Aeropress guides

Brew methods for Aeropress

The Aeropress is a coffee maker, and therefore people play with it to try to get the bet out of their coffee maker
I have found a few guides on the Aeropress. The important thing is the grind and the temp of the water the champs say 82 deg C is good

Aeropress being plunged

Here are a few guides I found:

• http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/2009/03/20/how-to-make-aeropress-coffee
• http://caffenation.blogspot.com/2010/07/best-aeropress-method-of-world.html
• http://worldaeropresschampionship.wordpress.com/recipes/

Quick summary:

1. Heat the water (so it is 80 ° when you pour it over the coffee)
2. Grind the specialty grade coffee, slightly finer than filter grind (20 grams)
3. Turn the Aeropress upside down and soak the filter paper with hot water
4. Put coffee grinds into the Aeropress (the right way round) and pour the 80 degrees water over it, almost to the top.
5. Stir for 10-12 seconds
6. Heat the cup (pour boiling water in it), and then slowly push the coffee in the cup – stop before you hear the air.
7. Then serve

Good, Bad and Yuk

Having been a spectator to people drinking coffee I find it amazing how most people do not even recognise that they like or dislike what they are drinking.

Scenario 1:
Person prepares coffee, drinks coffee, coffee cup placed on desk, coffee not finished.
Scenario 2:
Person prepares coffee, drinks coffee, slowly finishes cup, when they next need a mental break get snack or coffee.
Scenario 3:
Person prepares coffee, drinks coffee, finishes cup, does not realize when taking next sip - it is finished, and gets up to make another once realizing it.

Now ask a person in each one of the scenarios what they think of the coffee, and they normally will make something up. It is obvious that the coffee in scenario 3 is the better cup, but the person in that scenario will not probably immediately notice. And that is why specialty grade coffee perhaps struggles to be recognized for its real value - taste!

Does a corporate environment promote the thriving of mediocrity, through budget cuts and self imposed financial limits? On coffee yes, but the underlying message is what about on productivity.

Think about it

PS
Last week I gave a talk, I roasted Grade A green coffee, and Specialty Grade AAA coffee beans. Did a taste test and every one in a 20 person audience could taste the difference. That is how good specialty grade is....

Coffee Shop in you Office

Heading to the local coffee shop for coffee and snacks is can now
a thing of the past. With the advent of the automated coffee machines like the Jura, you can get any coffee variety you want.

Coffee is still the most sought after beverage in the office environment. One of the most pondered decisions an office has to make while buying an office coffee machine is whether to buy a machine that makes use of instant coffee or one that grinds coffee beans fresh to prepare the drink, also known as the bean-to-cup coffee machine. The choice normally comes down to cost versus quality, and those office that have a priority on their employees or their clients, tend to lean toward the bean-to-cup machines.

• The cost difference between an instant and coffee beans machine is based not only on the raw coffee because the electronics and hardware required to grind the coffee beans and make coffee is specialized compared to the instant coffee machines, which require essentially a small boiler. The quality of the brew makes it worth the cost. There is nothing like the aroma of freshly ground and brewed coffee, especially when it is shade grown specialty grade coffee. The cost per cup is slightly higher for the bean based variety
  
• As regards the taste, the taste of instant coffee will differ from the bean-to-cup machine. Ground coffee would be have a stronger aroma and cleaner taste, instead of the bitterer instant coffee.
  
• The time taken to prepare instant coffee is quicker than the bean coffee, but the difference is worth it, seems as it is only about 15 seconds longer
  

  
   

With an instant machine you will not stem the flow of your staff is frequenting the local coffee shop at coffee breaks or for lunch. However setting up an office bean-to-cup machine for their coffee breaks can happen in the office, and therefore drive increase productivity.