Coffee on dive trips and liveaboards

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We usually take fresh ground beans we vacuum pack or just bag up, an aero press or a V60, and our club mates tend to bring French press. Within the UK where we often drive to meet the boat, I have been known to bring a coffee dripper with me!
Rich

Excellent! Or should I say brilliant! What is a V60? Life is too short to drink bad coffee.
 
Goes over top the cup with a filter for single cup of coffee;

Edit: 21-36 grams of freshly ground beans (or whatever you prefer)

I agree, nothing like a great cup of coffee:)



shopping
 
I've never been on a liveaboard, so I'm not sure how much space is available.

I'm a coffee snob, roast my own beans, espresso machine, 2 grinders, french press, aero press, Harrio V60 for pour over, drink it black etc, etc.

I take my pour over grinder and the V60 with a few filters as it's the easiest and most compact, nice clean cup. I put everything in a milk cart anytime we go away. I also take an electric kettle, but a thermometer and a boiling pot of water would work. I don't use boiling water for coffee. Depending what kind of coffee it is, usually anywhere from 165f-185f (which is why the thermometer would be a must for me). To me, boiling water over extracts the coffee and it tastes bitter.

They make hand grinders, but a good one with consistent grind size can get expensive ($250-$300). They are really nice, and there's something about making coffee in the morning and enjoying the silence (my grinder kills that). I do not own a hand grinder, but a buddy of mine has one and he says it's great for going anywhere.



You'll get sub par coffee this way, it'll degrade a lot faster than beans freshly ground.

I was buying the beans and grinding my own coffee, then started buying it ground for French Press from my local coffee person. I think it still tastes really good. But now I'm thinking of grinding again just to taste the difference lol


I will bring something I like, and also pick something up while I'm away for the same reason. It's a hit or miss (which is why I bring something I like).



Just realized the aero press would probably be more compact, but I tend to prefer the cleaner cup with the V60.

Are we not supposed to post in the woman's forum? If not, my apologies.




I just read my post.... I sound like an old man, lol.
 
Wouldn't it be easier to grind your beans just before a trip, and then place in a sealed bag?

Of course it would be easier and I've done it on a few trips. A grinder doesn't weigh much or take up much space.
 
Aero press is like a small french press, a little more bold (so some fines in the bottom) . The V60 is like a small dripper, a little more subtle (no fines / clean cup).
 
Goes over top the cup with a filter for single cup of coffee;

Edit: 21-36 grams of freshly ground beans (or whatever you prefer)

I agree, nothing like a great cup of coffee:)



shopping
I've never tried that. How does it compare to French Press? Seems easier, especially for a trip.
 
Here is a hand grinder. This one come pretty highly recommended. Easy to use, compact, and if I'm being honest does a better job grinding than my electric grinder.

Apollo manual hand grinder

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I've never tried that. How does it compare to French Press? Seems easier, especially for a trip.

Aero press is like a small french press, a little more bold (so some fines in the bottom) . The V60 is like a small dripper, a little more subtle (no fines / clean cup).
 
We drink coffee Russian/Turkish style. Meaning, freshly ground coffee plus water (2 teaspoons per cup) are heated just to the boiling point in a device like this, and that's it. My wife prefers to filter her coffee while I drink it raw. No presses or coffee-makers of any kind should be used. When we travel, we take ground coffee with us, or, when on liveaboards, succumb to the necessary evil of drinking whatever caffeine-high junk they can offer, keeping in mind, that such coffee is probably bad for your liver. Sometimes, we also take some instant coffee instead.
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/peregrine/

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