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      Snowy
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      Don't bother with inversion to begin with, it's overly fancy and doesn't make a huge difference. Make it as it says on the box and you can't go wrong. Add some good/fresh single origin beans roasted for filter, ground for aeropress (larger than espresso), and you're on your way. Great christmas present - lucky you!

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        My first go produced a v. good brew although I think I pressed down too quickly and hard? Is it really meant to take 20-30 secs? Will try again tomorrow morning..:

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          Takes me about 15-20 second, yeah. It depends on the particle size. Larger particles mean you can press faster. If it's under 10 seconds and you don't have biceps like Arnie, I'd say the grind is too large.

          Great to hear you've had a good first brew right off the bat, a terrific start!

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            Snowy
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            This could shape up to an 8 coffee day. Those are rare, but good days. 6 would still be lovely. Mmmmmmmmm

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              shego
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              Hahah nice!

              Coffee is turning out too weak… not sure if I need more coffee to water ratio? Or up coffee and up water slightly less - thus diluting it less post-press?

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                Snowy
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                ..I got 7 in all in all.

                Have you grinded finer? If you fix that up it should take ~15-20 seconds and should be good. I AeroPress as per the box. So stir, let settle, then press (http://aerobie.com/images/AeroPress Instructions for Web L.pdf)

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                  I'M CURRENTLY CLEANING ON COFFEE. SO FAR SO GOOD. I LOVE COFFEE. THAT IS ALL.

                  PS: COFFEE.

                  PPS: COFFEE, BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!

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                    😘

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                      KITCHEN AREA SECURE!..

                      FRIDGE HAS BEEN CLEANED!..

                      NOW RE-STOCKING IT WITH BEER, THEN ONTO THE LIVING ROOM!..

                      COFFEE!..

                      BITCHES!..

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                      • seawolfS
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                        Get this guy a cup of coffee!

                        “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                        @zeebeeleather

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                        • mclaincauseyM
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                          @Snowy:

                          Don't bother with inversion to begin with, it's overly fancy and doesn't make a huge difference. Make it as it says on the box and you can't go wrong. Add some good/fresh single origin beans roasted for filter, ground for aeropress (larger than espresso), and you're on your way. Great christmas present - lucky you!

                          Interesting, I much prefer inversion actually and don't find it to be difficult.  I also don't do my ratios as done on the box.

                          Think it, be it.

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                            …and that's why we (I) love you Mclain 🙂

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                              @mclaincausey:

                              Interesting, I much prefer inversion actually and don't find it to be difficult.  I also don't do my ratios as done on the box.

                              this…

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                                …and that's why we (I) love you Mclain 🙂 Finn

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                                  Shit, I missed that love the first time around, right back atcha Snow Man!

                                  Think it, be it.

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                                    When starting out with all this 'stuff' that's more difficult than paying someone $3 for a coffee, keeping it simple to begin with makes it less confronting, reduces potential frustrations and complications ruining the result. There's a bit of 'stuff' to learn around the process and grind. Inversion adds a few more steps (2), it's a little off the beaten track (not a lot).

                                    Crawl Walk Run. I always try keep things KISS 🙂 x

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                                      Agreed. That was my approach to start, followed the instructions. Perhaps because I got familiar with that, trying inversion seemed pretty easy when I tried it and I've stuck since. Now I just play with grinds, temps, blooms, steeps, etc. AP is awesome.

                                      Think it, be it.

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                                      • seawolfS
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                                        I'm looking for a programmable drip coffee maker that brews into a carafe. We've had a 10-cup cusinart for years and it's ok, but the carafe isn't working so well anymore and we're starting to look for a new machine or maybe just a replacement carafe. Any suggestions?

                                        “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                        @zeebeeleather

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                                        • Finn666F
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                                          good morning y'all…

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                                            Haven't had any coffee since Christmas due to coming down with a bacterial infection. Going to wait another week or so and start back up again. Can't wait!

                                            Edit: finished antibiotics a week ago and feeling a ton better!

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