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  • bolb
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    well we are away at the moment and using the italian style stove pot.
    The inlaws are drinking as well so its just as well i brought a full 500gm of roasted beans.
    Will check out local cafes tomorrow.

    Mal

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  • Gadget
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    Good question raised by bolb,

    You may like to read a self indulgent story of how I integrated coffee into a two week holiday. Fortunately I could pack the SB, cause I pack the car! SB and grinder went in first! Also packed 2kg of variety of fresh roasted beans. Teenagers in back seat of wagon wondered what is smell in car! Coffee beans gassing&gt

    http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1203336117/0

    I also integrated looking for cafes with local roasters, and even local grown coffee.

    If I wasnt able to pack SB, I would take both italian style stove top espresso and plunger. Both are great ways to enjoy coffee. For a grinder I would take a blade type nut/spice/coffee grinder. My plunger is stainless steel with vacuum sides. There are also cheap SS plungers that are not vacuum. Not so breakable.

    The challenge with coffee is always the same. How can I prepare the coffee to the highest standard possible with available equipment and conditions?

    For stove top espresso and plunger I would use different beans/blends, and roast them for the particular use, then experiment between the two.

    Single origins are great in a plunger. Roast the beans lighter (maybe CS8) than you would for espresso, then savour the flavour of the beans. Examples of beans that I have found to work well with this mehod are Mountain Top Estate Peaberry, PNG Kinjibi Peaberry, Ethiopian Harrar, Yirgacheffe, Guatemalan Huehuetenango.

    If using the stove top espresso, you can make an acceptable milk drink by shaking the milk in a container, then heating in the microwave.

    Holidays can be great time to experiment!

    Cheers

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  • andy
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    Presso - best body in the cup (of these 3) but bulkier than...
    Plunger - good cup but breakable
    Aero - light, easy to pack and wont break - a clean cup with less suspended particles (which can be good or bad).

    When space and weight is available I take the presso but the Aero is great if not.

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  • jimmyb
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    I love visiting cafes, even if the coffee is not perfect there is alot of good stuff around and its fun to try different places.

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  • bolb
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    Hi Pioneer
    As mother in laws go she is not too bad an old stick ;D

    Mal

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  • Magic_Matt
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    Originally posted by bolb link=1205920307/0#0 date=1205920307
    when quized on the idea of taking my baby "the ECM" i got a unequivical "i think not". >
    That would only encourage me, but Im kinda bloody-minded that way...

    When bushwalking I take pre-ground coffee in a ziplock bag and make Greek style coffee over the trangia. Tastes a bit stale by day two but beats walking with a caffeine headache!

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  • Lovey
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    If youre going somewhere populated, try for some local recommendations. Theres been heaps of threads along the lines of, "Wheres the best coffee in city/town/suburb X?"
    and you usually get heaps of good spots suggested. When Im away from my machine, I tend to rely on this method.
    I was in Switzerland recently, and there wasnt a good coffee to be had anywhere, so I resorted to holding my nose while drinking to ward off the evil taste ;D

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  • pie_in_ear
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    Originally posted by bolb link=1205920307/0#5 date=1205922979
    Hi Greg
    Good answer that but not sure how it would go first thing in the morning sitting across the breakfast table from the mother in law .

    Mal

    I would have thought it was a necessity, for either you or her.

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  • Javaphile
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    Take along a batch of Cold Process.


    Java "Lovin his CP!" phile

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  • GrindOnDemand
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    Originally posted by GregWormald link=1205920307/0#4 date=1205921918
    ... when I went camping, and electricity was not on offer, I drank scotch ...
    what ... no soy? ;D

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  • Viviane
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    I was away for a week, and took the Sunbeam grinder and a couple of Vietnamese coffee pots. Worked a treat. I doubt that it was made the authentic Vietnamese way, but it tasted good and the grinder made sure that my son didnt sleep in too late. ;D

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  • martybean
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    We went to Tassie for four weeks so i took my plunger and had some coffee I roasted at home but I had to grind it first, so it wasnt the freshest still beats going without (Marty got lots of headaches in Tassie).

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  • javabeen
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    I usually pack a good supply of fresh roasted beans and a manual hand grinder AND my Vietnamese coffee pot. Its stainless steel and the coffee tastes a bit like a plunger.

    Its nowhere near as good as the home made espresso, but tastes 10 times better than most coffee shops. And it can go anywhere.

    Plus its amazing to use when camping. The smell of fresh brewed coffee in the open air in the morning is a magnificent way to start the day.

    I mentioned to the family that Im taking the VBM and Mazzer on the next trip and was told to stay home...to which I replied...now thats a holiday! ;D and then packed the viet coffee pot.

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  • Thundergod
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    Originally posted by Wine_of_the_Bean link=1205920307/0#1 date=1205920722
    Dennis has the Aeropress...
    Before that option I bought myself a Presso for just reason you are asking.
    I can pack the MDF (or the 0450 if I can get the part I need) and no need to run the gauntlet.

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  • bolb
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    Hi Greg
    Good answer that but not sure how it would go first thing in the morning sitting across the breakfast table from the mother in law .

    Mal

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