AeroPress Inventor Alan Adler: History of AeroPress at the 2014 CoffeeCon

Alan Adler gives a speech about coffee and the AeroPress coffee maker at CoffeeCon San Francisco in 2014.

Unlike a French press coffee maker, AeroPress coffee makers brew grit-free coffee and are easy to clean up. Unlike an espresso coffee machine, they are simple and easy to use. They can even be used as a cold brew coffee maker to make cold brew in just two minutes!

Timestamps
0:00 The History of the AeroPress
18:14 AeroPress Competitions
19:30 Why not to use the Inverted Method
24:38 AeroPress Basics

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[mauree]

This is such a wholesome success story, I love it.

[cmd_f]

I love how Alan just naturally explains things and adds things to the talk I'd have never thought about when considering coffee. I had no idea for instance, that paper made a difference in lipid content. It makes sense, paper absorbs and changes something whereas metal mesh will just let it fall through. Also didn't really even think to look up coffee and cholesterol content. For some reason I thought coffee was cleaner. lol.

All that to say I got an AeroPress yesterday and can't stop looking things up on it. I feel like I'm a little insane but my coffee friends told me it would change how I approach getting that brew. Such a wonderful and positive thing. The hiss as you press, the fresh scent, the slightly oily and rounded flavor, the lower acid content. I can drink coffee all day without sugar and not get an upset stomach after one mug of typical machine brewed drip. That to me is just so darn cool.

Be well everyone. And thank you Alan Adler for helping me find my love for coffee all over again. ;

[MMuraseofSandvich]

"I started as an electronics engineer and studied aerodynamics as a hobby..."
Well, that blew me clean away.

[babadeedee]

Love my aero press been using the same one for years . I buy extras to keep at family members homes I frequently visit, bc I’m a coffee snob 😉 I also love taking it everywhere I travel, w no breakable parts it’s great! 👍🏻You’re a humble man & I thank you for inventing my favorite coffee brewing system. 👍🏻

[Abrikosmanden]

I want to buy an Aeropress again, after watching this. Alan seems like such a nice guy, and I'm convinced of the merit of the AP once again.

[jdard]

Loved the posting! I thought Alan's approach to solving a problem fantastic. He is a very interesting person. This video should used by every engineering school in the country because it demonstrates how an engineer goes about designing solutions that satisfy a person's problem. Build a better mousetrap and world will notice. Make a simple and effective coffee maker and the world will be knocking down your door. Did you notice it only comes in one color?

[fukushimadaichi]

I like this guy and really enjoy the aeropress.

[HarryLoveTV]

Wow he made the Aerobie as well? Man that was an amazing frisbee which I spent many days enjoying with my beloved dad and friends during my childhood. Thanks sir.

Ps. On the matter of coffee, there is a reason why Italians generally all own a stove top espresso pot - usually they produce the espresso in about a minute & it’s quite simple to get a nice crema, that said it is most likely quite a lot hotter hence more bitter perhaps but I have definitely found the Aeropress to be about equally as simple. The aeropress is quite a tidy process whereas clearing the puck from a traditional pot can create mess as well as the process of opening it after just using is a high injury risk.

I bought my Aeropress recently & have been experimenting with brew methods & lack of bitterness is really noticeable.

Thank God for brilliant inventors like Alan Adler 🙌

[MyGrowthRings]

Well done. I've been enjoying my Aeropress for just a few days and am amazed by what a wonderful cup of coffee it makes.

[MrEdwardCollins]

Thanks for posting. I enjoyed watching this video.

[elyorkarimov]

While politicians talk how to make America great again, Alan Adler already is doing America great. I saw Aeropress in any country where I lived or traveled - Persian Gulf countries as UAE, Oman, and Kuwait or in post-Soviet countries, where I am from originally. Not to mention of The World AeroPress Championship!
The most important thing for me was the manufacturer's inscription - Made in America! I am sure it's one of the best ways how to make America great again. No need in saber-rattling or propaganda for war, just work as Alan Adler! It’s the best way how to make America great again.
Just try to reinvent something American and put an inscription - Made in America, how Alan Adler did it. One of the best way to take on the world, how, for example, as does China.
Aren't you tired of Made in China?!
In my humble opinion, Alan Adler is one of great Americans of our time.

[JD-tdkl]

What a sweet man. I love my AeroPress!

[truthbknown]

I love my Aeropress so much I purchased the Aeropress Go just to have it. It is the best coffee maker in the world. I used nothing else now. I look forward to using it every morning.

[manuelpenaruiz]

I always drink Americano but in the video, from the basics, Mr Alan suggests to fill the AP up to #2 when using 1 spoon of coffee. This is interesting because I was using 1 by 1, 1 scoop of coffee and filling up to #1
Then dilute with water to achieve Americano strength. Interesting. Gonna try using double water next time!

[hesamalavi]

Just tried your method to the t and made myself a wonderful cup of coffee. It tastes as good as a double espresso you get from an espresso machine. Thanks

[gisellelamblin]

Awesome video presentation! Answers so many questions. Exposes a lot of the ignorance blissful and willful exhibited in other Aeropress videos where for example the idea that it only or barely makes one cup at a time! Lol! No competition winners using inverted methods or metal filters, watch and learn!

[dominickperone]

I have used it for a flash brew ( Japanese Ice Coffee ) and it works great! Hot concentrate brewed over a cup of ice.
I was hoping someone would have asked you about that.
I have been a bit of a coffee geek for a while and I always enjoy using it among a few other devices.
I do wish it came in a bigger size as well but I suppose I can’t have everything.

[charlescarlosjove]

Thank you Mr. Adler ! This is the best method to make a severing of coffee. I've tried several other ways and will continue to use AeroPress, not going back to french press or that single mess basket or slow drip brew through linen or anything else. For the past 5 years I've been telling folks, you gotta try this! you gonna love this!

[markl]

Forget the device, what a top bloke this guy is. Really interesting guy and a bloody genius with it really.

[liquidribs]

just overdosed after watching this. I already had my second (final) cup at noon but somehow brewed one more after.