Brewing coffee?

[Pattree]

I’d forgotten that I’ve got this.
It’s an Ethiopian boona (coffee) pot. This is a little one for travelling.

After ceremonially roasting the beans over charcoal and asking your guest to approve the roast, you grind them in a mortar.
Then you boil water in it, spoon in the coffee and keep it boiling. Sniff and add more coffee, boil. Add more water and coffee, boil. Sniff.
When happy with the sniff - pour something resembling tar into tiny cups. It is delicious and wherever I went I was offered coffee. It takes over an hour for the ceremony. No one told me that Ethiopians rarely drink boona more than once a day. I got palpitations and hallucinations!

 

[GreyCat]

This guy isn’t selling the Aeropress very well - I know you guys don’t faff like this

but

Does it use a disposable filter every time? Is there a reusable version of the filter(as there is for my domestic filter machine.)?

Does anyone besides Aeropress sell the filters?

Do you have to rinse the paper filter each time? Quote - “to remove the papery taste.”

I just know that it wouldn’t be so popular if it worked like the video so what’s the sensible way?

Not only can you get a metal filter, but also an end fitting that replaces the stock one ("flow control filter cap"), it is basically a one-way valve, so you can brew as long as you want and then push through.

GC

 

[crosslandkelly]

Over the years I've tried a few ways to make coffee at camp or on a hike, from filters to camp fire percolators. But i've found that my preference is the simple coffee in a billy, cowboy style.

 

[Mike Tickle]

I use an aero press or a moka pot. I got sone coffee pouches for Christmas from the brew company. Basically a resealable bag like a dehydrated meal with a coffee filter inside and a Nobel on the side for pouring out. Works really well and since it can be refilled you can put what ever coffee in. I just got a gsi mesh thing that goes over a cup and used it at the moot. Because it’s exposed to the elements the coffee cools while making it so not ideal but it packs really small so has that going for it. I have tried coffee bags (like tea bags but with coffee in) but have not found one I liked.

 

[Pupers]

I have been to my basecamp for a couple of days, and used a couple of Coffee Bags I “borrowed” from a recent ferry trip to Shetland. As someone who has an unhealthy hatred for instant coffee……..It was rather good!

 

[Toddy]

I have pretty much given up on all the hassle of 'stuff' to make coffee.
I now use a simple in mug filter. I put the ground coffee in the filter, put it into my mug, and slowly pour just off the boil water over the coffee. Give it a wee stir with a spoon, leave it for as long as you want, lift up the filter and it'll quickly drain down.
Result quick and simple and easily cleaned.....and good coffee

I originally bought these for tea...now I keep one just for tea but we have two others we use for coffee.
The filter mesh is very fine, I don't get sludgy coffee, but it drains quickly when lifted. My first one is now over fifteen years old and it's still in daily use. Made in Germany.
I have bought another one from eBay, but it's not the right shape to sit in a mug, it's too short I think.
This one works

FINUM permanent tea filter with drip lid | MaxiCoffee.com

FINUM permanent tea filter with drip lid. With an inner diameter between 65 to 95 mm, it is the simplest way to prepare loose leaf tea in a cup or a mug.

www.maxicoffee.com

 

[Broch]

I read somewhere, a long time ago, some pedantic coffee making process that was supposed to deliver the best coffee. The one thing that stuck with me was that to extract the sweetest caramels and oils from the roast beans (and achieve a good crema) the water first put over the grounds must be at 98C. I do think that the 'just off the boil' thing has some mileage but I'm not sure 98C is a prerequisite for good coffee

 

[Pattree]

I don’t pre-heat my Zyliss cup so the water will be below boiling by the time I stir it and the coffee is good.

The Bialetti pumps boiling water through the coffee and that makes (for me) better coffee.

Among other examples; Miranda Priestly demands coffee made at exactly 98 degrees in The Devil Wears Prada! Right or wrong the practice is very well documented!

 

[matarius777]

Unlike a Bialetti, Montalbano is no longer available. I searched the BBC sounds archives (or whatever it's called) and there's no Montalbano to be found! I am saddened, as there were still a few episodes I haven't yet seen.

It’s available on Netflix, also on Amazon Prime Video, although you have to pay per episode on there. Wasn’t a fan myself, although my late mother was, we had to make a pilgrimage to the town where it was filmed when we took her to Sicily!

 

[Pattree]

Was your Ma a very fit lady. Some of those streets and steps are steep!

 

[crlthrn]

It’s available on Netflix, also on Amazon Prime Video, although you have to pay per episode on there. Wasn’t a fan myself, although my late mother was, we had to make a pilgrimage to the town where it was filmed when we took her to Sicily!

Brilliant! Thank you.

 

[CM Burns]

I've carried out my owm taste tests using different brewing methods & am quite happy with a simple cheap metal coffee press (trying to avoids plastics too...)

In addition, I am convinced that exhalecoffee is genuinely a super healthy coffee. I prefer the darker roast but the standard is healthier (less heat used in roasting process). Well worth checking out - they offer a free 125g sample (so long as you pay the p&p)

 

[Pattree]

I’d totally forgotten that I also have a battered old briki. How easy would that be on a hobo!

I love Greek coffee!
It’s going with me on my next camp for sure!!!!!

 

[gllct0]

I don't have any really ideas on brewing it but you will want to purge with just nitro. We have a local coffee company that said they tried a blend and the co2 made the coffee bitter and undrinkable.

 

[nigelp]

I have pretty much given up on all the hassle of 'stuff' to make coffee.
I now use a simple in mug filter. I put the ground coffee in the filter, put it into my mug, and slowly pour just off the boil water over the coffee. Give it a wee stir with a spoon, leave it for as long as you want, lift up the filter and it'll quickly drain down.
Result quick and simple and easily cleaned.....and good coffee

I originally bought these for tea...now I keep one just for tea but we have two others we use for coffee.
The filter mesh is very fine, I don't get sludgy coffee, but it drains quickly when lifted. My first one is now over fifteen years old and it's still in daily use. Made in Germany.
I have bought another one from eBay, but it's not the right shape to sit in a mug, it's too short I think.
This one works

FINUM permanent tea filter with drip lid | MaxiCoffee.com

FINUM permanent tea filter with drip lid. With an inner diameter between 65 to 95 mm, it is the simplest way to prepare loose leaf tea in a cup or a mug.

www.maxicoffee.com

I use those. Loose tea and coffee. Great for making a cup of black English breakfast.

I also make loose tea in the aeroe press. Just turn the filter upside down and let it brew. Having seen the valve thing will get one of those.

 

[nigelp]

Not only can you get a metal filter, but also an end fitting that replaces the stock one ("flow control filter cap"), it is basically a one-way valve, so you can brew as long as you want and then push through.

GC

I’m going to get one of those. I quite often brew with the press upside down and could also use this to fill a narrow necked flask.

 

[plastic-ninja]

Taylor’s of Harrogate, their coffee bags, no6 are excellent when out and about and so easy to use , no fuss!

I’ve tried a couple of different variations of these but I really don’t like them I’m afraid.
I’ll stick to the Aeropress.

 

[nigelp]

I’ve tried a couple of different variations of these but I really don’t like them I’m afraid.
I’ll stick to the Aeropress.

That’s where I end up after trying other things.

 

[Megatramp]

Charity shop! £2!!

 

[ANDYLASER]

I had an Aeropress and it was OK, but nothing special.
I now use a Minipresso. Much better coffee, although obviously smaller cups. I use the one that takes Nespresso pods, but you can get a plain grounds version if you prefer.

Wacaco | Minipresso NS2 | Nespresso® Original capsules

Minipresso NS2, for Nespresso® Original capsules and compatibles, is the ideal portable espresso maker to quickly enjoy a delicious espresso anywhere.

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