How To: AeroPress®
How To: AeroPress®
With its remarkable simplicity and quick brew time, the AeroPress® has amassed a devoted following. Not only is it fun to use, it’s easy to clean and consistently brings out the full flavors of your favorite coffees. And with its small size and durability, it’s perfect for travel and camping. Watch as Starbucks Coffee Education Specialist Mackenzie demonstrates how to make a delicious cup using the inverted method. For more on coffee go to http://1912pike.com
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0.5 -> Hi, my name is Mackenzie, and today I'm going to walk you through how to brew a fun and easy brewing method, the Aeropress.
8.717 -> What I love about the Aeropress is it's really quick,
11.511 -> It's an easy cleanup, and it makes just a single cup of coffee about 8 ounces.
15.765 -> For your grind setting, use a medium paper filter grind.
19.519 -> It should be about the coarsness of sea salt.
21.938 -> I'm going to show you the inverted method.
24.024 -> First take your plunger and insert it until its at the top of the 4 circle inside the brew chamber.
29.946 -> We're going to add a heaping scoop of ground coffee to the Aeropress chamber.
34.409 -> Now we're going to take our hot water and we're going to pour until it reaches the top of the 3 circle.
39.539 -> Now we're going to wait about 30 seconds for the coffee to extract.
43.376 -> After 30 seconds, take the stirring paddle
46.004 -> and give the coffee a gentle 3 stirs.
48.965 -> Fill the Aeropress chamber with hot water to the very top.
53.053 -> Now lets put on our filter cap and make sure it's screwed on tightly.
57.057 -> After this, you want to wait another minute and 30 seconds.
60.226 -> After a total brew time of 2 minutes,
62.771 -> You're going to take your cup and place it on top of the Aeropress.
67.567 -> Holding both the brew chamber and the plunge at the same time,
70.695 -> flip the Aeropress so that it is sitting on top of the cup.
74.365 -> Plunge the coffee carefully and gently, until you have pushed all the coffee out of the brew chamber.
81.456 -> There you have it, a new single cup brewing method that you can try at home.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRIX9G7D_9Q