At most, I made two cups using the standard Aeropress with Hoffman’s recipe. But this Aeropress XL gives me the idea of making large batch for making iced coffee through the week.
But for the price… I think I’d still go with large clever dripper. Even though at most I could only put 450 ml in.
Anyone excited for this XL?
I can’t imagine the market for the xl is gonna be huge. It can’t really compete against proper espresso, and there’s already pour over for batch brewing (which works absolutely fine and produces arguably better results, with less hassle and cleanup. That said, I love my OG aeropress and it always comes with me when I go camping.
To me, the value proposition for Aeropress has always been that it was a very inexpensive way to make an acceptable cup of coffee. Bumping the price to $70 for a plastic tube seems insane, but I guess it’s nice to have options.
I just got a standard, pre-nerfed Aeropress so probably not anytime soon.
That said, I’m keeping my expectation somewhat low for now
Just curious, I know the original inventor stepped down and they made the product more expensive. Did they change anything else about it?
Other than less filter paper and no filter holder, I don’t think so?
I heard somewhere (I think it was Hoffman’s vid) that they change the material used for the brewer but it doesn’t seem to affect the brew result
Also, no more funnel.
But, I think the material for the Aeropress Original series remains the same. They have a new Aeropress Clear variant that is made from a different plastic.
My spam senses are tingling.
imho the only new aeropress product that is different enough to warrant purchasing an additional aeropress is the travel one. the other form factors don’t significantly add anything new if you already have one. that said, if you don’t… choose the one you like!
+1 to the cleverly dripper!
I just add a little extra water after agitation to refill, and it’s enough to fill my larger mug. It’s cool but not enough to spring for.
My #1 problem with all coffee brewing with any process, but especially aeropress, is clogged filters limiting rate of water movement. If AeropressXL uses a bigger filter, I’m likely to try it to see if that improves brewing.
Typically the regular aeropress filter clogs badly enough when pressing (almost regardless of grind size or sifting fines) that it slows to a trickle. Press harder and the coffee leaks out the side of the filter. It’s frustrating.
Interesting… I’ve never had issues with filter clogs even with finer grind size. Anyway, the article said that it has larger filter diameter. So, maybe it’s worth to test it
