coffee

[Josiah]

I drink my coffee STRONG and BLACK. About 8 cups in the morning, about the same during the course of the day. At home, it's Costco's Kirkland House Blend, at work it's Starbucks' Pike Place. No "foo-foo" coffee drinks, please.... although I will consider iced coffee, perhaps.

 

[psalms 91]

Oh iced coffee is great especially hazelnut

 

[Tigger]

Oh iced coffee is great especially hazelnut

At first I didn't think I'd like iced coffee but turns out I do

 

[psalms 91]

Yeah I love it although I do drink tea a lot more than coffee

 

[Lamb]

I was having a lot of issues with caffeine earlier in the year so I've been mostly drinking decaf. The taste just isn't quite the same but I think I'm becoming accustomed to it after all these months. I do splurge every now and again and treat myself to some regular coffee or a latte.

 

[Josiah]

At first I didn't think I'd like iced coffee but turns out I do

... miss you, Tigger.

 

[tango]

My wife and I discovered cold brew this summer. We buy whole beans and grind it as needed. At present we usually go through about a pound of coffee beans in a week. It was cheaper when we bought cheap preground coffee, but we enjoy drinking decent coffee.

Life's too short for bad coffee.

 

[Lamb]

My wife and I discovered cold brew this summer. We buy whole beans and grind it as needed. At present we usually go through about a pound of coffee beans in a week. It was cheaper when we bought cheap preground coffee, but we enjoy drinking decent coffee.

Life's too short for bad coffee.

Grinding your own beans definitely improves the flavor! I don't do cold brew but I'm not saying it's not bad. Sometimes if I can't finish my mug of coffee I'll throw it in the fridge for later

 

[Ruth]

I had Costa Rican coffee this morning. It was good.

 

[tango]

Grinding your own beans definitely improves the flavor! I don't do cold brew but I'm not saying it's not bad. Sometimes if I can't finish my mug of coffee I'll throw it in the fridge for later

I really want to get back into roasting coffee at home but at the moment my house is in too much chaos to even think about it.

Cold brew is easy, and keeps longer than putting a regular cup of coffee in the fridge. It just needs a little more forward planning because it takes around 24 hours to brew. But I gather there may be some health concerns because of some of the fats from within the coffee bean that are destroyed in a hot brew but preserved in a cold brew.

 

[Lamb]

I really want to get back into roasting coffee at home but at the moment my house is in too much chaos to even think about it.

Cold brew is easy, and keeps longer than putting a regular cup of coffee in the fridge. It just needs a little more forward planning because it takes around 24 hours to brew. But I gather there may be some health concerns because of some of the fats from within the coffee bean that are destroyed in a hot brew but preserved in a cold brew.

I have no idea about the fats. I never considered them!

 

[ImaginaryDay2]

Apparently 'Lipids' and 'Fats' are a bit different. With coffee beans, it's the lipid content that's considered. I had no idea either, so it got my 'research' brain moving this morning. I don't think it's a health issue in the way we think of fat in food. It appears to be something else. I found this to start, but I'm going to keep looking

Introduction to lipids in coffee

 

[tango]

I have no idea about the fats. I never considered them!

Neither did I until one of my news feeds suggested an article about cold brew. I'll probably still drink it during the warmer weather, but maybe a little less of it. Or maybe figure out which beans contain less of the harmful fats.

 

[ImaginaryDay2]

That's the thing, though. I think there's some differentiation between the harmful fats and lipids found in coffee beans. From what I see, though, the Arabica beans are higher in lipid content

 

[tango]

That's the thing, though. I think there's some differentiation between the harmful fats and lipids found in coffee beans. From what I see, though, the Arabica beans are higher in lipid content

Arabica as opposed to robusta? Arabica is where it's at, robusta is only good for adding a bit of crema and caffeine kick to espresso blends.