How To make Coffee At The Campfire.

1. You need green coffee beans. They can be ordered on Amazon, eBay, Etsy, etc.. Research which beans give what flavors and pick the ones you like. We used beans from Nicaragua.

2. You need a skillet that will be placed on the hot coals of a fire. You can also use a pot, or special cast iron roasting pots with a round bottom work best. Make sure you have a wood utensil to stir with, and protection for your hands. We used welding gloves in this video.

3. Place the skillet over the coals for a medium/high heat, and stir the beans. You will need to stir without stopping throughout the entire process.

4. Make sure you have good enough coals to heat evenly at the same temperature for about 15 minutes.

5. As you stir, the beans may appear to be roasting differently, and this is okay. Soon you will hear the first "crack". The beans will pop like popcorn, and the husks will begin to break from the beans.

6. When the first crack is completed (the beans stop the popping) you now have acceptable coffee to drink, at the lightest roast (city roast)

7. Soon after the first crack completes, the second round will begin. This is where we stopped the roasting process for a medium/dark roast. (Full city Roast, almost Vienna Roast)

8. Now you must cool the beans, we chose to cool the entire skillet in the cold water, but you may also transfer to a colander or handkerchief, to air cool. Blow out all the husks to seperate them from the beans.

9. Store the coffee in a container and wait overnight, or a day. They will store this way for several weeks until they start to lose their fresh flavor.

10. You are now ready to grind the beans and brew coffee. Know that once the beans are ground, they lose their freshness in about 6 hours. We used a Turkish style grinder from Hunt Brothers.

11. Brew the coffee with your favorite method, and enjoy!


- Information on the different levels of roasts, what they taste and look like, and also on the different types of coffee beans, are all available online.

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