I have an aeropress that I use in our mororhome.
Although I grind my own beans to make espresso in a Gaggia at home, I've never tried it in the aeropress.
However, i as far as an espresso machine goes ( and I would assume it's the same for all methods) grinding your own beans makes a massive difference.
How you grind them will depend on what type of coffee you like but an aeropress is going to work best with espresso type coffee for which you will need a burr grinder. I have a Baratza Encore and that is about the bottom end that suffices ( I have often considered upgrading but will probably wait till it packs up)
As for type of beans, depends what type of coffee you like. I only drink strong, black espresso, preferably with a good thick crema. As such I tend to use dark roasted, oily beans like the French and Italian style frm Waitrose but there are so many places to get them on line, the world is your oyster. I'm currently using shade gown beans from Bloom and Wild to do my bit for the environment
Posted By: CB41 on May 4th 2022 at 13:33:20
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- Any “armchair” coffee experts on here? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, May 4, 13:18:35
- Buy green beans and roast em on the stove top (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, May 4, 17:29:14
- Get yourself a burr hand grinder def worth. It union hand roasted do great beans. (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, May 4, 15:27:14
- Ponce (n/m) (General Chat) - Real Man, May 4, 17:13:40
- Add minutes onto your coffee break though (n/m) (General Chat) - trafford_canary, May 4, 15:42:18
- This entire thread sounds like a job for Real Man and his (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, May 4, 15:10:13
- Have you tried using the aeropress upside down? Lots of coffee aficionados swear by it (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, May 4, 13:47:25
- Ponce (n/m) (General Chat) - Real Man, May 4, 17:13:58
- Not all. See James Hoffman on YouTube. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, May 4, 14:54:06
- Yes 👍 the only way I use it (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, May 4, 13:59:20
- Uber ponce (n/m) (General Chat) - Real Man, May 4, 17:14:14
- Yep, this, always (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 4, 13:48:51
- Coffee Shop Beans will be best (General Chat) - inutero, May 4, 13:35:06
- “Oooo I have know the exact moon phase when the beans were roasted” (General Chat) - Real Man, May 4, 17:15:05
- Kofra, for some reason, doesn’t put roasted dates on its packs. (General Chat) - APB, May 4, 14:52:51
- On the subject of beans, what are the board expert's views on (General Chat) - CB41, May 4, 13:40:49
- I have an aeropress that I use in our mororhome. (General Chat) - CB41, May 4, 13:33:20
- Ur old so we’ll leave it (n/m) (General Chat) - Real Man, May 4, 17:15:40
- It's actually pronounced EX-presso (n/m) (General Chat) - trafford_canary, May 4, 15:44:47
- Lol, you're showing your age now. Even I'm not really old (General Chat) - CB41, May 4, 16:14:51
- Thank you - very helpful (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, May 4, 13:59:49
- fwiw (General Chat) - dr fanta, May 4, 13:20:28
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