Looking for a quick brewing, reliable coffee maker? Possibly 12v plug in style for vehicle, or battery operated? Any suggestions would be great. Thanks
You would be better off with a camp stove, boiling pot and a French press than a 12v. They take about an hour to make a cup of luke warm coffee.
Thought about this, but with my job I travel a lot and am in my vehicle a lot.. was hoping for something I could heat up with either plug in 12v or battery operated.. Thanks
12 volt coffee pot is a waste of money. you will need to run a heavier wire than your stock cigarette lighter plug also. if you put in a big enough fuse you will get it too hot. after you run a heavy enough wire and install a 40 amp inline fuse you will find out your coffeemaker sucks. hook up a converter to your battery. needs to be a big one. run a 110 pot off that. a percolator and this https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Powe...+PerfectFlow+1-Burner+Propane+Camp+Stove will work lots better
As stated, no such thing as a quick 12v coffee maker. Do you drive a pickup? I've settled on a gas powered generator, as a quick coffeemaker uses 1000w. Enough battery will do the job with a converter but it's a lot of screwing around.
this will run a coffee pot. don't use the alligator clips. connect direct to the battery. run the engine. the juice actually comes from your alternator.
small back pack stove(Mine is a Peak brand with1 small burner and runs on Coleman fuel or kerosene) and a small percolator. I use coffee filters in mine. just poke a hole in the filter with the stem. Make REALLY HOT coffee. You won't need no stinking electric. lol.
A couple of years ago my daughter bought me a 12V style so I could have fresh hot coffee on the job site. It made individual 12 oz cups. It was a great idea but the thing was extremely under-powered. It took forever to brew a cup and wasn't nearly hot enough for my liking, more like luke-warm.
Rig a plate heat exchanger to your heater hoses, the car runs at 195°f. As long as the insulated storage tank for the coffee water is higher than the heat exchanger and the tubing doesn't have any heat trap bends you will have hot water on demand while you drive
Another vote for the French Press. I'm also a big fan of freshly ground beans... For being off the shelf Dunkin Donuts Whole Bean makes a pretty darn good cup of Joe.
I'm a fan of 8'clock whole bean. Spend some money on a real coffee grinder as well. I think the one I have was close to $200.00 but I never knew what good coffee was until I used it and got the grind size right. It's the smoothest coffee you can possibly make. Store bought ground coffee looks like powder compared to what I grind for my Bunn coffee maker.
I'm a fan of 8'clock whole bean. Spend some money on a real coffee grinder as well. I think the one I have was close to $200.00 but I never knew what good coffee was until I used it and got the grind size right. It's the smoothest coffee you can possibly make. Store bought ground coffee looks like powder compared to what I grind for my Bunn coffee maker.
This is the grinder I have, I bought it three years ago and haven't had a problem. Looks like the price has come down some. I set it around #18 for my Bunn. 13-14 for a French press. If you use a French press stir the coffee after it blooms and keep a timer. 3-4 minutes is all it should take depending on grind size. Store bought ground coffee takes about 2 minutes. It gets really bitter if you leave it in too long.
I also made a coffee roaster out of a air popper for popcorn. You just remove the temp sensor so it gets hotter and put a tin can for an extension over the top. Roasts a pots worth of coffee in about 8-10 min. I buy my green beans from Sweetmarias.com for $5-8 a pound. It would cost me about 30$ a pound to get coffee two days off the roaster so it saves me alot of money.