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How do I make a full mug of AEROPRESS coffee?

  • I just got an Aeropress and have been trying to figure out how to use the inverted method to make a 10-oz. mug of regular (Americano) coffee. When I use one scoop of fine-ground coffee and fill to the 3 then the 2 as recommended by Stumptown inverted method, I get about 2 oz. of coffee concentrate, which makes about 5 oz. of regular-strength coffee. But if I use two scoops of coffee and fill to the 2 and then the 1 with this method, I get about 2.5 oz. of coffee concentrate, which doesn't make a strong-tasting 10-oz. cup, either. Generally I'm using a dark roast, Sumatra or French or a blend. To make a nice, full-tasting 10-oz. cup of coffee, do I need to steep longer? Use more grounds? Grind finer or coarser? Help! My second question is, do I really need to use twice as much coffee to make a single cup compared to a French press, where I use 2-3 tbsp. coarse-ground coffee and steep for 3-4 minutes to get 10 oz. of coffee? Thank you for any help!

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    I fill the inverted AeroPress about halfway with ground coffee (10s of grinding on my Bodum grinder, set a little finer than the middle=drip setting), I fill it with 185°F water to about the 4, stir to about a count of 10, let it sit for a little while (or not), and then I un-invert and press it through the press. I just shy of half a mug of coffee. I fill the mug the rest of the way with hot water. It seems plenty strong, although it's not crazy strong. (When I was getting Tonx, one of the things I found was that i really did need to let it steep for a minute or so or else the coffee was often sour.)

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I make the cup of coffee that you want every morning! Its really easy. Use the inverted method, with a generous amount of coffee (whatever that means to you) and a not too fine grind. When you flip the Aeropress over, let it drip into your mug for a bit then fill it up with water and stir again before plunging. I thought it sounded silly and not 'pure' but it make a large mug of strong coffee and its my prefferred method! I'm going on about 2 years of an Aeropress and use a a steel strainer, but I'm not very particular about beans or roasts, and mostly use expired coffee thats donated to my work by Cafe Vita and Top Pot Doughnuts, FWIW.

kittensofthenight

I don't know what the benefit of doing it upside down is, but the most important step (when the crema appears) for me making ordinary aeropress is in the stirring.

mdn

I think these are all great suggestions and its fun to experiment. However, sometimes its monday morning and you don't have the perfect recipe yet. For this situation I would suggest this recipe: Put grounds in the aeropress. Pour the just boiling water in to the top. Let it drip a bit and do something else. Fill the water up to the top again. Plunge it. This will make a whole mug without you having to worry about it. To be frank its how I use the Aeropress most often. I compared this method against French Press this morning (groggy coffee for 2) and the unmeasured Aeropress tasted fuller than the French Press.

kittensofthenight

Link to Stumptown inverted method: http://stumptowncoffee.com/brew-guides/aeropress/

roxie110

Adding another non-inverted, paper filter, 9oz recipe to the mix: - Start with 18-20g of medium-coarse ground coffee - Wet the filter as directed, add the coffee. Place over the mug. - Pour 40g of water, soaking the grounds evenly. Let it sit for 35 seconds. - Slowly pour in an additional 240g of water, spinning the Aeropress along the way to evenly agitate the grounds. Let it sit for 60 seconds. - Place plunger over the base and slowly press for 15-20 seconds until you hear the hissing sound. - Yields approx 9-9.5 oz of coffee.

EarnestSchemingway

I appreciate all the postings! Looks like I have some experimentation to do. It's all a bit mind-boggling!

roxie110

I agree - my method does not make a full 10 ounces. I understood the OP's question to mean "how do I make a full mug of American coffee", which is what I try to do with the recipe I use. 250 ml of water makes about 8.8 ounces of coffee.

kdern

I believe that kdern's method would make roughly 250 mls of coffee, which would be about 45 mls less than 10 oz.

kinddieserzeit

kdern: Does your method address the OP's 10 oz coffee desire?

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