will pull out more tannins (what is responsible for the bitterness). An extreme example is cold brew, which has practically no tannins in it, no matter what coffee you use.

Grinding too fine will also allow too much contact area and as such result in higher concentration of tannins. This gets exacerbated with water that is too hot.

Yes, some beans are just ****, but even the mass market stuff (Foldgers, Maxwell House, Yuban, Chase & Sandborn, etc) that isn't highly regarded, improves drastically when brewed properly in something like an aeropress.

Poor water quality creates off flavors, not necessarily bitterness.

I follow. Thanks