Coffee machine

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Compak K3 with Oscar

[Grebel]

Some help with an Aeropress please..... I am currently using one scoop of coffee and filling up the 'Press (Brewing inverted) with boiled water that has been standing for a bit.

 

The question I have is whether or not I am using too much water for that amount of coffee? Should I use less water and add hot water after the brew has been pressed? I am basically wanting a white americano.

[V12man]

Some help with an Aeropress please..... I am currently using one scoop of coffee and filling up the 'Press (Brewing inverted) with boiled water that has been standing for a bit.

 

The question I have is whether or not I am using too much water for that amount of coffee? Should I use less water and add hot water after the brew has been pressed? I am basically wanting a white americano.

 

I would brew with less water to make 30 - 60ml coffee and add water to the cup afterwards to make the Americano - but you have to experiment a bit - generally higher coffee to water ratios have more brighter/sweeter flavours and less bitter/acidic flavours.

 

Brewing with too much water tends to yield a more bitter taste.. which you might/might not like

[Grebel]

I would brew with less water to make 30 - 60ml coffee and add water to the cup afterwards to make the Americano - but you have to experiment a bit - generally higher coffee to water ratios have more brighter/sweeter flavours and less bitter/acidic flavours.

 

Brewing with too much water tends to yield a more bitter taste.. which you might/might not like

 

Thanks V12man. I am getting a bit of a bitter taste at the moment, so I'll try less water and see how it goes

[McD23]

what is 'brewing inverted' ? with aeropress mean ?

[V12man]

Thanks V12man. I am getting a bit of a bitter taste at the moment, so I'll try less water and see how it goes

 

Or more coffee...

[V12man]

what is 'brewing inverted' ? with aeropress mean ?

 

This

 

[Grebel]

Just did a little test. Inverted, plunger set at 4, one scoop of coffee, water to between 2 and 3. Stir and steep for 30 seconds and press. Added hot water and milk and it turned out to be a very pleasant light cup of coffee.

 

Tasted much better that the previous method I was using!

[V12man]

Just did a little test. Inverted, plunger set at 4, one scoop of coffee, water to between 2 and 3. Stir and steep for 30 seconds and press. Added hot water and milk and it turned out to be a very pleasant light cup of coffee.

 

Tasted much better that the previous method I was using!

 

Now try 2 scoops - keep everything else the same.

[Grebel]

Now try 2 scoops - keep everything else the same.

 

I'll use that to kickstart my day tomorrow.

[GBguy]

Now try 2 scoops - keep everything else the same.

I agree with V12man (as usual). It's important not to confuse ground coffee with instant coffee. We tend to think that one scoop of ground coffee is equal to one spoon of instant, but it isn't.

 

A full strength double espresso takes around 20 grams of coffee beans, which is two full scoops. When it's ground, it's around six heaped teaspoons.

 

Most of this ends up in the bin or knock-box (whether I've used a machine or an aeropress). I'd guess that if I evaporated all the water from the double espresso, I'd get one heaped teaspoon of instant coffee.

[Brian Fantana]

 

Now try 2 scoops - keep everything else the same.

 

Now you're talking. I never use less than 2 scoops for a single cup of Aeropress coffee.

 

I use inverted method, method, 2 scoops, 60ml water, 10s steep, 10s stir and 10-15 seconds press.

[Vlamrouge]

My cheap home setup, but it suffices for now.

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Now you're talking. I never use less than 2 scoops for a single cup of Aeropress coffee.

 

I use inverted method, method, 2 scoops, 60ml water, 10s steep, 10s stir and 10-15 seconds press.

yip, did exactly that today, and was awesome.

[V12man]

yip, did exactly that today, and was awesome.

 

I don't know how big that scoop is.... but I usually use 30g of coffee in mine - seems to work for me in the Aeropress - not that I use it a lot, but I did fiddle a bit with it when I got it - my grinder is set to deliver 10g at a time if I use the hopper, so 20g was too little and 40g too much for my taste... what I really want to get is one of those PID kettles... but SWMBO vetoed that in the kitchen in addition to the general use kettle - fortunately in Jhb water boils at 95.5 degrees odd, so boiling the kettle and pouring it as soon as the bubbles have stopped works for me - probably about 94.5 - 95 degrees during the pour. (and I did measure it with my IR tire temp gauge... just to be certain )

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I generally just use 6 teaspoonsful, that's about 30g. I also tend to use less water when brewing and then just top up afterwards, gives a fuller flavoured / stronger cup.