Aeropress

The Aeropress is a popular coffee brewing device known for its simplicity and versatility. Discover the art of making delicious coffee with an Aeropress and learn different techniques and tips for the best coffee preparation. 

An Aeropress technique is kind of like a combination of French Press and Espresso.  The technique has no one right way, many people do it differently.  This is kind of like a double-edged blade because it makes it more problematic to prescribe a method.  What we can do though, is use tips from the pros and emulate the best recipes.  First the water is heated up.  Invert the Aeropress so the plunger itself is on the counter.  Next coffee grinds are poured into the Aeropress.  We want to use about twice the grinds you would normally use. Then all of the water is added like a French press except we do not worry about pre-infusion and bloom.  Instead you will stir this rather vigorously for about thirty seconds.  Once it has had sufficient time to become properly extracted you will install the filter and  re-orient the Aeropress and press the plunger forcing the water through the filter like expresso into your cup.  When I use this technique I will often heat up milk on the stove and the use my French Press to foam up the milk by repeatedly moving the handle up and down before adding it to my coffee.

The Aeropress official page contains an animation showing the process as well as selling some of their products.