SPIKE CAMP COFFEE

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Three roasts. One mission. $3 per bundle goes to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation.

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How It Works

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The BREW GUIDE

Pick your grind. Pick your method. Follow the steps. Fire the timer if needed.

Step 1 — Select Your Grind
Drip Machine
Drip Machine
Medium Grind
Pour-Over
Pour-Over
Medium Grind
Jetboil Java Press
Jetboil Java Press
Coarse Grind
French Press
French Press
Coarse Grind
Camp Percolator
Camp Percolator
Coarse Grind
Cowboy Style
Cowboy Style
Coarse Grind
Drip Machine
Baseline Field Ratio: 2 TBS // 8oz · Targeted Window: 7 min
Preferred Roast Profile:
BIG ED
BIG ED
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Drip Machine
1
Setup
Fill the cold water tank
Dump clean, cold water into the back reservoir. Fill it straight up to the exact line your crew requires.
Nerd Metrics
Water Volume 500ml
Start Temp Cold Tap Base
Technical Extraction Profile

Using cold liquid triggers maximum thermal exchange resistance inside the internal block elements, forcing steady cycling pressure streams.

2
Setup
Load medium grounds into basket
Drop a standard filter into the cradle slot. Scoop in four rounded tablespoons of medium ground coffee. Keep it level and simple.
Nerd Metrics
Grind Weight 30g grounds
Technical Extraction Profile

A flat aggregate distribution bed guarantees uniform water basket distribution, preventing under-extracted tracking fields across the line.

3
Brew · 420s
Flip the switch and step away
Hit start and let the machine run the automated labor. Go pack gear or lace up your boots while the unit cycles extraction.
Nerd Metrics
Basket Temp 93°C Dispersion
Technical Extraction Profile

Dispersion shower targets hold at roughly 92°C to 94°C natively. Keep heating plate duration minimal to stop thermal line baking errors in the glass pot.

Pour-Over
Baseline Field Ratio: 2 TBS // 8oz · Targeted Window: 4 min
Preferred Roast Profile:
BIG ED
BIG ED
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Pour-Over
1
Setup
Dump coffee into your filter cup funnel
Scoop out roughly four rounded tablespoons straight into your filter funnel. Give the cone a quick shake to sit the grounds flat so it brews evenly when you pour.
Nerd Metrics
Grind Weight 30g grounds
Grind Target Medium Sand Profile
Technical Extraction Profile

Ensure uniform aggregate distribution. A perfectly flat dry package prevents water channeling or path-of-least-resistance bypass during draw down runs.

2
Boil · 30s
Boil your water and count out a quick rest
Crank your camp kettle until it hits a full, rolling boil. Pull it off the flame immediately and wait 30 seconds to drop the heat just below boiling before pouring.
Nerd Metrics
Water Volume 500ml
Thermal Target 94°C Peak
Technical Extraction Profile

Boiling at a raw 100°C scalds organic solids, degrading complex bean profile sweetness and drawing out heavy chlorogenic acids.

3
Bloom · 30s
Saturate the grounds for the bloom
Pour slowly just enough water to wet the grounds through. Halt the stream and watch the crust rise and gas out for thirty seconds to clear the air pockets.
Nerd Metrics
Infusion Mass 60g water
Technical Extraction Profile

Pouring at double the dry mass weight completely opens the compressed cellular structure, releasing trapped carbon dioxide gas lines cleanly.

4
Pour · 180s
Pour remaining water in steady circles
Pour the rest of your water using slow, smooth circular motions from the center outward. Avoid splashing directly onto the bare walls of the filter funnel.
Nerd Metrics
Water Volume 440g continuous
Technical Extraction Profile

Maintain stable hydraulic pressure within the filter column to hit target 1:16 ratio window. Keep flow rate controlled to preserve extraction balance parameters.

5
Serve
Kill the drip and serve immediately
Once the liquid vents all the way down through the bed, toss the filter setup immediately. Letting the final slow drops bleed out destroys the clean profile with bitter over-extracted silt.
Nerd Metrics
Yield Liquid 500ml total
Technical Extraction Profile

Cut off the drawdown cycle before terminal depletion to isolate and reject the final heavy, over-extracted bitter components.

Jetboil Java Press
Baseline Field Ratio: 2 TBS // 8oz · Targeted Window: 4 min
Preferred Roast Profile:
30-30-30
30-30-30
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DUFF MONSTER
DUFF MONSTER
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Jetboil Java Press
1
Boil
Ignite burner and blast cup container
Lock your fluxring container cup tightly onto the fuel tank base and snap your igniter pin. Bring water volume up to a fast, violent rolling boil.
Nerd Metrics
Water Weight 450g water
Technical Extraction Profile

The high-efficiency design maximizes raw heat containment fields, decreasing energy depletion lines across mountain base targets.

2
Setup
Kill field fuel flame and dump grounds
Twist the fuel valve down to shut off the jet flame completely. Add four rounded tablespoons of thick coarse coffee directly into the boiling fluid column.
Nerd Metrics
Grind Weight 30g grounds
Technical Extraction Profile

Killing active combustion isolates the water packet instantly, establishing stable fluid conditions for coarse array saturation.

3
Steep · 240s
Mount look down lid and let it steep
Press the rubberized plunger lid frame tightly onto the top rim edge to block outer winds from bleeding your temperature core. Let it steep untouched for four minutes.
Nerd Metrics
Steep Window 240 seconds
Technical Extraction Profile

Neoprene cup wraps act as insulated parameters, holding consistent osmotic tracking pressures over long high-altitude runs.

4
Press
Depress plunger rod and serve out clean
Push the center plunger wire rod downwards with steady vertical lines. Decant immediately into your thermal flasks or drink straight out of the rim lip.
Nerd Metrics
Yield Liquid 450ml
Technical Extraction Profile

Continuous pressure pushes sludge particulate down below the ring line, trapping complex solids to clear cup astringency strings.

French Press
Baseline Field Ratio: 2 TBS // 8oz · Targeted Window: 4 min
Preferred Roast Profile:
DUFF MONSTER
DUFF MONSTER
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30-30-30
30-30-30
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French Press
1
Setup
Load heavy coarse grit grounds raw
Pour four rounded tablespoons of chunky, coarse grit coffee straight into the bare cylinder carafe floor. Fine grinds will clog the mesh filter screen entirely.
Nerd Metrics
Grind Weight 30g grounds
Technical Extraction Profile

Coarse fragmentation minimizes cell fracture surface dust, keeping microscopic silt particles from bypassing your metal micron boundary screen.

2
Steep · 240s
Pour water and lock lid to trap heat
Pour near-boiling water directly over the raw grounds. Set the upper lid module down securely on the column rim to trap your thermal energy. Do not press yet.
Nerd Metrics
Water Weight 450g water
Technical Extraction Profile

A tight four-minute static immersion allows full fluid hydration across larger particulate arrays without dropping below functional core extraction bounds.

3
Press
Plunge slow and verify straight tracking
Slowly guide the internal wire plunger rod downwards using light bodyweight. Keep the central rod straight—going off-angle compromises the side gasket seal and fires mud silt back into the clean line.
Nerd Metrics
Yield Liquid 450ml
Technical Extraction Profile

Plunging too fast shifts internal fluid dynamics, generating high-velocity upward perimeter lines that bypass boundary filter tolerances.

Camp Percolator
Baseline Field Ratio: 2 TBS // 8oz · Targeted Window: 8 min
Preferred Roast Profile:
DUFF MONSTER
DUFF MONSTER
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30-30-30
30-30-30
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Camp Percolator
1
Setup
Fill percolator pot base with cold water
Fill the main steel kettle basin with clean cold water. Stop pouring just under the lower line of the internal basket valve stem bracket.
Nerd Metrics
Water Weight 500g water
Technical Extraction Profile

Starting with cold fluid expands the thermal cycling runway inside the central siphon pump tube, extending pressure buildup velocity curves.

2
Setup
Load thick coarse flakes into stem basket
Drop the hollow stem tube down into the water core. Add four rounded tablespoons of chunky coarse coffee into the top metal basket tray and close the splash plate lid.
Nerd Metrics
Grind Weight 30g grounds
Technical Extraction Profile

Fine particulate matter will pull cleanly straight down through physical metal tray drill perforations, ruining yield clarity with mud sludges.

3
Brew · 420s
Heat to steady perk cycle
Sit the unit over the flame until fluid begins erupting through the glass dome bubble top. Back the fire down immediately to run a slow, relaxed perk cycle for seven minutes.
Nerd Metrics
Water Temp 95°C / 203°F
Technical Extraction Profile

Avoid violent continuous 100°C / 212°F splashing loops. Excess steam agitation over-extracts bitter wood cellulose lines from deep cell arrays.

4
Finish · 60s
Kill the fire and drop residual grit
Kill the flame or slide the steel pot off the stove base. Let it sit completely still for one minute so any stray micro-grit drops flat to the floor before you pour.
Nerd Metrics
Yield Liquid 480ml clear
Technical Extraction Profile

Lifting the internal tube array out using structural protective gloves before serving isolates residual liquor paths to freeze extraction sediment run charts.

Cowboy Style
Baseline Field Ratio: 2 TBS // 8oz · Targeted Window: 4 min
Preferred Roast Profile:
DUFF MONSTER
DUFF MONSTER
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Cowboy Style
1
Boil
Drop grounds and water raw over flame
Toss four rounded tablespoons of heavy coarse coffee straight into the open pot basin. Add water and sit the unit directly into hot camp coals.
Nerd Metrics
Grind Weight 30g grounds
Technical Extraction Profile

1:15 immersion scaling parameters are deployed to balance volatile open thermal system variables in outdoor environments.

2
Brew · 240s
Run open rolling boil extraction window
Maintain an active rolling boil across the entire open pot for four minutes solid. Stay close and track the froth foam cap so it doesn't spill over the outer wall line.
Nerd Metrics
Water Temp 100°C / 212°F
Technical Extraction Profile

A continuous boil accelerates saturation timelines across large particulate flakes without needing mechanical boundary processing filters.

3
Shock · 15s
Cold splash shock to drop mud crust
Yank the pot entirely out of the fire bed. Pour a precise splash of clean cold water right onto the floating top crust. Watch the grounds sink like bricks straight to the floor.
Nerd Metrics
Shock Volume 30ml cold water
Technical Extraction Profile

The local thermal delta collapses superficial carbon micro-pockets. This alters the raw specific gravity index, triggering rapid vertical downward settling.

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