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hud 91gt · 01-08-2017, 06:39 AM

I love love love coffee, but a friend and I did a comparison the other day and I was really truly surprised.

He has a fancy simple machine. I forget the brand, but we have been playing with it the last few months to really dial in a brew. It's italian brand, single boiler, semi automatic. We used a naked portafilter. He has a grinder which was around 1g. Also don't know the brand.

The test: Use his machine to make an espresso. We used 18.6g of coffee (Fresh roast from JJ Bean) and added water to make an americano. We then stirred the coffee to get rid of any creme.

We then made a coffee in my aeropress, using the same 18.6g of coffee (Should have used a coarser grind).

Blindfold test.

I was absolutely amazed at how similar they tasted. I chose the fancy one. My friend actually preferred the aeropress. The only real difference I tasted was slightly more bitterness from the aeropress. We had no idea which was which until we both tried them, and then revealed the results.

It's fun using the machines, but I don't think i'll be dropping 3k anytime soon. I'll head out to my local fav coffee shop for a treat, but the aeropress will do for at home brews.

01-08-2017, 06:39 AM	#199
hud 91gt RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 8,420 Thanked 4,042 Times in 1,563 Posts Failed 35 Times in 27 Posts	I love love love coffee, but a friend and I did a comparison the other day and I was really truly surprised. He has a fancy simple machine. I forget the brand, but we have been playing with it the last few months to really dial in a brew. It's italian brand, single boiler, semi automatic. We used a naked portafilter. He has a grinder which was around 1g. Also don't know the brand. The test: Use his machine to make an espresso. We used 18.6g of coffee (Fresh roast from JJ Bean) and added water to make an americano. We then stirred the coffee to get rid of any creme. We then made a coffee in my aeropress, using the same 18.6g of coffee (Should have used a coarser grind). Blindfold test. I was absolutely amazed at how similar they tasted. I chose the fancy one. My friend actually preferred the aeropress. The only real difference I tasted was slightly more bitterness from the aeropress. We had no idea which was which until we both tried them, and then revealed the results. It's fun using the machines, but I don't think i'll be dropping 3k anytime soon. I'll head out to my local fav coffee shop for a treat, but the aeropress will do for at home brews. __________________ Crush - 1971 Datsun 240z - Build Thread The Daily - Rav4 V6 - “Goldilocks”