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How to brew solar powered coffee

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    stu2b50
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    An… interesting? idea. I do feel like it would produce coffee that does not taste very good. Mokapots are infamous finicky and this seems like it would not produce a heat profile that would lead...

    An… interesting? idea.

    I do feel like it would produce coffee that does not taste very good. Mokapots are infamous finicky and this seems like it would not produce a heat profile that would lead to good coffee.

    I feel like you could just make a “solar kettle” and then just use a French press or a v60 or something instead.

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    1. 0x29A
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      Yeah, I don't know whether or not this would make good coffee, though, (while I do buy and prefer specialty coffee and am specific with my brews), I am also not ultimately super picky, so I'm sure...

      Yeah, I don't know whether or not this would make good coffee, though, (while I do buy and prefer specialty coffee and am specific with my brews), I am also not ultimately super picky, so I'm sure it makes acceptable coffee at a minimum.

      But I agree that, if you're going for a better brew, the solar kettle idea would get you much further.

      Though I kinda still like the project just for the sake of the project itself

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    FlippantGod
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    Seems like an unusual article for solar powered magazine. More of a DIY instructable, which I'm not against, but I would have expected something covering cold brewing coffee instead of this.

    Seems like an unusual article for solar powered magazine. More of a DIY instructable, which I'm not against, but I would have expected something covering cold brewing coffee instead of this.

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    1. [3]
      PuddleOfKittens
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      It's not 'solar powered magazine', it's Low Tech Magazine. The "solar" in the URL is the link to the server that's exclusively solar powered (although nowadays it's solar+battery). If the link...

      Seems like an unusual article for solar powered magazine.

      It's not 'solar powered magazine', it's Low Tech Magazine. The "solar" in the URL is the link to the server that's exclusively solar powered (although nowadays it's solar+battery). If the link 404s, wait a couple of hours until it's Spanish daytime, or remove the solar. from the URL.

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      1. 0x29A
        Link Parent
        Low Tech Mag is also no stranger to DIY/instructable-like articles, and they easily fit in with the mag's themes

        Low Tech Mag is also no stranger to DIY/instructable-like articles, and they easily fit in with the mag's themes

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      2. FlippantGod
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        Yeah sorry I was distracted.

        Yeah sorry I was distracted.

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