Coffee Appreciation

That is dope - pedal powered grinder is a delightful touch!

Had a conversation with my good lady, she’s happy with either the gaggia classic pro or the lelit Anna

I'd definitely just see whats available second hand. Due to their simplicity and availability of parts. I'm not completely familiar with the differences between models (since last time I was tempted to buy one myself).

Happy Wednesday

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I've been trying to tweak my camping coffee set-up and see if I can get it really really compact. Saw these and they look great in terms of compact-ness, but would I be right in assuming they're rubbish? Humour me - I'm a coffee dunce.

I've currently my kit down to a stainless pot thing that a gas canister and tiny stove can fit in, my mug which has a temperate strip on it so I check water temp, and then either an aero press or a plastic hario dripper. It's pretty compact and light with the Hario, but I assume one day I'll drag the hario out of a bag and it'll have cracked or something, thus rendering me coffee-less.

edit: sorry, that wasn't supposed to be a reply! Hope you avoided the famously cantankerous owner of FCP ;-D

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Would an Aeropress Go and a small hand grinder be too much to carry? Makes a great cup!

Or a regular Aeropress with the grinder stashed inside it?

If I'm doing normal camping (as opposed to carrying stuff on a bike) then I take an aero press and tend to pre-grind beans at home (I don't have a hand-grinder). I'd like to see just how compact I can make my half-decent coffee kit for when I have limited space, though. I did like the idea of literally just having the one container of stuff, with everything fitting in to that.

Aeropress + Porlex is hard to beat if you want portable, freshly ground coffee.

If you want to go as minimal as possible, ground coffee + hot water into cup, leave for a few mins and scoop the grounds off the top & drink.

No idea on the usefulness of those folding V60-type things though.

Compact = cowboy coffee. It's surprisingly good.

I use a collapsable Sea to Summit dripper with V60 papers:

https://seatosummit.com/product/x-brew-coffee-dripper/

(with a Porlex mini)

It always impresses me how much people want good coffee in difficult circumstances. Aeropress on a flight? Checking water temp for a V60 while camping? Just have a cup of tea!

cup of tea

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I'd seen those Sea to Summit drippers - I'd heard the filter thing was a bit fiddly and kept popping out, but ditching it and using filters seems like a good idea

Looks ace, good call. On my list to buy now!

I have the square mile shop one, it is ok but not good on a windy day as too light.

My preferred is the Rivers micro dripper, but I may be swayed by the s2s one if I can get hold of one.

GSI java is good too, but messier to clean after and fiddly clips compared to the rivers dripper.

The advantage of brewing through a filter paper v60 style is it can then be used as a wrapper to easily clear up after into a carry out bag. Loose wet coffee grinds from other brewers are hard to rinse or transfer into a waste bag, especially if following leave no trace to the extreme on lightweight wild camping. Either that or I've failed to figure out something relatively simple as a solution and will be embarrassed when I learn what it is...

Aeropress on a flight just blew my mind.. I’ll defo be doing that if I ever travel again.

That's exactly why I use V60 papers, that and I much prefer the taste to the metal filter that the S2S comes with (and is an absolute pain in the arse to reseat when it comes out)

Cheers for this - some good info there. I might grab one of the square mile ones then. Yeah I agree with filter papers being less messy. An aeropress is fine if you can rinse it off easily, but that’s not always the case.

I've got a 250g bag of coffee beans, but don't have a grinder. What's the easiest way to get them ground so I can use them?

Ask your nearest friendly coffee shop to grind them for you

If you like coffee, buying a grinder is a great investment. Although if you want one for making espresso it can be a bit expensive.

Anyone had this stuff before? Just been given a bag randomly, but I’ve also just had another kilo of YB through the post (super speedy delivery as always @StevePeel !) so I don’t really want to open the Lavazza while I’ve got nice stuff to get through. Will it just be rank? I assume another few weeks in the bag won’t make much difference.

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I just make black coffee with an aeropress. And I just buy Lavazza, (the red one) as it's easy. Would my coffee be any better with a grinder and beans?

It was probably roasted a year ago so I wouldn’t worry about it.

Yes.