Maybe this is a dumb question, or maybe I'm just missing some detail, but what's the advantage of doing this vs just carrying coffee grinds and making coffee every morning? If it's freeze dried, don't you have to add water anyway?
Sorry if I'm clued out, but I'm not getting the idea here.
a lot of people drink instant coffee for the convenience...all you need is hot water and a cup. the higher quality instant coffees are freeze dried because freeze drying preserves a lot of nutrients, antioxidants and flavor compared to "spray drying" where the coffee is essentially brewed and evaporated. freeze drying uses a vacuum and heat to remove water thru sublimation...going directly from frozen solid to a gas. a lot of the better and more expensive instant coffees will say on the package 'freeze dried'.
@Jhop567 has his reasons for doing it and I'm interested in it because of the taste. my wife is a bit picky on coffee and we found a few brands that are really good and are even better when cold brewed. it is a much milder, less bitter and overall better tasting coffee when cold brewed versus hot brewed. I also have a couple freeze dryers, so why not freeze dry coffee? I can buy instant that doesn't taste too good or I can make my own. freeze dried coffee (instant coffee) is just really for convenience. if im backpacking, I like just taking a lightweight pouch of instant coffee versus a bag of beans, coffee grinder, coffee maker of some sort, etc.
IMHO, a good coffee that is cold brewed tastes better and is even easier on the stomach and freeze drying that coffee is just an easy way to take it out in the boonies to enjoy. I haven't done it yet, but hoping that if I take cold brew coffee and freeze dry it, I can get that same flavor profile in a hot cup. we also take a 64oz mason jar with the cold brew strainer in it on trips where we can do cold brew overnight in the 12v fridge. for me, its just fun stuff to play around with and something the wife and I do together
don't know if you've tried cold brew coffee, but it is easy to do. Walmart carried the mesh strainer that fits in a mason jar for $8. stick the strainer in the jar full of water and then add ground coffee in the strainer and twist the lid on and stick in the fridge. open it in the morning and you have a very nice coffee
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@CR-Venturer ...one of our favorite cold brew coffees is Tim Hortons. discovered Tim Hortons working out of Halifax years back...WAY better place than Starbucks
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