Paying for my sins this morning, the sin of not making cold brew last night when I meant to. Then I would have clinking icy delicious cold cof instead of this hot glass of it's 84 degrees out why am I doing this?
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Saturday, 6 June 2020 13:26 (three years ago) link
my thoughts are with you
― lag∞n, Saturday, 6 June 2020 13:37 (three years ago) link
Coffee and I have been having a bit of a lovers' quarrel lately, IDK. Maybe it's COVID, maybe it's that I'm on a different workout regimen, but caffeine is suddenly affecting me a lot more harshly and worse, and I'm having some serious panic when I drink what used to be normal amounts for me. Cutting back but not giving up.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 03:12 (three years ago) link
2 cups of drip in the morningHomemade latte in the afternoonMy house is a caffeine palace
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 03:16 (three years ago) link
It hurt pretty bad that I bought myself a nice Stumptown single origin and that it made me feel so shitty today. Maybe I need to just make it a little weaker -- something I never thought I'd say.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 03:18 (three years ago) link
:(
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 03:19 (three years ago) link
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 03:34 (three years ago) link
My housemate got an espresso machine and I just drank an affogato at 8:30 pm in a failed attempt to make a headache go away. I look forward to being up all night.
― Lily Dale, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 03:37 (three years ago) link
Oh no
― sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 03:46 (three years ago) link
*chef’s kiss*
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 04:40 (three years ago) link
i am having the same experience as man alive. i believe it's mostly due to work changes but my level of activity is way down generally and i don't get tired from everyday things like i used to. i didn't realize the relationship between that and my physical reaction to coffee; in my mind the arrow only went in one direction before (drink coffee-->feel more awake, not feel awake-->can't drink more coffee). i used to have a fairly active/v. exhausting job and would drink 2 large cups of coffee in the am and then sometimes have some during the day. now i have one normal-sized cup and if i have any more i get jittery and sweaty. what i am most intrigued by is that i'm not conscious of being significantly less tired. i feel as tired as usual but coffee is able to get to something hidden in your brain and it knows when you need it ooooOOOOOooooo
― contorted filbert (harbl), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:19 (three years ago) link
Same here, I've gone to putting half decaf/half reg in my coffee maker. Much better in terms of jitters but obviously the taste suffers.
― brownie, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:22 (three years ago) link
the human mind/body is a mysterious and complex thingy
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:23 (three years ago) link
im drinking a cold brew coffee
if i have a cup of cof after, say 4pm, it puts me RIGHT to sleep. cannot raise my head. then i wake up feeling refreshed. wonderdrug.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:36 (three years ago) link
damn
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:39 (three years ago) link
it's like it knows what i want
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:47 (three years ago) link
scientists must immediately dissect and study Tracer Hand imo
― rob, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:52 (three years ago) link
all praise the good bean
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:52 (three years ago) link
probably dumb and condescending suggestion but maybe take a look at the size of yr. cups?
8 oz coffee is ~ 100mg caffeine2 oz espresso is ~ 120 mg caffeine
american mugs are stupid big and people fill 'em to like a hair from the brim, so they're usually drinking 16+ oz at a time, like ~ 200mg+/serving and that is actually an ass-ton of jitters.
use 6 or 8 oz cups and u will be happier, also the coffee stays hotter and u can feel accomplished at finishing them.
― america's favorite (remy bean), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:57 (three years ago) link
I like these: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/152655689071-0-1/s-l1000.jpg
― america's favorite (remy bean), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:58 (three years ago) link
U could even line up a row of commemorative shot glasses and pour an ounce in each and feel like a giant
― rb (soda), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 14:00 (three years ago) link
yeah for sure my cups are huge--i'm just talking comparatively. my mug is 16 oz. i used to be able to comfortably consume 2 of them in a morning, which yeah is a lot and i'm not sad that i can't anymore.
― contorted filbert (harbl), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 14:04 (three years ago) link
nice cups xp
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 14:44 (three years ago) link
I’m drinking coffee
― all cats are beautiful (silby), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 15:48 (three years ago) link
I've also experienced the coffee jitters for the first time - quite physically unpleasant. I suspect it's at least partly because I'm not moving around nearly as much as usual.
I don't feel I can get the day properly underway unless I've had 2 mugs of coffee in the morning, but I should probably cut down the several nespressos I'm having during the day (mainly through boredom and an excuse to take a short break from work).
― Luna Schlosser, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 10:51 (three years ago) link
One awesome day in DC I was jetlagged and hungover, walking to a conference, I stopped to buy a panini (which was great) and when I ordered an espresso the person serving me asked if I wanted small/medium/large, so I said "large" thinking it would be a double shot. To my delight she then grabbed a large cup and fired SEVEN shots in, filling it. The rest of the day was perfect.
― assert (MatthewK), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 11:19 (three years ago) link
I found by age 40 that coffee would cause me not to sleep very well if I drank it after about noon and also caused me to have to urinate a lot. /oldman
I basically quit drinking it a number of years ago, other than the odd cup on the weekend or after a meal. When I did drink it, I really noticed how much more wired I felt; after two cups, unpleasantly so.
Since coronavirus I am working from home and I've picked the habit back up because my wife has been making it every morning. At least we've been buying better coffee from a friend who owns a local roaster. We also bought a burr grinder and have been making a small french press with single origin light roasts and it's great.
My recommendation is basically to buy better coffee and drink less.
― Tōne Locatelli Romano (PBKR), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 12:58 (three years ago) link
otm good advice for food too
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 14:03 (three years ago) link
Yeah, that's the conclusion I reached. It's really hard to fight that urge to go get another cup just out of boredom, but I'm doing my best. I already feel myself on the edge of the anxiety state but not there, so that's reminding me not to drink any more.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:25 (three years ago) link
Yes otm. A stupid elaborate coffee-making process helps prevent a second cup as well.
― lukas, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:38 (three years ago) link
im on my second glass of cold brew but i was feeling tired, might not have made this batch that strong
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:38 (three years ago) link
Thinking I need to get myself a single-cup drip again -- I've been using a drip maker lately for reasons not worth explaining but it leads to coffee waste.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 19:56 (three years ago) link
and wine
― me when ANOHNI gets cancelled: aw naw no ANOHNI anaw noo (cozen), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 19:57 (three years ago) link
People think I’m nuts for grinding each cup I make myself, but really it’s about using my own laziness to keep myself in check. Any time I have free access to those pod things I will drink 10 cups without a thought.
― beard papa, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 20:11 (three years ago) link
Two pint glasses of cold brew in the afternoon for a daily treat.
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 20:16 (three years ago) link
Apologies for getting TMI but the other coffee problem I have is with it staining my teeth. When I was a smoker and drank coffee I had this problem all the time, but I quit smoking 8 years ago and when I quit drinking coffee mostly the staining problem went away entirely. I looked in the mirror the other day and noticed it was back after just 4 months of drinking 1-2 small cups of coffee per day.
― Tōne Locatelli Romano (PBKR), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 21:07 (three years ago) link
that's about the least TMI thing I can think of if you're talking about the effects of coffee
― all cats are beautiful (silby), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
yeah was sure it was gonna be about poo
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 21:31 (three years ago) link
DRINKING BLACK COFFEEBLACK COFFEEDRINKING BLACK COFFEEPOOPIN MY PANTS
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 22:10 (three years ago) link
*stifles giggles*
― Tōne Locatelli Romano (PBKR), Thursday, 30 July 2020 01:11 (three years ago) link
ANYWAYFell into a James Hoffmann video fugue state today. I am tempted by the 9Barista, it seems like such a brilliant, gorgeous design and it would be cool to brew actual espresso, but it's 10x what my Aeropress cost. The next interesting-looking machine (the Decent Espresso) is another order of magnitude jump.My main takeaway from today is I should upgrade my grinder. (Later I'll practice saying "of course, the grinder is more important than the coffeemaker" into a mirror.) The Knock Aergrind seems like the entry-level audiophile choice here, and is, of course, out of stock.
― lukas, Thursday, 30 July 2020 01:28 (three years ago) link
dont get a hand grinder man lol just buy yrself a capresso infinity
― lag∞n, Thursday, 30 July 2020 01:33 (three years ago) link
i stopped going out for coffee during the early lockdown and resurrected my espresso stuff. i'm just rolling with a baratza encore and the ancient breville cafe roma my wife bought me for xmas in like our second year of dating (so a very long time ago), and figuring ignorance is bliss if i can make a drinkable espresso and don't look at pricey gear.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 30 July 2020 01:55 (three years ago) link
9Barista is £295 for a STOVETOP espresso? GTFO. Just buy a used Gaggia Classic, every morning I make a grind and brew an espresso of such good quality I'd happily pay for it.
― assert (MatthewK), Thursday, 30 July 2020 02:05 (three years ago) link
man if that's how you feel do not look up the price of the decent espresso
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 30 July 2020 02:07 (three years ago) link
xpsApparently you can upgrade that Encore with the burr (the M2) from the more expensive Virtuoso grinder for like $30 for a more consistent grind. Thinking about buying an Encore and doing that upgrade myself. But according to nerds, it still can't really grind for espresso, and I do a fine grind + fast brew method with the Aeropress. Plus I might spring for a 9Barista one day. Or, sure, maybe a Gaggia :p
― lukas, Thursday, 30 July 2020 02:12 (three years ago) link
JFC what is all this shit -- stovetop pro espresso? Hand grinders? $2800 ipad espresso machines?
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 30 July 2020 02:40 (three years ago) link
If I was gonna spend $400 on a stovetop machine I'd probably just spend $300 more and get a rancilio silvia, or maybe a breville or something like that for $500. And Capresso Infinity is the only non-barista-grade grinder endorsed by this thread.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 30 July 2020 02:45 (three years ago) link
Also one thing that seems annoying about the 9Barista is that you have to make one shot at a time and then start over, so if you have company it's probably like another 5-7 minutes to make each additional shot. TBF my La Pavoni was also not great in that regard (required a lot of cleaning/prep in between shots and the water tank was small).
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 30 July 2020 02:46 (three years ago) link