Cold-brew coffee on the Playa

[phil]

http://boingboing.net/2011/11/14/howto-attain-radical-hotel-roo.html

This guy claims he made cold-brew coffee at Burning Man using this method. I need my coffee in the morning, and I need it hot, so I'm not sure this is of interest to me, but those of you camping without stoves may find this fills a need.

[Ugly Dougly]

...usually imported from Asia or Eastern Europe, where they are still barely legal ...

Honestly, Phil, we worry about you.

Me, I am okay with a mouthful of instant.

[Elorrum]

I make a cold brew concentrate. soak coffee over night, drain off concentrate. (my filter container takes 7 cups of water to one pound of coffee) I drain off about a one liter soda bottle of concentrate. Refrigeration suggested after it's brewed. It's gaaaauugg, kind of strong to drink straight, but doable if necessary (late night driving) and is cheaper than a noxious energy drink. Add water hot or cold, sugar, milk (powdered milk) very nice. Very smooth, does have sort of a mocha taste as this guy notes. On playa, making the brew could be messy, but I can see the possibility, if the stove breaks, fuel runs out, etc.

[ygmir]

...usually imported from Asia or Eastern Europe, where they are still barely legal ...

Honestly, Phil, we worry about you.

Me, I am okay with a mouthful of instant.

are you being dyslexic, Dougly?

[gyre]

Don't make yourself crazy.

I like the Coffeetime myself.

http://www.autocrat.com/
https://www.littlerhodyfoods.com/shop/

Hot?
Use your microwave, Phil.

[Eric]

I love cold filtered coffee- just start off with good quality beans because you will really taste them. Like Elorrum said- what you make is a base, you add water to dilute it to drinking strength. You could easily add hot water to get hot coffee (personally, I like my playa coffee chilled- it's a little more refreshing to me).

It is a mess to make- I agree with Elorrum again on just bringing the filtered concentrate.

[48_love]

I have past experience with the Toddy maker ... good stuff.

[BBadger]

The article is damn straight about the Aeropress. It's the only way I brew coffee these days, short of a Phin brewer for some Vietnamese coffee I bought (which is also mentioned in the iced coffee article linked in that site).

With the article's credibility firmly established... now I need to try that cold brew.