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

[tahoe.cat at verizon.net (Cathy)]

Hi All  So far I've heard everyone say how bad bag coffee is. Well I think
its Great! A little coffee and a couple of shots of  "Bailey's Irish Cream"
Then its GREAT       Be Prepared      Ground Pounder Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon & Chuck Chelin" <chelin@teleport.com>
To: <metam01@earthlink.net>; "pct list" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Instant coffee tastes awful?? Cowboy Coffee


> Good evening, Monty,
>
> The instant coffee that I have found to be less obnoxious than most is
> Medaglia D'Oro Instant Espresso Coffee.  Note: I did not say "great", I
said
> "less obnoxious".  I dump it out of it's glass bottle and into one of the
> little flat flask-type plastic bottles.  Flat seems to work better to
> squeeze the stuff if it cakes over time.  My coffee standards are lower in
> the mountains, and in the morning it is usually mixed with instant
chocolate
> anyway.
>
> Most of the time, and specifically when I leave the stove behind, I enjoy
a
> few Coffee Nips coffee caramel candies.  They taste good, and will give me
> the obligatory buzz to avoid a coffee headache.  Chemical substance
abusers
> come in many varieties, it seems.
>
> Steel-Eye
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Monty Tam" <metam01@earthlink.net>
> To: "pct list" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 6:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Instant coffee tastes awful?? Cowboy Coffee
>
>
> > Thank you, everyone, for your help with this question.  So far even the
> > coffee roasters themselves can't recommend a good tasting instant.  Even
> > tasting like instant, it fits the hiking mode.
> > Ground coffee?  I've also found that soaking good coffee (not Folgers or
> > MJB type) overnight in my titanium pot makes great, smooth, and less
> bitter
> > coffee.  The grounds are sunk before I heat the coffee.
> > >From the grinder to the post office to the hike and to the pot, my
> coffee's
> > been getting very stale.  Eventually tastes awful.  A few of the better
> > small roasters foil pack a variety of Arabican beans in one pot portions
> > (Somewhere near two ounces).  Two of those per restock?
> > Deitrich's of L.A. and Alpen Sierra Coffee of South Tahoe (Right accross
> > from Ziggy's Southshore Inn) are two I know of.
> >
> > Thank You
> > I've narrowed it down to instant with a cringe
> > or great tasting ground coffee with a mess and a little extra trash.
> >
> > Warner Springs Monty
> >
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Bluce Ree <bluceree_superstar@yahoo.com>
> > > To: Deems <losthiker@sisqtel.net>; pct <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> > > Date: 11/24/2004 12:17:23 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Instant coffee tastes awful?? Cowboy Coffee
> > >
> > > 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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