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What's in your cup this week? (startrek.website)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm doing a blend of Kona from a local store and whole food Kenya. It's a 70/30 of Kenya to Kona and taste great. The Kona alone I got taste and looks like really dark soil after a brew, so I picked a lite roast to see how it would go and I'm happy.

I haven't had too many Kenya coffees, but if you have a whole foods nearby this one tastes good to me.

Single Origin Kenya

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

2nd attempt: It worked! Preheating the mug, half-filling the aeropress with water and grounds, stirring to wet all the grounds, blooming the grounds for 15 seconds, then filling the rest of the volume with fresh hot water just before pressing resulted in a nice hot cuppa!

The taste was about the same as last time: Strong, but without the oily aftertaste of french drip.

Things I am not liking about the aeropress: Fiddling with the paper filters before I've had coffee - They are sticking together. I'm looking into the stainless mesh filters both OEM and third party, Plastic - Although it feels well made and durable, a mostly glass or stainless steel version would be welcome for environmental purposes, and microplastics anyone? Although I suppose the silicone plunger is unavoidable, The brewing process feels bit fiddly - I'm not used to it and haven't optimized my process yet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Sweet deal. Yeah you'll figure out what works for your flow. It's fun to play with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I've been thinking about this some more and I suspect when you change over to metal filter your brew may be a lot closer to the French press. Let us know! I'm still rocking the paper filters.

Also, which coffee are you using?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I have also heard that paper filters block the fragrant oils, so we'll see when I start playing around with mesh filters.

I'm still working on that same huge bag of Mexican organic that I've been brewing for the last month, so I know exactly what it should taste like.