Coffee anyone, page 1

Keep the coffee in an airtight container in a dark dry area and it will last for a long time.
For grinding though I would suggest a mortar and pestle instead of the rock scenarios (personal preference).
To brew your coffe, might I suggest that you go to the nearest outdoor store / outfitter and purcahse some good old camping gear which includes a coffee pot, then you don't have to worry about the grinds.
After your coffee supply starts to dwindle, you may want to look for alternatives such as sassafras tea (depending on where you live).
Here is a link to a site for information on it. Sassafras tea
There are many alternative sources for your caffene fix check the old timers in your area to get a good idea of what would be available.

Now you are talking about a subject near and dear to my heart.

Something I've been sending in care packages to Afghanistan are concentrated liquid coffee extracts and they're a big hit. Just heat some water in a canteen cup and glop you some in. It's just about as good as my Bunn can make with fresh beans, it keeps forever, and you can wedge a few of the packets in your ruck in the nooks. The packets hold together pretty well and don't rupture unless you really crush them.

coolbrew.com...
www.javajuiceextract.com...

There's two major companies that produce the bulk extract. Some enterprising soul could make more trail-worthy storage if they wanted to, the two links above I believe are buying from x-cafe and packaging it.

[edit on 17-1-2007 by Tom Bedlam]

Originally posted by Tom Bedlam
[...]It's just about as good as my Bunn can make with fresh beans, it keeps forever, and you can wedge a few of the packets in your ruck in the nooks. The packets hold together pretty well and don't rupture unless you really crush them.

coolbrew.com...
www.javajuiceextract.com...

Interesting subject! Im addicted to coffee and often wonder about my reaction if or when supplies run out. Nasty come down, terrible headaches and of course mental and physical impairment. Reckon it would take a couple of weeks for any sort of normality to return.

Those two links, I had a look at. The Coolbrew site says you have to keep it refrigerated and has a shelf life. Sounds awsome but not too survivaly. The Javajuice one also has a shelf life of 6 months, longer if you you keep it cool.

If the SHTF in a big way then coffee is something that we are going to have to quit, unless we live in an area that can still grow it, then we are gonna have to deal with no coffee....

Yarcofin is right Im afraid, if you have a serious addiction to the stuff, best to wean yourself off gently/gradually than cold turkey in an emergancy situation.

That coolbrew looks lovely you know, I may just get me some!

There are some great short term survival tips for coffee makin's here that I'll use on my next camping trips.

In terms of long term survival for coffee drinkers, (going native), there are natural alternatives. Coffee substitutes have been made from corn, barley, rye, wheat, oats, flax, parsnip roots, dandelions, and a variety of other plant seeds, foliage and roots. Unfortunately these don't contain caffeine.

If coffee is used for the caffeine content, there are around 60 plants that contain natural caffeine; Youpon, Christmas Berry Tree, and the North American Tea plant are among a few of the plants that contain caffeine on the North American Continent.

European settlers in America soon adopted The Cassina plant to their own uses, preparing a tea they called Black Drink, Black Drought, or dahoon, and later letting the leaves ferment to produce a brew containing both caffeine and alcohol (Brecher, 1972).

www.a1b2c3.com...

mass-spec.chem.cmu.edu...

*Caution*
Some plants may be dangerous. Do your research first.

[edit on 1/17/07 by makeitso]

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