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I like a true 50/50 Mocha Java made with real Yemeni Mocha and real Java. It should be a variegated roast blended after separate roasting. The Mocha should be a little darker than the Java so the flavors segue smoothly on the palate. Starbucks is not real Mocha Java.
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+1 to what fish280 and others have said....

1) use a Bodum / press
2) grind the coffee fresh

Coffee from the press is "real coffee"... you know the type that you can't serve to in-laws/woosies <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Essentially it's "cowboy coffee" with a screen that you push down to catch the grinds. Paper in the filter will hold some of the oil (and flavour) of the coffee... In my house guests/woosies get the drip variety, on the watery side. (Give 'em what they want) When I make that, I have tea instead.

I think these 2 things(1,2 above) make more difference than what bean you use.... although I do like a dark columbian roast with about 1/4 parts of espresso beans mixed in.

Having said this, the drip is so darned convenient that it gets used a lot.... I have perc's too... they make a nice light/smooth coffee, but I find I need to use more coffee otherwise it tastes weak. Also on some electric perks the thermal cutout kicks in before all the flavour is extracted. Stove top percs do better.

I agree that many people that drink coffee, really don't like coffee... that's why all those flavoured coffee's and flavoured creamers are so popular. They are second only to aspartame on my "most despised" list of food items.

So just what do all a y'all coffee connysewers do when you're camping!?

I can't imagine if someone showed up with 4 different gadgets just to make coffee. Where do you plug in the electric cords and how would you keep the plastic parts from melting over the campfire? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

I usually suffer through instant. The ONLY coffee worse is none! One time on a camp trip I took the inlaws on, we took a percolator. Problem was none of us had ever used one and did not how long to perc. We erred on the strong side and perced for 30 minutes. Now THAT was good coffee! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

If space/weight is not a concern I'll take a water pot and the lexan press and lots of Folger's or Max House.

Just glass for yuppies and follow them to a Starbucks. Its usually within walking distance,no matter where you'r at. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Back in college when we went on camping trips we used to mix instant coffee with instant cocoa, maybe 60/40 coffee to cocoa. No refrigeration needed and it was simple to make by just adding hot water. The cocoa provided the cream and sugar and gave a little flavor to the instant.

Now here's something that will brand me forever as a total barbarian.

I like the instant Folgers in MRE's! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

Really. Mix it with the complete packet of sugar and the complete packet of creamer that comes in the accessory pouch and, under certain conditions, like when you're really tired after a long day of chasing around the hills, it's not bad at all. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

My SS Cabelas campfire perkolator makes darn fine coffee. I just grind the beans before I go and keep them in a zip lock. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I find a Bodum is too bulky for camping (but I have done it), so I pack a plastic holder for a #4 drip filter, or a stove top perc. Grind before you go. If you're already heating water for instant, it's no big deal to make drip coffee. I have seen individual sized presses that double as coffee cups, but I don't have one. I've also made it in a cook pot (cowboy style)... definitely hits the spot and better than instant. Grinds sink and black gold is on top.

Correction on my earlier post: It is Cafe Brit (or Britt) from Costa Rica. I'd only heard it pronounced badly and thought they said Brick. It tastes superb, so much so that word is that Guatemala imports it and repackages it as grown in Guatemala. There are some mighty fine coffees out there, and Kenyan is up there, especially if it is ground fresh and introduced into good water appropriately.

Had a great cup of coffee in a dark ally in Istanbul once. I was dumb enough to go with a guy I met on the street and sat down for supper with who claimed he wanted to practice his English. After supper he offered to buy me the best cup of coffee in Istanbul, and I wouldn't argue that conclusion after I tasted it. Ambience I'd describe as scary. I suspect the guy was secret police, and I was probably safer with him than anybody.

The Eastern Mediterranean has some stuff called metrio (sp) which I'd assume is a Greek word. Maybe it is what they call Greek coffee but I've never ordered a Greek coffee to compare. Metrio (may-tree-oh) is a mix of espresso, near bitter chocolate and mud served in a tiny cup. I'll differ with Boggy here in that I love the stuff, and it is a flavoured concoction.

Word in Central America is that Starbucks buys third rate coffee beans. I'm no coffee gourmet, but my daughter-in-law is. She mixes about 1/4 Cafe Brit (when she can get it) with 3/4 of the best Starbucks for brewing at home, to improve the Starbucks flavor.

dont like any of the standard "American type" coffee, my wife who also doesnt care for the standard coffee loves pure Kona coffee though not enough that she has had any on hand in the 4 years we have been together. dont really care for any of the Starbucks type creations either. i plan on getting around to trying the more expensive stuff at some point as ive found out there is quite a differentce between bad beef and good beef; good vodka and cheap vodka ect, maybe ill like good coffee too

Hey, we up here have Tim Hortons which brews the standard black caffeine drink. I would order beans and grind etc, but I am too d#%$ lazy. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
BTW anyone tried that coffee that has travelled through some cat or monkey's digestive system. I am told it is the world's most expensive coffee, though not necessarily the best tasting. Probably tastes like s#@$ <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

For camping we bring a drip filter system. The plastic cone we have fits over the mouth of a one qt. SS thermos bottle. We pre grind the beans put them in a ziplock and pour boiling water through the filter into the thermos. The french press is used after dinner.

never tried it but its called 'Kopi Luwak' and the critter is the palm civet. the coffee sells for around $300 a pound IIRC

heres a photo of the critter

Coffee addict here too. The best I've ever tasted were Jamaican Blue Mountain and Kona. That's some smoooooth coffee.

But for the campfire nothing beats the big blue enameled pot. Bring the water to a rolling boil first. Dump in a good amount of any cheap caned coffee and sit the pot just close enough to the fire to keep in simmering. When it looks dark enough for you add a pinch of salt to smooth out the bitter, pour about half a cup of cold watter slowly into the pot to settle the grinds. It does not get better than boil pot coffee at the campfire.

Hah,

No true coffee nuts here, because nobody mentioned roasting your own. If you truly want the best coffee, roast your own green beans, then put them into a burr mill for a perfect fine grind. Check out sweet marias http://www.sweetmarias.com/

I prefer the African and Indonesian beans. Truly fresh roasted and brewed blows away anything else. If you don't want to roast your own, check out Pete's http://www.peets.com/Default.asp?rdir=1&

For camping I like to take a Greek coffee grinder and make Greek coffee, equal amounts of grinds to sugar and bring to a gentle boil for a few minutes. If it doesn't wake you up, check your pulse!

Campfire coffee;
Bring a full, 2 Quart coffee pot to boil. Add 1 handfull of Good ground coffee(aprox. 3/4 cup) let boil for 3 minutes. Remove from flames, Add 1 cup COLD water to settle grounds. Serve. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Virgil B.

Apparently the little civets select only the ripest beans to eat, but they don't digest them. Wierd.
Coffee, it's what powers the US armed forces!

coffee beans have an pulp around them like most any other fruit and thats what the civet is eating. the coffee we drink is the roasted seeds, not the pulp

There is a drip coffee maker that fits over a coleman stove..... for those who know only one way to make their morning fix.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Hey I'd like a pound of Kopi Luwak, and could you wipe the cat $#it off of it for me... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

Could they train the cats to pick the coffee?