These days I'm all in on de-caf coffee from a Mr Coffee, which is not caffiene free, just has a lot less. A pinch of stevia calms the bitter when the grounds are a few days old.
The Official CPF Coffee Thread. All things Coffee... (And related beverages)
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raggie33
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best way to add sweetness to my coffee? i hate chemicals so is regular old sugar the best?
I believe that Coconut sugar is the best. It is lower on the glycemic index than table sugar, and has trace amounts of vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants. Table sugar has none of the above.
raggie33
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cool im afraid ill get diabetes so im trying to cut down on real sugar i just checked my glucose is 102 mg.
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Roasting at home with Gene Cafe roaster, mostly dry process beans. Before that I was using simple stove top method. Definitely an upgrade, along with a quality burr grinder, and the wife and I are enjoying it daily. Gotta stay caffeinated!
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you all are in a better level then me. my last coffe grounds was like 1 buck a pound and its pretty darn good
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How do you brew
it?
Bill
it?
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raggie33
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me? if me i use the ninja coffee maker. i love the thing
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My chickens take care of my coffee needs. I named my profile pic "brew the roo".
PhotonWrangler
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Is all Stevia the same? I've tried it in a couple of different places and in one case it tasted good but the other left a metallic aftertaste in my mouth.
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omg stevia is insane its so powerful i had to go to the pharmacy to get a syringe to measure it out
Stevia "extract" has various purities. As in sometimes it's mixed with corn starch. The stevia sinks, the corn starch almost floats so what you see hanging out at the top is the corn starch additive.
Trying out decaf tea instead of decaf coffee.
I did not know Earl Gray Tea was a south Asian flavor of tea named for some British guy who introduced it to the West. I thought it was a brand. And that maybe Bigelow had bought out Earl Gray. I know Jean-Luc Picard drinks it so I figured, why not?
It has a unique flavor and aroma that resembles herbal tea somewhat. I had a 2nd cup. The bergamot oil extract is a calming ingredient I read so that with decaf black tea may not be the ideal morning pick-me-up. Perhaps late afternoon as a way to wind down after a day at the circus called "work".
Celestial seasons "Red Zinger" will give you a wake up if that's what you are looking for.
IIRC, it is flavorful enough that one doesn't need to add a sweetener.
IIRC, it is flavorful enough that one doesn't need to add a sweetener.
I'll look into that. Thanks
20+ year I.T. guy - Coffee makes the world go round.
Recently, I've been fighting acid reflux, so I'm limiting my coffee to what I take in my thermos rather than hammer the Kuerig all day after that's depleted.
At home, plain old Mr. Coffee coffeemaker with Melitta coffee.
Recently, I've been fighting acid reflux, so I'm limiting my coffee to what I take in my thermos rather than hammer the Kuerig all day after that's depleted.
At home, plain old Mr. Coffee coffeemaker with Melitta coffee.
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Dave_H
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As long as you don't try it in a cafe in Albuquerque NM...with chamomile tea and soy milk...
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I'm usually a light roast person, but I decided to buy some dark roast the other week. So the other day I was moping around the house while fighting an upper respiratory infection when I decided to break out one of the dark roast pods and made myself a cup of it. Hmm, this tastes ok.
But later in the day when my sinuses were starting to clear up and my sense of taste was returning, I made myself another cup of dark roast and gads, it was horrid.
Are there any dark roasts that aren't burnt and don't taste like charcoal?
But later in the day when my sinuses were starting to clear up and my sense of taste was returning, I made myself another cup of dark roast and gads, it was horrid.
Are there any dark roasts that aren't burnt and don't taste like charcoal?
From personal experience, I'd say "No."
PhotonWrangler
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Dang. OK thanks Monocrom.
What got me on this quest was a recent day where I picked up a cup of medium roast coffee at a gas station - just their regular house blend - and it turned out to be the best, most flavorful and satisfying cup of coffee that I've had in at least a decade. I've since been trying to figure out just what kind it was. The label on the machine didn't offer any real clues.
