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I have tried all the various ways of making coffee in the woods except whole bean. I know I could Google this, but I would rather get the info from somebody who has actually done it. Has anyone done this, and how is it done? What is the ratio of beans to water? How long should it simmer/steep? I believe it is best to start with cold water, and I know a small amount of cold water added after cookin causes the beans to sink.
 
Happy to help jw2n, but first a quick question - are you grinding your beans at camp, or packing them in pre-ground?

Also, just to clarify - you are talking about making camp coffee using ground whole beans, right? As opposed to some method that involves brewing unground whole beans? Just curious!

All the best,

- Mike
 
you can soak the whole beans overnight in your pot. Then boil it in the am. Makes coffee strong enough to make you want to run the the woods nekid with a tomahawk and slaying grizzly bears...:D :p :D
 
Bushman5, in your experience, how does an overnight soak + whole bean brew compare to a brew with fresh-ground? I have always understood grinding to be essential if you want to fully release the oils in the beans, but I haven't tried the soaking method before. Any flavour differences?

jw2n, this is something I have recently started using for my trail / camp coffee: http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_...older_id=2534374302696295&bmUID=1255990829058 . I bring a pot of water to a boil, then pour it over a few scoops of fresh-ground coffee in my MSR filter. When the cup is about 3/4 full, I top it off with cool water from my water bottle. This seems to work pretty well, and it is easy to clean and transport. On group outings, I still opt for a French press, though.

All the best,

- Mike
 
I am going to put my 2 sense in here. I like to do what we call Troopers coffee. It's doing coffee without a strainer or anything. Here's how it's done:
1) Mix the coffee with sugar and then put in the right amount of water (usually one teaspoon for one cup). Mix it up really well.
2) Seperate a half a cup of cold water (the colder the better)
3) Put the coffee on the fire. When the coffe starts to boil it will rise.
4) When the coffee rises take it off the fire and throw the cold water on top of the rising coffee.
5) Let it sit for about three minutes.
6) pour it off the top while blowing the coffee "suds" away from your cup.
This is the best coffee in the world. You can add cinnamon if you like.
 
Mentor said:
Bushman5, in your experience, how does an overnight soak + whole bean brew compare to a brew with fresh-ground? I have always understood grinding to be essential if you want to fully release the oils in the beans, but I haven't tried the soaking method before. Any flavour differences?

jw2n, this is something I have recently started using for my trail / camp coffee: http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_...older_id=2534374302696295&bmUID=1255990829058 . I bring a pot of water to a boil, then pour it over a few scoops of fresh-ground coffee in my MSR filter. When the cup is about 3/4 full, I top it off with cool water from my water bottle. This seems to work pretty well, and it is easy to clean and transport. On group outings, I still opt for a French press, though.

All the best,

- Mike
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technically, yes, you do need to "crack" the beans and grind them to get all the oils out, there is taste difference between fresh ground and the whole bean method, but the beans do soak and crack as they soak....so oils are being released.

try it both ways at home....
 
My wife makes up a small draw string bag out of a tightly woven cotton of a thickness more like a cleaning patch rather than bed sheet. The draw string is fairly long so I can loop it on the boiler's outside and away from the fire. I place the basic one TBL of pre-ground coffee per cup of water and boil it until it's strong enough to protect itself.
 
Great thread...Im a coffee junkie. :o

I pack a french press usually, but Ive been really diggin starbucks new instant packs, the vias...

Cowboy coffee is always good too, there was a really good article Joe did on the monkey awhile back.

Ive been wanting one of those filters for my Guyot... I need to score me one.
 
I break an egg into a cup, add grounds and mix with egg. Pour into boiling water, egg poaches and holds grounds.

Best coffee ever.

Brad
 
I'm not seeing the advantage to whole bean vs. ground. I give it a rough grind and go cowboy coffee. Ground packs down a little smaller too.
 
For it's pure simplicity, and less stuff I have to carry. In addition, a rediscovery of how it was once done.
 
Mom always just got the water boiling over the fire, took a fist of ground coffee, Dropped in, then boiled the hell out of it.

Pour the coffee off the top and leave the grounds on the bottom.

Worked when I was ten, works now.

Carl-
 
j williams said:
Great thread...Im a coffee junkie. :o

I pack a french press usually, but Ive been really diggin starbucks new instant packs, the vias...

Cowboy coffee is always good too, there was a really good article Joe did on the monkey awhile back.

Ive been wanting one of those filters for my Guyot... I need to score me one.
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Whats this! Its 12:31 in the morning and I'm going to post a shameless link to thy article you just mentioned

forsooth!

[youtube]muZPiUY9COg[/youtube]
 
Big time coffee junkie here. I even roast and blend my own from greens, and have three different grinders for three different profiles.

Absolutely the most simple way to make coffee in the field with no muss or fuss is one of these balls:

http://www.englishteastore.com/teabain.html

Note they come in balls as big as 2 1/2". The have small ones that are perfect for my old stainless mug, and they have large ones for a nice sized billy. They even have a hanging hook on them to you can steep them in the water and simply pull out the ball after a few minutes. Knock out the grounds and you are ready to dry it off and store it. couldn't get much easier than that. And check out the price.... shipping is more than they cost.

BTW, you guys should watch Joezilla's vid. Information and entertainment! :thumbup:

Robert
 
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