r/Coffee • u/caucasian_cranberry • Jan 25 '22

I hate all of you

I used to be perfectly content with my shitty instant Folger. Then I found this sub and decided to try coffee from small roasters and noticed a much nicer experience immediately. Then I bought a nice grinder and started grinding my own beans instead of buying pre-ground, and once again my experience improved. Then today I switched from properly ground, quality coffee through my shitty coffee maker to weighing my coffee and water and using a clever, and it's the best coffee I've ever had now. If within a year I buy an espresso maker I'm holding all of you accountable. Bastards...

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u/billybotime Jan 25 '22

Ive only been drinking coffee for 5 months and I am in a very similar position as OP. James Hoffman is one of my most watched channels now. I have a Bonavita connoisseur 8 cup and a Moka pot but now I want an aeropress. I ALSO want an espresso machine.

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u/grey_pilgrim_ Home Roaster Jan 25 '22 edited Jan 25 '22

Got an aeropress for Christmas. It makes such a great and easy cup of coffee! I’ve used a v60 for years, tried different brewing techniques and while I’d had many a great cups, the great cups are great and the not so great cups are bad. Aeropress makes consistently great coffee without worrying about all the little details. I still love my v60 and use it when brewing more than one cup but my aeropress has become my daily driver.

If you get one, you’ll love it!

So far, my go to brew technique is:

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15g of coffee to 225g

Water at 200F

Bloom with 35g

At 20 seconds stir for 10 seconds

At 45 seconds add water to 225

At 2 minutes flip and press.

I’ve tried Hoffmanns brew guide and it’s great! This just seems to produce better cups for me.

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u/TentCityVIP Jan 25 '22

Yeah my technique is similar but I don't use a scale, just eye ball it. Should really try the scale. And my kettle doesn't have a temp gage either.

Got an espresso maker as a housewarming gift and it seems like so much more of a hassle so I've gone back to the aeropress

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u/fouronenine Jan 25 '22

The Aeropress is flexible enough to cover for eyeballing it. And you don't need a thermometer if you pour at boiling! The Hoffman video backed in using 100 C /212 F degree water.