Filters
AeroPress XL Paper Micro-Filter vs Able Brewing DISK (Standard / Fine)
AeroPress XL Paper Micro-Filter
- Fits
- AeroPress
- Flow
- Unknown · Unknown
- Material
- Paper · Cellulose
- Reuse
- Single-use
- Availability
- In production
- How it brews
- The larger round paper disc cut for the AeroPress XL cap — a bigger seat than the standard AeroPress, so this filter and the standard one do not interchange in either direction. Like the smaller disc it works under a pressed column rather than a gravity drip, catching fines and oils so the pressed cup lands clean; the extra diameter simply matches the XL's wider chamber and larger batch. AeroPress states no flow class for it and there's no dependable within-seat ranking, so we leave flow unrated rather than invent one. Brewers who dislike any trace of paper tend to give it a rinse before brewing.
Able Brewing DISK (Standard / Fine)
- Fits
- AeroPress
- Flow
- Unknown · Unknown
- Material
- Metal
- Reuse
- Washable, reusable
- Availability
- In production
- How it brews
- The original standalone reusable metal disc for the AeroPress, from Able Brewing. It drops into the standard filter cap in place of paper, so it lets more of the coffee's oils through for a fuller, more textured body. It comes in two etches: the Standard passes a touch more fines and body, while the thinner DISK Fine aims for a very clean, sweet cup with little to no sediment. One buy, washable, and it lasts for years — no ongoing paper. Able publishes no within-seat flow rating against paper, so we leave flow unrated.