Coffee Addicts Anonymous

[Shifting_Gears]

Anyone else just have to have a cup of the good brown stuff to get/keep your day on track and feed your caffeine demon?

Do you keep it simple, insta-coffee or are you in deep (like - roast your own beans, have an expresso machine at home type deal), somewhere in between?

I am mostly a cold coffee drinker, or prefer to buy whole beans and grind them at home to brew fresh. Also went on a cold brew at home streak for a while. Starbucks is not the be all end all (in fact, it’s middle of the road at best) and I much rather find a non-chain coffee shop to grab a good brew from

Like beer, I like my coffee dark and complex.

Best coffee drink I have had is a “bullet proof” coffee. Pick your roast, it’s mixed with coconut oil and grass fed butter (at this particular shop) and it’s absolutely insane. Sounds gross but it’s far from it.

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[Superspirit]

Hi my name is Joe and I'm a coffeeholic! Yes I am addicted to caffeine! I grind my beans and make it fresh every morning. I have to limit myself as the older I get the more of a problem caffeine is starting to be.

 

[DFB5.0]

I took up coffee drinking at the start of 2017. I always loved the smell of coffee but was never a fan of warm/hot drinks or the taste. I effectively taught myself to drink it. So from hating the taste to being a complete coffee snob within 3 years. At home/work I stepped through instant, pods to grinding and brewing my own. I now start my day with a perfect for me cup at home, then a rather unimpressive instant one at work. I also love trying new Cafe's and have a few favorites in my area.

It took me the better part of two years to settle on my favorite bean.

And slowly getting better at this sort of thing.

 

[samd1351]

Definitely a coffee addict, but not fancy stuff. Three to four to five cups throughout the day, then a diet mt dew around 3 or 4, then switch to beer and/or tequila / whiskey in the evening. My doctor doea not approve, but oh well.

 

[Dave TBG]

I might be a Coffeegeek, but I haven't been on that forum much lately.
Weekday mornings start with a big travel mug from the Technivorm (paired with a Baratza Maestro grinder). Weekends, when we're home, start with something from the Vibiemme Domobar Super HX (Compak K-6 does the grinding). If we're on the boat, it's usually French Press (antique hand grinder) but I recently added a Handpresso so I don't have to give up the espresso.
I do have a Behmor roaster but I've worn out the catalytic converter and it sets off the smoke detectors now so I don't roast much anymore. I also have a Rancilio Silvia (with PID) as a backup machine but it's hard to go back to a single boiler machine once you get used to an HX or DB. Last but not least, my old Fiorenzato Bricoletta is a future PID controller project.

 

[Dave TBG]

It took me the better part of two years to settle on my favorite bean.

And slowly getting better at this sort of thing.

Nice art!

Funny, I have a similar photo. There are a half dozen coffees I like better than this one, but it's local and fresh, most of my favorites come from the other side of the continent.

 

[Rapid Red]

Definitely a coffee addict, but not fancy stuff. Three to four to five cups throughout the day, then a diet mt dew around 3 or 4, then switch to beer and/or tequila / whiskey in the evening. My doctor doea not approve, but oh well.

Well then I guess it is wise of him not to drink any of those nectars of goodness.

I like the percolator for brewing coffee. Folgers, black & tasty.

 

[SplawnDarts]

My wife and I both like 8 O'clock brand pre-ground coffee. Couple of cups every morning. We've never seen a reason to go to anything more complicated. I drink mine with cream and a splash of chocolate syrup.

 

[DFB5.0]

Poured two of these this morning.

Sadly, my lunchtime coffee choices just don't compare.

 

[samd1351]

Daauummm!! There sure is some high class coffee drinking going on here. And me sitting here with my half gallon bucket of McDonald's breakfast blend.

But I drink Miller Lite as my go-to beer so....

 

[Superspirit]

Well my coffee ain't all that special but my homebrew is awfully good!

 

[Dave TBG]

Well my coffee ain't all that special but my homebrew is awfully good!

That's how I got started with coffee, and where my username came from.
I used to work with a guy who had a nickname for everyone. He found out I brewed and was fascinated with the idea (yes, I taught him to brew) so my nickname became "Dave the brew guy." I used that nickname on a couple homebrew forums.
At some point, one of the homebrew suppliers added home roasting stuff to their site and I decided to give it a shot. That led to coffee forums, and "Dave the brew guy" worked for that too. Coffee forums lead to espresso, it's a slippery slope.
Since then, I've used the shortened version, "Dave TBG," on a handful of other forums.

 

[Superspirit]

Well since the caffeine is starting to bother my system, I won't be venturing any further down the coffee road. But I do have an interest growing on distilling my own whiskey.

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