Since I last used the Aerobie AeroPress Coffee Maker at home, I’ve tried it out on Exmoor, and I’ve had the kitchen remodelled. That’ll explain the difference in the pictures from the last post.
The Aerobie AeroPress Coffee Maker packed away easily for a weekend bushcrafting being not much bigger than my hand. The bender I was staying in for the weekend had been constructed by the talented Hen, replete with wood-burning stove and a calf-high kitchen table.
I can honestly say that in the morning there’s nothing like the smell of coffee brewing. Especially if it’s mixed in with all the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world waking up. Coffee, outdoors. Delicious.
Hen and I almost managed to perfect the formula: (C+W)P= 
where C is the amount of coffee, W the amount of water, and P the time before pressing. Then we ran out of coffee. I felt the formula needed a little work. There was something missing.
Now I categorically state that this is (as Robin Sam of Denver, Colorado so succinctly puts it) “The best coffee maker I’ve ever owned.”
It’s always been a bit of hassle, and a waste of very good coffee, to use our large cafetiere for just me. Now I’ve got the solution – and the perfect formula.
(C+W)(S/P)=
Stirring was the missing link.
Now I can have the perfect cup of coffee any time, minimal waste, minimal mess (the AeroPress only needs rinsing out), no fuss.
Here’s how.
- Put a filter in the holder and screw in place at the bottom of chamber
- Fill the chamber to just over half the height of the filter holder
- Place on top of mug
- Pour in hot water up to number 4 on the side of the chamber – filter-dripping will begin immediately
- Stir and allow coffee to continue to filter-drip until it reaches about 2 on the chamber
- Press plunger slowly but firmly until you reach the bottom (as the plunger starts to move down the chamber the force of the air will push the remaining water through the coffee and filter before the plunger reaches the bottom of the chamber)
- Add cream or milk and sugar to taste
Not much maths – but still, genius.
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I have one – a pressie from @stuwitterer – your mathematical enquiry is much appreciated
A far cheaper, more environmentally friendly and just as effective alternative is to buy from Whittard Coffee shops, one of their small cup sized Swiss gold filters or a Bodum filter belgique.!
I’m not sure what you mean by more environmentally friendly, do you mean the papers? You can get a stainless steel filter screen from a third party manufacturer, I have one but it’s not quite as good as the papers.
However I completely disagree with the other options as being just as effective, those mug top filter type makers produce a completely different coffee experience. For me they don’t come close to the coffee you get from the Aeropress.