Coffee Preparations

[ZooJunkie]

OMgoodness.


Discovered a new way of brewing coffee. Cold brewed coffee! Less acid, less caffeine, less fatty acids, and SMOOTH taste!!!


I just got the brewer, I surmise that a simple French Press coffee maker can probably do the same. Anyways...mix 1/2 cup of this strong coffee w/ 1/2 water and enjoy!!


WOW! Best tasting coffee I have tasted. Make a big jar of it and put it in the fridge, and it'll last you 12-14 days.

Linkie:
http://www.toddycafe.com/

 

[blupaddler]

less caffeine

Why would you want that?
:coffeedrink: :coffeedrink: :coffeedrink: :coffeedrink: :coffeedrink:



Everything else sounds good though.

 

[ZooJunkie]

I like drinking coffee at all sorts of hours. The less caffeine I get the easier it is for me to sleep.

 

[ntsqd]

I've not read all the way thru this thread, but what my mother used to do was to brew really strong coffee, and then freeze it in an ice cube tray. She had the ratio worked out such that one coffee ice cube plus the rest of a normal mug filled w/ hot water made normal strength coffee. That way she could take her favorite whole bean coffee with her just about anywhere.

 

[bovw]

I had one of these in my camping kit for years.

tough as a dog and makes wonderfull Italian coffee.
Lavazza is my favourite brand I always take on trips and travels

I've been thinking of getting one of these for the house. I bet it would make a great cup of coffee in the camp too.

 

[spressomon]

I've been thinking of getting one of these for the house. I bet it would make a great cup of coffee in the camp too.

I have a stainless steel version...sorry can't remember the brand right now...but it makes GREAT espresso...I even get crema! With my little AAA powered frother/whipper it makes the perfect cappaccino!

 

[mountainpete]

I've been thinking of getting one of these for the house. I bet it would make a great cup of coffee in the camp too.

They are excellent as long as you like your coffee strong and you have the right grind for it.

My wife is Italian - I think we have 4 of them

Best place to pick them up cheap is a local Italian Supermarket.

 

[bovw]

They are excellent as long as you like your coffee strong and you have the right grind for it.

My wife is Italian - I think we have 4 of them

Best place to pick them up cheap is a local Italian Supermarket.

The stronger the better. I have at least one double espresso a day. The only place I've seen them one the shelf is Williams and Sonoma, so I'll get one online at some point soon. I got a cheapie espresso maker taht doesn't work worth a hoot, and where I live the coffee shop closes at 4pm and is closed on Sunday.

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

I can't remember if I previously mentioned. But we use French presses. We have also had a lot of luck with a cup strainer that is metal that you use cup by cup. But, recently, I have been bringing the plastic French press we have and it has been working excellently. It is bulky though but has been worth it for us.

 

[calamaridog]

I can't remember if I previously mentioned. But we use French presses. We have also had a lot of luck with a cup strainer that is metal that you use cup by cup. But, recently, I have been bringing the plastic French press we have and it has been working excellently. It is bulky thought but has been worth it for us.

I just got a GSI Lexan one. It will do up to 32oz. I made several pots at work tonight for practice. It worked great.

 

[xcmountain80]

One solution that hasn't been mentioned is coffee pods. The difference between these and the pouches others have mentioned is that you can buy them from decent coffee roasters like Green Mountain and Gevalia. Alternatively, there are kits to make your own with your own coffee. I'm lazy and just buy them.

Boil water in a Jetboil
Add 2 pods, stir/press to get *all* the caffeine out
Extract the pods and put them in the trash
Drink your coffee

No dishes, no grounds, great coffee.

Everyone is a skeptic of these, but *everyone* who has tried them in our group has secretly, yes secretly, told me how much they like the coffee and the convenience.

You can buy Millstone pods at Safeway, or get other brands at http://www.singleservecoffee.com/ or http://www.coffeewhiz.com/podcoffee.htm. Ironically, the Seattle Times did a taste test between all the major coffees in Seattle and 2 small roasters and Millstone won. I prefer a local roaster, but 9/10 Seattleites do prefer Millstone over Starbucks, SBC, Folgers, etc. So, if you are going for the Safeway pods get the Millstone and NOT the Sensao pods.

Let me know if you find any independant roasters that are making a super strong and smoky flavored coffee pod.

Craig

Well I guess if one could do this one could also pick his/her fav. coffee and add it to the DIY tea bags and go from there. I love my jet boil but the press usually ends up with grounds in my coffee, I don't mind grounds it's kinds like pulpy orange juice to me. Yum

this was at SE4RJ 07 I forgot my coffee cup not sure how because we are joined at the hip. Had to improvise and the jetboil is little hot to drink out of.

Aaron

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

I just got a GSI Lexan one. It will do up to 32oz. I made several pots at work tonight for practice. It worked great.

exact same as ours...

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

grounds in coffee... Totally turkish

Well I guess if one could do this one could also pick his/her fav. coffee and add it to the DIY tea bags and go from there. I love my jet boil but the press usually ends up with grounds in my coffee, I don't mind grounds it's kinds like pulpy orange juice to me. Yum

this was at SE4RJ 07 I forgot my coffee cup not sure how because we are joined at the hip. Had to improvise and the jetboil is little hot to drink out of.

Aaron

 

[ZooJunkie]

Drinking coffee is often times associated to the art of making your brew. I enjoy making coffee as much as drinking it. :chowtime:

 

[xcmountain80]

Drinking coffee is often times associated to the art of making your brew. I enjoy making coffee as much as drinking it. :chowtime:

Yeeeeesiiiiir this is true.

Aaron