How do you grind your beans? I’ve found that our Aeropress is particular to how fine the grind is. We like darker brew as well and have found that a finer grind produces a darker cup. We also let it steep for a couple minutes before pressing.
What filters are you using the Aeropress paper ones or the reusable mesh? It may make a difference. I generally like the the flavor from the paper filters a bit more (and less silt on the bottom of my cup) but the usually the metal mesh filter just because it’s reusable.
You may need to add more coffee too. We use 2 to 2.5 scoops but I don’t the volume of our scoop (it’s not marked) and it’s not the Aeropress one. I’ll see if I can measure it out and let you know.
The pour over is super simple. I got just a cheap ceramic one, just have to keep the water temps consistent.Haven't tried the pour over or moka pot yet. Both seemed a bit more finicky than I'd prefer. My hopes were on the clever dripper for a while and honestly I might need to give that another try, but I'm going to keep trying the Aeropress for a while until I either make a great cup, or exhaust all attempts.
The pour over is super simple. I got just a cheap ceramic one, just have to keep the water temps consistent.
The moka pot is really finicky so it doesn't get used a lot.
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Yep. I was saying all those things are pretty easy to be consistent with. Water temp is the only thing that can be tricky depending on how you do it.According to videos I've watched, pour pattern, bloom time, pour rate and more can affect the taste of the end product with pour overs.
Yep. I was saying all those things are pretty easy to be consistent with. Water temp is the only thing that can be tricky depending on how you do it.
I just use the same amount of water and microwave it the same amount of time every time.