Coffee is the third most important beverage for mankind on virtually every metric. It's impacted international relations and touched the lives in some way of every human being on the planet. Kind of neat when you think about it.
For those who say the percolator just unavoidably makes bad coffee: Not so. There is a trick to it though and it requires time and attention.
The key think is to never let the coffee boil. There's a sweet spot of heat where the coffee will percolate up the tube and over the grinds without actually boiling. If the water is too hot, it'll release a ton of acrid flavours into the brew and mess it up. For a time my wife and I used our stainless percolator at home each day. Trouble is, outdoors it requires a constant attention to the pot to control the heat.
My method is based on the fact that a JK with two adults and two dogs means space and more importantly payload weight is an issue; this is even more true on the motorbike.
I have GSI's all in one cookset thing, it comes with a titanium pot, a silicon pot grabber, a lid, a collapsible spork, and a neoprene sleeve to turn the pot into a cup. It is also designed so that an MSR/Jetboil fuel can nests inside. And, it's the exact size in terms of diameter as the jetboil.
So I use the jetboil French press kit and whatever grounds I like. My whole mess kit, save for the pocket rocket stove, nests into one package than is slightly larger than a beer can.
That leaves plenty of room in my panniers for the number 1 and 2 most important liquids - - Whiskey and water! ;)
You can also buy DIY teabags, designed for loose tea leaves, at places like David's Tea. A handful takes up nearly no room and there's very little cleanup or grinds. Steep the coffee in hot water till it's as strong as you like and you are done.
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For those who say the percolator just unavoidably makes bad coffee: Not so. There is a trick to it though and it requires time and attention.
The key think is to never let the coffee boil. There's a sweet spot of heat where the coffee will percolate up the tube and over the grinds without actually boiling. If the water is too hot, it'll release a ton of acrid flavours into the brew and mess it up. For a time my wife and I used our stainless percolator at home each day. Trouble is, outdoors it requires a constant attention to the pot to control the heat.
My method is based on the fact that a JK with two adults and two dogs means space and more importantly payload weight is an issue; this is even more true on the motorbike.
I have GSI's all in one cookset thing, it comes with a titanium pot, a silicon pot grabber, a lid, a collapsible spork, and a neoprene sleeve to turn the pot into a cup. It is also designed so that an MSR/Jetboil fuel can nests inside. And, it's the exact size in terms of diameter as the jetboil.
So I use the jetboil French press kit and whatever grounds I like. My whole mess kit, save for the pocket rocket stove, nests into one package than is slightly larger than a beer can.
That leaves plenty of room in my panniers for the number 1 and 2 most important liquids - - Whiskey and water! ;)
You can also buy DIY teabags, designed for loose tea leaves, at places like David's Tea. A handful takes up nearly no room and there's very little cleanup or grinds. Steep the coffee in hot water till it's as strong as you like and you are done.
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