Alternative plunger?
Here's the brewing method that I've been using for the last couple of years. It's based on how I brew my Chinese tea: first you immerse your tea, I mean, coffee, in small amount of water, let it sit for a short time, then let the water flow through and add some more, and so on until there's nothing more to extract. I find that it provides the best extraction.
Here's my recipe. I'm using Aeropress in the upright position with the Fellow Prismo and a paper filter.
- 16g of coffee
- Grind coarse, like you would for your V60
- 95°C water
- first pour: add 90g of water, stir, wait 30s
- push the plunger in small movements, trying to keep it at the top, so that it comes out easily when all the water is gone
- second pour: add 90g of water, stir, wait 30s
- push the plunger
- third pour: add 90g of water, stir, wait 30s
- push the plunger
Now, the problem with this is that the rubber cap on my plunger keeps coming off. I know it isn't designed for the way I'm using it, so gluing it to the plunger isn't going to solve this. I mean, it's still usable, just a little annoying.
Is there any alternative plunger for Aeropress? I'm thinking of a detachable cap on a string, or a screw-on cap, or a plunger with a valve...