Coffee and camping, camping and coffee..

No matter how you slice it, they belong together.  So, we put together a list of our 4 favourite ways to make coffee while camping.

1. COFFEE IN A BAG

If you've used a tea bag, you can brew coffee in a bag.  For the single-serve coffee drinkers, nothing beats the ease of steeping your coffee in a hot cup right off the campfire.  There's almost something serene about sitting waiting for your coffee to brew as you dunk the bag in the water.  

HOW TO BREW

Fillable tea bag method:

Simply fill with 16-20g (or 2-3 tablespoons) of your favourite Hell's Half Acre Coffee and synch the bag.  

DIY method:

If you don't have fillable tea bags, you can make your own by using coffee filters and tying them off with unflavoured tooth floss.

Regardless of which bag method you take:

Place your coffee bag in your cup, and fill with 8-10oz of near-boiling water.  Let steep for 4-5 minutes (or longer for a stronger brew).

You're done! Enjoy your coffee.

BEST FOR

Anyone who wants a single cup with almost no effort

 

2. COLLAPSIBLE POUR OVER DRIPPER

It's exactly what it sounds like: pour hot water over your coffee.  A pour over dripper basically takes the coffee maker at home to a manual level.  The great thing about this is you control the flavour.  If you want a stronger brew, just slow down the water you're moving through the grounds.

HOW TO BREW

For larger drippers to make coffee for 2-4 people:

Simply place 45-70g (or 6-10 tablespoons) of your favourite Hell's Half Acre Coffee into the filter (cloth, metal, or paper) and place the filter in the top part of your dripper.

Place the dripper on top of your carafe or pot to catch the delicious coffee as it comes out the other side.

Using near-boiling water, slowly pour your 22-35oz of water over the grounds in a circular motion, being sure to saturate the grounds evenly.  

For smaller, single serve drippers:

Simply place 16-20g (or 2-3 tablespoons) of your favourite Hell's Half Acre Coffee into the filter (cloth, metal, or paper) and place the filter in the top part of your dripper.

Place the dripper on top of your carafe or pot to catch the delicious coffee as it comes out the other side.

Using near-boiling water, slowly pour your 8-10oz of water over the grounds in a circular motion, being sure to saturate the grounds evenly.

You're done! Enjoy your coffee.

BEST FOR

Anyone who wants a good cup of coffee with minimal effort

BONUS

Not into cleanup?  You can invest in single-use, paper drippers like these, and use them for fire starters later.

3. CAMPING/TRAVEL FRENCH PRESS

French press coffee is generally stronger and more full-bodied than most other brew methods.  It's got that rich texture that just can't be beat, and often can't be gone without.  Similar to cowboy coffee (see below), you mix the hot water and the grounds together.

HOW TO BREW

Ratio of coffee will vary depending on the size of your press.  Generally, follow this rule: 16g (or 2 tablespoons) of coffee to 8oz of coffee, and you should be ok.  Adjust to taste.

Spoon your favourite Hell's Half Acre course ground coffee into the bottom of the French press, fill with near-boiling water, stir gently, and then fill the container with more water (there will generally be a "fill line"). 

Add the lid of the French press, but don't press down yet.  Wait 4-10 minutes (depending on how strong you want your coffee) and then slowly push the plunger down.

You're done! Enjoy your coffee.

BEST FOR

Anyone who wants a great cup of coffee and don't mind the clean-up.

 

4. "COWBOY" COFFEE/PERCOLATOR 

The classic idea of "camping coffee", the go-to method for brewing coffee since your grandad's grandad was knee-high to a snowblower.  

HOW TO BREW

Ratio of coffee will vary depending on the size of your press.  Generally, follow this rule: 16g (or 2 tablespoons) of coffee to 8oz of coffee, and you should be ok.  Adjust to taste.

Add clean water to just below the bottom of the grounds basket filled with your favourite Hell's Half Acre Coffee, and set over the campfire on a grate or on a campstove.  Bring your water to a rolling boil.  Watch as the clear dome at the top until you see the "right colour" of coffee.  Pale coffee = weak coffee.  Jet black coffee = jet fuel.

If you have the patience to let the grounds settle at the bottom of the percolator, and the slow pour necessary not to release all the settlement, you can go ahead and pour straight into your cup.  

If you need your java now, you can pour through a filer into a cup.

You're done! Enjoy your coffee.

BEST FOR

Anyone who wants a nostalgic cup of rustic coffee.