Aiden Precision Smart Drip Coffee Maker, 1-10 Cup, Thermal Carafe

I've had my Aiden about a week and love it. It is a bit pricey, but I did not find any competition that could do what it could do for noticeably cheaper. I love the brew profile flexibility it offers. I've yet to connect it to the internet, mostly under the "if it works don't fix it" principle. Also, I roast my own coffee, so brew profile sharing is not of much value to me. What I find is that it beats at least 80% of the pour overs I buy at Starbucks or the local coffee shop as the typical barista is busy, or not that experienced or just doesn't care all that much. The only way I can beat it is to spend way more time and energy than I want to spend each morning. So, for me, I get a really good cup for way less than I would pay at a coffee shop and don't have to leave home to get it, nor spend more of my time making it. That's why I'm willing to pay the price for it. The other thing to note... while the app looks really nice, it was less effort for me to manually create two brew profiles that tweak the medium and dark profiles they give than it would have been to set up the app. Frankly I'm impressed with that interface they provided right on the brewer. When I bought it, I was expecting something much more cumbersome. WRT the cold brew profile, my first attempt was not quite as good as Starbucks, but I'm sure I will tune things up quite a bit as I get more familiar with that profile and play with grind size. I do like what I got better than my usual approach to cold brew. I plan to create a custom cold brew profile, and try a longer soak and see how it turns out. On the hardware, I like what I see. The plastic makes it light, making it easy to move around. Hopefully it stands the test of time. The size is real nice. The two brew baskets are great. Brew time is what I would expect for a pour over. Brew capacity is fine. I haven't experienced any of the issues noted in some of the reviews (and hope it stays that way).

I don’t know that I have ever purchased a product that I have enjoyed as much as this. The problem is that enjoyment only lasts a few weeks. I enjoy coffee, but I am not someone who can tell you every note they can smell or taste. I just know things I like more than others. I roast my own coffee, but I don’t overanalyze roasting profiles. I like light and medium roasts, but hate dark roasts. I know I like pour-overs but not drip coffee. I have always looked for a machine that could let me put the pour-over away and was beyond excited when I came across the Aiden. I knew Fellow was trusted in grinders, kettles and scales, so it seemed like a no brainer. We got our first Aiden and loved everything about it. The app really serves no purpose, but the machine made good coffee and that is all we were looking for. We used it for morning hot coffee and it made cold brew a breeze. The problem is that after three weeks it started the dreaded “add water” error. No matter what I did it would not brew and just kept saying “add water”. I contacted Aiden and they basically just brushed it off saying I needed a new one. I pushed back a little wanting to understand why it happened and they basically said “you probably have hard water even though it is filtered.” I was skeptical but allowed Amazon to send a replacement. I decided to only use bottled water, but this one only lasted two weeks before the “add water” thing started. This was only using bottled water and absolutely no signs of build-up. The machine just can’t be trusted. The coffee is great when it works, but it is not reliable, the app serves no purpose and you can’t even download a firmware update when they release new ones. I was hoping the most recent update might help, but they send them out in stages and there is no way to force it. My machine says “offline” and is a brick. You would think those customers should be the first ones to get a chance at the update. This machine was so close, but it is actually way further away than could be imagined.

This is the absolute best coffee maker that can make 1 of 2 cups of fantastic coffee or a big carafe holding 1.5L of coffee. Whether you use the recipes that are created by Fellow or your own using the App , you will still make some of the best coffee you have ever tasted. The Fellow Aiden may take a day or two getting used to but once you get the hang of it you will never make coffee on another coffee brewer again with the exception of espresso. Like any other coffee brewer the Aiden can’t make a cup of true espresso. I personally believe that if it could the making of espresso would not only add to the cost of the Aiden but also subtract from its purpose—brewing a really fantastic cup of coffee. If you have ever watched some of the various coffee ‘experts’ review the Aiden on YouTube one of the negative points they make is the build quality. However, I can tell you now that Fellow has to have done something about it. The reviewers all claimed that the plastic was too soft, of a very low quality causing the Aiden to bend under pressure when pressed down with some minor force on the top right corner. It even showed than when this happened the seams on the top of the brewer separated that again showed the poor quality of the build all to keep the price down as much as possible. When I received my Aiden it was the first thing I checked because had it been true I really might have returned it to Amazon. BUT, it simply was not true. I can only assume that Fellow changed the plastic used in the manufacturing process because my Aiden is made of a strong plastic of high quality. THANKFULLY! Of all the coffee brewers made today of high quality, this one is the best I have ever considered. Because of the carafe’s straight walls when emptied there is no coffee retained as is in all other carafes. There is nothing at the pour spout to keep some of the coffee in the carafe. The water tank holds 1500 ml of water which equals the maximum size of the carafe. And the water tank is removable for easy filling. Two brew baskets come with the Aiden. One is for making 1-4 cups of coffee and the other for 5+ cups. The filters used are the Melitta #2 for 1-4 cups and the Melitta flat bottom 8-12 cup filters for the 5+ cups of joe. Also in the same area is the brew head. In there you will find a switch with 15 holes where the water comes through and down onto the coffee grounds. When the green coded cone-shaped brew basket is selected for making 1-4 cups of coffee, you must turn that switch counterclockwise or to the left so that water comes out of only three (3) holes which are located dead center of the brew head. If you forget to make the correct shower head selection the Aiden will remind you with some beeps and will refuse to brew the coffee. On the flip side of that coin, when wanting to make 5-12 cups of coffee you must select the blue brew basked and turn the selection switch clockwise. This will open all 15 drip holes so that all the coffee grounds in the round, flat-bottom brew bracket will be properly doused in water for making the best pot of coffee possible. And like the other basked of choice, the Aiden will not brew the coffee until the switch is turned to the proper position. When you first plug in the Aiden you will be made to input certain settings so that it can properly make coffee. Those settings include the language, the chime, clock in 12 or 24-hour time, and even your elevation above sea level where the Aiden is currently, etc. On the Aiden there is a small round, full-color screen where everything from settings, menus for brewing coffee, the recipes I mentioned earlier, and even a game to play. Once you go through all those selections and menus you may find that it is too small for inputting your own coffee recipes and other things. Almost everything you can do on the screen and the control knob you can do on the App that you can download to your iPhone or Android-based phone. I strongly suggest that you download the Fellow Aiden App as soon as you unbox your Aiden, plug it in and follow the instructions for setting it up. The App is extremely easy to use which give you almost complete control over making coffee of your choice. You can create your own recipes and through the App have the Aiden make that coffee recipe for you. You can control things such as bloom time, bloom Ratio, bloom temperature, number of pulses (up to 10), time between pulses, and time of each pulse, etc. And there are many recipes of coffees that Fellow provides at no cost when you set up the Aiden to your WiFi network. Basically stated, Fellow has made making coffee not only easy and fool proof but has provided everyone with the best coffee maker on the market today. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE FELLOW AIDEN COFFEE BREWER!

Excellent machine. High quality construction with a clean modern design. Guided brew function works great and allows for precise coffee/ water measurements. The insulated flask is a great alternative to the traditional hot plate that causes flavor loss. Each component is well thought out. This machine produces a lot of coffee quickly with a result that is very close to a pour-over method brew. A few suggestions: the rainbow colored LCD display isn't my favorite. The option to change to a neutral tone LCD display would be great. The provided large batch filters could be slightly taller as a 10 cup batch nearly overflows the grinds. Overall I'm very satisfied with this purchase and think it's a great option for those looking for an efficient, aesthetically pleasing coffee brewer with great flavor profiles and adjustability. I also have the Fellow Ode II grinder that is amazing. It's a super fast, quiet, grinder that compliments the Aiden brewer perfectly. The Aiden coffee maker and Ode grinder are a great match for the coffee enthusiast that wants to save time and still get great tasting coffee. I used a variety of light roast beans during the initial testing of this machine and each brew turned out great. Looking forward to trying out more of the adjustable settings with different beans.

I ordered a Fellow Aiden coffee maker and a Fellow Opus grinder to hopefully, based on the marketing hype, achieve some brews that were beyond what I was getting with my current coffee maker. My current coffee maker is not consistent enough in my opinion. Outcomes range from very good to so-so. My Opus arrived about four days before my Aiden, so I had the chance to use the grinder with my current coffee maker. Huge difference. If you are not using a good grinder, I highly recommend that you get one. I was using a Krups blade grinder with a momentary "on" button. I now believe that you can never achieve consistent results with such a grinder. I believe that more often than not, I was grinding the beans too fine. While I'm at it. I also recommend that you get a digital kitchen scale to weigh your dose of beans. The morning after my Aiden arrived I made my first medium batch (750 ml) using a coffee-to water ratio that I had been using, which was about 1:16 and about what it generally recommended. I first tried the Instant Brew option, which works like any basic coffee maker. I ground the beans using level 7, which is finer than recommended. The result was disappointing. Okay, grinder level 7 might have been too fine, so the next day I went with the recommended level, which is 9.5. The result was virtually tasteless coffee. Over the past week, I have tried default guided brewing and custom brews to vary different parameters such as water temperature and number of pulses. I also tried stronger ratios. Today I upped the dosage to 1:14.5 after having already upped the dosage to 1:15. Also, I tried making small batches to use the smaller showerhead. This whole week has been a series of bland tasteless coffee. It's not like I have not brewed these same beans on my current coffee maker with much more flavor. One thing I find puzzling is that all of my tweaks have little to no effect on the outcome. If there is a satisfactory recipe, figuring out what that might be is virtually impossible when tweaks have little to no effect. The Fellow help videos allude to the Aiden being "very efficient" at extraction. Really? Based on my experience, I beg to differ. I've owned various coffee makers in the past, and of course they did not have the level of control that the Aiden has, but tweaking was pretty much a matter of determining the best ratio. And now that I have the Opus grinder, tweaking the grind level is important parameter to tweak as well. The key point is that these tweaks should result in a noticeable difference. Also, with the Aiden, if you start with mainstream settings, you should achieve a brew somewhere in the ballpark and then tweak from there. My experience is that I'm left in the middle of the ocean, and no matter which way I paddle, I have no sense of making any progress toward land. In terms of flavor, the Aiden has been a disappointment. However, I do like other aspects of the Aiden. Some review videos have criticized the plastic construction as flimsy. Not so. It's quite sturdy. Any failure over the long term will not be the plastic. I like the insulated carafe but my general sense is that I would like better heat retention. I suppose that you could pour hot water into the metal carafe to heat it up before brewing to prevent some of the immediate heat absorption that might occur, but I'm not sure I'd bother with that on a daily basis. I also like the size and appearance of the Aiden. The Aiden is too expensive for a coffee maker that produces such bland results. Something I find perplexing is the numerous reviews citing good coffee. I wish I knew such a reviewer who lived nearby so I could try out what they call good. What I'm getting ain't it. With regrets, this coffee maker is going back.

We finally got ourselves to the Aiden. We spotted it at a Crate and Barrel location recently, and decided to get it. We like buying things after seeing it in person. Since both of us have very different opinions on coffee, we approached it with some skepticism. The features are impressive though. And cool! For my husband, who’s an engineer, the mechanical details were the focus. Spout design, the carafe, the showerhead. Systems that provide control. The fact that it can pinpoint settings is fantastic! The app lets you dial in variables like bloom time, temperature, and pulses. The suggestion of how many grams to grind is a good guideline. There are other technical features such as setting the specific elevation of our city speaks to the thought process in designing this machine. Nicely done! I’m a school teacher. I need to have my coffee ready. The ability to schedule a brew so that the coffee is waiting for me around breakfast time is great for my hectic mornings. The machine makes it easy. I’m fussy about light roasts, so I love the setting for it. Together, we love that it gives us great quality coffee! Looks like a million bucks on the counter. Goes well with the lines of our kitchen. It’s also cool that you can do a cup or the whole carafe. We also got the grinder, which is impressive, but that’s for another day. Oh, and the silicone ring inside the brew area is a big plus. No steam escapes from it, which protects our cabinets.

5 star for the coffee maker itself (-1 star for being too pricey). Looks good. Good size. Functional. Makes great coffee. For all the different options, it is very easy to use. I know they are going a modern look, but smoothing the corners a bit would be nice.

This is probably a 3.5 rating. First the good. The coffee maker makes excellent coffee using a sleek, modern design, with user friendly controls. It fits beautifully in our kitchen. On the down side, for a coffee maker that costs $400, there are simply too many pieces that break. We have had the unit for 15 months and have already had to replace the coffee filter basket (broken handle at the hinge point) and a broken pull on the top of the carafe. While the 2 year warranty has resulted in replacements (keep your purchase and serial number records!), it puts into question the long-term practically of this unit. Buy the 5 year extended warranty!

The Fellow Aiden Coffee Brewer is a sleek, high-performance filter coffee machine that combines style with exceptional brewing quality. With its precision brewing technology, it ensures your coffee is brewed at the perfect temperature, delivering a rich and balanced cup every time. The unique design and user-friendly interface make it a standout in both functionality and aesthetics, perfect for coffee enthusiasts who appreciate both form and function.

The Fellow Aiden is a game changer! From it's unique design to it's amazing abilities. Coffee in the morning never tasted any better with my Aiden. Seriously love this machine. The mini video game is a nice touch. It delivers on every aspect and is a conversation piece.

Porquería de cafetera!!! Adjunto video, se lee en foros qué mucha gente tiene el mismo problema y no resuelven, mucho menos el vendedor de cuarta que lo distribuye aquí en amazon

Love the precision on this coffee maker and by far best I’ve owned… best tasting cup of coffee I’ve made. Coffee can be customized temperature and coffee water ratio and few other variables which has an impact on taste. Also appreciate the quality in packaging … was nervous buying through Amazon as I’ve often received opened packages. However I saw its fulfilled directly by Fellow. Packaging and everything was brand new. I’d recommend a Fellow Aiden to any coffee lover. Only downside id say is the size of carafe. If you regularly make coffee for 5ppl / 5 full cups, this may not be for you. Also I gave it 4 stars because the build quality seems like a very cheap plastic.. and the water canister feels like it could break easily. Only a 2 year warranty. The springs on the water canister hoping it’s rust proof! At $500 they could have improved the build quality and less on the design.

My machine is only a few months old. Worked fine. I was happy with it. Suddenly, the screen went black. I was unable to use it. I tried everything, but it nothing helped. I reached out and took photos and videos and submitted a great deal of information to assist with the repair/replacement. I had one email after 24 hours asking to send in an additional video. I did that. It's been nearly a week and I still have not heard anything. I have reached out to customer service twice. Very disappointing.