On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:56:44 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

On 2008-04-27 10:04:01 -0400, "Eisboch" said:

The boat in question has a propane system and stove, so there are other
ways to quietly heat water.

In that case, use them. No need to carry extra "stuff" for such a
trivial chore.

Trivial chore? Did you say trivial chore?
http://coffeegeek.com/guides/presspot

As you can see, there is NOTHING TRIVIAL about brewing exquisite
French Press coffee.
I wonder how sea air affects the bloom?

Quotes from the link, and my comments:

"you're only using fresh beans, roasted within 10 days or less,
right?"
(Of course, I have a chopper making timely deliveries.)

"One thing you may not want to do with a press pot, especially a
larger model, is use beans roasted less than 2 or 3 days before."
(Wouldn't think of doing that. That's absolutely mad.)

"I'll say it once more. Don't skimp on your grinder. A quality conical
burr grinder, from the Bodum Antigua, up to the Solis Maestro Plus and
beyond will suit."
(It's actually quite obscene to put electro-mechanical friction to a
coffee bean. The heat produced from such forces and applied to the
bean, while not immediately evident to the senses, has a deleterious
effect on the grind and is manifestly evident in the quality of the
brew. A well manufactured and maintained manual coffee grinder,
cranked at the proper pace* is required for a decent grind.
* See Lord Farhquarghtington's well known treatise "The Art of Manual
Coffee Grinding and Ethics of The Grind" for more on this.)


Well, take all that as you will.
Now, some say making a good cuppa coffee is a "trivial matter."
Others say fixing a sail to attachments in order to have the wind
propel a boat on the water is a "trivial matter."
It's all in the company you keep.

--Vic

ps. I think Jeff has mentioned he roasts his coffee aboard his
catamaran, so I bet he's a good sailing partner for the coffee
connoisseur.