The best quick & easy method to make espresso-style coffee or 'Aeropress Espresso' with the Aeropress. (See chapters to jump straight to demo). You don't need a spice jar, you don't need to use any accessories or add-ons, it's all about the coffee, the grind & the ratio.

Please note, I am not saying you can make "espresso" with an Aeropress, I'm referring to "espresso style" coffee, meaning short concentrated coffee with something that looks somewhat reminiscent of crema.

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Coffee blog: https://coffeeblog.co.uk
Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/coffeeblogkev

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Timecodes:

0:00 Intro
1:49 What Alan Adler said (in his email to me)
2:59 Why I'm saying "a form of" crema
3:50 A quick run-through of the method
4:26 Do you need brew scales?
4:37 Grind size
5:30 Dose
5:40 Ratio
6:49 Tips for brewing without scales
7:17 Pre-warming/rinsing
7:57 Water temp
8:16 How to detect extraction problems
8:38 Blooming?
9:06 Be gentle
10:13 Recap
10:38 Demo
13:58 Outro
14:19 Tatty bye