What do you use to make a really good cup of coffee? Stove top espresso is too slow, need some volume. Using a French press now, very messy and too much garbage/residue into the holding tanks. What is the path to righteous, low effort, high volume, low mess coffee?
Victron Inverter and a Nespresso coffee machine plus milk frother. I do have an Aeropress for when I find some great beans, but nothing beats the press-button ease of the Nespresso machine.
I use one of these. A stove top espresso and steam boiler. It can make an exceptional latte and it doesn’t use up precious Amps from the battery bank.
We have some simple rules for operation. Leave the steam valve open until the steam is visible. Once the valve is closed watch it until it reads about 0.5 Bar. Extract the coffee shots with the gas turned down. Turn up the gas and steam the milk when it reaches 2 bar. It won’t over pressurise when the steam valve is open.
We use the large version of "Clever Coffee Dripper" which is a pour-over type that uses a cone filter. However, it has a check valve in the base so that the liquid can steep for about 4 minutes (like a French press), plus or minus, as you choose, before you place it on top of your mug to dispense. It'll make 15 oz (400 mL) at a time. Dispose of the filter as usual for easy clean up.
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Last Edit: Aug 23, 2019 18:03:36 GMT by ForGrinsToo
I am a complete Philistine! A generous spoonfull of Instant coffee in a mug with boiling water is fine for me, add milk and sugar and I am happy! I get really annoyed in Costa, Starbucks etc waiting and waiting while they make me a coffee that takes less than a minute at home.
Victron Inverter and a Nespresso coffee machine plus milk frother. I do have an Aeropress for when I find some great beans, but nothing beats the press-button ease of the Nespresso machine.
Like Zanshin we have a Nespresso coffee machine that we run off our MasterVolt inverter or whilst running the generator.
The only problem is sourcing the coffee capsules. I drink 2 cups each morning and my wife gets through 3, then there are the guest, so you can imaging our consumption is enormous. That can amount to 150 capsules per month, considering we cruise non stop for 5 to 6 months per year that amounts to about 900 per season. Although you can now buy capsules that fit the machine in a supermarket, the coffee is not as good. So we have to purchase in baulk and store on the boat.
Imagine our excitement at finding a Nespresso shop in Valencia, Spain this summer! Several trips were made to stock up depleted stores. Yes we love our coffee and have never found anything as good as Nespresso, expensive, yes, but to us worth the cost and aggravation involved.
In the marina we have Nespresso machine. It’s very slim and makes great coffee but small volume. I see you are US based. Having work a lot in the US I’m not great fan of the weak stuff for breakfast and sounds like you like a stronger brew.
As we sail on the NW of Spain, with swell, once beyond the islands, anything more than Hillwalker’s instant is too difficult. We move to sachets of instant cappuccino and top it up with a spoon of instant.
Great question by the way and if you ever get a really good answer to great coffee while sailing my wife and I are listening 👂👂
Not sure of the definition of Philostine.....will look up......Yes I live and go by the world Hq of charbucks in the now defunct Sears building on Lander st in Seattle. Prefer my caffeine via boiled water and tea bag, iced tea from pre mentioned version. Or twist a cap off of a Dr Pepper bottle. Both options give on more caffeine than Cough-EE! I think I speeled that coughee stuff correctly.......horrible tasting sheet!
Must come from my Welsh grandmother serving me tea that one can stir the tea with, pull the spoon.......leave the part of spoon that was in tea in the tea, throw the handle away STRONG TEA! A little cream, LOTS oh sugar, and I could drink it. Then she read the tea leaves when done!
Charbucks, aptly named. If you don’t add a bunch of stuff, well, Seattle’s Best is far better.
We don’t have space, battery, or genset for the fancy apparatus. It was the Wee Admiral who found that “clever” thing. We both like our coffee strong but with minimal grounds in it. French press is in storage ashore
Last Edit: Sept 5, 2019 15:49:39 GMT by ForGrinsToo
What do you use to make a really good cup of coffee? Stove top espresso is too slow, need some volume. Using a French press now, very messy and too much garbage/residue into the holding tanks. What is the path to righteous, low effort, high volume, low mess coffee?
We use a pour-over melita filter holder that fits on top of a carafe. Makes 6 cups or so at a time. A little labor, but with excellent results.
For me, the important thing is to keep that second and third cup of coffee hot for drinking underway. I use an insulated, thermos carafe which can be left in the sink when heeled.
Aaaarghhhh, Gringos.... We make our coffee simple: Boiling just right volume of water, 3 small (tea) spoons of grinded coffee, boil some more, little time to settle, pour in two cups. It’s called Turkish coffee in my land (but that’s not actually)
Bialetti Mocha pots in many sizes from 1 to 12 cup. We buy local beans from independents and Kingtop grinders are excellent - one for coffee, one for spices.
We found using a filter funnel system near impossible under way due to spillages, so we just use an twin walled insulated press as that can be kept upright easily. There was a restricted range of mugs which would fit under the filter anyway... I have to confess to never drinking instant coffee. It neither smells nor tastes like the real stuff
1) Put the water on, 2) Hand grind the coffee, 3) By the time the fresh grind is ready, the water is boiling. 4) = 2 shots of Espresso 5) Stretch the milk, 6) Enjoy great fresh coffee.
Nespresso all the way!!!!!! the sleeves and capsule store easy. Nespresso usually give promos for free coffee or cups and thermos cups. GREAT COMPANY Strong, Mild, Week all the choices you could ask for
