Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: BWCA Food and Recipes :: Making coffee
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Abbey |
I have also brought Starbucks Via, but I have not found a flavor that I like. Always seems to have a bad finish. Still use Via if we need to break camp quickly, so I carry it for backup. My preferred method was developed backpacking prior to Via. Very lightweight and inexpensive setup, although somewhat bulky. Plastic over-the-cup drip system similar to the link below. I grind whole beans the night before the trip. Use the larger cone filters to have extra filter area. I use an aluminum tea kettle and a backpacking stove (I only cook with hot water when backpacking), and pour water over the coffee grounds multiple times. Usually fill the cone vigorously with water once to wet all the grounds, then wash down the grounds each additional pour. Typically get one large or two small cups out of each filter. Burn the filters/beans if we have a fire that morning or let dry for the evening fire. http://www.amazon.com/Melitta-Ready-Single-Coffee-Brewer/dp/B0014CVEH6 http://www.rei.com/product/768513/gsi-outdoors-hae-tea-kettle |
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CrookedPaddler1 |
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stormrider1 |
You need to bring a separate Nalgene for it, or your water will taste like coffee the whole trip. |
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FISHMAN3 |
quote : "folgers singles. Have to have coffee I take about 100 packs for 5 day trip. They work greatquote MNLindsey80: "Has anyone tried the "teabag" looking coffee? I think from Foldgers.... or is the Starbucks VIA worth it?" |
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deepdish71 |
quote rfd671: "I have tried the via from starbucks, while its pretty decent, it just doesnt quite have the same amazing taste...If i do a french press, what is preferred that i do with the grounds? fire pit? I know at home here they go out in the garden..." I'd be interested to see if anyone packs out used grounds |
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Chicagored |
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lundojam |
The good news is that everything tastes better outside! Our favorite is Africafe instant coffee. Costs a few bucks but we love it. We went to Tanzania several years ago and loved it. It is available via amazon.com (Via: pun intended.) Instant coffee--while nobody's first choice--is our choice because of the clean-up factor: no waste. Have fun! |
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rfd671 |
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MplsKcid |
With such minimal weight of the french press attachment and that coffee grounds weigh next to nothing I just cant justify shaving the 2oz by using instant coffee. Just my opinion coming from someone who isn't a real person until I get that first cup of coffee. Kcid |
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OBX2Kayak |
quote rfd671: " what is preferred that i do with the grounds? fire pit? I know at home here they go out in the garden..." Leave No Trace Would you like to walk in the woods and find somebody else's coffee grounds? |
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Chicagored |
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Saberboys |
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CrookedPaddler1 |
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quote MNLindsey80: "Has anyone tried the "teabag" looking coffee? I think from Foldgers.... or is the Starbucks VIA worth it?" Folgers bags are a great choice for good coffee and very light. Just heat water for all the breakfast (coffee, tea, oatmeal...whatever). We burn the bags along with easy-burn paper every few days. |
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Jackfish |
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LindenTree3 |
quote cgchase: "I'm planning my first trip this year and spending TONS of time on this site - finally, here is something I know about, lol. I have done this in a pinch also. Here is another trick I use if the grounds do not sink to the bottom. I just dip my fingers in some cold water and shake/sprinkle them over the grounds floating on top, this usually gets them to sink to the bottom. |
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butthead |
I have used spoons and capsules, basically tea containers, hard to get the brew strong enough. butthead |
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rfd671 |
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belgiancurve22 |
quote deepdish71: "Do used coffee grounds have a bad effect on the environment ?quote rfd671: "I have tried the via from starbucks, while its pretty decent, it just doesnt quite have the same amazing taste...If i do a french press, what is preferred that i do with the grounds? fire pit? I know at home here they go out in the garden..." |
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OldFingers57 |
coffee capsule |
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hooky |
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Canoe42 |
Tea-Ball |
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boconorm |
Here is a video I found on how to use it. What I learned is the coffee cup can't have too big of a mouth on it. Coffee Video |
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Xand |
quote paddler1953: "Don't mean to highjack this thread but the comment about packing out coffee grounds has come up. To be honest, if you disperse the grounds around the woods, no one will ever know they're there. Now, I wouldn't dump them in a pile but a careful well spread out distribution of the grounds isn't going to hurt anyone or thing. Just my thoughts; YMMV. I throw mine in the woods when we're done... I compost them at home and they're completely biodegradeable so I don't see any issues with it, though I'm all ears if anyone feels otherwise. And we used a french press in the past because we don't believe in traveling light (ah the follies of youth) but this year I'm brining a pourover cup like HammerII showed above to save some weight and eliminate the possibilities of breaking my last french press. I will add that he is obviously a smart man because I also had the idea of using a simple funnel and found that it works just fine when I tested it at home. Coffee brewing (steeping, really) is a pretty simple process when you break it down. |
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OBX2Kayak |
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buz |
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burrow1 |
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JJ47 |
quote deepdish71: "quote rfd671: "I have tried the via from starbucks, while its pretty decent, it just doesnt quite have the same amazing taste...If i do a french press, what is preferred that i do with the grounds? fire pit? I know at home here they go out in the garden..." I pack my grounds out. |
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JJ47 |
quote MNLindsey80: "Has anyone tried the "teabag" looking coffee? I think from Foldgers.... or is the Starbucks VIA worth it?" Via is theee very best "instant" coffee out there, without question. If you want simple it is the way to go. The teabags from Folgers are a close second but have more of that "instant" coffee flavor and there's more garbage to take care of. Either one works well. I still prefer to take the percolator, guts removed, and use Folgers filter packs and just float them in the pot. |
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MNLindsey80 |
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paddler1953 |
That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper |
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quackkills |
The best cup of coffee |
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Frenchy19 |
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Goldenbadger |
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HammerII |
this handles larger groups and heavy coffee drinkers like me. For "light" packing and single service I discovered the best thing was a simple funnel. For years I carried a simple metal funnel, traded that in for a cheap plastic one and then upgraded to a sort of rubber one I found in cheap kitchen supply store. To use just boil water(you got to that anyway right?) add a cloth filter or a paper cone style and gently pour the water over the ground while the funnel rests in your favorite coffee cup. In the big debate over packing out grounds I scatter them away from the camp site, at home I save them and use them in the garden. |
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DrBobDg |
Camp Coffee :-) dr bob |
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Chicagored |
http://www.rei.com/product/794391/rei-vacuum-infuser-mug-15-fl-oz |
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DrBobDg |
Unless the war dept. (non coffee) tastes it. :-) dr bob |
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CardinalNation |
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landoftheskytintedwater |
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cgchase |
I used to always bring this metal percolator with me when I went camping. One time I forgot it. I am a coffee *addict* . .I would eat the grounds if I had to. I just put the grounds in my cup and poured boiling water over them. Let it set for a few minutes and all the grounds go to the bottom of the cup. Delicious! SO much better than the coffee from my percolator. "Cowboy Coffee" is the only way I make it in the woods, now. |
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schweady |
quote cgchase: "I am a coffee *addict* . .I would eat the grounds if I had to" Nice to see you have your priorities straight. :) Welcome to bwca.com! You will find folks voicing all sorts of "best" ways to almost everything here. Our groups have settled on Starbucks VIA as a perfectly acceptable method. Only downside is those impossible little packets. Even for this coffee lover, it's close enough to the real thing that we have at home for our few days to a week at a time out there. |