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One of the questions I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is how much it costs to brew a good cup of coffee. Many who are not members of the specialty coffee nerd club (which I’m a member of) look in from the outside and are baffled that we won’t think twice about spending $150 on a gooseneck water kettle, $150 on a Bluetooth scale, $350 on a coffee grinder, and so on. Is all of that really necessary?
Taking it a step further, can I brew a good cup of coffee on a $20 Mr. Coffee drip brewer?
There are a lot of different angles one can take when writing about the Aeropress—those range from ease to functionality to taste to packability and more. For today, I want to highlight two … taste and packability. I’ll also explain why the Aeropress does reign supreme for bikepacking.
This year marks the 90th anniversary of when the moka pot was invented. When using the moka pot, there are usually two distinct camps: those who swear by it and those who swear at it. You’re either hot or cold about it, with very little middle ground.
For all of its criticisms, social media is a lot of fun. How many things have we learned or discovered by mindlessly scrolling through Reels or TikTok? Having plumbing issues? Need lawn care help? Want to find new life hacks for almost anything? There’s a funny video out there that will help you. The same goes with coffee and finding new ways and places to brew coffee … including in (or on) a Stanley Classic lunch box.
The Pipamoka by Wacaco falls squarely into the immersion category. By immersion, I’m talking about adding water to the grounds and letting them sit (or immerse) for a specific period of time before filtering the coffee grinds and pouring out the brewed coffee. Coffee in a French press stays immersed for 4 minutes, whereas the coffee in an Aeropress is less than 2 minutes. So what is the Pipamoka, and how does it work?
For the first several years of Loam Coffee’s existence, we never had a van or anything like that. Whenever we did events, we’d move stuff around in my SUV, set up tents, etc. But that all changed once Nacho the MTB Van came into my life … What that also means is every time I head out of town on a road trip with Nacho, I grab a couple of different coffee brew method devices to test out. I have a cabinet full of various brew methods at home. Recently, I made such a trip and brought along with me the Cuppamoka by Wacaco.
