Yet _even more_ travel coffee questions!

[Roger]

As a continuation of this last winter/spring's thread "Yet more travel coffee questions!", it seems the Helix Coffee Dripper sold by Ocean Air and others is coming onto the scene. Do any of us here have much experience with it that they could share?

For myself, I don't put paper or plastic into the path of my hot coffee, so it would take a metal travel filter to make this filter holder happen, but maybe that's available ... or tinker-able (!) Still, except for the paper, I'm very intrigued by this elegant solution.

[James Warren]

Pretty cool thing! Esteban made me a cup with it on our recent S24O in San Clemente. If you look carefully, you can see it in action. The coffee was very good, and he showed me how the filter holder stores nice and flat. it looked easy to use:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/15622928030/in/set-72157647014127884

On Nov 23, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Roger wrote:

As a continuation of this last winter/spring's thread "Yet more travel coffee questions!", it seems the Helix Coffee Dripper sold by Ocean Air and others is coming onto the scene. Do any of us here have much experience with it that they could share?

For myself, I don't put paper or plastic into the path of my hot coffee, so it would take a metal travel filter to make this filter holder happen, but maybe that's available ... or tinker-able (!) Still, except for the paper, I'm very intrigued by this elegant solution.

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[Garth]

Bialetti Moka Pot , there is no other way :)

[dougP]

If you look in the foreground of the photo that Jim linked, my re-usable filter is sitting in a pot, next to a water bottle.  It's from REI, and is a mesh material with 3 legs that fold flat for storage.  Only used a couple of times but makes a decent cup of coffee.  The entire thing is made out of plasticky bits but seems rugged enough.  Won't last as long as the Helix but no separate filter required. 

The key to good coffee is starting with good beans.  Esteban ground his beans right there while I brought grind from home.  But nothing beats Manny's aeropress coffee he was serving at the Entmoot.  Beans ground on site, then immediately into the press.  Great stuff!

dougP

[Chris Chen]

I only have one concern: heat.

This might be fun in California but making camp coffee when it's freezing, these might be a bit too minimal.

They are elegant though!

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[David Banzer]

Roger,
I've used the Helix dripper and was slightly disappointed. The design leaves the tip of the cone pretty far into a mug, if you're making it directly into it, moreso than a similar Hario dripper with the same style filters. It really needs a separate pot to be made into, then poured into a mug, defeating the minimalist coffee kit. If you're ok making coffee half a mug at a time, it would work, or if you bring a taller mug than the typical camping mug.
While not collapsible, this looks interesting: http://www.amazon.com/Hario-Paperless-Dripper-Stainless-CFOD-02/dp/B0040VIN18 - built in metal filter, looks like some contact with plastic though.
Currently, I'm happy with the AeroPress, but I've been on an espresso kick lately, and it makes a reasonably close version of a true espresso.
Agree about beans being of the most important if you're after good coffee flavor, and a small hand grinder would be essential.
David
Chicago

On Sunday, November 23, 2014 9:38:05 AM UTC-8, Roger wrote:

[Marc Irwin]

That looks interesting, but I have used a Bodun travel mug with a built in coffee press.  No filters,fits in a bottle cage, makes a great cup of coffee and it came in a color that matches the orange on my Hunq (priorities you know).

[Scott Henry]

To Roger, you said you "don't put plastic or paper into the path" of your coffee.

Is that something that you can taste the difference in?   Or an environment concern maybe?

I have been refining my coffee tastes lately but I certainly cant notice a difference.   I have a metal filter at home and the paper filters in my aeropress.    Still in process of a nice travel coffee kit however, so I really like these coffee threads.

Scott

On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Roger <rogerd...@gmail.com> wrote:

As a continuation of this last winter/spring's thread "Yet more travel coffee questions!", it seems the Helix Coffee Dripper sold by Ocean Air and others is coming onto the scene. Do any of us here have much experience with it that they could share?

For myself, I don't put paper or plastic into the path of my hot coffee, so it would take a metal travel filter to make this filter holder happen, but maybe that's available ... or tinker-able (!) Still, except for the paper, I'm very intrigued by this elegant solution.

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[Roger]

I can definitely taste how paper strips the oils and bass notes out of the types of coffee I roast (Jjavas, Yemens, East africans, etc). Lighter bodied, brighter coffees may be less affected.

As for plastic, it's not rational it just gives me the heeby jeebies. Not sure if I taste it. It does remind me of improvised roasting with popcorn poppers where the plastic lid would soften, deform and ultimately form plastic stalactites over the roasting bans.

[Roger]

Wow
iPhone Autocorrect and a bouncing bus really conspired against me in that post. sorry...

[Deacon Patrick]

If it's any consolation, my bludgeoned brain made perfect sense of it, even if it was completely different from what you wrote. Grin.

With abandon,

Patrick

[Jim Bronson]

So you're the guy with the fancy metal filter always dumping the
grounds down the office sink!!! ;)

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[Scott Calhoun]

I find the AeroPress superb for bicycle/travel coffee. All of the pour overs I've tried don't keep the coffee hot enough for in the field use. I do wish the AeroPress came in a non-plastic version, but I honestly can't taste even a hint of plastic and the tiny paper filters are great and tasteless if rinsed first.

Scott in Tucson

[Peter Adler]

The best of the Bodum mug/press options is the swankiest one: Stainless steel and insulated. I can keep nearly a pint of coffee hot for several hours in one. Take a small grinder with me, too. And they fit in typical handlebar cupholders, like the SOMA ones (that originally came with the OXO plastic mug with the lock-close sippy thing, which also has a stainless insulated version). Hot, freshly brewed coffee as you ride!

The one drawback with the Bodum press is that the rod isn't as long as in their home presses, relative to the height of the vessel. Unlike a home press, you really have to pack a bunch of grounds in; otherwise the filter bottoms out before it contacts the beans, and there's a sloshy mess at the bottom. I should really unthread the rod from the assorted plastic bits, and see if I can get a machine shop to thread me a few rods an inch or so longer.

Peter Adler

who regularly irritates the counter kids at several Peets outlets in

Berkeley, CA/USA

[hsmitham]

Been on a coffee hiatus but the aromatic roasted beans have pulled me back in! So I've been putting together a travel coffee setup of late.

1. Got the Aeropress.
2. Good beans, but wouldn't mind some of Keven's "Under Water"roast.
3. Kettle & Stove.

The last piece of the kit...I was thinking about a portable grinder. Any suggestions?

I was thinking of this one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/281507380966?lpid=82

lastly, I can see where the benefits of a collapsible pour over system would be easier to transport. Damn if the Aeropress doesn't make a fine cup o' Joe.

~Hugh
Los Angeles, CA

On Sunday, November 23, 2014 9:38:05 AM UTC-8, Roger wrote:

[Dan McNamara]

That is the grinder to have, IMO. Fits (mostly) inside the Aeropress plunger. Good grind quality.

Dan

[Pondero]

Hugh, I have the larger Porlex grinder and it works very well for me. I alternate between the aeropress and a collapsible cone because I enjoy the results of each and like to vary the process and the taste.

Chris Johnson
Sanger, Texas

[Hugh Smitham]

Hi Chris,

I like it! Why choose? Just use both. I think a Helix collapsible cone purchase from OAC is imminent.

Thanks,

~Hugh
   Los Angeles, CA

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