Hey, everyone.
It's me Kyle here
today to show you how
to brew an Aeropress coffee.
Now, if you don't
know, the Aeropress
was invented a little over
a decade ago by a gentleman
named Alan Adler.
And he's sort of a serial
inventor type of guy.
The other notable
invention that he created
is the Aerobie flying ring
that set world records
for furthest man thrown
object and then this.
And I have to confess that when
this device first came out,
it wasn't even that
I was skeptical,
I was strait out
dismissive of this thing.
The instructions in the box
were laughably terrible.
They call this espresso.
This is not an espresso maker.
If you want to make an Aeropress
coffee that tastes great,
then you just use solid
coffee brewing fundamentals.
Here's the problem
with the Aeropress.
The whole point of this thing is
to create a good cup of coffee
in a very short amount of time
and at a very small volume.
And the problem with
coffee extraction
is you need time and
contact, usually,
to get a full extraction
of the coffee.
So because we're going to try
it in about a two minute, 2
and 1/2 minute brew
time, that means
that we're going to
have to do things that
make the coffee brew faster.
So there's a few
tools you will need
to make delicious Aeropress
coffee, first and most obvious
is the Aeropress itself and
its corresponding funnel.
You'll also need a scale, just
like with any coffee brewing.
I recommend a metal
pitcher, because you're
going to plunge downward
on top of the Aeropress.
And if you use something glass,
and you're a little bit ripped
like me, you could--
it's funny.
You could potentially
harm the glass.
So I like to use
a metal pitcher.
You want your Aeropress filters.
You want a spoon for
stirring and a grinder.
Of course, in this case, I've
got my coffee grounds already.
You're going to grind
the coffee somewhere
between a normal filter
grind and an espresso grind.
The reason is, that finer grind
will also allow for your coffee
to extract more quickly.
[DING]
First step with the Aeropress is
I actually put it on the scale.
And you'll notice, if you've
ever made one of these before,
that I actually
have it upside down,
or has the kids like
to call it, inverted.
How do you do, fellow kids?
What?
Rather than putting a
filter on and filling it
with water from the top, I
actually put the plunger in,
and I flip the whole
thing upside down.
And this is how I'm going to
do the bulk of my preparation
for the Aeropress.
So step one, I'm going to put
13 and 1/2 grams of coffee
in the Aeropress
using my loader.
And just for
reference, I'm going
to add 200 grams of water.
That makes this ratio slightly
under 15 to one coffee
to water ratio.
We do have to use a little
bit of a higher dose
to get the strength that we want
in the short amount of time.
OK, so I've loaded my 13
and 1/2 grams of coffee in.
I'm going to tare my scale.
And now I've had water
boiling off screen.
And I'm going to go get it now.
12 seconds later.
All right, I've gotten my
water just off of the boil.
And the next step is going to
be to pour my 200 grams of water
over the coffee.
So I'll start my timer.
And I'm going to pour
with some velocity.
As I start to get closer
and closer to 200 grams,
I'm going to slow down so I
don't accidentally overshoot.
I'm also unaccustomed to
doing this while sitting.
200.1, OK.
And the first step
I'm going to do
is three rigorous stirs all
the way down in the Aeropress,
really whipping that coffee.
And I should get the
pour and the stirs done
before we've hit 30 seconds.
So now we're at
about 45 seconds.
And while I'm waiting
for the coffee to brew,
and it's not a long
wait at all, I'm
going to put my paper filter
into the Aeropress filter
holder.
And I'm just going to pour a
little bit of this hot water
through.
And that's just going
to rinse the filter
and prepare it to
extract the coffee.
Now I'll set that aside.
And I've got 45
seconds to kill, AMA.
[CLOCK TICKING]
[ALARM RINGING]
Now we're at just
about two minutes.
And I'm going to stir
again, just like I
did the first time,
three rigorous stirs down
into the Aeropress.
Now most of my brewing
work is complete.
I'm going to affix the
filter onto the Aeropress.
I'm going to bring it over to
my stainless steel pitcher.
And I'm going to
carefully flip it
over and, over the course
of about 20 to 30 seconds,
plunge downward
into the pitcher.
And there's a little bit
of pressure happening
right now, which is
kind of the last boost
to the extraction, one reason
we can get such a solid brew
in such a short amount of time.
When the drips stop and you hear
that hiss of air, you're done.
You don't want to push the
plunger really far down
so that it's tamping
down the coffee
and squeezing more brew out, OK?
Now it's all in the pitcher.
I'm going to take this
guy off, swirl it up.
And I have a delicious
coffee ready to drink.
This is the Yabitu Koba Ethiopia
that we roasted right here
at Go Get 'Em, Tiger.
And typically, it's a really
nice, sort of complex,
a little bit sweeter
and deeper complexity
than normal Yirgacheffe.
And the Aeropress should really
emphasize that bottom end,
that sweetness.
Acidity should be
a little bit muted.
Let's see what we have.
[MUSIC - GARY WRIGHT, "DREAM
WEAVER"]
(SINGING) Dream weaver.
That is good.
That is good coffee that
we made in 2 minutes, well,
2 minutes and 45 seconds.
One extra bonus of the
Aeropress that I should mention
is it is extremely
easy to clean.
All you have to do is
pull off the filter holder
and eject the coffee.
After that, just give it a
little rinse under the sink.
It's ready to go.
I hope you enjoy it.
Thank you for tuning into
another edition of Hot Brewing
Takes with Kyle.
[GROWLING]
