Aeropress Coffee making milk curdle?

Helen_007

Hi, I really need some help! I recently purchased an Aeropress, and tried to make my first round of coffee, however, when I tried to add milk to it after brewing it curdled. I had bought the milk fresh and heated it up using an Aerocino machine, so tried twice once with normal milk and once with soy. Both times the same thing happened, so then I googled and found that it could have been that the beans were too acidic, so I went and bought 3FE beans and tried again and the same thing happened. Has anyone experienced this and found a solution? I dont want to drink the coffee black as aeropress makes it too strong but Im sure I must be doing something wrong, thoughts welcome!

Krusty_Clown

My typical process is to heat around 150ml milk in the microwave (for 1 minute), and then express the Aeropress directly into the coffee cup. Usually get a little skin on top (due to the microwave heating of the milk), but no curdling. Maybe try gradually adding the coffee to the milk, instead of the other way around?

jwwb

During the Salem witch trials curdling milk was taken as a sign of witchcraft.

Any black cats following you around? Commuting by sweeping instrument perhaps?

Give everything a very good rinse in clear water with no cleaning solutions to see what happens.

Helen_007

Thanks, yes that seemed to do the trick and plus I was using soy milk, which was probably not helping things as it even curdled in herbal tea!!! Anyway, at least i seem to have the hang of it now, and adding the coffee to the milk is definitely making a difference! So problem resolved and @jwwb I dont need to worry about being burnt at the stake any more. What a relief!!!

0lddog

Helen_007 wrote: »

........ even curdled in herbal tea.......

Thinks...........

What would leaf tea made in an Aeropress be like ?

Anyone tried doing this ?

Day Lewin

@Olddog - recently got an Aeropress (a present) and fairly unimpressed.

Also been re-discovering old fashioned black leaf tea.

so I've definitely got to try this idea!! Stand by for reports!

vienne86

Helen_007 wrote: »

Thanks, yes that seemed to do the trick and plus I was using soy milk, which was probably not helping things as it even curdled in herbal tea!!! Anyway, at least i seem to have the hang of it now, and adding the coffee to the milk is definitely making a difference! So problem resolved and @jwwb I dont need to worry about being burnt at the stake any more. What a relief!!!

Soya milk in herbal tea? ANY milk in herbal tea? Whatever floats your boat!

0lddog

vienne86 wrote: »

......Whatever floats your boat!

Archimedes used to say that

just-joe

katemarch wrote: »

@Olddog - recently got an Aeropress (a present) and fairly unimpressed.

Also been re-discovering old fashioned black leaf tea.

so I've definitely got to try this idea!! Stand by for reports!

What's to be unimpressed about the Aeropress? I'm constantly impressed by it.