Your Favorite K-Cup

[Selah7]

6 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

Something I discovered recently:

Light roast coffee = the most caffeine
Medium roast coffee = mid-range caffeine
Dark roast coffee = the least amount of caffeine

Why? The roasting process leeches caffeine from coffee beans. The longer coffee beans are roasted, the less caffeine they contain; the longer coffee beans are roasted, the stronger they taste when brewed. Dark roast tastes stronger on account of the elimination of acids present in coffee beans. 

Now that right there is interesting.  So those boasting they drink the darkest meanest brew are … uhh … uhhh … a little bit sissy?   jk

[Marathoner]

1 minute ago, Mr. M said:

I guess those Italians know what they are doing with that burnt espresso roast!

Speaking of burnt roast, I've decided to throw caution to the wind. I never drink instant coffee but when I do, I only think about drinking instant coffee.

Until this very moment, that is. I made a cup of Death Wish dark roast instant coffee in the kitchen. The result?


(drumroll!)

Oy vey! Darker than the void of outer space... soy sauce has nothing on this stuff. It's so strong, I had to wrestle my way out of the kitchen to the desk here in the living room! 

Stronger than eight shots of espresso. Wooo hooo hooo, three times the caffeine compared to their dark roast ground coffee. Uh oh...

 

[Selah7]

4 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

Speaking of burnt roast, I've decided to throw caution to the wind. I never drink instant coffee but when I do, I only think about drinking instant coffee.

Until this very moment, that is. I made a cup of Death Wish dark roast instant coffee in the kitchen. The result?


(drumroll!)

Oy vey! Darker than the void of outer space... soy sauce has nothing on this stuff. It's so strong, I had to wrestle my way out of the kitchen to the desk here in the living room! 

Stronger than eight shots of espresso. Wooo hooo hooo, three times the caffeine compared to their dark roast ground coffee. Uh oh...

 

Awake are ya? 

[Mr. M]

6 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

Speaking of burnt roast, I've decided to throw caution to the wind. I never drink instant coffee but when I do, I only think about drinking instant coffee.

Until this very moment, that is. I made a cup of Death Wish dark roast instant coffee in the kitchen. The result?


(drumroll!)

Oy vey! Darker than the void of outer space... soy sauce has nothing on this stuff. It's so strong, I had to wrestle my way out of the kitchen to the desk here in the living room! 

Stronger than eight shots of espresso. Wooo hooo hooo, three times the caffeine compared to their dark roast ground coffee. Uh oh...

 

Let us know if you start to stutter.

[Marathoner]

2 minutes ago, Selah7 said:

Awake are ya? 

 

[NConly]

My Grandmother would buy green beans and burn them black on a cookie sheet in her wood stove. very strong

[Selah7]

7 minutes ago, NConly said:

My Grandmother would buy green beans and burn them black on a cookie sheet in her wood stove. very strong

Ah! … a coffee substitute. 

[Marathoner]

3 hours ago, Selah7 said:

Now that right there is interesting.  So those boasting they drink the darkest meanest brew are … uhh … uhhh … a little bit sissy?   jk

It does seem counterintuitive to be sure, but it's true. 

Well, except for that horrid instant coffee I tried earlier. I took a few sips and dumped it out! 

Death Wish dark instant coffee has 500% more caffeine than their ground roast does. Makes me shudder.

[Sower]

9 hours ago, Selah7 said:

So what’s your favorite?  

            "So what’s your favorite? "

Whatever the cup set before me has in it when in need for a fix.

To me coffee is coffee, until you start changing the natural taste. (just me)
My wife used to try and slip a tiny flavor enhancer, then caught me pouring it out when I thought she wasn't looking .
She is like most her friends discussing personal blends and tries them all out.

We buy the bulk store generic blend,
100% Colombian, dark roast, fine grind, supremo bean.

Almost every time her bible class is at our home another blend is tried out.
I really enjoy a cup when the percolator is half done dripping filling the pot.
It is a little strong, but such a fresh and aromatic coffee.
The pungent aroma enhances the flavor for sure.

Besides the aroma that can enhance the flavor, is the setting.
Winter cold has an affect vs hot summer.
Sharing a cup with friends, the pause,  is also another neat characteristic of coffee.

Thinking back, I remember my wife and I about  60 miles down Padre Island, Texas, and nobody anywhere around.
Got there through the deep sand in our little 62 bug, getting stuck and getting unstuck. Waking up in the morning with the dunes behind us, looking left and right and no other campsite in sight anywhere for miles and miles, looking in front watching the seagulls and waves of the Gulf of Mexico ocean.
Watching the sun rise over the water sipping a fresh hot cup of Java.    

There is something about a cup of coffee that links all the other cups tying in together neat emotions and memories, like a friend who is always showing up, laughing times or crying.
        Thank You Jesus....
 

 

[Neighbor]

Been favoring Wellsley Farms Columbian 100% Arabica Ground Coffee low/medium Body  which is deep into the dark roast category. Drip cooked  3 scoops to eight cups water.

I prefer a glass percolator, but right now am settling for  drip prepared.

Dislike the Kups, they all taste like plastic residue to me.

Eight cups of water makes about five cups worth each morning.