I picked up an aeropress today and I found this kind of an interesting read. Will try tomorrow and report on results
Amazing how much effort people can spend on optimizing something I don't even think about. Let's swap notes later ;) (Aeropress is the best for making coffee! Best thing I ever imported from the US)
I do it simple - upside down method, add coffee (adjust amount to your taste), and I add a small amount of cold water first, just enough to wet the grounds a little - just to bring the temperature down to a little below boiling (because I add boiling water). Stir, let it steep for a minute or so, then invert and press - slowly (put one hand on the plunger then rest your other hand on top of the first, that's all the pressure you need).
This may be dumb, but are you using fresh grounds for each cup? I feel like if I'm going to make more than a single for me in the morning I pull out the French press.
Yeah I was just playing around. The recipe makes around 8oz of coffee. Which is actually just fine it just takes a bit of adjustment since before I would fill up a 12 oz cup. I'm not a huge French press fan because of the difficulty cleaning it and grittiness of the coffee. Perhaps I'm not doing it right but it seems like a pain to use. Also I don't really need that much coffee in the morning.
demure's aeropress recipe: 280g water 30 seconds off the boil (~87C, 190F) Grounds in Aeropress, no inverting or anything 50-80g water (enough to wet all the grounds), stir. Wait 15-20 seconds (bloom) Add rest of the water. At 45 total seconds elapsed, press for 60 seconds. 17.5g at 7 clicks on a Hario Mini (finer than French, coarser than drip) Enjoy.