Cole Kendall
Cole Kendall
Some of my Italian friends (from both the North and the South) swear by Caffe Shakerato; I had one in Naples that was quite good but it still strikes me as more a dessert item than a method to obtain caffeine.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
NWR: Iced Coffee
- Thread starter Bill Lundstrom
- Start date
originally posted by Yixin:
originally posted by Yixin:
I use the aeropress at work.
Same here. Really surprisingly good.
Have you tried it with metal filters? The paper makes it a bit too clean but I'm not enough of a DIY man to make one myself.
Interesting idea. I hadn't really thought about making a meal filter for it, but I'm hardly a DIYer either. The paper filters definitely make it very clean tasting, but I don't mind that.
I started using the aeropress at the insistence of my bean suppliers, who were fed up with my constant needling of them for roasting too close to the second crack (and thereby screwing up my usual French press brew). The aeropress is great for lower acid stuff but I would love to taste a lightly roasted Yirgacheffe through a metal filter. The folks at coffeegeek have a handy guide for how to make your own. The thread where the Aeropress inventor flat out refuses to countenance the idea of making a metal filter due to the oil/health implications is hilarious.
Andy Beaton
Andy Beaton
I cut a Swiss Gold filter cone to filter the Aeropress. I used it for a little while, but the sludge bugged me and I went back to paper filters. Just give them a good rinse and they're okay.
Try this method: Flip the AP upside down (So no filter basket and the rubber bit is at the bottom of the wider tube, leaving a full opening) 16 grams of coffee, grind somewhere between drip and french press, fill with off-boil water, stir, wait 2 mins, stir, apply filter basket with rinsed paper filter, flip and plunge over a cup.
An iced coffee version: AP upside down, 30 grams of coffee, 150 ml off-boil water, stir for 20 seconds, steep for 30 seconds, flp and plunge over a cup filled with ice.
Try this method: Flip the AP upside down (So no filter basket and the rubber bit is at the bottom of the wider tube, leaving a full opening) 16 grams of coffee, grind somewhere between drip and french press, fill with off-boil water, stir, wait 2 mins, stir, apply filter basket with rinsed paper filter, flip and plunge over a cup.
An iced coffee version: AP upside down, 30 grams of coffee, 150 ml off-boil water, stir for 20 seconds, steep for 30 seconds, flp and plunge over a cup filled with ice.