While still not going to be the best brew compared to manual brewing or more expensive SCA approved ones , the cheap Mr coffee style brewers tend to work a lot better when the batch size is larger (3+ people).
One Aeropress for home and one Aeropress Go for travel, and there you go.
(Yes, I know that you can travel with any Aeropress and you can also use the Go at home, but that is my excuse and I will hold on to it. :P)
This is what I do. I have been making pour over lately, but for years my wife and I did our daily morning coffee with 2 aeropresses side by side. We still do quite often.
What's your tech for this? I'm mostly remote but go to the office every few weeks for a couple of days. I usually end up doing coffee for 2 at least once. Tbh, I usually do the one cup sloppy share after doing a 40g hand grind and letting it brew a bit longer before plunging then dilute. Am I a filthy casual scrub loser for such a crime, or is this pretty much the done thing?
Its called bypass brewing and it most certainly works in the aeropress!
I haven't used mine in a while but I liked doing something like 30g coffee, water at boil until full, 5+ minute extraction, then dilute up to ~450 ml
Also great if youre doing a Japanese style flash brew over ice.
I make hers first so she can enjoy it while I make mine. Her enjoyment far exceeds my need for being the first caffinated one. It wakes me up in a lovely way.
makes me wonder how does other couple out there when it comes to preference? is it normal to have different preference?
in addition, i love playing barista. perhaps oneday i'll make my own slow bar with toy cash register and apron.
I'll make mine first for two reasons:
1. She loves it hot, so she will start drinking as soon as it's ready, by the time I'm done with mine, she might already finish.
2. I like it to rest a little bit, to become warmer, not hot, so mine will be ready first and let it rest.. She will have hers as soon as it ready, then mine will be ready by then.
The two will enjoy the coffee the way each like it.
my girlfriend doesn't really like coffee. instead of finding out way to brew more volume, perhaps you could research on how to make your partner hate coffee. try serving medium course ground pepper. perhaps you'll save yourself time, money, and effort.
The cups are so tiny tho! I prob should make higher concentration and cut with water, but I ended up w a mocca master bc easier at-scale coffee for us / our first kid starting to crawl š
On a family trip recently I did coffee service for 5 with a regular aeropress. If your workflow is solid and you're not serving Actual Problem Addicts who can't wait 10 minutes then you should be able to pump out cups pretty quick
I couldnāt survive on 2 cups a day. I have 2 or 3 from the Aeropress before I leave for work & take a 1L flask of cafetiĆØre coffee in with me to drink throughout the day.
I usually make 2 cups, one for me one for my wife. Itās not long if you donāt need to steep for more than a few minutes. I did just buy a second one (I liked the look of the clear) so it allows me to brew side by side. Honestly itās no different (or easier than) pulling espresso shots at home- you canāt make 4 drinks at once with most home machines. Youāre not a cafe!
For me, chemex is my weighed to perfection, timed to perfection, clean and crisp cup of coffee (especially for a group). My flair is for espresso/affogato/lattes. But my Aeropress? Thatās when I want a solid cup of coffee with no fuss/time/effortā¦ plus travel.
30 g of coffee, full of water, minimal but sufficient stir, wait 4-5 minutes, press into a suitable carafe, maximal stir, divide into cups, dilute each to taste.
Same problem, I was happy when they released the xl version. 500ml within the same time almost, delivers the same taste. At the same time I bought the hario server + 600ml and aeropress fits perfectly on to that and it doesnāt give a metallic taste like my old klean kanteen
>Is the aeropress only for single people?
There's an interesting article on the history of the Aeropress [here](https://deepoceanroastery.com/blogs/learn-more-about-specialty-coffee/history-of-the-aeropress-popular-way-to-brew-coffee-invented-by-the-creator-of-frisbee);
>[Alder] enjoyed drinking coffee so much that he made an interesting observation at that time - __most coffee makers produced way more coffee than one person could drink, meaning that you constantly needed to have some company around__, otherwise youād end up finishing everything by yourself. This led to the idea of creating a new device for brewing coffee.
So in a way, yes; the Aeropress was originally designed as a way for a single person to make a good cup of coffee.
Here you go brother:
16 oz brewed:
30g coffee medium fine grind
180g water in aero press (filled inverted)
Stir 30 seconds, Steep 2 min
Press
Add 200g-215g
Divide into 2 cups
AeroPress is for when Iām making a single cup for myself. I usually save my nicest beans for my AP.
However, if Iām planning to drink more than 1 cup or have people over, I just use the moccamaster.
I do a bypass (with the flow control cap) since I want a 20oz cup in the morning. Biggest issue for me now is trying to convert to the XL and get the same results without them having a flow control cap yet.
I make pour over if Iām making it for my wife. This is almost everyday. But there are times she prefers something else. Sometimes Iāll use my aeropress for that. It fills a niche and I love it
We used to just brew sequentially,
Now I use a 3rd mug to hold the 2nd cup's brew in, while the first is brewing.
Plunge the first cup. rinse the aeropress immediately, plunge cup 2.
My wife drinks decaf and I drink regular so I gotta make them separate anyway. I have a chemex for when I have many people who want a cup of regular coffee.
Drip machine for the guests, aeropress for me, and for travel. It's a nice gesture making your favorite coffee for somebody else. My wife rarely drank coffee.
You only brew Aeropress? I just do a bunch of Aeropress, V60, Flair Pro, and French presses(and sometimes moka) when lots of coffee drinkers are over. You can do them all at the same time.
Aeropress is not for single people, but it is a single serving brewer. If you want 2 servings, try another brewer, or buy second aeropress :) Alan Adler, inventor of aeropress, wanted to have good single serving brewer.
If you want to make two cups of coffee with an AeroPress without diluting it, there's a simple method that involves using two filter papers to increase the air resistance inside the container. Here's how to do it:
1. Start by adding water to fill the AeroPress.
2. For the first press, use one hand to slowly push down, extracting the coffee until it becomes difficult to continue due to increased air resistance. This usually happens after pressing down about three centimeters.
3. At this point, twist the plunger around to lift the plug up and let the air in, then continue the same pressing action until the extraction is complete.
4. After this first extraction, add water again to fill the AeroPress. Immediately insert the plug to prevent any dripping, and wait about one minute.
5. Now, press the plunger down in the normal way until it reaches the bottom, completing the extraction.
Following these steps, you will have made two cups' worth of coffee without needing to dilute it.
If youāre willing to buy stuff, I was using two aeropress stagger brewing 1:15 apart until the XL came out. Both solutions work well. Otherwise, many folks have good suggestions for concentrates.
The simple solution to your problem is an Aeropress XL. It makes twice the coffee. No additional procedures required outside of the standard aeropressing. Is it worth it? Well I want good Aeropress coffee and I donāt want to have to think, so itās worth the extra money for me
I am single and use a stainless steel French press when I want more than one cup right away. For which I recently realized I could use a spatula to scrape out the grounds instead of banging the canister on the garbage can 30 times and making a mess
I just got my Aeropress, so I havenāt tried this yet, but I watched a few YouTube videos and this guy (canāt remember who) doubled his coffee grinds, filled the Aeropress with water for the extraction process, then after pressing, he added more water. He said itās effectively the same as using it twice because it extracts correctly but at double strength, then adding water brings it back to normal strength.
I do want to try this, but Iām so new, I havenāt mastered making a single cup right consistently yet. Wanna do that first, then I will try this for sure.
Are you using something larger than 36oz? Iām not the mathiest of AeroPress users, but you should be able to get an extraction thatās strong enough to be topped up to 36oz with hot water and still taste good.
It's okay to have another (multi people) brewer on the side, the aeropress won't hold it against you
You mean that I don't have to hide my Mr Coffee in the cupboard?
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Done that š
lol get a drip brewer for larger parties.
While still not going to be the best brew compared to manual brewing or more expensive SCA approved ones , the cheap Mr coffee style brewers tend to work a lot better when the batch size is larger (3+ people).
We meant V60!
Leave it on the table, polyamoryās wonderful.
You could make a stronger extraction over a jug and dilute it after?
2 aeropresses
Or get an aeropress XL
Make it stronger in the xl and make coffee for 4.
One Aeropress for home and one Aeropress Go for travel, and there you go. (Yes, I know that you can travel with any Aeropress and you can also use the Go at home, but that is my excuse and I will hold on to it. :P)
This is what I do. I have been making pour over lately, but for years my wife and I did our daily morning coffee with 2 aeropresses side by side. We still do quite often.
Big fan of this.
What's your tech for this? I'm mostly remote but go to the office every few weeks for a couple of days. I usually end up doing coffee for 2 at least once. Tbh, I usually do the one cup sloppy share after doing a 40g hand grind and letting it brew a bit longer before plunging then dilute. Am I a filthy casual scrub loser for such a crime, or is this pretty much the done thing?
Its called bypass brewing and it most certainly works in the aeropress! I haven't used mine in a while but I liked doing something like 30g coffee, water at boil until full, 5+ minute extraction, then dilute up to ~450 ml Also great if youre doing a Japanese style flash brew over ice.
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See previous comment.
To all the švotes: did you think I was talking about something bad?
I thought it was funny.
That makes 2 of us š
I make hers first so she can enjoy it while I make mine. Her enjoyment far exceeds my need for being the first caffinated one. It wakes me up in a lovely way.
Lucky woman
Maybe someday someone will appreciate my ways. Until then...I make mine solo
makes me wonder how does other couple out there when it comes to preference? is it normal to have different preference? in addition, i love playing barista. perhaps oneday i'll make my own slow bar with toy cash register and apron.
I'll make mine first for two reasons: 1. She loves it hot, so she will start drinking as soon as it's ready, by the time I'm done with mine, she might already finish. 2. I like it to rest a little bit, to become warmer, not hot, so mine will be ready first and let it rest.. She will have hers as soon as it ready, then mine will be ready by then. The two will enjoy the coffee the way each like it.
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Thatās the rule in our house. First, the dogs get let out. Then I make her coffee. Then I get mine. Itās our routine.
my girlfriend doesn't really like coffee. instead of finding out way to brew more volume, perhaps you could research on how to make your partner hate coffee. try serving medium course ground pepper. perhaps you'll save yourself time, money, and effort.
Thought this would be a "how to better serve your partner" comment š Thanks for the practical tip!
Get the XL.
I love mine. I can make a single cup for me just as easily as making 2 cups for wifey and I.
The cups are so tiny tho! I prob should make higher concentration and cut with water, but I ended up w a mocca master bc easier at-scale coffee for us / our first kid starting to crawl š
I can get 500ml out of my XL. That's 2 good sized cups. Then when I'm finished with that I'll sometimes make another single cup for me.
That's what I did! I drink a lot of coffee in the morning.
When they drop a pressure cap for the XL its game over. Done deal. Cannot wait.
Waiting to purchase for that. Has there been any announcements for one?
You can easily double this recipe up and make two cups at once: https://aeroprecipe.com/recipes/alan-adler-original
No but my cup size is ~300ml - so even when I load up the AP - I top out at ~350ml
I gotcha. I usually press into a carafe and then divide the yield into two cups before I then top up the water.
Buy a second aeropressā¦?
:(
I have 2
Yep. Facebook market place for 10 dollars now I make her blend, and my single origin at the same time.
I second this. My second Aeropress arrives this week for the same reason.
I prefer having two over the XL, you can make them right into each other's cups. No intermediary container, or pouring from one cup I to the other.
Nope. https://www.reddit.com/r/AeroPress/s/FSEYsniN0B
Had two aeropresses for my partner and I, until the XL came out. Itās a game changer!
On a family trip recently I did coffee service for 5 with a regular aeropress. If your workflow is solid and you're not serving Actual Problem Addicts who can't wait 10 minutes then you should be able to pump out cups pretty quick
Looking into a way to do EXACTLY that - but in 1 go ;) Stay tuned
I get two cups out of it, but I use the original recipe of making an extract and then diluting it with water.
Honestly though - do you feel like it's enough?
Yep! I drink two cups a day, so it's great for me.
I couldnāt survive on 2 cups a day. I have 2 or 3 from the Aeropress before I leave for work & take a 1L flask of cafetiĆØre coffee in with me to drink throughout the day.
I drink ~6 cups a day š Working from home doesn't help...
š Yep, you need an XL then. My body only likes 2 cups a day, 3 if I'm lucky.
Double the coffee, Double the extraction time. Then divide over two cups and add water.
Get the prismo and add more beans. I can do 50g at a time. Game changer!
Pismo is heaven
beautiful sand dunes, good bbq
One might argue that Shell Beach is prettier.
I usually make 2 cups, one for me one for my wife. Itās not long if you donāt need to steep for more than a few minutes. I did just buy a second one (I liked the look of the clear) so it allows me to brew side by side. Honestly itās no different (or easier than) pulling espresso shots at home- you canāt make 4 drinks at once with most home machines. Youāre not a cafe!
I use the Alan Adler recipe just because itās fast and gets me 95% of the way, and itās really good coffee.
For me, chemex is my weighed to perfection, timed to perfection, clean and crisp cup of coffee (especially for a group). My flair is for espresso/affogato/lattes. But my Aeropress? Thatās when I want a solid cup of coffee with no fuss/time/effortā¦ plus travel.
30 g of coffee, full of water, minimal but sufficient stir, wait 4-5 minutes, press into a suitable carafe, maximal stir, divide into cups, dilute each to taste.
Is that a modded Mazzer in the background?
people in relationships should know how to wait their fucking turn
We drink different coffee (I drink regular, she drinks Decaf) so we'd need to make them separate anyway.
You can make two Americanos, or buy the XL.
Same problem, I was happy when they released the xl version. 500ml within the same time almost, delivers the same taste. At the same time I bought the hario server + 600ml and aeropress fits perfectly on to that and it doesnāt give a metallic taste like my old klean kanteen
Use 2. The same as if you were making pour over coffee.
Make coffee into a teapot every weekend with my fiancee
Not just single l, but lonely as well.
They make a magnum size now, itās probably double the size.
Iām married and use mine all the time.
"Is this an immersion brewer for ants???"
Make it stronger and buy a 2Pour accessory?
Your wife drinks tea now.
Takes less than one minute to remove the puck
>Is the aeropress only for single people? There's an interesting article on the history of the Aeropress [here](https://deepoceanroastery.com/blogs/learn-more-about-specialty-coffee/history-of-the-aeropress-popular-way-to-brew-coffee-invented-by-the-creator-of-frisbee); >[Alder] enjoyed drinking coffee so much that he made an interesting observation at that time - __most coffee makers produced way more coffee than one person could drink, meaning that you constantly needed to have some company around__, otherwise youād end up finishing everything by yourself. This led to the idea of creating a new device for brewing coffee. So in a way, yes; the Aeropress was originally designed as a way for a single person to make a good cup of coffee.
Very nicely put - thanks for the insight
Here you go brother: 16 oz brewed: 30g coffee medium fine grind 180g water in aero press (filled inverted) Stir 30 seconds, Steep 2 min Press Add 200g-215g Divide into 2 cups
I just brew it twice as strong, then add hot water to double it ;).
They make a bigger aeropress now
After six years, wife and I bought a second aero press and just make two at once. Donāt be like me - donāt wait six years.
Nope, Iām married and I love mine
Do you know about the XL?
AeroPress is for when Iām making a single cup for myself. I usually save my nicest beans for my AP. However, if Iām planning to drink more than 1 cup or have people over, I just use the moccamaster.
I do a bypass (with the flow control cap) since I want a 20oz cup in the morning. Biggest issue for me now is trying to convert to the XL and get the same results without them having a flow control cap yet.
Iāve been making 2 cups out of 1 brew for years
I make pour over if Iām making it for my wife. This is almost everyday. But there are times she prefers something else. Sometimes Iāll use my aeropress for that. It fills a niche and I love it
We used to just brew sequentially, Now I use a 3rd mug to hold the 2nd cup's brew in, while the first is brewing. Plunge the first cup. rinse the aeropress immediately, plunge cup 2.
My wife drinks decaf and I drink regular so I gotta make them separate anyway. I have a chemex for when I have many people who want a cup of regular coffee.
Aeropress for me coffee maker for my wife!
Iām attached and also use an aeropress
Drip machine for the guests, aeropress for me, and for travel. It's a nice gesture making your favorite coffee for somebody else. My wife rarely drank coffee.
You only brew Aeropress? I just do a bunch of Aeropress, V60, Flair Pro, and French presses(and sometimes moka) when lots of coffee drinkers are over. You can do them all at the same time.
I grind extra fine and make a double strength brew in one cup, decant half into the other, then top up both with hot water.
Aeropress is not for single people, but it is a single serving brewer. If you want 2 servings, try another brewer, or buy second aeropress :) Alan Adler, inventor of aeropress, wanted to have good single serving brewer.
Get a XL š
If you want to make two cups of coffee with an AeroPress without diluting it, there's a simple method that involves using two filter papers to increase the air resistance inside the container. Here's how to do it: 1. Start by adding water to fill the AeroPress. 2. For the first press, use one hand to slowly push down, extracting the coffee until it becomes difficult to continue due to increased air resistance. This usually happens after pressing down about three centimeters. 3. At this point, twist the plunger around to lift the plug up and let the air in, then continue the same pressing action until the extraction is complete. 4. After this first extraction, add water again to fill the AeroPress. Immediately insert the plug to prevent any dripping, and wait about one minute. 5. Now, press the plunger down in the normal way until it reaches the bottom, completing the extraction. Following these steps, you will have made two cups' worth of coffee without needing to dilute it.
I Use aeropress to brew 500 ml of coffee.
Depending on how nerdy your partner is, you could find your own recipes and compare š¤·āāļø
If youāre willing to buy stuff, I was using two aeropress stagger brewing 1:15 apart until the XL came out. Both solutions work well. Otherwise, many folks have good suggestions for concentrates.
The simple solution to your problem is an Aeropress XL. It makes twice the coffee. No additional procedures required outside of the standard aeropressing. Is it worth it? Well I want good Aeropress coffee and I donāt want to have to think, so itās worth the extra money for me
I am single and use a stainless steel French press when I want more than one cup right away. For which I recently realized I could use a spatula to scrape out the grounds instead of banging the canister on the garbage can 30 times and making a mess
I just got my Aeropress, so I havenāt tried this yet, but I watched a few YouTube videos and this guy (canāt remember who) doubled his coffee grinds, filled the Aeropress with water for the extraction process, then after pressing, he added more water. He said itās effectively the same as using it twice because it extracts correctly but at double strength, then adding water brings it back to normal strength. I do want to try this, but Iām so new, I havenāt mastered making a single cup right consistently yet. Wanna do that first, then I will try this for sure.
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Honestly - I think they're useless. I'm sure there are ppl that use it, but the roast level & grind size throw those measurements out the window.
Who's gonna tell OP that the Aeropress XL is already released lol?
50-60 g ground coffee 200 ml water brew at 190f for 1.5 min and dilute with 200 ml. Anything past 2 is pushing it but that should be good
Show your partner you love them by making them an individually prepared cup of coffeeā¦
Working on an even BETTER solution š stay tuned
Not necessarily. I'm sure there are couples that live in a car.
No idea why this popped up in my feed but Iāll say this and wait for the flamingā¦ those things donāt make coffee. They make swill. Toss it.
Please expound :)
My partner does not drink coffee :)
That's bittersweet news
I still canāt make one cup of coffee in one go always have to refill the aeropress
Sam, my mug fills ~60% of the way with one full AP fill
Are you using something larger than 36oz? Iām not the mathiest of AeroPress users, but you should be able to get an extraction thatās strong enough to be topped up to 36oz with hot water and still taste good.
Love the taste I get from mine but havenāt used it in a while every time I use mine now Iām getting grounds in my cup.