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WorkmanMRE wrote: Fri Jun 29, 2018 10:18 pm

steve1989 wrote: Fri Jun 29, 2018 1:36 pm Man, both of you guys haven't had Coffee, Instant, Type 1 yet?

Ah geez.


Both you guys give me a PM and provide me your address I'll hook you both up with a Type 1 and a couple P-38's.

Here's where I'm at with the "Coffee Instants of the World"

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I have one I got out of a Russian ration, doesn't seem to match any of the ones you have there. It's all yours if you want it. I'll get a picture asap.

SentientTootsieRoll wrote: Fri Jun 29, 2018 11:39 pm That's a cool collection, Workman. Thanks for sharing! I see some beloved Taster's Choice missing! Would you be interested in the following? Please PM me your address.

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In fact, if anyone here has an instant coffee collection, please post a picture and share it with us. Then I will go through my collection and contribute anything you don't have. I don't have much outside of US rations, but I'm sure I can find something.

Hey SentientTootsieRoll,

I've been trying to get my hands on one of those red sachet TastersChoice in the hopes that it contains the white film on the crystals. I plan to bring it into my lab at work and investigate what the white material might be (is it mold or is it a blooming inherent ingredient). I plan to post those results here in the forum.

That's a pretty neat idea and one I'd like to help you with. Can you PM me your address? I like science so I will happily send you a few.

That idea is super interesting! I would love to see what it is too! My bet is on some kind of bloom since it looks like it's that common... Molding on a dried product without moisture going in is unlikely but I'd love to see if it was a mold what kind it is... Anyone has a picture? Maybe from a close up we can already tell a bit...

I plan to post those results here in the forum.
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Would love to read about that. If i find any I know who to mail it to.

Nice. I like seeing that there are other curious minds out there. I'm not a mycologist, but I am a chemist/microscopist that specializes in vibrational spectroscopy. I've got some neat and expensive toys with which I can get a good insight on this material. Unfortunately, accurate speciation is much more difficult and requires equipment which I don't have; but, the question "is it mold or not" I can certainly answer. And, if it isn't mold, I may be able to determine what it might be.

Well I did not expect this thread to be as beneficial as it has become. Thank you all for responses and I think we all now are awaiting some lab responses on coffee! Quite the experiment for sure. Thank you to all the contributors to this thread!



~Anton Corch

You could make a agar plate at home and separate colonies to see how they look and identify more or less the family by the looks of the colony, there are a couple of guides out there for that...

I just had my first type 1 experience. For instant coffee, its HEAVENLY.

carlosflar wrote: Sat Jun 30, 2018 4:48 pm That idea is super interesting! I would love to see what it is too! My bet is on some kind of bloom since it looks like it's that common... Molding on a dried product without moisture going in is unlikely but I'd love to see if it was a mold what kind it is... Anyone has a picture? Maybe from a close up we can already tell a bit...

Best pic I have, I try to get a better one.