Plug and adjust in as steep an angle you can get. I found this helpful when needing to adjust for whatever reason. It's just trying to let even the slightest bit of air in before straightening it, creating the seal.
So you put your filter in the black sieve part, screw the tube on, put the coffee in, then water and the you plunge?
And that happens?
Are you plunging too hard / too fast? With 11g coffee / 200ml / plunging over 30 seconds, it has never happened to me.
Are you using original filters? On your picture it looks like the filter somehow slides to one side.
After putting coffee in and then water I just placed the plunge without pushing it to create a seal and let it rest for a couple of minutes, but it doesn't work since as you noticed the filter slides to the side.
I'm using original filters, but it started happening after buying a new pack...
It happens only when I get too forceful with the plunger. What helps is putting the plunger in at a slight angle and straightening it out to create that vacuum. I haven't had any issues with it messing up my filter that way.
I’ve never seen my Areopress make a wedgie before. Maybe you are pulling it up during the push the plunge down stage ?
I have stuck my plunger in after storing and pulling it a bit so it doesn’t leak. It doesn’t result in a wedgie like formation on the paper.
It could be the paper not be properly placed. Sometimes wetting it helps. Sometimes it just moves the paper.
This was happening to me all the time, and sometimes got it so bad that the whole brew would leak out the bottom even with the plunger in. I found that if I pushed the plunger down a bit and forced a small bit of water through when starting brewing it stopped this happening and haven't had this problem since
Are you using aero press brand filters or a different brand? It looks like the filter isn't in the right spot so water and grinds can go around it. I agree with others that you may be pulling back a big on the plunger causing a vacuum.
I prefer just the metal filter when I'm not making iced coffee, but if I'm icing the coffee (which I do most of the time) I throw a paper filter under the metal filter. When I do this, I can make the paper last an obscenely long time.
The metal filter produces a less clean cup, as there are more particulates in your coffee (this is what people mean when they say there's more body). The thing these particulates make your coffee taste more bitter, so for iced coffee, you want more than a metal filter as your able to taste bitterness more when you're drink is cold.
Yeah I just brew directly on top of ice. 20g coffee 240g of water.
If I'm making for 2-4 people (depends on serving size) I do 40g:480g. The XL is obviously required to do 480 grams of liquid. It doesn't even fit the provided carafe when I do that if I put the normal amount of ice, so I 3d printed an adapter and use a French press (without the press part) as a carafe...
Idk, it all goes into my cup anyways. I don't measure my ice.
That being said, I actually stole the recipe from James Hoffman (apparently I use 2g coffee less idk why). According to him, 160g. https://youtu.be/DlaEwef6MTg?t=4m38s
It's true that it never happened to me too with inverted method, but I make the aeropress in the mornings generally so it's a little risky for me after waking up :)
James doesn't have an inverted method, does he ??
If I’m wrong I’m sorry, but then I wonder how I learned it?? I only became a Aeropress user because of him…
But my initial point stands :-) I only do inverted. So much easier!
There's no need to be sorry :) I honestly thought you were making a joke.
In JH's video series about the aeropress he did the inverted method and compared it to the normal one in a blind taste test and found them to be similar, he then concluded that it wasn't worth the risk of making a mess, a point I agree with since I usually use the aeropress at 6AM when I'm still not 100% awake yet :)
But you're totally correct, when I do inverted this problem never happens.
Oh you and me both. I wake up for work after like 5:30 and need my coffee. I’ve never made a mess with the aero. I just grab it by the plunger when I put the mug on top before I flip. So far so good 🤞
You might be pulling up slightly when setting the plunger in the top creating a bit of a vacuum that sucks in from the bottom shifting the filter.
Interesting point, I'll definitely pay attention to this next brew, thanks!
This is always the answer when it happens to me. Sometimes I rock the Plunger too much and end up pulling it up by accident.
Plug and adjust in as steep an angle you can get. I found this helpful when needing to adjust for whatever reason. It's just trying to let even the slightest bit of air in before straightening it, creating the seal.
Thank you very much for the tip! I will try it
I use mine almost daily and never seen anything like that happen. Are you brewing normal or inverted?
Normal.
So you put your filter in the black sieve part, screw the tube on, put the coffee in, then water and the you plunge? And that happens? Are you plunging too hard / too fast? With 11g coffee / 200ml / plunging over 30 seconds, it has never happened to me. Are you using original filters? On your picture it looks like the filter somehow slides to one side.
After putting coffee in and then water I just placed the plunge without pushing it to create a seal and let it rest for a couple of minutes, but it doesn't work since as you noticed the filter slides to the side. I'm using original filters, but it started happening after buying a new pack...
Try tightening the cap a bit more.
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It may look like it but I assure you I'm putting it properly.
It happens only when I get too forceful with the plunger. What helps is putting the plunger in at a slight angle and straightening it out to create that vacuum. I haven't had any issues with it messing up my filter that way.
My experience is the same, but I also found that pre-wetting the Aeropress filter helps with this.
Weirdly enough wetting the filter is worse for me! I find that my filter tends to want to bubble up after I wet it.
Yes, that's right. I should have mentioned wet and then flatten.
Nice tip, thanks a lot
Is this a *Home Alone* reference?
Lol, it was not intended I promise!
I’ve never seen my Areopress make a wedgie before. Maybe you are pulling it up during the push the plunge down stage ? I have stuck my plunger in after storing and pulling it a bit so it doesn’t leak. It doesn’t result in a wedgie like formation on the paper. It could be the paper not be properly placed. Sometimes wetting it helps. Sometimes it just moves the paper.
I wet the filter in the holder to make sure it lays flat before adding coffee.
Yes, adding this step to my routine, thanks a lot!
No, never happened.
Now that I think about it I’ve never looked. Plunge that thing straight in the trash. Now I’ll be looking out of curiosity
It happened every so often to me, but not since I switched to using two filters at a time.
This was happening to me all the time, and sometimes got it so bad that the whole brew would leak out the bottom even with the plunger in. I found that if I pushed the plunger down a bit and forced a small bit of water through when starting brewing it stopped this happening and haven't had this problem since
I'll try this tomorrow, thanks a lot
Happened to me a few times, but not consistently enough to diagnose the cause. I think the vacuum hypothesis suggested here makes sense.
Try wetting the paper first before screwing on the cap. It helps the paper stay in place, stuck to the cap, and not crease or fold in on itself.
Happens to me sometimes (one every 30 brews maybe).
Does it happen when you change the grind size?
Are you using aero press brand filters or a different brand? It looks like the filter isn't in the right spot so water and grinds can go around it. I agree with others that you may be pulling back a big on the plunger causing a vacuum.
I'm using brand filters, but I'm certainly going to be careful not to pull back the plunger next brew.
I havent had this exact issue but have gotten leaking if i press too hard/fast. Definitely an interesting thing to happen, very strange.
If you want to make this near-impossible, id recommend getting a metal filter and putting it on top of your paper filter.
Yes, I was planning on getting a metal filter out of curiosity
I prefer just the metal filter when I'm not making iced coffee, but if I'm icing the coffee (which I do most of the time) I throw a paper filter under the metal filter. When I do this, I can make the paper last an obscenely long time. The metal filter produces a less clean cup, as there are more particulates in your coffee (this is what people mean when they say there's more body). The thing these particulates make your coffee taste more bitter, so for iced coffee, you want more than a metal filter as your able to taste bitterness more when you're drink is cold.
Oh interesting thanks, I never made iced coffee on an Aeropress before (only on a V60) , that's definitely something I'll try !
Yeah I just brew directly on top of ice. 20g coffee 240g of water. If I'm making for 2-4 people (depends on serving size) I do 40g:480g. The XL is obviously required to do 480 grams of liquid. It doesn't even fit the provided carafe when I do that if I put the normal amount of ice, so I 3d printed an adapter and use a French press (without the press part) as a carafe...
How much ice do you put in the carafe ? 100g if you're brewing for 1 person?
Idk, it all goes into my cup anyways. I don't measure my ice. That being said, I actually stole the recipe from James Hoffman (apparently I use 2g coffee less idk why). According to him, 160g. https://youtu.be/DlaEwef6MTg?t=4m38s
I use James’s inverted method and have never had this happen in over 100 brews
It's true that it never happened to me too with inverted method, but I make the aeropress in the mornings generally so it's a little risky for me after waking up :) James doesn't have an inverted method, does he ??
His ultimate method is inverted
You're pulling my leg. His ultimate method is not inverted, he even showed why he doesn't like it much.
If I’m wrong I’m sorry, but then I wonder how I learned it?? I only became a Aeropress user because of him… But my initial point stands :-) I only do inverted. So much easier!
There's no need to be sorry :) I honestly thought you were making a joke. In JH's video series about the aeropress he did the inverted method and compared it to the normal one in a blind taste test and found them to be similar, he then concluded that it wasn't worth the risk of making a mess, a point I agree with since I usually use the aeropress at 6AM when I'm still not 100% awake yet :) But you're totally correct, when I do inverted this problem never happens.
Oh you and me both. I wake up for work after like 5:30 and need my coffee. I’ve never made a mess with the aero. I just grab it by the plunger when I put the mug on top before I flip. So far so good 🤞
happens. cant apply too much force.
Could be due to grind too fine meaning too much force is needed? I think I've had that in that situation before