6 AeroPress Hacks We Learned From The Inventor
Summary
TLDRIn this video, Ales from European Coffee Trip shares six AeroPress hacks learned from the inventor, Alan Adler. Tips include using a microwave for optimal water temperature, brewing in advance and diluting later, brewing up to four cups at once, not rinsing the paper filter, reusing filters, and the importance of gentle pressing for the best flavor. The video also promotes the original AeroPress recipe and the AeroPress documentary.
Takeaways
- ☕ The video introduces six AeroPress brewing hacks from the AeroPress inventor, Alan Adler.
- 📡 Hack 1: You can use a microwave and a thermometer to reach the optimal water temperature for AeroPress brewing, especially if you don't have a temperature-controlled kettle.
- 🧊 Hack 2: Brew your AeroPress coffee in advance and dilute it later to have ready-to-drink coffee for guests.
- 👨👩👧👦 Hack 3: One AeroPress can brew up to four cups of coffee at once by increasing the amount of coffee and water.
- 🧼 Hack 4: Rinsing the paper filter isn't necessary, as AeroPress filters are thinner than other coffee filters. However, rinsing may slightly reduce dryness or paper taste.
- 🔄 Hack 5: Reuse paper filters multiple times by rinsing and drying them after each use, as Alan Adler has done up to 80 times with one filter.
- 💪 Hack 6: Pressing the AeroPress gently results in a sweeter coffee. Pressing too hard can cause bitterness by compressing the grounds and slowing the extraction.
- 🎬 The video mentions the AeroPress documentary, which provides a deeper look into AeroPress and its inventor, Alan Adler.
- 📖 Viewers are encouraged to watch a separate video featuring the original AeroPress recipe from Alan Adler.
- 👍 The video emphasizes simple and practical ways to enhance AeroPress brewing without needing special equipment.
Q & A
Who is presenting the AeroPress hacks in the video?
-Ales from European Coffee Trip is presenting the six AeroPress hacks.
Who did Ales and the team learn the AeroPress hacks from?
-They learned the hacks from Alan Adler, the inventor of AeroPress.
What is the first AeroPress hack mentioned in the video?
-The first hack is using a microwave oven to get optimal water temperature, which is 80°C or 175°F.
Why is using a microwave recommended for heating water?
-A microwave is recommended because it can help you consistently reach the desired water temperature without needing a temperature-controlled kettle.
What is the second AeroPress hack?
-The second hack is brewing coffee in advance, letting it cool, and then diluting it with water when ready to serve.
How can you brew up to four cups of coffee with one AeroPress?
-To brew up to four cups, you need to use more coffee, approximately 60g, and fill the chamber with water up to point four, which can produce up to a liter of coffee in one brew.
Do you need to rinse the AeroPress paper filter?
-Alan Adler suggests that you don’t need to rinse the AeroPress paper filter since the paper used is minimal compared to other filters, and the taste difference is negligible.
What is the benefit of reusing a paper filter in AeroPress?
-Reusing the paper filter can save resources, and Alan Adler himself has reused a paper filter up to 80 times.
What does Alan Adler say about pressing gently during brewing?
-Pressing gently ensures a quicker expression, which results in sweeter coffee, while pressing hard compresses the coffee, prolonging the brew and causing a more bitter taste.
Where can viewers find more content related to AeroPress?
-Viewers are encouraged to watch the original AeroPress recipe video by Alan Adler and the AeroPress documentary created by the European Coffee Trip team.
Outlines
😀 AeroPress Hacks from the Inventor
In this segment, Ales from the European Coffee Trip introduces six AeroPress hacks learned from the inventor, Mr. Alan Adler. The tips were gathered during the filming of the AeroPress documentary, where Ales spent time with Adler, observing and asking questions about brewing techniques. The first tip is using a microwave oven to achieve the optimal water temperature of 80 degrees Celsius, which is easier than using a temperature-controlled kettle. The second tip allows for brewing coffee in advance and diluting it later for a perfect drinking temperature. The third tip reveals that one AeroPress can brew up to four cups of coffee by using more coffee grounds and water. The fourth tip challenges the common advice of rinsing the paper filter, suggesting it may not be necessary due to the small amount of paper used in AeroPress filters. The fifth tip is about reusing a paper filter multiple times after rinsing and drying it, which was even practiced by Adler himself. The final tip emphasizes the importance of pressing gently when using the AeroPress to avoid bitterness and ensure a sweeter coffee.
🎥 Wrapping Up the AeroPress Video
In the concluding part of the video, Ales thanks the viewers for watching and highlights two additional resources for those interested in AeroPress. He encourages viewers to check out the original AeroPress recipe video by Alan Adler and to watch the AeroPress movie, a feature documentary that captures the story of the AeroPress. The video ends with a friendly goodbye and a keyboard music outro, leaving viewers with a sense of appreciation for the insights shared and the invitation to explore more about AeroPress.
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Keywords
💡AeroPress
💡Alan Adler
💡Microwave Oven
💡Water Temperature
💡Brewing in Advance
💡Dilution
💡Paper Filter
💡Rinsing
💡Multiple Uses
💡Pressing Gently
💡Optimal Brewing
Highlights
Introduction by Ales from European Coffee Trip, sharing six AeroPress hacks from the inventor, Alan Adler.
Tip 1: Use a microwave to get optimal water temperature for AeroPress brewing, reaching 80°C (175°F).
Microwaving water allows you to consistently reach the correct temperature without needing a temperature-controlled kettle.
Tip 2: Brew coffee in advance, store it, and dilute with water later for perfect Americano-style coffee.
The advantage of brewing in advance is having coffee ready for guests at the right drinking temperature.
Tip 3: Brew up to four cups of coffee using one AeroPress by increasing the amount of coffee to 60g and filling the chamber up to point four.
Most people don’t realize one AeroPress can brew multiple cups if handled carefully.
Tip 4: No need to rinse AeroPress paper filters before brewing, as the amount of paper is minimal compared to other brewing methods.
Alan Adler argues that rinsing AeroPress filters doesn’t significantly impact the taste.
Tip 5: Reuse AeroPress paper filters multiple times by rinsing and drying them. Alan Adler reused one filter up to 80 times.
In resource-scarce situations, reusing filters saves materials and still delivers great coffee.
Tip 6: Press gently while brewing AeroPress to avoid bitterness and achieve sweeter coffee.
Alan Adler emphasizes the importance of gentle pressing to prevent coffee from becoming bitter due to prolonged brew time.
Conclusion: Ales invites viewers to watch the original AeroPress recipe video by Alan Adler and the full AeroPress documentary.
Final thank you and invitation to subscribe for more videos from European Coffee Trip.
Transcripts
- Hey guys, it's Ales from the European Coffee Trip
and in this video I will show you six AeroPress hacks
that we learned from the inventor of AeropPress,
Mr Alan Adler.
(synthetic pop music)
We had the chance to spend three afternoons
with Mr Adler when filming the AeroPress documentary.
We talked to him, asked questions, and observed him brewing.
And from all of that we picked up some tips and tricks
that we would like to share with you.
Tip number one is using microwave oven
to get optimal water temperature.
If you know the original AeroPress recipe,
it calls for the water temperature of 80 degrees Celsius
or 175 degrees Fahrenheit
And honestly it's not very easy to get there
if you don't have a temperature controlled kettle.
But there is another way that we learned from Alan Adler
and actually also from the team at AeroPress.
You need a jar, you need a thermometer
that costs only a few bucks
and you need to have a microwave oven.
And then you just fill the jar,
put it in the microwave
and wait until it reaches the required temperature.
And once you know the time you can repeat it over and over
and you don't need to care about the temperature any more.
(synthetic pop music)
So for this amount of water and this microwave
it took us two minutes and 10 seconds
to get to the 80 degrees, so that's what you need
and you just repeat it over and over.
Tip number two is that you can brew in advance
and then dilute and serve later.
Once again the original AeroPress recipe
is designed to produce the espresso style coffee
so if you expect Americano filter coffee,
you need to dilute it with water.
And the advantage of that is
that you can actually brew in advance
and let the coffee cool down
but then when you want to drink it,
maybe with the visitors who come,
you can just dilute it with the water
and you have a perfect drinking temperature coffee.
Tip number three is that you can use
one AeroPress to brew up to four cups of coffee.
One of the most common questions
that AeroPress team gets is:
"Why there is no bigger AeroPress?"
People want to brew more coffee with one AeroPress.
But most of them don't know
that you can brew actually up to four cups of coffee
in one brew.
And the way to do it?
Just use more coffee.
You can use four scoops,
or, in our case, about 60g of coffee,
and you fill the chamber with water up to point four,
and that way, if you are careful,
and don't spill the coffee out,
you can get up to a liter of coffee in only one brew.
(synthetic pop music)
Tip number four: you don't need to rinse the paper filter.
We are told to rinse the paper filter
in order to get rid of the paper taste in the final cup.
But if you compare AeroPress filter
with filters from V60, Kalita or Chemex, you find out
the amount of paper is really tiny in comparison.
So, Alan Adler argues you don't really need to rinse it
since you don't find any difference in the final cup.
Let's find out.
So we get two cups filled with hot water,
one is empty, and one is with the AeroPress filter in it.
We will let it steep for a few minutes
and find out if there is any taste difference.
So we let it steep for about five minutes,
so it's much longer
than what you need for brewing AeroPress,
that is one or two minutes.
And we find the difference.
The water with the paper filter is a little bit drier
and you can slightly feel the taste.
So, you know, if you want to have,
like, a 100% brew, you should rinse it out.
If you don't mind and you are okay with very simple methods,
you don't need to.
Tip number five is
that you can use a paper filter multiple times.
It might sound a little funny,
to use a paper filter several times,
but we were in a situation where we had to,
because we were left with one remaining paper filter
for several days
and what you need to do is rinse it with water
and just dry it out
and it's ready for use for the next day.
Even Alan did it, in his kitchen,
and he used a paper filter up to 80 times.
Tip number six: you need to press gently.
When we asked Alan:
"what is the most important advice
for people pouring AeroPress?"
he told us that people need to know to press gently.
But I will let Alan to explain.
- If you press gently, you will get the quick expressing,
and the quick expressing will be the sweetest.
If you press hard, the coffee will compress,
and block the flow,
and the wait time will be longer,
and the coffee will be more bitter.
(sound of coffee espressing)
- Thank you guys for watching.
We hope you enjoyed this video.
There are two more things.
If you haven't seen the original AeroPress recipe yet,
check out this video from Alan Adler.
And the second thing is if you haven't seen
the AeroPress movie, our first feature documentary
that captured the story of AeroPress,
please watch it.
We hope that you will enjoy it.
And thank you guys again,
and see you next video.
Bye bye.
(keyboard music)
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