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+ Uses air pressure to improve extraction of flavor
- Some may not like the material feel
- not that easy to clean
- not a pour-over style and not an espresso

Aeropress French Press

WHAT? WHAT?
It was invented recently in 2005 by Aerobie’s president A French press, is a coffee brewing device patented by
Alan Adler. It is composed of two cylinders of copolyester: one Italian designer Attilio Calimani in 1929. The French Press is also
has a flexible airtight seal and fits inside the other larger cylinder, known as a caffettiera a stantuffo. In New Zealand, Australia,
similar to a syringe. The coffee is wetted and immersed in the and South Africa it is a coffee plunger, and coffee brewed in it
tube and then forced through a filter by pressing the plunger is plunger coffee. Its French name is cafetière à piston, though
through the tube. The filters used are either the AeroPress paper French speakers sometimes called them by their trademarks,
filters or disc shaped thin metal filters. The result of the cup is remarkably Melior or Bodum. In the UK and the Netherlands
somewhere in between of espresso and the pour-over coffee. the device is known as a cafetière, the French word for coffee
maker or pot. In the United States and Canada, it is known as a
HOW? French press or coffee press.
There are basically two methods in using the Aeropress:
Traditional and Inverted. HOW?
Traditional A French press requires coffee of a coarser grind than
According to the instructions, fine-ground coffee is does a drip brew coffee filter so it can be plunged down. Coffee
placed in the bottom of the larger cylinder on top of a paper mi- is brewed by placing the ground coffee in the empty beaker and
crofilter. Hot water poured over the coffee; this slurry is stirred adding hot water, allow the coffee to be brewed at your own
for approximately 10 seconds before being forced through the desired contact time. Later press or plunge the grounds and hold
microfilter by pushing the plunger downwards. them at the bottom of the beaker. The brew is poured out and
served
Inverted
Also called, upside-down. In inverted brewing, the PROs and CONs:
plunger is placed into the column from the beginning, close + Can also be used with tea brewing
to the “top” of the column, and the entire AeroPress stands + Greater body than a paper filter
upside-down, resting on the top of the plunger. One or two + easy to make and duplicate
scoops of ground coffee are added, followed by water, and the - Sediment or fines in the beverage
entire mixture then stirred. While that brews, a filter is placed - hard to clean
into the filter cap and moistened to help it stick in place then - Need to pour all out after desired time to not over extract
the AeroPress cap is placed on top of the column and screwed
into place. Lastly, once the desired brewing time is complete the Conclusion:
AeroPress is either turned right-side-up and plunged normally Inventions are still developing, different devices to
or held at an angle and plunged horizontally. make filter coffee has its own unique characters. New devices
keep popping up for users to explored and mastered. The experi-
PROs and CONs: ments can be a hobby or an obsession, the enjoyment is indeed
+ higher concentration coffee beverage indefinite. Surely, research and developments will offer an ease
+ shorter brew time to making great coffee at home. Personally, brewing and drink-
+ Paper filter removes most sediments that French Press ing the cups of coffee that is brewed by ourselves or loved ones
+ Can be used with both Paper filter and Metal filter gives simple happiness. They key is to brew your coffee the way
+ So easy to travel with you like it. Have fun exploring!
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