Sept. 17, 2018
One day Tom noticed a sticky substance excreting from his AeropressA portable coffee brewer that makes a unique dense brew, somewhat similar to an Americano.: The Aeropress looks like a giant syringe: coffee grounds are in the bottom,... plunger so he contacted the folks at Aeropress. They informed him that plungers stored unused in warm temperatures will tend to excrete this sticky stuff. They also said it’s harmless and that it’s just a combination of coffee and mineral oils coming out of the rubber.
Just because something is harmless doesn’t mean it isn’t gross so Tom made a cleaning solution with Urnex Tabz carafe cleaner and let it soak for a bit, turning the clear sticky stuff into an opaque paste that could wipe off easily.
-Cleancaf is another good cleaner you can use.
-Is your plunger not providing a good seal anymore? Consider getting a new one.
2 Responses
I found a bar of Kirk’s Castile (Unscented) hand soap made pretty effortless work of it. No soaking or wiping, just sudsing directly In my hands.. It rinsed clean, although it required a generous amount Initially to get A good suds going.
Great – with standard soap I had trouble – sounds like castile soap works well. I was just concerned when I first saw this “sweating” of the rubber, and after finding its a natural process and harmless, want to make sure people don’t throw out their plungers … or the whole aeropress!