Camp coffee

[graybeard]

Can anyone give me a rule of thumb for the amount of ground coffee per, say 12 ounces of water, or per pint, or something useful, when just boiling the coffee over a fire?
Any other hints? I seem to remember some tips about egg shells and cold water, but can't remember the details. Thanks. Graybeard

 

[Kenney Moore]

Howdy,
The strength you like your coffee will determine how much to use. I think the egg shells are to take some of the bitterness way. Once the coffee brews, if you have made coffee with the grounds right in the water without a basket, a cup of cold water will make most of the grounds sink to the bottom of the pot.
:results: :m2c:

 

[Stumpkiller]

For 12 oz? Lessee, that's about a reasonable sized mug. :winking: That would take one heaped tablespoon full of grounds.

One pint is 16 oz, or 2 cups, and about two not quite heaped tablespoons would do ya.

A big 'ol gallon pot you toss in 10 tablespoons (and a pinch 'o salt, then the egg shells when it's steaming good).

 

[vradin]

A big 'ol gallon pot you toss in 10 tablespoons (and a pinch 'o salt, then the egg shells when it's steaming good).

Stir with a well-used ramrod. When the rod stands on it's own, coffee's ready.

I like's my coffee same as I like's my wimmen....

a) ground up and in the freezer.
b) weak, bitter, and cold.
c) hot and strong.

(more???)

/vic

 

[Liver eatin’ Johnson]

( I've not tried this myself ) Dump the ground coffee into a clean sock ( not one of Stumpies :nono: ) tie a knot in it and boil it like a big tea bag. All my socks have holes in them... :boohoo:

 

[Dave Poss]

When I camp I seldom have eggs or even egg shells to put in the coffee. After about 3 mins. of boiling, I just put the pot or cup aside and let it settle a few mins. If you're brewing in a pot, just pour slowly. 'sides,It's usually still dark outside and I can't see just how many critters crawled in my cup during the night so it's hard to tell grounds from bugs! Remember : always add one more pinch of coffee to the pot AFTER you think you've put enough in! :winking:

 

Before my wife civilized me I carried whole beans to boil. Easy to transport and no grounds to fool with. You have to boil them a bit longer but you don't worry about straining the grounds through your teeth!

Takes a while to boil all of the flavor out of them too. We'd just throw another handful of beans in and refill the pot as the camp progressed. By Sunday when we dumped the pot it would be half full of boiled out beans.

Now I'm civilized. I use those little filter packs.

The shame!!!

 

[Trina]

Cant really help you on the amount, but my gram used to tell me that after it was all brewed add a bit of cold water and all the grounds will fall to the bottom. What I do now is take a small muslin bag about 2x4 it was made as a tea bag and fill it with coffee and dump it in the pot and over the fire it goes.... works well... you can buy them for about 25 cents a piece... I wash and reuse them also..

 

Geez,,
Nun of these guys do much camping and making coffee do they?? Anyway's "camp coffee",,,,,

It's about a cup of grounds in a gallon of water. But it ain't about the amount,(that's taste) it's about the cookin! Burnt coffee sucks! Well made strong coffee is good.

Get a cookin fire,,put cold water in the pot close to the coals. the pot will make noise in a bit,,stir the pot till it makes noise whilst stirn. then toss the coffee gounds on top and stir. If ya did good the grounds will sink. if they float,,stir and make hotter..
Mess with the fire a bit and get the pot to "bubble" not "boilin"!!( that's the tough part). If it's boiling fast, remove the pot or raise it! keep it on a very low boil fer 5 minutes. remove the pot from the fire,and wait till it stops "bubblin"

Now comes the "egg shell's/ cup of cold water" part. All of the grounds will be in suspention,, if you add something cold like egg shell or a cup of cold water the heavey particulates will drop to the bottom of the pot because of the tempurature change( 7th grade science). If ys practice ya kin keep a pot like that going fer hours,,little coffee a little water,,a little water a little coffee,,,,,,,,,that's how ta make camp coffee. when it gets old about noon toss it out and make another

 

[brushbuster]

right on sumtac :applause: :applause:
i couldnt have said it better !!!
even though my campin has gotten more citified over the years ,theres nuttin gooder then a strong cup of camp coffee ta git yer eyes open for thet mornin buck.
that bein said i still like to bring a couple of extry kerchiefs so's i can get more coffee and less grounds
p.s dont accidentally use them for anything else...... :nono: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :master: or you can just park the grounds between your cheek and gums and chew on them later :crackup:

 

[Griz]

I make mine the same way with a muslin bag, easy to clean up and reuse them. I use 16 heaping spoons for 1 gallon of water. I sit the pot to one side of the fire and go shoot a 15 round woods walk with some friends. By the time we get back and cook some food the coffee is the best in the county. Slow cooked, MMMMMM :m2c:

 

[Dave Poss]

When I was into the "mountain Man" thing, I'd just take a mouthful of coffee beans and a big gulp of boiling water and swish it around in my mouth!!!!....WE WAS TOUGH! :: :crackup: :: :crackup:

 

[Gary]

I prefer my coffee beans unground an dcovered with dark chocolate. ::

 

[graybeard]

Thanks, fellers. I like my coffee strong enough to climb out of the pot and beat me arm wrestling (no big feat anymore). I'm going to try a couple of these ideas next week at bird camp. graybeard

 

:imo: Coffee is SOOOO easy.. No reason to make it WRONG,I Make mine same at home or in the woods, 1 Pint or 2 Gallons.. Start w/ GOOD Coffee,BEANS From SUMATRA are THE BEST.. Put the beans in a cold skillet,place over low coals, WATCH closely, constantly moving the beans, they will start to turn from green to tan, to brown..I like em best a deep red-brown color, you can go by smell as well, DON'T BURN EM...less cooked is better than too much cooked..NOW place your camp cooked or store cooked beans in a grinder, grind em up med-fine,put COLD water in your cooking container,add 1 rounded teaspoon of coffee for each 'cup' of water, PLUS 1 extra spoonful..."for the pot"... place on hot coals SLOWLY bring your coffee up to a boil, let boil for bout a minute, remove from heat, allow to sit 3-5 min. then add 1/2 cup COLD water, pour in yer cup n ENJOY...COFFEE is the TRUE nectar of the gods ... :master: :master: :master: Its easier than it sounds..I don't put salt, egg shells, sugar, milk, or ANYTHING in my coffee,('cept a touch of BRANDY or SINGLE MALT :winking

 

[Liver eatin’ Johnson]

Them campfire roasted beans will be even better if you let em sit overnight before grinding em' up... little fellers need time to relax and vent a bit of CO2 along with a bunch of subtile chemical changes. :winking:

For those interested in learning the fine art of roasting your own:
Sweet Maria's

 

your'e right BUT.. it grinds easier when it's still warm, and any freshly roasted/ground coffee is WAY better than canned-stored for ????long store bought "STUFF".. :thumbsup: :redthumb: :thumbsup:

 

[graybeard]

Badwind: Single malt should never be mixed with anything except maybe the slightest touch of water. Cognac is the stuff to put in coffee. We refer to it as "non-dairy creamer." Graybeard :nono: :nono:

 

[Claude Mathis]

Cognac is the stuff to put in coffee.

I prefer a good Irish whisky (Jameson) :thumbsup:

 

[graybeard]

Jameson is good. Also, along with Guinness, keeps the Irish from ruling the world. Graybeard :winking: