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 No.3040

How do you take your coffee /late/? Lately I've been thinking of buying a french press as I know some folk who swear by them. Anyone here ever used one? I'd appreciate any input before I go out and buy one, not that there horribly expensive or anything.

 No.3047

I absolutely fucking hate coffee and the taste of it, it always gives me diarriha. So i've been thinking about just using pure caffeine.

Question to experienced caffeine junkies: How is the come-down like? Can the adenosine receptors go back to the state they were before the usage of caffeine?


 No.3049

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Black as negro cock. The thought of polluting the nectar of gods with either sugar or cream saddens me. + the stronger the better - if I wasn't a poor fuck I'd line my walls with espressomachines.

I've used a french press all my life - and I may be biased towards it as a result, since homemade coffee is always best coffee - but it's wonderful. Just pouring water into the granulate and watching it bubble a bit before putting on the lid/press brings peace and happiness to the world. The coffee lasts long enough, and the last cup is usually the strongest. is good

Also, you'll want to find the right grind of coffee for your press. Too fine, and the last cup is sandy, too rough, and it'll be too weak.

I don't know how it is wherever you are, but here all supermarkets have a coffeegrinder in store - just open a bag of coffeebeans, select the finest setting and work down until you find the right setting and get a bag that doesn't leave sandy residue at the bottom of the pot. It'll take time, but it's the only way.

If you live in a place outside christendom, you might want to invest in a grinder, or at the very least find coffee suitable for french press, which in my experience are too fine no matter what.

Regardless, do it


 No.3059

>>3049

>black

muh nigga

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by how well the french press turned out. The coffee was strong and flavorful, almost sweet tasting; without being bitter in the slightest. Really glad I gave it a try.


 No.3079

I like my coffee hard black.

Heh.

But seriously, bitter coffee. I liked Turkish coffee when I tried it, which was actually a long time ago. Note to self, get more later. I should try it again sometime. If you put sugar in your coffee you are a pleb. not really but my coffee and sugar don't mix


 No.3088

black; there is nothing better than the taste and smell of black coffee.


 No.3101

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>>3088

Mocha.

Shit's fucking tasty yo.

Sorry, black coffee advocates.

If it's of any redemption, I drink tea as black as the fucking void itself


 No.3137

I got hooked on a french press back when I lived with any electric for about a year. If only because there was an old beat up one around and I had no other way to get percolating.

I dunno about nicer new ones, but it can be a little more work (to keep it clean) and doesn't always filter very well, but I find the taste to be a good bit deeper. At least if you drink stronger coffee without any kinds of adulterants in it.

>>3101

Black tea is incredibly sweet as it is, or at least benifuki is, I don't really drink chinese or indian black teas. Are there people who actually put even more sugar into it?


 No.3155

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Cold brewed.

Unless I'm at the uni, in which case I just grab a cup of whatever is robust enough from the vending machine.


 No.3161

French press is nice especially if you like to make two cups or less. My coffee machine always had trouble with anything under four cups. If you're really lazy you can get one of those water heater things Asian countries love so much so you can start brewing immediately without having to heat a kettle.

I drink it with half and half. Sue me.


 No.3162

Cheap ass instant coffee. It's not like I drink that crap for the taste


 No.3165

>>3162

But you could!


 No.3200

>>3162

Then get pure coffeine powder.

And dont OD


 No.3256

I like my coffee strong, though I can't help but have a sweet tooth, so I usually add milk and sugar to it.

Never really bothered to get into it. Where to start when trying different ways of drinking coffee?


 No.3268

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>>3256

Coffee bars

Not the international ones like Starbucks and Baresso or that crap, but smaller places

Usually they are cheap and they know how to make a good cup of coffee, and they know which blends are good - more often than not they also sell the blends served (though usually at quite the cost, but a good blend is to die for)

Some more modern places might even experiment: one of my favourite places do a filtercoffee with two shots of espresso, which is godlike

Also try getting americanos when in foreign countries - they always taste different, and be sure to try national specialities when you're there, and drink it the way they would - for example, Greek coffee is pretty good, and you can sit and talk over one tiny cup for hours, which is a fantastic experience

If you don't want to invest too much time in the matter, you could also just try to buy more expensive blends at the supermarket, or speciality stores, or even just experiment with brewing times, dosages, ratios of cum(milk):coffee, sugar, etc etc at home


 No.3270

>>3256

The trick with coffee is finding good beans that are roasted skillfully to a degree that fits your preferences. How to find those preferences? Trial and error are really the only way, start with what you know and branch out from there.

You might want to look into a french press which is a bit different from what you'll find in most shops here in the states, but greek style coffee is another good place to look for something different.

Since the beans here are key, it really comes down to where they came from and what sort of plant they're derived from, as well as the method and extent they are then roasted, the brewing method itself doesn't add that much comparatively.

As someone who imports a lot of tea I suppose my way of looking at it is a little influenced by that, that is I tend it to worry more about the plant it was picked from than any branding associated with it. What farm did it come from, what is their protocol for pesticides, are gmos involved, what do they use to process it, who do they sell to, when was it harvested, etc are the kinds of things I personally would worry about.

Someone better versed in it might be able to point you in the direction of some reputable sellers, as it is, the last time I actually bought coffee was a few years ago I'm probably not the best person for the job.

The best advice I can really give is read up some about coffee, growing practices (so you don't get some stuff pumped full of poison), roasting methods, and any background on the people you'd plan on buying from. That would at least put you in the position to make an educated decision when it comes to where you'll throw your money.


 No.3273

Past: Cafetiere

Present: Cheapo instant

Future: Bulk caffeine powder from China


 No.3280

French press is awesome!

Use a coarse-ish grind. Burr grinder non o that whirly gig grinder shit


 No.3306

I want to like coffee because it tastes good for the most part, but I hate the bitter "feeling" I get when drinking coffee that just overpowers everything else. What's the sweetest type of coffee and also some good ways of sweetening it w/o straight sweetner?


 No.3746

I think the consensus here is for french press self-ground black coffee. I'd agree with that. But as an Australian I'm also tempted by iced coffee like farmer's union.




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