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One of our favorite things about the Aeropress is the wide range of possible brewing options. You can create almost any type of coffee with the Aeropress. The quality of the coffee produced relies heavily on the brewing method. You will see experienced Aeropress baristas using the Aeropress to create high quality gourmet coffee using … Read more
Inverted brewing is our recommended way of brewing with the Aeropress. There are important advantages to brewing with the press flipped upside down. We go over all the advantages in our full writeup on Inverting the Aeropress.
We consider inverted or upside down Aeropress brewing to be the best way to make coffee with your Aeropress. The coffee that this method produces tastes better, let us tell you why!
The Aeropress makes its claim that it is in fact a coffee AND espresso maker. This fact can and is argued by coffee purists. Espresso fanatics are quick to point out that while the Aeropress makes a strong, concentrated coffee blend, it is not quite an espresso brew by definition.
One of the main qualities of espresso is the creamy foam called crema which is produced when espresso is brewed.
The Aeropress is commonly praised as the best press coffee and espresso maker. We did an article on creating espresso with the Aeropress and the biggest difference between an espresso maker and the Aeropress is that the Aeropress doesn’t normally create crema. It is, however, doable. Read to find out how.