Update: Oh! How wonderful it was to have fresh brewed cold coffee while bikepacking this past weekend. The penultimate brew came on the last day, in which I woke enveloped in fog at 10,000 feet and 34˚F. I filled the brewing thermos the rest of the way (I get the grounds wet after drinking the previous round, but the water in the bottles is warm then, so just a bit to get them brewing overnight, then fill with cold water in the morning), wondering all the while how much I'd enjoy cold brew on a day like this. 65 miles later, the sun was a toasty 70˚F in a blue sky over the piñon forests of Salida and my 20oz of cold coffee were just the thing. Here's what I did/learned cold brewing bikepacking:
- Hario grinder gave up the ghost so ground the beans before I left. Worked well, but am in need of a better quality travel grinder. - 20oz wide-mouth Klean Kanteen thermos. Widemouth is easier to get the grounds in and out, but insulates far less. May look into their new system with budget allows. It would be a bigger thermos too. Grin. - As described above, I soak the grinds the afternoon before, getting them just wet enough to bloom and let them soak overnight in the too-warm for cold coffee water. First thing in the morning, the now cold water fills the thermos, which keeps it fairly cool throughout the day. The warmer the morning, the warmer the cold brew. - I line my mug with a bandana, shake the thermos (I gotta get the grinds out anyway, easier mixed with water), pout the mug full, lift the bandana, twist it over the mug, squeezing all the brew out the beans. - Ahhhh! - Repeat till thermos is empty. - Clean-up: Shake the grounds into a wee hole, mix with dirt, cover with dirt. All done. Yum. Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1d8d50c2-add6-4972-becd-92465666eb19%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
