Watching Mark show off his favourite ways of making coffee 👍. While I’m sitting in my backyard on a hot morning making coffee with my AeroPress using a canteen cup & a DIY alcohol stove. What an awesome way to start a day 😂🇨🇦
Great video on coffee Mark. One of my most favorite coffee makers is also Aeropress. Maybe you didn't know but the paper filter is also reusable. I typically have been using 30 times, rinsing it off and letting it dry at home. I save the old ones and then use it hiking or camping and then throw it away. Makes paper filters very cheap. With other coffees I need milk and sugar to get rid of bitterness. Also I have GSI collapseable pour over coffee filter that weighs almost nothing. Also makes great cup of coffee.
Not sure that is the best idea as they are not intended to be reused. The paper gets saturated with oil from the coffee in the first brewing and rinsing it will not remove any of the oil. The oil then oxidizes and adds unpleasant flavors to the new brews (similar to rebrewing coffee). You would be better off with a metal filter, as you can wash that in soap and reuse it to your heart's content.
@@neonsamurai1348 You're probably right, but haven't noticed bad flavor. Watched video with maker of Aeropress showing how filters can be reused. Maybe will swith to metal filter when Irun out of the paper ones.
I use the pour over with stainless steel filter X 2, before discarding the grounds. After using the filter I stick it in a sandwich baggy until I need coffee for that day again. I empty my filter after using it for the second time (leave used grounds in filter, ADD more grounds on top). This is the way I learned to make coffee from my grandma, and I like this system. Of course back in the 60's sandwich baggies were quite different from today...but that's how she would do things. She lived in Germany and during the war they couldn't get hardly anything in the stores like coffee, flour, Rice, breads, etc. So she adapted to using the coffee grounds X 2. And I too adapted her version of making coffee.
Great video Mark !!! To say I am a coffee lover is just the tip of the iceberg. I love coffee and the variety of ways to brew it. My go to methods are the Aero Press and the French Press. Both involve some immersion and when done properly they can’t be beat with the resulting flavor.
I agree totally. I have another method I use occasionally at home but it does not carry well in the woods and that is the Clever Dripper. Can be used as both an immersion device and/or a dip device. Thanks for commenting
Never liked cowboy coffee til a cowboy made some using “traditional “ method but using a light roast. A barista schooled me on why by explaining the darker the roast, the lesser the temp. 185 - 195 for dark roast. Aero Press is the best! Good video. Thanks much!
G'day Mark, for pack carry; pour over with the Soto Helix. Light, compact, robust, no plastics, (I'm always wary, especially when it's unidentified and hot food or drink is involved), clean up couldn't be easier with paper, though I do intend to acquire a mesh filter for if the paper runs out ... and many thanks for bringing those to my/our attention. Car camping, I have been using a glass bodied French press, though I wouldn't be adverse to giving an Aeropress a crack; they're quite well priced here, ..... but man, their mesh filter aint, .... it's nearly half the price of the unit itself, and it is a plastic, (of some description), body, looks like what you might get on a blender beaker or some such, .... I guess ........ swings and roundabouts .... as we say. Cheers Duke. P.S. fantastic point mate, could not agree more; .......if is doesn't come from the woods, don't leave it in the woods !!!!!!! ...... bodily functions ? ...................... another story for another time ; )
The Soto Helix is a great pour-over device. I would keep it for summer use as I feel it would allow coffee to chill off too quickly during winter. Thanks for commenting Duke.
Nice reviews, have to agree on thge Aeropress. After spilling the inverted method coffee a few times, we splurged on the Flow Control Filter Cap which eliminates the need to invert as no coffee comes out unless there is pressure. The Filter cap also makes a nice faux espresso that my wife likes,
I'm simple, I like to perk over slow coals, no open flame, it takes about 20min in all, let it perk for 4min, let it stand and sit for 5min off the heat, for the grinds to settle, pour and enjoy. My next favorite is good old instant coffee Tasters Choice Classico Dark . it clean and easy. I like heavy cream, no sugar.
I usually reserve this for stationary camps or car camping, but nothing beats the sound and smell of fresh coffee percolating in the morning. My routine when I used to do Scout/Ventur Camps was to be one of the first one up, make a couple of cups of pour over coffee, then put on a big coffee percolator on, it was amassing how fast even those who had stayed up late would materialize when the coffee started to percolate. For individual camps or day hikes I use a Dollar store pour over like you have.
I also love the Aeropress. I use a full size at home and the Aeropress Go for in woods and traveling. Someone mentioned a Brunner Amigo, which is a pour-over device. I would love to try the Brunner Amigo but haven’t found it available in US.
1 - Aeropress with a Fellow Prismo option , 2 - GSI ultralight or other pour over with a paper filter, 3 - Minipresso NS2, 4 - pour over packet, 5 - instant packet. I bring a hand grinder when car camping for the first two methods. Another tip if you like. Dirty Chai is a packet of Jaipur Avenue Chai Tea Mix with any of the above coffees.
Thanks for your nice video. Over the past several years I have acquired a number of coffee making devices. I have two sizes of Bialetti Mokka pots, an AeroPress, a cowboy coffee pot, a Turkish coffee ibrik, a Bripe, and just recently a GSI mini espresso kit from REI. I really like the process of making coffee in different ways. I usually rinse and reuse AeroPress filters several times without noticing an effect on taste, but that may say something about my taste buds ;-). The AeroPress filters also perfectly fit my small Bialetti Mokka pot, and sometimes I’ll put one in to filter out the fine grounds. BTW, I was very sure I would win your contest for the stainless steel SerotoninOutdoors stove (ha ha). When I didn’t win, I joined the kickstarter for it and hope to see one delivered later this year :-). In the meantime, I made a similarly shaped device out of pieces of scrap stainless steel from my junk pile. My homemade stove does not have the secondary wood gas combustion capabilities of the Serotonin, but it is pretty similar in other respects. I can feed wood sticks in at either end through little sliding doors. And it works with wood, an alcohol stove, Esbit blocks, and my little Turkish coffee butane stove. I had fun the other day using the stove with the butane burner to make GSI mini espresso coffee in my backyard.
I have and use all the devices you mention (and a few more) except the Bripe. They were going to send me one but never did. I love making my own stoves as it is rewarding and cheap. I am still testing the Serotonin but the fire ban is making is a challenge. Thanks for commenting
I live in California and for that past few years have only burned wood in my backyard (I am not aware of a ban on that). And last winter, with snow on the ground, it was OK to cook lunch on a little twig/wood stove up at a State Park campground. But during the prolonged California fire season I think using wood and perhaps even alcohol stoves is not permitted anymore. I don’t know about Esbit blocks. I think camping & cooking with propane/butane is still ok, but I would have to check. I recently installed a 1000 Watt inverter in my prius and with the car parked and turned on, I can run a small portable induction cooktop without any fire hazard worries. I hope to make a multi western state camping/roadtrip later this summer and am unsure where or even if I can cook outside using any sort of flame.
I like Moka! pack it in...Pack it out! It is simple and easy to clean! It helps to grind the beans just before using the Moka pot. I also have a bag to pick up trail trash along the way.
Great video Mark and all good methods to make coffee. I'm impressed with how good a simple pour over is. I'll take your word on the Aeropress. Thank you for sharing!
👍👍 for the AeroPress! You and Lonnie talked me into it a couple of years ago. I got a second one to put in a go-bag for my trips to the bush. One thing to watch out for - wind gusts. Instant panic when you see you much-anticipated mug of coffee flowing across the table after a puff of wind. 😩
Hi Mark, a little tip for the moka pot. When getting the coffee out of the holder whilst cleaning up, blow up the end with a good sharp blow and the coffee will pop out like a hockey puck and straight into your bag. 👍🏼
Hard to argue with the AeroPress as #1! I use the inverted method with an extra long bloom (90 sec). I use a chopstick to stir/knock the bloom down if the coffee is really fresh and fill it to the top and press at 2:30 minutes. Can also use to make loose leaf tea.
I don’t backpack, I car camp, so carrying a single use pot doesn’t bother me. I often use my AeroPress and to me that makes the best coffee. Sometimes I take Folgers coffee singles. The singles are made like tea bags, so so just put 1 or 2 bags in a cup, fill the cup with hot water, and let it steep for a few minutes. Cleanup is easy. The coffee is contained in the bags so all you have to dispose of are the bags. Once you determine how many bags you need for the volume of water you are using you can make a really good cup of coffee.
Great video Mark. Us coffee lovers are always looking for that next great cup of coffee. Beans are the key but the method is important too. Traveling light means you look for the lightest smallest method. The Aeropress Go Travel system does it for me. I reuse my paper filters at home and on the trail and can get 12+ uses out of them. I recently won from Off Course Outdoors (thank you!) a Maxi MyClean Titanium Moka Pot. It makes a wondaful cup of coffee and is very light. It is a one use system and does take up space. But it is now my #2 method. Actually easier than an aluminum Bialetti moka pot.
My 2 favorites are the aeropress and the WACACO picopresso (plus shower screen and a better basket) + NanoFoamer V2 AA for cappuccino. I also will do simple cowboy coffee sometimes, though I am not crazy about the flavors. Mostly I just bring tea (preferably Japanese or a good Earl Grey with real bergamot peel).
Hi Mark. I have a Stanley press, but my main method is to use the coffee tea bags and I collect the coffee you get in hotel rooms. I have some hotel coffee from a recent trip to Scotland. Ha ha. I know it's not going to be the best cup of coffee, but if I'm on a long off road trip to northern Canada, any coffee is good coffee when I'm camping for days on end. I may change my bad coffee ways some day. 😂 Love your content.
My favourite without a doubt is the moka pot and usually on a gaz stove, otherwise when weight is an issue a cut down fine mesh nylon filter. Always tastes good. Though i shall investigate aeros... cheers.
The aeropress is basically an upside down French press, which was my by far favourite method for coffee, when I drank coffee. As for the grounds, any high use area should be take out everything you bring in, but to be worried about a small amount of organic matter when far out in the woods is like saying I can’t poop in the woods because I ate Chinese the night before, or I can’t pee after drinking a German beer. Also, according to the theory, you can’t composite the grounds then use it somewhere, because it supposedly has something alien in it. It’s a plant. Just my opinion of course. Good luck with those flies. I hate those little buggers.
I will agree that the AeroPress and the French Press are similar in that they are both immersion style brewers but there are so many difference after that. For me, it is not the amount from one pot of coffee, but if I did it every trip it would add up, and if everyone did it every trip, it would be a much bigger impact. I try to set an example with my videos and don't want to inadvertently add to the issue. I can't control what comes out of my body but I can control what I make myself. Using grounds to compost at home is not the same as leaving nature intact. Also, food rotting is not the same as composted which has heated itself up and been consumed by bacteria, etc. So what do you have against these innocent forest creatures?. They are just trying to get a meal😜. Thanks for commenting Jim
@@MarkYoungBushcraft Ahhh, but I said specifically "high traffic areas". What I meant by that was areas where a lot of people go, and you could end up with a pile of old food laying around. I was only talking about spreading out some grounds in places where few people go. As for the press, perhaps you’re right, but they’re both stewing coffee loosely in hot water, then being forced through with a plunger. True one is forcing water through the coffee, and one is straining it out, but I don’t see there being a real difference….though I admit I haven’t actually tried to compare.
Happy Canada 🇨🇦 Day 🤗 I love making coffee ☕️ and am always looking for ways I like. For a large group I have a big perk pot . For one or two I like pour through filters or French press. Clean up for French press is a bit of a mess.
Aaah... Your mocha pot sounds a lot like a percolator...I used to have one back in the 1980's. I use the pour over with a stainless steel filter...nothing beats a pour over 🤓
Lately my favorite way to make coffee is to use coffee filters with wings that sit on my cup. I grind my beans, put the grounds in the filter, and I pour almost boiling water over the grounds directly into my cup. I discovered a Mokha Java by Storehouse that is the most flavorful coffee I've ever tasted. The paper filter and used grounds go into the trash, and there is no clean up. I probably should dump it into the compost. Geee why didn't I think of that??? I like a medium roast made strong with a bit of heavy cream. My grinder is from Vevor, and after a year of using it I am very happy with it. The glass grounds catcher has a silicone sleeve to help prevent breakage. #4 out of 6 seems to be a perfect grind for pour over. I make my coffee in a 20 oz insulated ss cup. I like my coffee hot till the last drop. It's a bit of a thrill to watch the fresh Storehouse coffee grounds bloom. They bloom better than any other coffee I've brewed. I will continue to buy it. The taste is just so delightful. The whole process is a pleasure, even at 3:30 a.m. which I did this morning. Oh, and the coffee filters are sturdy enough to clean out and reuse. I have loose leaf tea that is rolled into balls. I use those filters to also strain tea. I saved some Pure Leaf Tea bottles, and I refill them to keep ice tea stored in the fridge. I hate cold coffee, but I like unsweetened ice tea.
1) Aeropress GO 2)Buphallo pour over 3)Mug Mate 4)Stanley french press 5)stove top. These depend on group size and if I'll car camping or canoe camping. The first 3 can be for anywhere but where I'm the only one having coffee. If i can afford the weight I prefer to bring my Porlex hand grinder for the beans instead of pre-grinding.
The next step in the coffee progression will be to obtain some civet beans. A person would think we can easily find them here in the Philippines. Not so fast. We live in the northern part of the country. In my 11 1/2 years here, I have yet to see these beans in any local shop. I am guessing the majority are exported because of the high price. Civet beans are on my bucket list. We make a fresh brew in many different ways. At camp, we most often make a "gently brewed" cowboy coffee and run the coffee through a brown paper filter. Will be looking for one of those neat silicone collapsible filter holders next.
I’ve never made cowboy coffee, but the French press and pour over method I have. I had a pour over one that had a built in filter, it worked pretty good. ✌️🇺🇸🇨🇦✌️
Has to be the Aeropress Go for me as number one however I enjoy taking all my brewers out and using them. Currently enjoying using the Hario V60 Mugen outside. Also love making Turkish/Greek coffee that’s one of the easiest ways to make coffee and full of health benefits. Just purchased the Tricolate Brewer so looking forward to taking that outside and the clean up is as easy and clean as the Aeropress
btw, coffee grounds contain nutrients and micronutrients like nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and other trace minerals, so they can be used to fertilize plants.
@@MarkYoungBushcraft hmm, just curious what's your stand on the "going to the bathroom" in the woods and washing your teeth with paste and hands with soap, well just thinking, all these and more harmful for the woods than the coffee grounds, just saying!
@@sorinoutdoors5418 So Leave No Trace does have best practices for all of these things. For me, I look at it as, I have no choice about using the washroom in the woods but I do have a choice about other types of waste left behind. I bury my personal waste as per LNT recommendations
@@MarkYoungBushcraft myeah, I was afraid that this would be your answer, so if it's buried you don't see it, hence no trace, no harm to the woods, and so on. you always have another choice, I hate double standard, enough said from my side.
Last few days here in VA we have had really bad haze from the fires up there. I remember a few years ago when the great dismal swamp was on fire. The smoke from that was just terrible. Smelled horrible and you couldn't go outside for long without your eyes tearing up. How's the ticks there? Since we had a very mild winter the ticks have been the worst I've seen in a long time.
Quebec is have a very hard time with fires. We had our own fires in Nova Scotia after a dry winter and spring. Lots of rain right now that is helping. Ticks are out of control. Go to be careful. Thanks for commenting
Someone help me please, I have drank coffee all my life. I've never tried these new ways of making coffee. Perkalators, auto drip, and cowboy coffee is all I've used in making coffee. To me, the moka pot would be exactly like cowboy coffee, ie: boiling the coffee and water together. The aeropress, french press, and pour over methods seem to would taste exactly the same since they are bascially all pour over methods. Someone please enlighten me. And please don't get defensive, I'm just looking at things from a practical point of view.
No problem. Actually, a moka pot is a type of percolator that pushes hot (yes boiling hot) water through the coffee under pressure created by the steam in the lower chamber. The contact time is short compared with cowboy coffee or a regular percolator. The AeroPress is known as an immersion type of coffee maker, similar to a French press in that all the coffee mixes with all the water. The heat of the water and contact time are under the control of the person making the coffee, as is the roast and grind size. A pour over is similar to a drip coffee maker in that not all the coffee and water are exposed to each other at the same time. As water pours in, coffee pours out. The maker has some but less control over the contact time. The way you make your coffee is and what you enjoy is personal. From my perspective, I feel all types of coffee making have a place but can only be judged good or bad by the individual and only after they have been tried. Thanks for commenting
My 5 favorite ways to make coffee in the woods is very similar to yours, except I only make it 4 ways. #4 is cowboy coffee, #3 is pour over. I use the heavy but excellent Stanley pour over set. , #2 is the Esbit coffee maker, which I believe is very similar to your Moka Pot, and #1 is the French Press. I use the Wood Knot Gear french press, which is the exact same as your Bestargot French press. I just paid too much.😢 Like you I was taught to never boil coffee, as it ruins it. Also like you I always boil my water (often it is straight from the river) let it cool, stir in the coffee and let it steep. The exception is the Esbit coffee maker, which is always filled from my canteen. Always wanted to try the Aero Press, but I guess I just do not see the difference between the Aero Press and my French Press ?? Also, I was going to say I would trade our chiggers for your black flies, but maybe not.
Sorry, I’m not letting plastic anywhere near my coffee - I especially don’t like the way friction against plastic column might shave off plastic particles into my drink.
Watching Mark show off his favourite ways of making coffee 👍. While I’m sitting in my backyard on a hot morning making coffee with my AeroPress using a canteen cup & a DIY alcohol stove. What an awesome way to start a day 😂🇨🇦
Got to love it. Except we have had rain for three weeks. Thanks for commenting
GSI lava drip. Pour over. Only weighs a few grams. Folds flat. No filters. Ive had mine for years. Brilliant.
Yes, I have it and love it as well. Thanks for commenting
Great video on coffee Mark. One of my most favorite coffee makers is also Aeropress. Maybe you didn't know but the paper filter is also reusable. I typically have been using 30 times, rinsing it off and letting it dry at home. I save the old ones and then use it hiking or camping and then throw it away. Makes paper filters very cheap. With other coffees I need milk and sugar to get rid of bitterness. Also I have GSI collapseable pour over coffee filter that weighs almost nothing. Also makes great cup of coffee.
I have not tried re-using the paper filter. May give it a try. Thanks for commenting
Not sure that is the best idea as they are not intended to be reused. The paper gets saturated with oil from the coffee in the first brewing and rinsing it will not remove any of the oil. The oil then oxidizes and adds unpleasant flavors to the new brews (similar to rebrewing coffee). You would be better off with a metal filter, as you can wash that in soap and reuse it to your heart's content.
@@neonsamurai1348 You're probably right, but haven't noticed bad flavor. Watched video with maker of Aeropress showing how filters can be reused. Maybe will swith to metal filter when Irun out of the paper ones.
Good point about disposing of the coffee properly
Yes, Leave No Trace is not talked about enough. Thanks for commenting
I use the pour over with stainless steel filter X 2, before discarding the grounds. After using the filter I stick it in a sandwich baggy until I need coffee for that day again.
I empty my filter after using it for the second time (leave used grounds in filter, ADD more grounds on top).
This is the way I learned to make coffee from my grandma, and I like this system.
Of course back in the 60's sandwich baggies were quite different from today...but that's how she would do things.
She lived in Germany and during the war they couldn't get hardly anything in the stores like coffee, flour, Rice, breads, etc.
So she adapted to using the coffee grounds X 2.
And I too adapted her version of making coffee.
Great tip. We can learn a lot from our parents. Thanks for commenting
Great video Mark !!! To say I am a coffee lover is just the tip of the iceberg. I love coffee and the variety of ways to brew it. My go to methods are the Aero Press and the French Press. Both involve some immersion and when done properly they can’t be beat with the resulting flavor.
I agree totally. I have another method I use occasionally at home but it does not carry well in the woods and that is the Clever Dripper. Can be used as both an immersion device and/or a dip device. Thanks for commenting
Fantastic upload, thanks 🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting
Never liked cowboy coffee til a cowboy made some using “traditional “ method but using a light roast. A barista schooled me on why by explaining the darker the roast, the lesser the temp. 185 - 195 for dark roast. Aero Press is the best! Good video. Thanks much!
A light roast and course ground coffee do help. Thanks for commenting
Love your fight with the black flies 😂, sorry (NOT), 😂🤣😂 as for your favorite coffee...I am watching...
Black flies and mosquitoes I can live with. Deer flies....not so much. Thanks for commenting
Thanks For Your Choices Mark ! We Use Our Pour Over A Lot. Thanks For This ! ATB T God Bless
Most welcome. Thanks for commenting Terry
Another great review Mark
And all you said is the best way to make a cup of coffee ☕️
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting
Thanks !! Nice video greetings from Belgium
Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for commenting
Happy Canada Day! Love my AeroPress.
Same to you! Thanks for commenting
G'day Mark, for pack carry; pour over with the Soto Helix. Light, compact, robust, no plastics, (I'm always wary, especially when it's unidentified and hot food or drink is involved), clean up couldn't be easier with paper, though I do intend to acquire a mesh filter for if the paper runs out ... and many thanks for bringing those to my/our attention.
Car camping, I have been using a glass bodied French press, though I wouldn't be adverse to giving an Aeropress a crack; they're quite well priced here, ..... but man, their mesh filter aint, .... it's nearly half the price of the unit itself, and it is a plastic, (of some description), body, looks like what you might get on a blender beaker or some such, .... I guess ........ swings and roundabouts .... as we say.
Cheers Duke.
P.S. fantastic point mate, could not agree more; .......if is doesn't come from the woods, don't leave it in the woods !!!!!!! ...... bodily functions ? ...................... another story for another time ; )
The Soto Helix is a great pour-over device. I would keep it for summer use as I feel it would allow coffee to chill off too quickly during winter. Thanks for commenting Duke.
Nice reviews, have to agree on thge Aeropress. After spilling the inverted method coffee a few times, we splurged on the Flow Control Filter Cap which eliminates the need to invert as no coffee comes out unless there is pressure. The Filter cap also makes a nice faux espresso that my wife likes,
I have been considering adding one of the caps. Thanks for commenting
I'm simple, I like to perk over slow coals, no open flame, it takes about 20min in all, let it perk for 4min, let it stand and sit for 5min off the heat, for the grinds to settle, pour and enjoy. My next favorite is good old instant coffee Tasters Choice Classico Dark . it clean and easy. I like heavy cream, no sugar.
Yes, a classic for sure. Thanks for commenting
I usually have two cups in the morning and what better way to have them than to watch your favorite 5 ways to make it. Thanks
Just finishing my second morning cup as I write this. Thanks for commenting
I usually reserve this for stationary camps or car camping, but nothing beats the sound and smell of fresh coffee percolating in the morning. My routine when I used to do Scout/Ventur Camps was to be one of the first one up, make a couple of cups of pour over coffee, then put on a big coffee percolator on, it was amassing how fast even those who had stayed up late would materialize when the coffee started to percolate. For individual camps or day hikes I use a Dollar store pour over like you have.
Sounds great! Thanks for commenting
I have an espresso maker at home but you reminded me how good a cup of coffee the aeropress can make, so I dug it out of storage!!
Lots of good coffee to be made with it. Thanks for commenting
My favorite is the aeropress as well. My 2nd is also pour over. Great video thanks for bringing us along!
Great choices. Thanks for commenting
I also love the Aeropress. I use a full size at home and the Aeropress Go for in woods and traveling.
Someone mentioned a Brunner Amigo, which is a pour-over device. I would love to try the Brunner Amigo but haven’t found it available in US.
I have not tried it either but I will see if I can get one. Thanks for commenting
1 - Aeropress with a Fellow Prismo option , 2 - GSI ultralight or other pour over with a paper filter, 3 - Minipresso NS2, 4 - pour over packet, 5 - instant packet. I bring a hand grinder when car camping for the first two methods. Another tip if you like. Dirty Chai is a packet of Jaipur Avenue Chai Tea Mix with any of the above coffees.
Well thought out selections. Thanks for commenting
Thanks for your nice video. Over the past several years I have acquired a number of coffee making devices. I have two sizes of Bialetti Mokka pots, an AeroPress, a cowboy coffee pot, a Turkish coffee ibrik, a Bripe, and just recently a GSI mini espresso kit from REI. I really like the process of making coffee in different ways. I usually rinse and reuse AeroPress filters several times without noticing an effect on taste, but that may say something about my taste buds ;-). The AeroPress filters also perfectly fit my small Bialetti Mokka pot, and sometimes I’ll put one in to filter out the fine grounds.
BTW, I was very sure I would win your contest for the stainless steel SerotoninOutdoors stove (ha ha). When I didn’t win, I joined the kickstarter for it and hope to see one delivered later this year :-). In the meantime, I made a similarly shaped device out of pieces of scrap stainless steel from my junk pile. My homemade stove does not have the secondary wood gas combustion capabilities of the Serotonin, but it is pretty similar in other respects. I can feed wood sticks in at either end through little sliding doors. And it works with wood, an alcohol stove, Esbit blocks, and my little Turkish coffee butane stove. I had fun the other day using the stove with the butane burner to make GSI mini espresso coffee in my backyard.
I have and use all the devices you mention (and a few more) except the Bripe. They were going to send me one but never did. I love making my own stoves as it is rewarding and cheap. I am still testing the Serotonin but the fire ban is making is a challenge. Thanks for commenting
I live in California and for that past few years have only burned wood in my backyard (I am not aware of a ban on that). And last winter, with snow on the ground, it was OK to cook lunch on a little twig/wood stove up at a State Park campground. But during the prolonged California fire season I think using wood and perhaps even alcohol stoves is not permitted anymore. I don’t know about Esbit blocks. I think camping & cooking with propane/butane is still ok, but I would have to check. I recently installed a 1000 Watt inverter in my prius and with the car parked and turned on, I can run a small portable induction cooktop without any fire hazard worries. I hope to make a multi western state camping/roadtrip later this summer and am unsure where or even if I can cook outside using any sort of flame.
Thanks Mark. Very informative video. Good thing I didn’t get a French press yet. You gave me something to think about. From Ottawa, Happy Canada Day!
Glad it was helpful! Same to you
I like Moka! pack it in...Pack it out! It is simple and easy to clean! It helps to grind the beans just before using the Moka pot. I also have a bag to pick up trail trash along the way.
Great video Mark and all good methods to make coffee. I'm impressed with how good a simple pour over is. I'll take your word on the Aeropress. Thank you for sharing!
Hey Steve. If you love coffee, you got to put the AeroPress on your wish list. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft and the wish list grows hahaha thanks Mark 😃
👍👍 for the AeroPress! You and Lonnie talked me into it a couple of years ago. I got a second one to put in a go-bag for my trips to the bush. One thing to watch out for - wind gusts. Instant panic when you see you much-anticipated mug of coffee flowing across the table after a puff of wind. 😩
Yes, I have knocked mine over a few times using the inverted method. Makes it top heavy. Thanks for commenting
Hi Mark, a little tip for the moka pot. When getting the coffee out of the holder whilst cleaning up, blow up the end with a good sharp blow and the coffee will pop out like a hockey puck and straight into your bag. 👍🏼
Yup, done that. Just didn't want to demo it😅. Thanks for commenting
I got the green pour over from Dollarama this year. Works great and fits well in my cook kit. Great Video!
Price is right. Thanks for commenting
Thanks for the video would like to see you fav wood burning stove as well 😁😁
Have been considering a series on fav wood stove. Got so many that it is hard to plan. Thanks for commenting
Good video Mark , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting
Hard to argue with the AeroPress as #1! I use the inverted method with an extra long bloom (90 sec). I use a chopstick to stir/knock the bloom down if the coffee is really fresh and fill it to the top and press at 2:30 minutes. Can also use to make loose leaf tea.
Right on. Good technique. Thanks for commenting
I don’t backpack, I car camp, so carrying a single use pot doesn’t bother me. I often use my AeroPress and to me that makes the best coffee. Sometimes I take Folgers coffee singles. The singles are made like tea bags, so so just put 1 or 2 bags in a cup, fill the cup with hot water, and let it steep for a few minutes. Cleanup is easy. The coffee is contained in the bags so all you have to dispose of are the bags. Once you determine how many bags you need for the volume of water you are using you can make a really good cup of coffee.
Right on. Easy is good sometimes. Thanks for commenting
I see those bugs!
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Favourite coffee method: Starbucks via instant/micro grind, least messy😎
I have them as a backup. Thanks for commenting
@margueritemitchell1829 there are other brands such as Tim Hortons, Nabob and others in single serve packs you may want to try
Great video Mark. Us coffee lovers are always looking for that next great cup of coffee. Beans are the key but the method is important too. Traveling light means you look for the lightest smallest method. The Aeropress Go Travel system does it for me. I reuse my paper filters at home and on the trail and can get 12+ uses out of them. I recently won from Off Course Outdoors (thank you!) a Maxi MyClean Titanium Moka Pot. It makes a wondaful cup of coffee and is very light. It is a one use system and does take up space. But it is now my #2 method. Actually easier than an aluminum Bialetti moka pot.
Congrats on winning the MyClean pot. I am considering buying one. Thanks for commenting
My 2 favorites are the aeropress and the WACACO picopresso (plus shower screen and a better basket) + NanoFoamer V2 AA for cappuccino. I also will do simple cowboy coffee sometimes, though I am not crazy about the flavors. Mostly I just bring tea (preferably Japanese or a good Earl Grey with real bergamot peel).
The Picopresso would have been included if I had made it my top 6. Thanks for commenting
Yeah, I’ll stick with a high quality instant coffee powder…lightweight and no fuss, but I appreciate the connoisseurship he brings to the topic.
Thanks for commenting
Hi Mark. I have a Stanley press, but my main method is to use the coffee tea bags and I collect the coffee you get in hotel rooms. I have some hotel coffee from a recent trip to Scotland. Ha ha. I know it's not going to be the best cup of coffee, but if I'm on a long off road trip to northern Canada, any coffee is good coffee when I'm camping for days on end. I may change my bad coffee ways some day. 😂 Love your content.
I hear what you are saying. For me, good coffee makes even the worst day more bearable. Thanks for commenting
My favourite without a doubt is the moka pot and usually on a gaz stove, otherwise when weight is an issue a cut down fine mesh nylon filter. Always tastes good. Though i shall investigate aeros... cheers.
I am considering buying a titanium moka pot to save weight but sure if it is worth the cost. Thanks for commenting
The aeropress is basically an upside down French press, which was my by far favourite method for coffee, when I drank coffee.
As for the grounds, any high use area should be take out everything you bring in, but to be worried about a small amount of organic matter when far out in the woods is like saying I can’t poop in the woods because I ate Chinese the night before, or I can’t pee after drinking a German beer.
Also, according to the theory, you can’t composite the grounds then use it somewhere, because it supposedly has something alien in it.
It’s a plant. Just my opinion of course. Good luck with those flies. I hate those little buggers.
I will agree that the AeroPress and the French Press are similar in that they are both immersion style brewers but there are so many difference after that. For me, it is not the amount from one pot of coffee, but if I did it every trip it would add up, and if everyone did it every trip, it would be a much bigger impact. I try to set an example with my videos and don't want to inadvertently add to the issue. I can't control what comes out of my body but I can control what I make myself. Using grounds to compost at home is not the same as leaving nature intact. Also, food rotting is not the same as composted which has heated itself up and been consumed by bacteria, etc. So what do you have against these innocent forest creatures?. They are just trying to get a meal😜. Thanks for commenting Jim
@@MarkYoungBushcraft Ahhh, but I said specifically "high traffic areas". What I meant by that was areas where a lot of people go, and you could end up with a pile of old food laying around. I was only talking about spreading out some grounds in places where few people go. As for the press, perhaps you’re right, but they’re both stewing coffee loosely in hot water, then being forced through with a plunger. True one is forcing water through the coffee, and one is straining it out, but I don’t see there being a real difference….though I admit I haven’t actually tried to compare.
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I love making coffee ☕️ and am always looking for ways I like.
For a large group I have a big perk pot .
For one or two I like pour through filters or French press.
Clean up for French press is a bit of a mess.
Happy Canada Day to you as well. Just received my Capra French Press. Clean up is so easy. Will review at some point. Thanks for commenting
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Looking forward to it.
Aaah... Your mocha pot sounds a lot like a percolator...I used to have one back in the 1980's.
I use the pour over with a stainless steel filter...nothing beats a pour over 🤓
Yes, they are a type of percolator. People often call them a stove top espresso maker but they are not that. Thanks for commenting
Cowboy coffee in a titanium kettle poured through paper filter in a collapsible pour over topper
Interesting process. Thanks for commenting
Lately my favorite way to make coffee is to use coffee filters with wings that sit on my cup. I grind my beans, put the grounds in the filter, and I pour almost boiling water over the grounds directly into my cup. I discovered a Mokha Java by Storehouse that is the most flavorful coffee I've ever tasted. The paper filter and used grounds go into the trash, and there is no clean up. I probably should dump it into the compost. Geee why didn't I think of that??? I like a medium roast made strong with a bit of heavy cream. My grinder is from Vevor, and after a year of using it I am very happy with it. The glass grounds catcher has a silicone sleeve to help prevent breakage. #4 out of 6 seems to be a perfect grind for pour over. I make my coffee in a 20 oz insulated ss cup. I like my coffee hot till the last drop. It's a bit of a thrill to watch the fresh Storehouse coffee grounds bloom. They bloom better than any other coffee I've brewed. I will continue to buy it. The taste is just so delightful. The whole process is a pleasure, even at 3:30 a.m. which I did this morning. Oh, and the coffee filters are sturdy enough to clean out and reuse. I have loose leaf tea that is rolled into balls. I use those filters to also strain tea. I saved some Pure Leaf Tea bottles, and I refill them to keep ice tea stored in the fridge. I hate cold coffee, but I like unsweetened ice tea.
I have used the small paper filters as well. Very convenient. I need to look at Vevor to see the grinder. Thanks for commenting
There are Big Sky Mugs and Built-in Press lids for some pots
That would be useful. Thanks for commenting
1) Aeropress GO 2)Buphallo pour over 3)Mug Mate 4)Stanley french press 5)stove top. These depend on group size and if I'll car camping or canoe camping. The first 3 can be for anywhere but where I'm the only one having coffee. If i can afford the weight I prefer to bring my Porlex hand grinder for the beans instead of pre-grinding.
Very much like my choices. Thanks for commenting
The next step in the coffee progression will be to obtain some civet beans. A person would think we can easily find them here in the Philippines. Not so fast. We live in the northern part of the country. In my 11 1/2 years here, I have yet to see these beans in any local shop. I am guessing the majority are exported because of the high price. Civet beans are on my bucket list. We make a fresh brew in many different ways. At camp, we most often make a "gently brewed" cowboy coffee and run the coffee through a brown paper filter. Will be looking for one of those neat silicone collapsible filter holders next.
I have roasted coffee in the woods before but had not heard of civet beans. Will look for them. Thanks for commenting
Ahh...just looked it up. Yes of course, the famous Kopi Luwak
I use good Instant coffee rehydrated with a little cold water while heating water. Pour hot water over. No fuss. No waste😊
Are there 'good' instant coffees available? I've never found one.
Thanks for commenting
I prefer Mount Hagen coffee. Dissolving in a little cold water is key to making it taste good.
I’ve never made cowboy coffee, but the French press and pour over method I have. I had a pour over one that had a built in filter, it worked pretty good. ✌️🇺🇸🇨🇦✌️
Pour over is popular for a reason. Easy to use and makes good coffee. Thanks for commenting
Has to be the Aeropress Go for me as number one however I enjoy taking all my brewers out and using them. Currently enjoying using the Hario V60 Mugen outside. Also love making Turkish/Greek coffee that’s one of the easiest ways to make coffee and full of health benefits. Just purchased the Tricolate Brewer so looking forward to taking that outside and the clean up is as easy and clean as the Aeropress
I will take a look at the Tricolate. Thanks for commenting
Hi, thanks for the video. And where is Nanopresso? It is the best way!
Hope to have one to test. Thanks for commenting
btw, coffee grounds contain nutrients and micronutrients like nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and other trace minerals, so they can be used to fertilize plants.
Yes, at home in you garden they work fine. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft hmm, just curious what's your stand on the "going to the bathroom" in the woods and washing your teeth with paste and hands with soap, well just thinking, all these and more harmful for the woods than the coffee grounds, just saying!
@@sorinoutdoors5418 So Leave No Trace does have best practices for all of these things. For me, I look at it as, I have no choice about using the washroom in the woods but I do have a choice about other types of waste left behind. I bury my personal waste as per LNT recommendations
@@MarkYoungBushcraft myeah, I was afraid that this would be your answer, so if it's buried you don't see it, hence no trace, no harm to the woods, and so on. you always have another choice, I hate double standard, enough said from my side.
Happy Canada Day Mark
Same to you. Thanks for commenting
Aero press is nice. My rubber piston wore out 😊 I need another.
Wow. how many cups did that take to happen?
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I’m afraid I lost count 😂💞
Aeropress for the win hard to beat it.
Agreed. Thanks for commenting
Last few days here in VA we have had really bad haze from the fires up there. I remember a few years ago when the great dismal swamp was on fire. The smoke from that was just terrible. Smelled horrible and you couldn't go outside for long without your eyes tearing up. How's the ticks there? Since we had a very mild winter the ticks have been the worst I've seen in a long time.
Quebec is have a very hard time with fires. We had our own fires in Nova Scotia after a dry winter and spring. Lots of rain right now that is helping. Ticks are out of control. Go to be careful. Thanks for commenting
@timemorecoffeeofficial needs to send Mark a Chestnut C3 grinder to review. Makes life a lot easier than that porlex!
Would love a better grinder. Thanks for commenting
Someone help me please, I have drank coffee all my life. I've never tried these new ways of making coffee. Perkalators, auto drip, and cowboy coffee is all I've used in making coffee. To me, the moka pot would be exactly like cowboy coffee, ie: boiling the coffee and water together. The aeropress, french press, and pour over methods seem to would taste exactly the same since they are bascially all pour over methods. Someone please enlighten me. And please don't get defensive, I'm just looking at things from a practical point of view.
No problem. Actually, a moka pot is a type of percolator that pushes hot (yes boiling hot) water through the coffee under pressure created by the steam in the lower chamber. The contact time is short compared with cowboy coffee or a regular percolator. The AeroPress is known as an immersion type of coffee maker, similar to a French press in that all the coffee mixes with all the water. The heat of the water and contact time are under the control of the person making the coffee, as is the roast and grind size. A pour over is similar to a drip coffee maker in that not all the coffee and water are exposed to each other at the same time. As water pours in, coffee pours out. The maker has some but less control over the contact time. The way you make your coffee is and what you enjoy is personal. From my perspective, I feel all types of coffee making have a place but can only be judged good or bad by the individual and only after they have been tried. Thanks for commenting
My 5 favorite ways to make coffee in the woods is very similar to yours, except I only make it 4 ways. #4 is cowboy coffee, #3 is pour over. I use the heavy but excellent Stanley pour over set. , #2 is the Esbit coffee maker, which I believe is very similar to your Moka Pot, and #1 is the French Press. I use the Wood Knot Gear french press, which is the exact same as your Bestargot French press. I just paid too much.😢
Like you I was taught to never boil coffee, as it ruins it. Also like you I always boil my water (often it is straight from the river) let it cool, stir in the coffee and let it steep. The exception is the Esbit coffee maker, which is always filled from my canteen.
Always wanted to try the Aero Press, but I guess I just do not see the difference between the Aero Press and my French Press ??
Also, I was going to say I would trade our chiggers for your black flies, but maybe not.
Chiggers are not something I want to experience😅. You would be surprised how good an AeroPress can make a cup of coffee. Thanks for commenting
Hey Mark, what coffee grinder are you using? I have been using a GSI Java grinder, but I find it is not giving me a fine enough grind.
This is a super cheap one I got a few years ago off Aliexpress. It works okay but I am shopping for a better one. Thanks for commenting
I like cowboy coffee. Its the only way ill drink black coffee.
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Sorry, I’m not letting plastic anywhere near my coffee - I especially don’t like the way friction against plastic column might shave off plastic particles into my drink.
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