[pct-l] Instant coffee tastes awful?? Cowboy Coffee

[bluceree_superstar at yahoo.com (Bluce Ree)]

Has anyone brought up the idea of cold brewed coffee.
It's awesome, amps you out, very smooth, concentrated
and can be warmed up with a little hot water or drink
it cold. Simply put a bunch of grinds in a water
bottle filled with water and let sit over night. Mix
concentrate with water equal parts when ready to
serve.

I was wondering if anyone had luck with soaking foods
ie beans, rice instead of cooking them. I'd like to
ditch my stove for this hike. Any ideas?

aloha, Bluce

--- Deems <losthiker@sisqtel.net> wrote:

> I'm a coffee addict, and proud of it! I won't debate
> your need or lack of, but don't get in the way of my
> morning jumpstart brew!! I did the cowboy coffee
> brew for years. Boil the grounds, and drink what's
> left. This took a bit of stove fuel, and I couldn't
> make oatmeal with the coffee stew, and it never
> tasted as good as home brew. But, alas, I was
> caffeinated. I have also took along the one cup drip
> funnel, filters, and made each cup from tasty
> starbuckish grounds.  That too took a bit too much
> fuel again, fuel is pack weight, and the grounds and
> funnel were a bit heavy. We're talking ounces
> here...Now, my present experiment is taking Folgers
> coffee single bags, one per cup, two cups are
> required and the first cup gets one bag, and the
> second gets the first used bag and a second fresh
> bag. The second one is best! With my Pika alcohol
> stove system this has been working great. I wish I
> could make my own coffee brew bags from bean grind,
> but this keeps me trail ready, my coffee monkey
> happy, and I'm awake. I'm not sure what instant
> coffee is good for, except better'n noth'n; and
> whoever invented or offers me decaffeinated coffee
> is beyond redemption and unwelcome in my campsite!! 
> I also have an evening brew after each dusty trail
> day using 151 rum and my secret citrus mix, but
> that's another story...Hikon!!
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