Brew kit - what do YOU use?

[Toddy]

I like Camp Coffee too….just remember mine's supposed to be hot and sweet and not drenched in extract of bovine mammary glands

It's good for baking with as well and it makes really good coffee ice cream.

M

 

[Ferret75]

This stuff really appears to be the 'Marmite' of the Bushcraft beverages. Love it or loath are the only options it seems. I'm determined to get some to try now, with my squeezy milk added, obviously.

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[Toddy]

Just don't expect it to taste like Kenyan Blue Mountain

M

 

[Ferret75]

As long as it doesn't taste like Mellow Birds...😫.

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[dewi]

it's really still made?

You can buy Mellow Birds in most supermarkets... I'm not saying you should... just that you can

Mellow Birds - 200g

 

[Ferret75]

I might get some, we have been thinking about trying a different shade of brown on the front gate for a while now...

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[Goatboy]

You can buy Mellow Birds in most supermarkets... I'm not saying you should... just that you can

Mellow Birds - 200g

I must have my psychological denial blinkers on when walking down the coffee isle. I can actually smell and taste it in my mind as I write this. Yuck.

Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

 

[rorymax]

I can actually smell and taste it in my mind as I write this. Yuck.

I empathise with your comment Goatboy, just the mention of Mellow Birds and Camp coffee makes me shudder, I remain psychologically scarred by the memory of the taste, they should be issued only on prescription .

 

[Tiley]

Isn't Mellow Bird's a banned substance?

 

[Tonyuk]

If you want to be really decadent / switched-on you can carry a bottle of this instead of sugar;

Tastes the exact same and goes further, and in my opinion is easier than carrying granulated sugar.

Also, while your in the shop pick up a cheap small funnel to refill your bottles with the cheaper stuff, tastes all the same really....

And some of the coffee setups on here :O puts my kitchen to shame brew wise haha

Tonyuk

 

[John Fenna]

Isn't Mellow Bird's a banned substance?

If not - it should be!
I used to like the old Rat Pack "coffee" - nothing like coffee but a pleasing drink for all that!

 

[21st century pict]

Usually first night out on a long distance walk, it's Nescafé 3 in 1s, seven large Errr "coffees" at night and three good healthy hair of the dog slugs in the morning for the day ahead, after that for the next 3 or 4 days even tinker tea would be a luxury, its Pine tea all the way, next time out I might try throwing another Dandelion root on the fire last thing at night and roasting it for the morning, coffee substitute

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[Ferret75]

If you want to be really decadent / switched-on you can carry a bottle of this instead of sugar;

Tastes the exact same and goes further, and in my opinion is easier than carrying granulated sugar.

Also, while your in the shop pick up a cheap small funnel to refill your bottles with the cheaper stuff, tastes all the same really....

And some of the coffee setups on here :O puts my kitchen to shame brew wise haha

Tonyuk

Again, something I've not tried, although I have a small bottle of cheap squeezy honey at both places where I work. I usually go without sugar when outdoors, but there are some good options coming along.

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[British Red]

You need to gather acorns, shell them, dry out the kernels, grind it all up, put into fine muslin cloth then hang into a fast running stream for a day or so to leach out the excess tannin. Then prepare as per coffee.

BTDT

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16623

 

[Andy BB]

I trust you then went to the next step, which is " throw them away and use proper coffee beans for your brew"!

 

[dewi]

BTDT

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16623

Have you ever thought about selling it BR?

 

[British Red]

Have you ever thought about selling it BR?

Blimey thats good!

Do you make logos and stuff for a living??

 

[dewi]

Bizarrely I do... but unfortunately that isn't one of mine... its an acorn drink sold on Etsy.

Nowt wrong with a new brand called 'British Red' though

 

[British Red]

<chuckle>

Lucky guess!

Keep toying with the idea of a logo for our website etc. - But haven't an artistic bone in my body!

 

[dewi]

How about this....