mie

sunny oslo on a sunday morning. got up late, trying to open my eyes while brewing an aeropress. my love-hate relationship with the aeropress is slightly moving towards more loving, less hatred, but now, well, i just don't know any more.

i have been thinking about writing something about the aeropress for a long time, to show my appreciation to tim wendelboe who gave me the best present i've gotten in a really long time. my own little aeropress kit. tim rocks. i spent the first part of my relationship with the aeropress to figure out what to brew in. found out that the "i am not a papercup" ceramic cup was perfect. i can also bring it on the bus to the roastery every morning. ok. so looks cool. the snaggle is that it tastes so very close to perfect, but there are so many things to think about and refine. ah.

just when i thought i got it right, i hear some rumours about turning the whole thing upside down and of course, i had to try it. after two attempts of down-dosing and water temperature control, but forgetting to keep focus on the assembling of the damn thing, i finally got it right. but there must be something about my grind. oh well. i want the method to be solid and fool-proof, and potentially bring out the best of the coffee. considering all my brave attempts, i still don't have it. the punch. because i just come up with more and more parameters to control. for example, i now have to add some measurement of the water dosage, because it turns out differently depending on how the coffee grounds reacts. more accurate, if it's super fresh and bubbly vs old and flat. i'll tell you when i know more. check out these blogs about aeropress'ing : barismo, wundeltimmers and the always delightful jimseven. enjoy !