Tom's Coffee Blog

So what does one do in this situation?   Well there are quite a few options out there for these types of situations as well as when out on the trail or camping.

I’ve spoke about a few brew methods in the past and wanted to take a little break and talk about a way to grind fresh coffee with no power.   The Hario Skerton Hand Grinder is your answer!  

Continuing the exploration of different brewing methods brings me to the pour over drip method.   There are several options in the category of pour over but I’ve found the best results using the Hario V60.   Hario products come from Japan and are of very high quality.   Hario in Japanese means “The king of glass” and they sure are!  All the items I’ve handled are made of very durable glass and ceramic.

In my opinion the best coffee comes from a method using a full immersion technique.   There are a few options out there, but today I'm going to talk about the French Press also known as a Press Pot.

So what is full immersion?  It's basically a method in which your freshly ground coffee is in direct contact with the heated water for a given time to perfectly extract the brew.

If you read my first blog post you know I spoke about automatic drip brewers as a way of coffee extraction. Another option in this method is a single cup brewer. The Keurig system does use some pressure during the brewing and therefore it’s a bit different then a normal drip method. You actually can end up with a small amount of crema on top!

Over the years I've expanded my knowledge of coffee and have explored both various blends from many roasters and with that several different brewing methods.   

My initial thoughts for this blog post were to discuss the various brewing methods I have tried to date and then explore those I have yet to.   I hope you find it useful and feel free to leave comments.