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MadFatChickKilla

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This is a classic...thank me later.

Not even got to the bottom and this man knows his shit!

And an Italian coffee maker that goes on a hob like this




Get anything over a 6 cup for a mug of coffee (I use a 6 but have milk, in a mug)

The best way to make coffee 100% no machine comes close.


Forgot to ask you want an electric grinder or manual?
 

ThatOneDude

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Not even got to the bottom and this man knows his shit!

And an Italian coffee maker that goes on a hob like this




Get anything over a 6 cup for a mug of coffee (I use a 6 but have milk, in a mug)

The best way to make coffee 100% no machine comes close.


Forgot to ask you want an electric grinder or manual?
Either or really
 

MadFatChickKilla

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Oct 25, 2015
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Manual is a pain and you will sometimes need to bust a screwdriver out to clean it up, consistency isn't too bad and it does the job and don't really cost a lot.

Electric you can turn that shit to dust (dry mushrooms included) or have a bigger grain you just turn it down, I got this and it hasn't skipped a beat in 5 years

 

BrunoMcGyver

Bruno no dey carry last
Dec 30, 2015
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I love some premium coffee, but can't stand to be paying $4 a cup down at some wanky café all the time. I bought a $500 fully automatic machine and use the best brand beans from the local supermarket (called Vittoria). Not the best coffee you'll ever drink, but absolutely pisses all over instant.

The last place I work used the best tasting coffee ever. The financial planner's uncle owned a coffee company and roasted beans that tasted like an angel's poop pellets. Really, really good. I miss the place because of the coffee alone.
 

Wild

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Maxwell House Columbian Blend is just fine for this ole redneck. Less than $5 a week. Brewed in our $20 Mr Coffee Maker.
 

ThatOneDude

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Maxwell House Columbian Blend is just fine for this ole redneck. Less than $5 a week. Brewed in our $20 Mr Coffee Maker.
I got a sweet $20 Mr coffee from Kroger as well
 

ThatOneDude

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Just bought this. Im not ready to take the full plunge so if I like this then I'll order whole bean and a good grinder, and then down the road get a better coffee maker. I only really drink it on the weekends anyways.
 

LurkenLikaGherkin

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lol

Only reason I'm aware of that broscience article is my buddy (plenty cream & sugar) is concerned to ferret out the psychopaths SOURROUNDING HIM. Of which I am of course one.
 

ThatOneDude

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It's about the roast, that's made from light roast beans not dark which means more caffeine.
Now youre speaking Spanish
And according to Google you are only partially right...... Dick

Caffeine Myths: Dark vs. Light | Kicking Horse Coffee

Dark Roasts vs. Light Roasts

So which is it? Which type of roast contains more caffeine?

I’ve heard countless times people declaring to only drink dark roasts because they have higher levels of caffeine. I myself was in the opposite camp. Under the impression it was actually light roasts that contained more. I naively assumed caffeine was burnt off during roasting (you can rest assured to know I’m not a Roaster). I too was wrong… It happens.

The truth is that caffeine is extremely stable during the roasting process.

If you went bean for bean with a light roast versus a dark roast, each would have relatively the same level of caffeine. Comparing our 454 Horse Power andKootenay Crossing blends, beans from each have a very similar percentage of caffeine.

Yet, it’s not complete madness the notion of some sort of difference in caffeine levels. There can be a change in caffeine depending on how you measure your coffee.

Let me explain with a little experiment.

I took exactly ten grams of both a light and dark roast.



Counting the beans of each, I had sixty-five light roast beans and sixty-seven dark roast beans.Only a two bean difference, big deal, right? Well, actually yes, because if there is a two bean variance with just ten grams how many beans separate a pound of light and dark?



There is an estimated ninety bean difference between a pound of dark and light roast coffee, with the dark roast winning the count. (Don’t worry I didn’t count an entire pound to figure that out).

So, what does this mean? You should only buy dark roasts because you get more beans for your buck?
No, because volume is not everything. During theroasting process, a bean loses its mass. The density of the bean changes; beans that are roasted longer are less dense. That’s why you have more beans by mass of dark roasts. When coffee is roasted the beans lose roughly 90% of their water content.

So, how does this change a pot of coffee?

If you measure your coffee by scoops, light roasted coffee will have more caffeine. Since the beans are denser than a darker roast. However if you weigh out your scoops, darker roasts will have more caffeine, because there is less mass.
What should also be noted is that Arabica beans vary in levels of caffeine depending on the plant species.

And, as we know from our caffeine basics the amount of caffeine in a cup of coffee is so minimal, we might not even notice the difference.

Myth be damned. Depending on how ground coffee is measured, we find only a minimal variance in caffeine content with dark and light roasts.
 

Sweets

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Now youre speaking Spanish
So coffee beans come from a cherry like fruit after they remove the fruit pulp, dry the bean then roast it. The longer you roast the bean the darker it gets and the "richer" the flavour gets, but this lowers the caffeine content.
 

ThatOneDude

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So coffee beans come from a cherry like fruit after they remove the fruit pulp, dry the bean then roast it. The longer you roast the bean the darker it gets and the "richer" the flavour gets, but this lowers the caffeine content.
Wrong, we my edited post