And that’s it! How to make coffee without a coffee maker. Let us know what you think of this process in the comments below! You can also make different types of coffee without a maker. Go to How to Make Espresso without a Machine, French Press Coffee, or Cold Brew Coffee instead!
3 tablespoons ground coffee, medium coarse ground 1 pinch salt Method for boiling water: tea kettle, pot, etc. Canning jar or small pot Strainer or other straining method (see below)
Pouring cold water on top works, but makes a crunchy sip. Pouring a bit of cold water on the hot coffee is supposed to make the coffee grounds sink to the bottom. It does, but the resulting sip was still very crunchy. You can try this if you don’t have a strainer, but we didn’t find it to be effective. You can also wait a few minutes for the grounds to sink to the bottom. Straining the coffee is the best method. Strain it right into a mug! There still may be a few floating coffee grounds, but this method gets the bulk of the grounds.
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