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Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
As coffee aficionados know, coffee beans need to be ground just before
brewing in order to get the best flavor and the most anti-oxidants. On bicycle camping tours (and camping in areas with no electricity), it's difficult to haver freshly ground coffee, and lack of fresh coffee can seriously affect your riding. The small hand grinders sold by REI and Campmor are fairly worthless, as they are extremely slow. I realized that my 12 volt lighting system battery was just looking for another reason to be taken along on tours (I only use it for lighting on the commute bike). It doesn't take much power to run a 12 volt grinder, so being able to recharge the battery isn't a concern unless it's a very long trip. I added a photo of my setup to the Bicycle Coffee Systems sub-page on Brewing and Grinding. See "http://nordicgroup.us/bikecoff/brewgrind.html" or go straight to the photo at "http://nordicgroup.us/bikecoff/bcimages/batterygrinder.JPG". It could be made smaller in bulk by getting rid of the cigarette lighter plug and jack, and shortening the power cord on the grinder. Just don't use this set-up on a cattle drive.... "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uv4OSJmLqA&feature=related". |
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Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
yeah, muddy waters don't get no grinding... but this fella does:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cjmAt96WEI Whatcha need to do is to modify his idea such that the kit bolts off & on... 'cause you wanna grind it and go. Maybe just a big honking double kick stand to lift the rear tire off the ground (remember the old ones that attached at the axle - kinda a big square C shaped metal strap?) and you would want to pedal backwards while grinding so that the crank and all the drive train bits worked in the same direction whilst riding and grinding both... then maybe you would want a friction coupling rather than his chain drive to facilitate the bolting off & on in order to user the same basic frame for riding and grinding, maybe a flat belt all the way around the rear tire? Geeze Lousie, I guess I'd rather just drink muddy water and call it coffee, BYMMV. |
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Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
On May 23, 12:20 pm, SMS wrote:
As coffee aficionados know, coffee beans need to be ground just before brewing in order to get the best flavor and the most anti-oxidants. While I appreciate ingenuity and over engineering--coffee is best ground by a commercial burr mill that does not oxidize the flavenoids by heat the way that a crappy home blade grinder does. Also, the coffee will be even better a day or so after you grind, as it "gasses off". Stored tightly sealed in the freezer, commercially ground coffee stays quite flavorful--much more so than home ground with an inferior grinder, for a good month or so. I find that the German burr ginders at Costco are the best in the industry--and their house French roast from Costa Rican bean at the fair price with a good grind is as great of a value in a cup of coffee as I've had anywhere in the world. So for travel--better time is invested in going to your local pan- Asian cookware shop and finding a good air tight coffee grounds storage container with a cute Engrish phrase on it, or perhaps even frogs and ducks! |
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Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
landotter wrote:
On May 23, 12:20 pm, SMS wrote: As coffee aficionados know, coffee beans need to be ground just before brewing in order to get the best flavor and the most anti-oxidants. While I appreciate ingenuity and over engineering--coffee is best ground by a commercial burr mill that does not oxidize the flavenoids by heat the way that a crappy home blade grinder does. Yeah, I knew someone would bring up blade grinding. You're right of course, but AFAIK, there are no 12V burr grinders. I burr grind at home of course. Also, the coffee will be even better a day or so after you grind, as it "gasses off". I find that it's awful after one day. S tored tightly sealed in the freezer, commercially ground coffee stays quite flavorful--much more so than home ground with an inferior grinder, for a good month or so. I find that the German burr ginders at Costco are the best in the industry--and their house French roast from Costa Rican bean at the fair price with a good grind is as great of a value in a cup of coffee as I've had anywhere in the world. Yes, that's what I buy. Are you talking about the grinders for customers to use in the store? They sell the Saeco burr grinder at Costco.com for $69.99 including S&H which is a pretty good deal. So for travel--better time is invested in going to your local pan- Asian cookware shop and finding a good air tight coffee grounds storage container with a cute Engrish phrase on it, or perhaps even frogs and ducks! I have one of those containers where you pump the air out of it. Same as used on wine bottles. It's a good alternative to grinding on the road. I guess if you buy beans at a coffee store, and have them grind them and then store them in the airtight container it'd be fine too. |
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SMS wrote:
As coffee aficionados know, coffee beans need to be ground just before brewing in order to get the best flavor and the most anti-oxidants. On bicycle camping tours (and camping in areas with no electricity), it's difficult to haver freshly ground coffee, and lack of fresh coffee can seriously affect your riding. Wait, what? If I don't have coffee, I won't enjoy riding? For whom are you trying to speak here? -- Paul M. Hobson ..:change the f to ph to reply:. |
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Paul M. Hobson wrote:
SMS wrote: As coffee aficionados know, coffee beans need to be ground just before brewing in order to get the best flavor and the most anti-oxidants. On bicycle camping tours (and camping in areas with no electricity), it's difficult to haver freshly ground coffee, and lack of fresh coffee can seriously affect your riding. Wait, what? If I don't have coffee, I won't enjoy riding? For whom are you trying to speak here? Everyone. People may legitimately argue about aluminum versus steel versus titanium versus carbon fiber. Cyclists may differ on the benefits of compact versus standard geometry. Riders may disagree on the level of protection a helmet provides in a crash. But everyone agrees that coffee is good food, and that it enhances performances and is good for your health. |
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Paul M. Hobson wrote:
SMS wrote: As coffee aficionados know, coffee beans need to be ground just before brewing in order to get the best flavor and the most anti-oxidants. On bicycle camping tours (and camping in areas with no electricity), it's difficult to haver freshly ground coffee, and lack of fresh coffee can seriously affect your riding. Wait, what? If I don't have coffee, I won't enjoy riding? For whom are you trying to speak here? Yes, Paul. I think he is suggesting that you might as well stay home. =] |
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"SMS" wrote On bicycle camping tours (and camping in areas with no electricity), it's difficult to haver freshly ground coffee, and lack of fresh coffee can seriously affect your riding. You're kidding, right? |
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Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
"SMS" wrote Paul M. Hobson wrote: SMS wrote: As coffee aficionados know, coffee beans need to be ground just before brewing in order to get the best flavor and the most anti-oxidants. On bicycle camping tours (and camping in areas with no electricity), it's difficult to haver freshly ground coffee, and lack of fresh coffee can seriously affect your riding. Wait, what? If I don't have coffee, I won't enjoy riding? For whom are you trying to speak here? Everyone. People may legitimately argue about aluminum versus steel versus titanium versus carbon fiber. Cyclists may differ on the benefits of compact versus standard geometry. Riders may disagree on the level of protection a helmet provides in a crash. But everyone agrees that coffee is good food, and that it enhances performances and is good for your health. You could at least put a smiley in there.... |
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Grinding Coffee While on a Bicycle Tour
Roger Zoul wrote:
"SMS" wrote Paul M. Hobson wrote: SMS wrote: As coffee aficionados know, coffee beans need to be ground just before brewing in order to get the best flavor and the most anti-oxidants. On bicycle camping tours (and camping in areas with no electricity), it's difficult to haver freshly ground coffee, and lack of fresh coffee can seriously affect your riding. Wait, what? If I don't have coffee, I won't enjoy riding? For whom are you trying to speak here? Everyone. People may legitimately argue about aluminum versus steel versus titanium versus carbon fiber. Cyclists may differ on the benefits of compact versus standard geometry. Riders may disagree on the level of protection a helmet provides in a crash. But everyone agrees that coffee is good food, and that it enhances performances and is good for your health. You could at least put a smiley in there.... If I was kidding, I would have done exactly that. |
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