akroguy wrote:I like my coffee like I like my women: hot and full of booze. Akro.

I like 'em like my coffee-- hot,dark, & bitter!

I've gone through a bit of an evolution. As I continue to grow into an adult, I find myself liking simpler coffee. I've had the drip cone for years but lately it's become my go-to coffee maker.

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The only disadvantage is having to stand there pouring hot water in ever few seconds. But, you CANNOT beat the price. And if you carry the little filters, you can often jerry rig any cone-like device into a coffee maker if you really need to.

I have found though that there is definitely an optimum water temp. I open up the kettle and let the steam roll off for about 20-30 seconds before pouring, to get it down to about 185˚ F.

hotrod150 wrote:

akroguy wrote:I like my coffee like I like my women: hot and full of booze. Akro.

I like 'em like my coffee-- hot,dark, & bitter!

Using dark and bitter in the same sentence can get this thread shoved into Hot Air.

Tim

My on board coffee maker is as important to my flight gear as my tie downs or folding mountain bike, I'm not going anywhere without it. My stainless 2 (but BIG cups) cup percolater doubles as a basic pot for heating water, and can make coffee strong enough to wake the dead. BUT, the big reason, is safety: I know that if I run into questionable weather, I can set down in the middle of nowhere, get out the Crazy Creek camp chair, brew a cup, and read a good book, turn on the exterior speakers for the Sirius radio, and keep entertained for a day or two real easy no matter where I am, that keeps me making safe go/no go decisions, no gotta get there itis. The bike is also another safety feature, for the same reasons.

qmdv wrote:

hotrod150 wrote:

akroguy wrote:I like my coffee like I like my women: hot and full of booze. Akro.

I like 'em like my coffee-- hot,dark, & bitter!

Using dark and bitter in the same sentence can get this thread shoved into Hot Air.

Tim

This thread ought to be moved to the GLBT forum. I mean, I'm OK with Z's sensitive side, but at some point a man's got to grow up and learn to strain the grounds through his teeth when camping.

1SeventyZ wrote: I've gone through a bit of an evolution. As I continue to grow into an adult..........

Sez who?

hotrod150 wrote:

1SeventyZ wrote: I've gone through a bit of an evolution. As I continue to grow into an adult..........

Sez who?

Now it is a lets kick Z's hiney thread. I love it.

Tim

mepps1 wrote: I'm OK with Z's sensitive side, but at some point a man's got to grow up and learn to strain the grounds through his teeth when camping.

Hey, I'm getting there, give me time. I have made cowboy coffee you know. But then I put milk in it.

hotrod150 wrote:

1SeventyZ wrote: I've gone through a bit of an evolution. As I continue to grow into an adult..........

Sez who?

We're all allowed a few mantrums a year.

I use this one, finding it hard to beat a french press for coffee - and you can make it strong as you like. Keeps it reasonably warm for a while. Petes Italian Roast in a French Press.....mmmm.....

One thing that can really improve not-so-great coffee on the road or camping is a little bit of salt. Really mellows out the sour bitterness of bad coffee. The Sami people in northern Scandinavia have been putting salt in their coffee forever. I think they may be on to something!

I've also seen them sprinkle reindeer hair on their coffee, a tradition I usually skip.

http://home.earthlink.net/~arran2/archive/coffee_sapmi.htm

Oregon180 wrote:One thing that can really improve not-so-great coffee on the road or camping is a little bit of salt. Really mellows out the sour bitterness of bad coffee.

That is really interesting. I usually let the half and half take care of that, because I tend to make my coffee so strong that it's tough to avoid some bitterness sometimes. 5 minutes with the half/half mixed in and it's totally mellowed out. Reaction with the milkfat?

This may be the easiest route to backcountry coffee yet. I was skeptical, but it's actually really good. Not as good as a fresh grind but it weighs as much as a stick of gum. Just add water.

Starbucks Via instant.

I like my cofee the same way I like Women: Light and Sweet

I had a box of this at JC this last year, and only used my press once.

The Italian Roast if pretty darn good....for instant.

Ditto on the Italian Roast... Can't be beat for instant and is better than a lot of drips.

I just got through running some Tarrazu beans I roasted yesterday through my Bodum press. Its heaven in a cup

Its to bad I learned this skill so late in life, I could have saved myself from several bar fights.

mr scout wrote:I just got through running some Tarrazu beans I roasted yesterday through my Bodum press. Its heaven in a cup

Home roasting your own beans is definitely a way to take the coffee obsession to a whole new level. So, what sort of setup are you using? Myself, I've been making due with a old hot-air popcorn popper, a cardboard box for temp control, and a colander sitting on a duct fan for cooling. It's low-tech and crude, but I like what I roast better than about 90% of what I can buy.

I started using a cast iron skillet then a whirly-pop. Then I burned out a hot air pop corn popper. Now I have an SR500 I really like it.

For cooling I use an old cast dutch oven sitting outside so its about 30* this time of year. Dump them in roll them around a couple min. The 500 has a cool down feature that helps.

So there are other coffee geeks on the bb that roast their own?

Since I am a serious coffee addict, I went to home roasting a couple of years ago and now using Gene Cafe roaster.

http://www.burmancoffee.com/equipment/g ... aster.html

Roasting my own at $4-$6 /lb (+ ~ $1/lb shipping) beats the heck out of Starsucks or others.

Back into the caffeine closet now.

TD

For the past 6 months or so, I've been wanting to try home roasting, but without someone to show me the ropes, I set the idea aside. I know I can buy something like the SR500, but the price point for me to experiment is a little high. Is fresh roast really that much better to justify the upfront cost? I only drink 2 cups per day. What do you guys use for a grinder?