BubbaBob wrote:
> Terry > wrote:
>
>> Several nice folk on RFC recommended this modern version of a French
>> press, so I gambled and bought one. Excellent! Now the second cup of
>> coffee really is as good as the first, and I didn't have to spend a
>> ruddy fortune on another electric gizmo and on "pods". Thanks to all
>> who made that recommendation!
>>
>> Terry
>> ...who is drinking that second cup right now...
>
> It really has absolutely nothing to do with the French Press method.
>
> I've been experimenting with mine for two months and have found the optimum
> way to brew with it.
>
> First, ignore absolutely everything that the instructions say. I've had
> conversations with the inventor and he knows very little about coffee (and
> even less about espresso). He also apparently only uses stale coffee as he
> has said that he never sees the coffee 'bloom' when the water is added. A
> sure sign of stale, dead, and probably canned coffee.
>
> I use 18 grams of fresh, home-roasted coffee, ground a bit finer than drip.
> I use 200F water, as much as I can get into the device. I stir. I let it
> brew for 90 seconds to two minutes max. I press it out in about 20 seconds
> into a 350mL mug. This usually fills it less than halfway. I then top the
> mug off with more hot water. I cut my own filters from Melitta #4 flavor-
> pore filters. They are a vast improvement over the filters included with
> the Aeropress.
>
> Years ago I worked as a roaster and cupper in San Francisco and I am
> considered to have an expert palate for coffee. I find that the Aeropress
> has completely replaced my other drip and vacuum equipment when I am only
> brewing a cup for myself. I'm very, very happy with the results from the
> method I've outlines here. The result is on a par with what I get from my
> Technivorm RKBS, which costs 10 times as much.
>
> Following the manufacturer's instuctions will get you a flat, dull cup with
> almost no top notes.

Amount of water for brewing, please?

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Jean B.