I think you misunderstand how the Aeropress is often used. The coffee to water ratio for immersion coffee is about 75 g /liter. So if you wanted to make 8 oz (227 ml) of coffee, you would need about 17 g of coffee, for 12 oz about 25 g.. So weigh out your dose, grind it, put it in the Aeropress and fill the water up as much as practical. Based on your grind, I would let it steep for about 60-90 seconds. Press out the coffee into the cup and dilute out to desired final volume. I would also use water just off the boil, not the 180 degrees they recommend. So basically you don't need to be able to hold the total volume of water in the plunger body.
That is actually a really great way to make it! I have never used an aeropress. It looks cool and then I saw this video. That way didn't occur to me in this. I wonder how many people make the coffee this way or make it the way in the video.
Hi. I've been using a home Areopress for about 10 years. The way you made your coffee is called an upside down coffee. The benefit is that in the inverted position you can let the coffee steep for as long as you like but results in a smaller amount of liquid. The standard brewing method is to put a filter in the basket, then attach it to the main cylinder and add your grounds. The open end of the cylinder faces up. Then fill the cylinder to the top with hot water. At this point what you have is a drip method. The water/coffee will slowly drip through the filter. If you want a greater volume of coffee, wait until the cylinder is half empty and add more water. If not, put the plunger into the cylinder but do not press it right away. This will stop the water from dripping through the filter because it forms a partial vaccum. I usually let mine steep for 2 minutes. Then with a firm pressure, press the plunger down until it stops. This will create a little foam on top of your brewed coffee and solve the low volume issue.
Or take two seconds and go to their website which says if you want a larger American style coffee then you just add water. This guy is a fucking dipshit haha
I use the Aeropress go every day, and I absolutely love this thing. I strongly disagree with the claim that Aeropress just threw something together that would sell no matter what to the “cult following”. When used with properly and finely ground coffee, it makes just the right amount of very strong coffee that can be diluted to achieve an excellent cup of “regular” strength coffee.
I'm with you on this. Instead of following the directions, I just shoved the whole thing up my ass expecting a perfect cup of coffee to come out. I, like you, was very disappointed.
I own both. I use the AeroPress Go for traveling. I carry it and a small electric kettle in my luggage. Makes much better coffee than hotel room coffee. With the mug and lid it keeps my other stuff clean and dry and I always have a sturdy cup to press the coffee into. I think its a great design for travel.
What kettle do you use? I have a trip coming up I’ll be spending a week in a hotel but have to conserve as much luggage space as possible since I have to pack so much other stuff
There's a little booklet that comes right in the package that contains the instructions for making coffee with the Aeropress Go. Maybe try following those instructions and see how you like the results.
You add more grounds, make a thicker extract, add hot water to the result. Those have always been the instructions, paraphrasing, "Do not pour more water through the grounds as this will make your coffee too bitter, add more hot water water to your final cup."
I love your videos but I'm afraid you missed the mark on this one. You need to do some more research on how to make immersion coffee. The ratio should fall between 1:15 and 1:17. This gives you the correct strength and then you ADD water if you want a longer coffee. The aeropress go does make a perfectly good 'full cup of coffee' if you put in the right amount of coffee, extract then add the water to get back to the right ratio. Lots of fun experimenting.
Uninformed review. I knew this the moment I saw the presenter use the stir stick upside down when demoing the package contents. This is my go to coffee maker for travel and I’ve gotten to the point where I use it at home sometimes as well. No crema? Learn to grind to the right consistency. I get a perfect crema every time. Not enough coffee? You are making espresso. Just add more water after the press for a nice Americano. Sorry if this sounds like a harsh review of your review, but as others have said, it pays to read the instructions and do some homework before throwing out a ‘review’ video.
You're right... except for using the term espresso, you can make very strong coffee with a bit of crema but an Aeropress can't make espresso, even with different caps it's only possible to make a fraction of the pressure required to make actual espresso, but yeah you can make coffee strong enough to be diluted into a very nice Americano, you just can't make espresso, it's quite literally impossible with an Aeropress.
Let me frame this another way. A Nespresso pod has 6g of coffee, I used to start my day with 2 pods, or 12g of coffee. There is research now that shows espresso style coffee from 12g of coffee will give you around 110mg of caffeine, while a pour over style gives 170mg (assuming equivalent extraction is achieved from correct grind size, etc). So with 12g of coffee and 200ml of water, you get the ideal water/coffee ratio and the caffeine equivalent of 3 Nespresso pods from this little brewer - that's just the perfect cup for me and many others. Even the original aeropress can't really brew 2 cups at once and both seem fine for a single cup. If I wanted to brew a larger batch, I'd use a V60.
To get more coffee, think of it as espresso. I follow the AeroPress instructions and those don’t have you fill the chamber all the way. You fill up to the number, stir for 10 sec, press very firmly and you basically have espresso. Then, fill cup as far as you want to set the strength; think Americano. I haven’t done it inverted yet and will try that to get more soak time.
Not sure if I got it right ... so you have a modern futuristic device that produces coffee from ground coffee and boiled water? (while neither grounding the coffee, nor boiling the water)
Have to disagree with you on this one. I put a Prismo on there and get a great crema. Also, if you fill the rest of the cup with hot water you get a plenty strong cup of coffee if you use 2 scoops of grounds. I have to agree that it's worth is dubious if you already have a regular Aeropress, but I like having everything together in a neat package that I grab for work.
What I’ve always done with my aero presses is measure my grinds according to what sized cup of coffee I want to end up with. Then add water to the cup after the brew. This is a method I borrowed from other aero press afficianados and should work quite well for the GO as well. That old SVEA is a beaut!
Me alpha, me noo need Emanuel 😆👍. This channel has lots of opinions but lacks in knowledge. He's done that a few times. Never looks at comments to answer questions or get any improvement.
Friend, your grind was way too course. That's why you got such a watery few ounces. Get a better grinder and don't make road gravel; make something more like course salt. You will get a much richer, semi- espressoish result. Then you add water to make at last 8 ounces of fab coffee.
You used the inverted method, which makes a slightly smaller amount of coffee because you're brewing into the smaller chamber. There are also many recipes that brew stronger coffee and then add more water after the brew. The fact that it is smaller, lighter and fits into the cup seems to be optimal for backpackers, IMHO.
Absolutely, I don't get the obsession with the inverted method because (IME) very little coffee gets through before I get the plunger in anyway (this is largely down to grind size as well, I grind a lot finer than what we saw in the video). Brewing the standard way makes a mug of coffee for me with space for milk, for reference my mugs are ~250ml (if there is such a thing as a "standard" mug!) The Go is perfect for me, both on the trail as it's completely self-contained but also at work as I'm a consultant and frequently in different offices or in places with hotdesking and need my own mug.
So I did not read all the comments, but I did watch your video. I’ve never owned one before and bought this two days before a backpacking trip, where I just didn’t want to take via packets again. I thought it made exceptional coffee for backpacking so therefore the size is perfect. Did not take all the extras as wait does matter. Will I take it on every backpacking trip.? Probably five days or less sure…
Nice video showing the product and demonstration. 😊 As for your complaint around the volume of coffee, when I saw Alan Adler's demo of the original Aeropress, he states that the product is designed to make a shot of coffee which is 4 times the strength of Americano, and that you can add water to this to make a longer drink. Perhaps try this? 👌
I bought the aeropress go back in the late spring for getting a cup of coffee on my lunch break. Works great for that purpose since I only get 30 mins. It is a little bulky but it is good coffee.
The Aero Press Go is an outstanding product. I have the original Aero Press and love it too. You are just nitpicking. I plan on getting another Aero Go because it’s a great product.
How does the Go and original compare? I struggle to get a decent tasting cup out of the original which was already secondhand. Wondered if buying a Go would make a difference.
i own a svea 123 stove, like yours. i purchased mine in the early to mid 70s. do you think my old stove is worth restoring? suggestions on where i can get new parts (gaskets and the like). thank you
Hello Ernie, I really like my "Go" for convience. But I use 30 grams of course ground inverted. Let it steep for a minute to a minute and half. Which makes very strong coffee and then add equal amount of hot water in the mug. This gives me a nice coffee for 2 cups.
I am with you 100%. I want to go through the process once not 3 times to fill my cup. I think they just came out with a new one that is a full cup but it is like $80
I love it. Just the right size for a big cup of coffee, and for a strong coffee: it is even a bit too big. To be honest, for taking it with me on a trip, I would love it to be a bit smaller so it can make a normal (yep, West-European...) cup of tastefull coffee with less space in the bag. Actually, when I brew the way I do, I have a lot of nice foam on it even without pressing very hard. But I use fine ground espresso-beans and much less water, not the inverted-method but the regular direction, short standing time and slowly press.
love the point you make - where is the innovation. I do like the portability of the Go though. I really like the joepresso together with the go. then I top up the cup and enjoy a half-decent americano. I really wonder why Aeropress don't come out with something similar. At the end of the day it's a super simple mod that turns it into a percolator. No one is asking for 9 bars
It's very specifically designed to be smaller than the original aeropress to save space and weight, to say you don't like it because it's small and you don't understand the dilution method makes you look foolish.
The way Adler who invented the aeropress designed it to function is to make a concentrated brew that you then dilute to desired strength. It makes plenty of coffee if operated as intended. I routinely make a 450ml cup and easily can make double that amount. The difference between the go and the original is not exceptional in capacity. Worth a mention you can brew several batches of concentrated coffee and put them aside in a water bottle etc. then you heat water and make tons of coffee for a crowd by diluting that concentrated brew at a later time in everyone’s pots or cups. I’ve done this to make coffee for a whole AT campsite.
@@sprocket40 it's unreal to me that so many people don't understand how to use an aeropress. It's like they don't read directions. I brew 12oz of strong delicious coffee every single morning with my aeropress go.
T L there’s heaps of methods including just pulling a strong shot but for those who want more than a small cup it definitely is easy to accomplish. Another trick. I enjoy very hot coffee when camping but extraction at a lower temp yields a arguably better cup which you then can increase the temperature of the end result by heating the water further that you dilute with.
@@tl924 yep. Same here. I use a regular aeropress, but fill it up less than one could fill the Go. It makes 6 ounces of concentrated equals 12 ounces of strong coffee once diluted. The whole point of aeropress is to make one cup at a time. If you wanna pot use a pot instead. That’s what the designer I was trying to solve. How to make just one cup of good coffee at a time. DILUTE A CONCENTRATE like the instructions say
The original idea of the Aeropress is to extract a coffee concentrate and add water after to have your standard size americano cup! Here the link to it : ua-cam.com/video/9c14DxfVOY4/v-deo.html
6 ounces is big for one person ! depend maybe how you perceive cafein ! With a V60 I do MAXIMUM 120 ml of coffee for me, so seems ok for me, aeropress go but thanks ! you are the first who notice this, i look at which aeropress is the best for me ! ps : now, they sell a bigger aeropress go i think ? go look at their website !
We love our Aeropress. If you follow the instructions you would get a great, full cup of coffee. The first time my coffee loving friend had her first cup of Aeropress coffee I made her she literally got online after the first sip and she ordered herself one. Her husband loved the coffee made with the Aeropress he ordered another one for his office.
You csn add water to make, it look like more :) my machine broke, and I need smt temporary. Illl go for the bigger version not bc of coffee size but bc one local person sells, older models cheap and, they are nice
This is the way that I have always used my Aeropress and Aeropress Go: I boil enough water for full cup and place the press over my insulated cup and pour in. See Aeropress link. aeropress.com/use-it-now/getting-started/#steps
Make it a bit stronger and add water. I have the original but I can see the Go has its place if the slightly more diminutive dimensions are important. The original has the large flange which makes it an awkward shape for transporting. A good solution would be to have a removable flange.
I agree with your assessment of the AP-Go. However, the appeal for some people is the compact, self-contained package that it comes with. You have to admit, it is pretty nifty. So, it will take up less space in your backpack or rucksack. But, they do make an extra-large version too. So, if you want a larger cup of Joe, the extra-large may be for you. To make all of the disparate parts more mobile like the AP-Go, I purchased a drawstring sack that holds all of the parts together and fits nicely into my 30-liter backpack. Because of that, I won’t be purchasing the AP-Go, but at some point, I will get the XL version.
Make your coffee stronger and add water. I still want the Aeropress Go but I can't justify buying it because I already have the original Aeropress. And you can make an espresso with it. More coffee less water. I get crema , use fresh coffee.
I got one after your and a couple other reviews to try. Mainly because I wanted the filter carrier and stirrer, but I liked the idea of a self-contained system. I replaced the cup right off with a stainless vacuum cup from Target ($5 on clearance Zak! brand), which doesn't quite fit perfectly, but makes it better overall. My main problems (besides an even smaller cuppa) were: my Fellow Prismo doesn't fit it properly, and my Firebox grinder (w/o collector cup) won't fit down into the tube far enough. I wrecked the screen on one of my Prismos trying to fit it all in the cup. 😣 It's now in my truck as a backup and my regular AeroPress/Prismo/grinder is back in my coffee kit. Another regular one w/Prismo is what I use for my daily cups. ☕🤠 Stay well and well-caffeinated, Ernie.
I was a fan of the inverted method with the original Aeropress, but when I got the GO I had the same initial reaction as you. Then I tried the original non-inverted method and like that better. Pre-soak the filter, add 16g of ground coffee and about 32 grams of hot water, stir and let it bloom. Then add water up to the 256g amount (16x the coffee used). It will fit because some small amount will start to filter out as you add the water. There’s more (enough) room for the right amount of water using this method. Wait a little then plunge. This fills a normal kitchen mugs and is strong coffee. Like you I like real cream, but many add hot water if they want more fluid ounces. If you have good fresh ground coffee it will be a good cup either way. I’m not sure this is the best way to make coffee backpacking. It is bulky and not light, and if you use this method you need both pot and mug along with the Aeropress. I tried the GSI coffee rocket you reviewed but it wouldn’t hold enough coffee. Maybe you get more ounces, but it’s weak compared to a good Aeropress. The GSI Ultralight Java Drip is probably my favorite for UL backpacking.
A cup of coffee is 16 ounces. It's morally wrong to drink just half of a cup. Lol. That's why I drink instant coffee. Make as much or as little as you want. Thanks man for the video. Love your channel.
Don’t worry, I throw out instructions too. I’m pretty sure by now you’ve probably figured out the the whole purpose of the Aeropress Go, is to make a concentrate which is intended to be diluted to taste the same as the original Aeropress only in a more conservative package.
Great for road & air travel or camping. I've been so tempted on a few occasions to take out my AP GO in flight to make better coffee than in-flight service.
Wonders of catastrophic failure in a valve. Now with the ghetto fix it’s getting me to a warranty replacement and has held up to a week post failure. The part needed is not carried anywhere near here or I’d just fix it. Though when it failed whoah total shrapnel bomb. This is why cooking in shelters and tents is bad lol.
6 oz..omg. wish i would have seen this BEFORE i ordered on. I have a 12 ounce mug. Guess ill just return it. :( what drew me to order? EASY CLEAN UP..i was told just remove the coffee puck from the bottom and toss it😢
Ernie, not to duplicate other comments, this AP GO works - if you work it correctly. I was also a bit off the mark with my first few brews but getting into the 'zone' lately and love it. Easy to clean. I chose the GO for hiking, motorbike & 4x4 overlanding. For my wife & I as moderate coffee drinkers, the volume brewed for Americano is just right. For road trip, every cubic " counts and the GO is more compact for packing & worth the higher cost. Oh yes, a great addition to the AP is the Fellow Prismo filter.
I love your burner. Disagree with you though, the GO is excellent. By default following either traditional or inverted method it makes a cup of espresso coffee which can then be then diluted to an American or Latte style. This is all in the instructions which the Aeroress GO comes with (which you fail to include in this video). For information I will reiterate what the manufacturer says in the INSTRUCTIONS which come with the product: "Espresso style: Drink as is American style: Add hot water to make an 8oz (237ml) coffee (about half a mug) Latte: Add milk to make an 8oz (237ml) Latte (about half a mug)"
I love the aeropress go. The kit of random stuff the cup etc is all kind of silly. Worth noting the pocket rocket deluxe fits inside the plunger then you can invert the plunger end into a snow peak titanium mug. That all nests into a 1 liter bot if you cared about that. If you wanted to skip the mug you can brew a concentrated brew into the bot lid then dump it all back into the bot with the remaining hot water to dilute to desired concentration. Or invert it to not brew a shot into the lid.
You can brew a liter at once doing a further concentrated brew and doing as if making an americano. I own both the original and the go. The go is actually better just because when you ditch the random accessories it saves weight. However a cleaver person with a drill could save even more weight.
I think some of the other comments have already told you that you missed the point. You effectively made an espresso which is what it does. Add water to taste, to get an Americana style coffee. Which is what I think you would prefer (more coffee in your mug). Sorry to sound preachy lol, but I think this is a common mistake made by people with the Go. Still love your channel though :-). Keep up the great content that you do.
I pondered the GO, glad I didnt go that route had the aeropress 1.0 since release. I have a silicone cover accessory that covers the piston part. It turns the piston into a storage compartment. I also have a jet attachment that turns it into more of an espresso stream. Liking that svea, eh? I am glad I finally did pull the trigger, a few months ago. Need to disassemble mine and adjust the needle a bit to get a better simmer. Haven't decided if I am going to get the muffler yet. I like the svea with the optimus HE weekender pot set, fits inside perfectly with room for a bit more. Not much on the "skillet" with the HE set though. I did do a tank burn on my svea, I boiled 8-800 ml pots of water on a ¾ tank of white gas. They were back to back pots though so everything was hot. I do think the diffusers help on the HE pot set. Great vid, Ernie. TC and ATB, Cris.
Easy solution. I take the plunger out after I turn it over the cup, then pour more hot water in. It will drip filter. When I've added the amount of water I wanted, I put the plunger back in and press. I normally use 2 cups of hot water.
Your videos are usually well researched and informative. I found this to be the complete opposite and biased. You seem Ill informed and condescending. As most of your commenters state the The Aeropress makes an excellent cup of coffee and the Go offers so much more to someone wanting a travelling system. I personally brew 400ml of coffee with ease using my Go and the clean up time is better than any other method. It has a cult following only because people love it.
Mmmm. You need to properly brew with aeropress. And another thing. Try to use burr grinder and temperature controllable electric kettle. 80degrees c is enough for aeropress. Your water seems too hot.
I really like your videos, but this one is really clickbait. They made a slightly smaller version for travel. Is it worth the money? Do you need one if you already have the original? All debatable. But there no "UGLY truth". Common, you don't need this clickbait stuff!
Boy this review could not be further from the truth. First off...this is designed for single person use. A 6-8 ounce cup of coffee is perfect for one person and is the suggested caffeine intake size. When you add any creamer/milk, you can easily get 8 ounces. You could have gotten away with a little more water tbh. Worst case scenario take the filter out and rinse it real fast and make another cup to add to the one you already made. As far as a compact travel coffee mechanism, this thing is genius. Well worth the money. It has a quality build. 👌 💯
Most places you stay you can find a cup 🤷🏻♂️ I travel with my original aeropress (plunged to keep it compact with the plunger removed so I can screw the lid and metal filter in place) with measured out doses of coffee, the stirrer seated in the hollow of the aeropress. I pop it into a little bag I got with a grinder previously. The travel version seems pointless to me, each to their own I guess ✌️
I think you misunderstand how the Aeropress is often used. The coffee to water ratio for immersion coffee is about 75 g /liter. So if you wanted to make 8 oz (227 ml) of coffee, you would need about 17 g of coffee, for 12 oz about 25 g.. So weigh out your dose, grind it, put it in the Aeropress and fill the water up as much as practical. Based on your grind, I would let it steep for about 60-90 seconds. Press out the coffee into the cup and dilute out to desired final volume. I would also use water just off the boil, not the 180 degrees they recommend. So basically you don't need to be able to hold the total volume of water in the plunger body.
This ^
I also use this method every day to make 16oz of coffee ...2 scoops...steep with about 6oz...press and add more water to make 16oz.
That is actually a really great way to make it! I have never used an aeropress. It looks cool and then I saw this video. That way didn't occur to me in this. I wonder how many people make the coffee this way or make it the way in the video.
exactly. from the horse's mouth (Alan Adler, the inventor of aeropress)
ua-cam.com/video/9c14DxfVOY4/v-deo.html
Yep, he was doing it wrong 🤦🏽♂️
Hi. I've been using a home Areopress for about 10 years. The way you made your coffee is called an upside down coffee. The benefit is that in the inverted position you can let the coffee steep for as long as you like but results in a smaller amount of liquid. The standard brewing method is to put a filter in the basket, then attach it to the main cylinder and add your grounds. The open end of the cylinder faces up. Then fill the cylinder to the top with hot water. At this point what you have is a drip method. The water/coffee will slowly drip through the filter. If you want a greater volume of coffee, wait until the cylinder is half empty and add more water. If not, put the plunger into the cylinder but do not press it right away. This will stop the water from dripping through the filter because it forms a partial vaccum. I usually let mine steep for 2 minutes. Then with a firm pressure, press the plunger down until it stops. This will create a little foam on top of your brewed coffee and solve the low volume issue.
Exactly how I do it.
There are tons of great videos on UA-cam which show you how to use this product correctly.
Or take two seconds and go to their website which says if you want a larger American style coffee then you just add water. This guy is a fucking dipshit haha
I use the Aeropress go every day, and I absolutely love this thing. I strongly disagree with the claim that Aeropress just threw something together that would sell no matter what to the “cult following”. When used with properly and finely ground coffee, it makes just the right amount of very strong coffee that can be diluted to achieve an excellent cup of “regular” strength coffee.
@Max Larson I certainly do
I'm with you on this. Instead of following the directions, I just shoved the whole thing up my ass expecting a perfect cup of coffee to come out. I, like you, was very disappointed.
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@@ciampooh thank you for drawing me back here to read this comment and laugh my ass off once more lol oh my God this never gets old.
🤣 🤣 🤣 Hilarious
It may be brown, but it isn't coffee.
I own both. I use the AeroPress Go for traveling. I carry it and a small electric kettle in my luggage. Makes much better coffee than hotel room coffee. With the mug and lid it keeps my other stuff clean and dry and I always have a sturdy cup to press the coffee into. I think its a great design for travel.
What kettle do you use? I have a trip coming up I’ll be spending a week in a hotel but have to conserve as much luggage space as possible since I have to pack so much other stuff
@@user-wr3gp8hj3i buy a Jetboil for camping or business travel. Quick to setup, boils fast and is compact - like the AP GO
There's a little booklet that comes right in the package that contains the instructions for making coffee with the Aeropress Go. Maybe try following those instructions and see how you like the results.
Me Alpha male, me noo need instruction. 😤👍
You add more grounds, make a thicker extract, add hot water to the result. Those have always been the instructions, paraphrasing, "Do not pour more water through the grounds as this will make your coffee too bitter, add more hot water water to your final cup."
I love your videos but I'm afraid you missed the mark on this one. You need to do some more research on how to make immersion coffee. The ratio should fall between 1:15 and 1:17. This gives you the correct strength and then you ADD water if you want a longer coffee. The aeropress go does make a perfectly good 'full cup of coffee' if you put in the right amount of coffee, extract then add the water to get back to the right ratio. Lots of fun experimenting.
You need to brew it correctly for more coffee.
I've had the original aeropress for over 10 years. Use it everyday. To make more coffee you just add more hot water to the cup after you press.
Wouldn't that just make more weaker coffee?
@@brianclayton1875 No, you just make the coffee stronger and then dilute with more water.
thats how i use and add also milk. Therefore its not to intense
I disagree. Add water to dilute! I Make 20oz yeti :) 2scoops
Uninformed review. I knew this the moment I saw the presenter use the stir stick upside down when demoing the package contents. This is my go to coffee maker for travel and I’ve gotten to the point where I use it at home sometimes as well. No crema? Learn to grind to the right consistency. I get a perfect crema every time. Not enough coffee? You are making espresso. Just add more water after the press for a nice Americano. Sorry if this sounds like a harsh review of your review, but as others have said, it pays to read the instructions and do some homework before throwing out a ‘review’ video.
thats what i say. I add water becouse i cant drink strong coffe. Heck i even add creamy milk to make a latte :) The aeropress go is super
You're right... except for using the term espresso, you can make very strong coffee with a bit of crema but an Aeropress can't make espresso, even with different caps it's only possible to make a fraction of the pressure required to make actual espresso, but yeah you can make coffee strong enough to be diluted into a very nice Americano, you just can't make espresso, it's quite literally impossible with an Aeropress.
Let me frame this another way. A Nespresso pod has 6g of coffee, I used to start my day with 2 pods, or 12g of coffee. There is research now that shows espresso style coffee from 12g of coffee will give you around 110mg of caffeine, while a pour over style gives 170mg (assuming equivalent extraction is achieved from correct grind size, etc). So with 12g of coffee and 200ml of water, you get the ideal water/coffee ratio and the caffeine equivalent of 3 Nespresso pods from this little brewer - that's just the perfect cup for me and many others. Even the original aeropress can't really brew 2 cups at once and both seem fine for a single cup. If I wanted to brew a larger batch, I'd use a V60.
To get more coffee, think of it as espresso. I follow the AeroPress instructions and those don’t have you fill the chamber all the way. You fill up to the number, stir for 10 sec, press very firmly and you basically have espresso. Then, fill cup as far as you want to set the strength; think Americano. I haven’t done it inverted yet and will try that to get more soak time.
You might try actually reading the instructions (and the comments posted), Mr MD, and curious how you made it through medical school.
Not sure if I got it right ... so you have a modern futuristic device that produces coffee from ground coffee and boiled water?
(while neither grounding the coffee, nor boiling the water)
Have to disagree with you on this one. I put a Prismo on there and get a great crema. Also, if you fill the rest of the cup with hot water you get a plenty strong cup of coffee if you use 2 scoops of grounds. I have to agree that it's worth is dubious if you already have a regular Aeropress, but I like having everything together in a neat package that I grab for work.
What temperature water do you use?
@@ilovefreeski I just boil it (209F in Denver) but I let it steep for a minute or 3 so it cools a little also.
@@drytool ok thanks just wondering because i usually let it cool to 176f before pooring the water in.
What's your favorite headlamp torch and handheld flashlight?
What I’ve always done with my aero presses is measure my grinds according to what sized cup of coffee I want to end up with. Then add water to the cup after the brew. This is a method I borrowed from other aero press afficianados and should work quite well for the GO as well. That old SVEA is a beaut!
This video creator is a shining example of the expression "RTFM".
Me alpha, me noo need Emanuel 😆👍. This channel has lots of opinions but lacks in knowledge. He's done that a few times. Never looks at comments to answer questions or get any improvement.
What is the capacity of a coffee cup in the metric system?
What brand is the stove ?
Friend, your grind was way too course. That's why you got such a watery few ounces. Get a better grinder and don't make road gravel; make something more like course salt. You will get a much richer, semi- espressoish result. Then you add water to make at last 8 ounces of fab coffee.
Man does the Svea bring back memories. Great product.
I actually like my "go" version. I've been using it for several months and it is my favorite extraction method.
You used the inverted method, which makes a slightly smaller amount of coffee because you're brewing into the smaller chamber. There are also many recipes that brew stronger coffee and then add more water after the brew. The fact that it is smaller, lighter and fits into the cup seems to be optimal for backpackers, IMHO.
Absolutely, I don't get the obsession with the inverted method because (IME) very little coffee gets through before I get the plunger in anyway (this is largely down to grind size as well, I grind a lot finer than what we saw in the video). Brewing the standard way makes a mug of coffee for me with space for milk, for reference my mugs are ~250ml (if there is such a thing as a "standard" mug!)
The Go is perfect for me, both on the trail as it's completely self-contained but also at work as I'm a consultant and frequently in different offices or in places with hotdesking and need my own mug.
So I did not read all the comments, but I did watch your video. I’ve never owned one before and bought this two days before a backpacking trip, where I just didn’t want to take via packets again. I thought it made exceptional coffee for backpacking so therefore the size is perfect. Did not take all the extras as wait does matter. Will I take it on every backpacking trip.? Probably five days or less sure…
Nice video showing the product and demonstration. 😊
As for your complaint around the volume of coffee, when I saw Alan Adler's demo of the original Aeropress, he states that the product is designed to make a shot of coffee which is 4 times the strength of Americano, and that you can add water to this to make a longer drink.
Perhaps try this? 👌
I bought the aeropress go back in the late spring for getting a cup of coffee on my lunch break. Works great for that purpose since I only get 30 mins. It is a little bulky but it is good coffee.
Have you tried the Stanley press, I've heard it's fantastic
I don't drink coffee and yet for some unknown reason I watch every video you make including making coffee. Keep up the good work Doc. God Bless.
What kind of stove is that?
Have you reviewed the SVEA 123 or any of that style in your many, many stove videos?
Loved the old school Svea. Carried one on my AT through hike in 1980.
It was a work horse. Such a great stove!
Forget the aeropress, I want that stove!
The Aero Press Go is an outstanding product. I have the original Aero Press and love it too. You are just nitpicking. I plan on getting another Aero Go because it’s a great product.
How does the Go and original compare? I struggle to get a decent tasting cup out of the original which was already secondhand. Wondered if buying a Go would make a difference.
i own a svea 123 stove, like yours. i purchased mine in the early to mid 70s. do you think my old stove is worth restoring? suggestions on where i can get new parts (gaskets and the like). thank you
I like your stove. What is it and what is the fuel?
Hello Ernie, I really like my "Go" for convience. But I use 30 grams of course ground inverted. Let it steep for a minute to a minute and half. Which makes very strong coffee and then add equal amount of hot water in the mug. This gives me a nice coffee for 2 cups.
🤣🤣🤣 But you did not get one of the many basic features of the regular AeroPress that you can add water afterwards. See comments below.
I love mine. The major difference is I add hot water to the brew so volume is not a problem for me. Love your honest reviews - keep them coming.
Man you are making some great videos. Smooth, great cuts, great sound, great review! Really likeed the music. Good luck with the cleanup.
I am with you 100%. I want to go through the process once not 3 times to fill my cup.
I think they just came out with a new one that is a full cup but it is like $80
I followed the included directions & it made a very tasty cup of coffee.
I love it. Just the right size for a big cup of coffee, and for a strong coffee: it is even a bit too big.
To be honest, for taking it with me on a trip, I would love it to be a bit smaller so it can make a normal (yep, West-European...) cup of tastefull coffee with less space in the bag.
Actually, when I brew the way I do, I have a lot of nice foam on it even without pressing very hard. But I use fine ground espresso-beans and much less water, not the inverted-method but the regular direction, short standing time and slowly press.
love the point you make - where is the innovation. I do like the portability of the Go though. I really like the joepresso together with the go. then I top up the cup and enjoy a half-decent americano. I really wonder why Aeropress don't come out with something similar. At the end of the day it's a super simple mod that turns it into a percolator. No one is asking for 9 bars
It's very specifically designed to be smaller than the original aeropress to save space and weight, to say you don't like it because it's small and you don't understand the dilution method makes you look foolish.
Where did you get that awesome spirit burner??? That is way too cool!!!
From what i seen the problem is its smaller than the normal one(makes a smaller cup huge diwn side) and comes with a buch of unnecessary items
The way Adler who invented the aeropress designed it to function is to make a concentrated brew that you then dilute to desired strength. It makes plenty of coffee if operated as intended. I routinely make a 450ml cup and easily can make double that amount. The difference between the go and the original is not exceptional in capacity.
Worth a mention you can brew several batches of concentrated coffee and put them aside in a water bottle etc. then you heat water and make tons of coffee for a crowd by diluting that concentrated brew at a later time in everyone’s pots or cups. I’ve done this to make coffee for a whole AT campsite.
@@sprocket40 it's unreal to me that so many people don't understand how to use an aeropress. It's like they don't read directions. I brew 12oz of strong delicious coffee every single morning with my aeropress go.
T L there’s heaps of methods including just pulling a strong shot
but for those who want more than a small cup it definitely is easy to accomplish.
Another trick. I enjoy very hot coffee when camping but extraction at a lower temp yields a arguably better cup which you then can increase the temperature of the end result by heating the water further that you dilute with.
@@tl924 yep. Same here.
I use a regular aeropress, but fill it up less than one could fill the Go. It makes 6 ounces of concentrated equals 12 ounces of strong coffee once diluted. The whole point of aeropress is to make one cup at a time. If you wanna pot use a pot instead. That’s what the designer I was trying to solve. How to make just one cup of good coffee at a time. DILUTE A CONCENTRATE like the instructions say
Love the svea - my first backpacking stove, back in 1972.
The original idea of the Aeropress is to extract a coffee concentrate and add water after to have your standard size americano cup! Here the link to it : ua-cam.com/video/9c14DxfVOY4/v-deo.html
6 ounces is big for one person ! depend maybe how you perceive cafein ! With a V60 I do MAXIMUM 120 ml of coffee for me, so seems ok for me, aeropress go
but thanks ! you are the first who notice this, i look at which aeropress is the best for me !
ps : now, they sell a bigger aeropress go i think ? go look at their website !
We love our Aeropress. If you follow the instructions you would get a great, full cup of coffee. The first time my coffee loving friend had her first cup of Aeropress coffee I made her she literally got online after the first sip and she ordered herself one. Her husband loved the coffee made with the Aeropress he ordered another one for his office.
You csn add water to make, it look like more :) my machine broke, and I need smt temporary. Illl go for the bigger version not bc of coffee size but bc one local person sells, older models cheap and, they are nice
This is the way that I have always used my Aeropress and Aeropress Go: I boil enough water for full cup and place the press over my insulated cup and pour in. See Aeropress link.
aeropress.com/use-it-now/getting-started/#steps
The cup it comes with is already nearly 3x the size of a normal cup :D Also why do you need that much coffee?
Also a CUP of coffee is 8oz by your own American standards. The Aeropress GO makes a 6.5oz drink. Not far off a CUP.
you can overextract the coffee by adding two scoops instead of one, and the dilute it down with hot water after.
Do you always flip your aeropress upside down? I own them both and have never done that. Thanks!
I've tried it once or twice inverted and it was a disaster.
For backpacking and/or espresso like brew.
Today a AE its available in xxl 👌🏻
Make it a bit stronger and add water. I have the original but I can see the Go has its place if the slightly more diminutive dimensions are important.
The original has the large flange which makes it an awkward shape for transporting. A good solution would be to have a removable flange.
I agree with your assessment of the AP-Go. However, the appeal for some people is the compact, self-contained package that it comes with. You have to admit, it is pretty nifty. So, it will take up less space in your backpack or rucksack. But, they do make an extra-large version too. So, if you want a larger cup of Joe, the extra-large may be for you. To make all of the disparate parts more mobile like the AP-Go, I purchased a drawstring sack that holds all of the parts together and fits nicely into my 30-liter backpack. Because of that, I won’t be purchasing the AP-Go, but at some point, I will get the XL version.
Make your coffee stronger and add water. I still want the Aeropress Go but I can't justify buying it because I already have the original Aeropress. And you can make an espresso with it. More coffee less water. I get crema , use fresh coffee.
I got one after your and a couple other reviews to try. Mainly because I wanted the filter carrier and stirrer, but I liked the idea of a self-contained system. I replaced the cup right off with a stainless vacuum cup from Target ($5 on clearance Zak! brand), which doesn't quite fit perfectly, but makes it better overall.
My main problems (besides an even smaller cuppa) were: my Fellow Prismo doesn't fit it properly, and my Firebox grinder (w/o collector cup) won't fit down into the tube far enough. I wrecked the screen on one of my Prismos trying to fit it all in the cup. 😣 It's now in my truck as a backup and my regular AeroPress/Prismo/grinder is back in my coffee kit. Another regular one w/Prismo is what I use for my daily cups. ☕🤠 Stay well and well-caffeinated, Ernie.
The best part of the vintage Svea!
I was a fan of the inverted method with the original Aeropress, but when I got the GO I had the same initial reaction as you. Then I tried the original non-inverted method and like that better. Pre-soak the filter, add 16g of ground coffee and about 32 grams of hot water, stir and let it bloom. Then add water up to the 256g amount (16x the coffee used). It will fit because some small amount will start to filter out as you add the water. There’s more (enough) room for the right amount of water using this method. Wait a little then plunge. This fills a normal kitchen mugs and is strong coffee. Like you I like real cream, but many add hot water if they want more fluid ounces. If you have good fresh ground coffee it will be a good cup either way.
I’m not sure this is the best way to make coffee backpacking. It is bulky and not light, and if you use this method you need both pot and mug along with the Aeropress. I tried the GSI coffee rocket you reviewed but it wouldn’t hold enough coffee. Maybe you get more ounces, but it’s weak compared to a good Aeropress. The GSI Ultralight Java Drip is probably my favorite for UL backpacking.
A cup of coffee is 16 ounces. It's morally wrong to drink just half of a cup. Lol. That's why I drink instant coffee. Make as much or as little as you want. Thanks man for the video. Love your channel.
If you read the instructions you press out coffee and then just add extra hot water to top off the amount you want based on the end amount you want.
Don’t worry, I throw out instructions too. I’m pretty sure by now you’ve probably figured out the the whole purpose of the Aeropress Go, is to make a concentrate which is intended to be diluted to taste the same as the original Aeropress only in a more conservative package.
Great for road & air travel or camping. I've been so tempted on a few occasions to take out my AP GO in flight to make better coffee than in-flight service.
Tomorrow if I think of it in pre coffee zombie mode I’ll film brewing a 16 oz coffee with the go.
Granted my stove is broken and it’s held together with Vaseline but what’s life without a little danger.
Wonders of catastrophic failure in a valve. Now with the ghetto fix it’s getting me to a warranty replacement and has held up to a week post failure. The part needed is not carried anywhere near here or I’d just fix it. Though when it failed whoah total shrapnel bomb.
This is why cooking in shelters and tents is bad lol.
Or I could build an alcohol stove. New stove is coming tomorrow to the post office.
Almost uploaded pretty hard with patchy service in the woods
The Bestargo titanium french press is $35 on Amazon and weighs only 7.5oz with a 750ml included pot.
You obviously didn’t read the instructions!!
So add hot water afterwards
6 oz..omg. wish i would have seen this BEFORE i ordered on. I have a 12 ounce mug. Guess ill just return it. :( what drew me to order? EASY CLEAN UP..i was told just remove the coffee puck from the bottom and toss it😢
Ernie, not to duplicate other comments, this AP GO works - if you work it correctly. I was also a bit off the mark with my first few brews but getting into the 'zone' lately and love it. Easy to clean. I chose the GO for hiking, motorbike & 4x4 overlanding. For my wife & I as moderate coffee drinkers, the volume brewed for Americano is just right. For road trip, every cubic " counts and the GO is more compact for packing & worth the higher cost. Oh yes, a great addition to the AP is the Fellow Prismo filter.
I love your burner.
Disagree with you though, the GO is excellent. By default following either traditional or inverted method it makes a cup of espresso coffee which can then be then diluted to an American or Latte style. This is all in the instructions which the Aeroress GO comes with (which you fail to include in this video). For information I will reiterate what the manufacturer says in the INSTRUCTIONS which come with the product:
"Espresso style: Drink as is
American style: Add hot water to make an 8oz (237ml) coffee (about half a mug)
Latte: Add milk to make an 8oz (237ml) Latte (about half a mug)"
I love the aeropress go. The kit of random stuff the cup etc is all kind of silly. Worth noting the pocket rocket deluxe fits inside the plunger then you can invert the plunger end into a snow peak titanium mug. That all nests into a 1 liter bot if you cared about that.
If you wanted to skip the mug you can brew a concentrated brew into the bot lid then dump it all back into the bot with the remaining hot water to dilute to desired concentration. Or invert it to not brew a shot into the lid.
You can brew a liter at once doing a further concentrated brew and doing as if making an americano.
I own both the original and the go. The go is actually better just because when you ditch the random accessories it saves weight. However a cleaver person with a drill could save even more weight.
I think some of the other comments have already told you that you missed the point. You effectively made an espresso which is what it does. Add water to taste, to get an Americana style coffee. Which is what I think you would prefer (more coffee in your mug). Sorry to sound preachy lol, but I think this is a common mistake made by people with the Go. Still love your channel though :-). Keep up the great content that you do.
I pondered the GO, glad I didnt go that route had the aeropress 1.0 since release. I have a silicone cover accessory that covers the piston part. It turns the piston into a storage compartment. I also have a jet attachment that turns it into more of an espresso stream. Liking that svea, eh? I am glad I finally did pull the trigger, a few months ago. Need to disassemble mine and adjust the needle a bit to get a better simmer. Haven't decided if I am going to get the muffler yet. I like the svea with the optimus HE weekender pot set, fits inside perfectly with room for a bit more. Not much on the "skillet" with the HE set though. I did do a tank burn on my svea, I boiled 8-800 ml pots of water on a ¾ tank of white gas. They were back to back pots though so everything was hot. I do think the diffusers help on the HE pot set. Great vid, Ernie. TC and ATB, Cris.
Easy solution. I take the plunger out after I turn it over the cup, then pour more hot water in. It will drip filter. When I've added the amount of water I wanted, I put the plunger back in and press. I normally use 2 cups of hot water.
Read the instructions please!!!
Pro tip: Follow the directions and/or use common sense .. enjoy 15 oz coffee
Your videos are usually well researched and informative.
I found this to be the complete opposite and biased. You seem Ill informed and condescending.
As most of your commenters state the The Aeropress makes an excellent cup of coffee and the Go offers so much more to someone wanting a travelling system. I personally brew 400ml of coffee with ease using my Go and the clean up time is better than any other method. It has a cult following only because people love it.
Old school stove, new school coffee maker. 😊
I agree with you observation.
Thanks for your honesty.
You're supposed to fill up that cup the rest of the way with hot water because what you have initially is just the concentrate.
Mmmm. You need to properly brew with aeropress. And another thing. Try to use burr grinder and temperature controllable electric kettle. 80degrees c is enough for aeropress. Your water seems too hot.
MIn 6:49 The Aeropress Go it´s fine for me and my kind of use.... ¡I LOVE IT, it´s PERFECT! for me...
I really like your videos, but this one is really clickbait. They made a slightly smaller version for travel. Is it worth the money? Do you need one if you already have the original? All debatable. But there no "UGLY truth". Common, you don't need this clickbait stuff!
Boy this review could not be further from the truth. First off...this is designed for single person use. A 6-8 ounce cup of coffee is perfect for one person and is the suggested caffeine intake size. When you add any creamer/milk, you can easily get 8 ounces. You could have gotten away with a little more water tbh. Worst case scenario take the filter out and rinse it real fast and make another cup to add to the one you already made. As far as a compact travel coffee mechanism, this thing is genius. Well worth the money. It has a quality build. 👌 💯
Sorry bro, i couldnt disagree more. The Aeropress Go is pretty worth the money
So you call it EXPRESSO and you unveil the UGLY truth about Aeropress Go? Please enlighten us more.
Love the stove ...picked up a Sigg-tourist cook pot at a thrift store for $2 today and this is the stove that is meant to go with it. So cool.
Your making it wrong! You should make a short string coffeee and then add water to taste, as per the instructions
Most places you stay you can find a cup 🤷🏻♂️ I travel with my original aeropress (plunged to keep it compact with the plunger removed so I can screw the lid and metal filter in place) with measured out doses of coffee, the stirrer seated in the hollow of the aeropress. I pop it into a little bag I got with a grinder previously. The travel version seems pointless to me, each to their own I guess ✌️
Sorry you didn’t read the directions. It DOES make an 8 oz. cup of coffee. That’s the whole point.
I may be crazy but I bring a stainless steel French Press camping, bike packing , etc.. Excellent, delicious, wonderful coffee
The Svea stove made me smile. I had one of those circa 1976.
Hey, that´s a cool old-school stove you use, dude!