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That would be good. Am interested to know! I saw the same deal, and was tempted, but could not justify!
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Will let you know when mine gets hereOriginally posted by 40676C5D51020 link=1298263266/3#3 date=1298280635Hario Drippers work in terms of a filter
hate it when people put stuff on special I NEED. Just checked the specs stainless steel filters but I still would mind betting on cloth wrapped.
Nice work TG too. Havnt tried making slow ice brewed at home just CP with either my Hario or bigger setup.
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I have a Yama. It uses a ceramic disc thats 4 or 5mm thick. Its like a solid sponge with very fine holes.Originally posted by 427E6378727364717972160 link=1298263266/4#4 date=1298293906No. Sorry.Originally posted by 17303B0A06550 link=1298263266/3#3 date=1298280635I Am not sure how the Hario Drippers work in terms of a filter? Any idea?
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No. Sorry.Originally posted by 17303B0A06550 link=1298263266/3#3 date=1298280635I Am not sure how the Hario Drippers work in terms of a filter? Any idea?
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TG
Had the same idea as you (after twitter exchange), even bought the dripper from bunnings, but have not got around to it yet. I am using a Coava Coffee Disk, which means that I hopefully would not lose the oils via a paper filter. I Am not sure how the Hario Drippers work in terms of a filter? Any idea?
The cold drips I have had do seem to have the body of not being paper filtered.
Ben
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Great write-up TG and something well worth trying out for all we AeroPress owners....
Excellent mate... [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]
Mal.
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I have also been playing with the Aeropress for cold brewing rather than buying a drip system. I have been using varying Qtys of coffee in my experiments but similar Qtys to standard Aeropress preparation.
I invert the Aeropress and allow the coffee water mix to sit in the fridge. (I use Cling Wrap under the filter cap in case it gets knocked over by hungry teenagers.)
I have tried leaving it for times between 2 - 12 hours Then I either remove the plunger and let the coffee flow through the filter slowly or press it through as per the standard Aeropress brewing technique.
Initially I had hoped that with the plunger in place the coffee would slowly drip through but this is not the case.
The result is very similar to the cold drip coffees I have tried in both Melbourne & Adelaide.
It has produced good results.
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Cold Drip using Aeropress
Ive been experimenting with making cold drip with my Aeropress since seeing a tweet regarding the same by AndreasM.
Im only up to my second batch but the idea seems to work easily and it seems a cheap way to try it out without having to go to the expense of a ready made system.
Heres what Ive done so far with input from various people:
*Use 2 filter papers instead of one in the filter holder.
*Grind 50g (courser than espresso) and put into Aeropress.
*Use a lighter roast (filter not espresso) (Im still experimenting with my espresso beans - will buy something lighter soon).
*Put another filter paper on top of the ground coffee (folding the paper into eighths then trim about 2mm - then crease in alternate directions to help it fit flat into the chamber - the top filter paper helps spread the water across the top of the coffee - without it I got a neat little dent in the middle of the coffee and was worried it wasnt going to extract evenly).
*Use 500ml of cold water (the bottle in the picture is 600ml - its what I had handy).
*You need a small hole in the bottom of the bottle to let in air (I tried without the hole and it will soon stop dripping).
*I modified my first attempt by installing a garden dripper into the lid (see picture (excuse phone quality pic) - purchased from Bunnings).
I got 345ml out of last nights batch.
I thought I got a little more from the first one but didnt measure it exactly.
The grounds will hold at least 100ml of the water it seems.
I thought it would be good to keep the water cold as it dripped so I moved a shelf down in my beer fridge for some extra height and once Id put everything together and adjusted the flow rate, I sat the whole thing in the fridge to do its thing.
The dripper is a bit fiddly to adjust as its meant to run off hose pressure, but with a little fiddling you can set it between notches and get about a 1 to 1.5 sec drip rate.
My next change will be to the hole in the bottle to see if a larger hole will help make the adjustment at the dripper end less finicky.
The picture shows the bottle sitting in the Aeropress and a closeup of the threaded dripper. You can see the top filter paper sitting on the coffee.

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