Yup... Starbucks "coffee" tastes like burned floor sweeping after some manufacturing process has finished for the day. Never saw the attraction myself.
Over the years I admit I have become a coffee snob and will no longer drink coffee out in public, ESPECIALLY Starbucks. I cold-brew my own at home and it has spoiled me from drinking that hot-brewed sludge offered in cafes and restaurants.
Not in my experience. I'm not a fan of licorice, so I think I'd notice. It might have to do with the blend of beans you use and how they were roasted, as well as any other mix-ins (milk, whatever) you might add.
Us, too. We grind our coffee every morning. R/O filtered water. Drip maker. It’s better than anything we can buy. Sometimes we make Vietnamese pressed coffee in the afternoon for a guaranteed pick me up.
I take coffee to a hgh ritual. I no longer hot brew coffee, it's too acidic for my taste. I have discovered how to cold-brew coffee and it is an entirely new experience.
I got a cold brew coffee set from Amazon (a Japanese thing that cost about $18).... it consists of a carafe, a mesh infuser, and a seal-tight lid. I buy decent beans at various stores around town (Sumatra from Indonesia, Yirgacheffe from Ethiopia, or even Trader Joe's dark roast) and grind them to Espresso fineness.
I fill the carafe with filtered water up to where the threads start. I put the ground coffee in the infuser up to where the mesh ends, seal it off with the lid, and then let it slowly sink into the decanter (at its own pace, can take a few minutes) and then seal the whole thing up, give it a few shakes, and put it in the fridge overnight. Anytime I pass the fridge, I reach in and shake it some more, turning it end over end to make sure the water is getting to all the grounds.
Twelve hours should give you a nice thick coffee concentrate, but I prefer to let mine go for AT LEAST 18 hours, sometimes even 24 or 48 hours.
What you end up with is a thick coffee concentrate that is about 70% less acidic than hot brewed coffee. DO NOT try to drink this straight, it just might blow your head off, it's that strong. I fill a cup to about 1/4th full with the concentrate and then pour filtered water in it. Good rule of thumb, you should not be able to see the bottom or sides of the cup if you've mixed it right.
Heat that in the microwave for about 2 minutes and you'll have the best cup of coffee you've ever had.
Nah, I LOVE dark roast. I want my coffee to be strong enough to not be able to see the bottom or sides of the cup, strong enough to invade Poland if I so desired, strong enough for a spoon to stand up in it.
The trick is in the brewing. Cold-brew dark roast and you'll have the best (and strongest) coffee you'll ever taste. Hot-brewing brings out all the acid in coffee. Cold-brewing brings out the natural sweetness in coffee and reduces the acid by almost 80%.
I get StarBucks cards every year from my family during birthday and Christmas because I have been their biggest fan. Oh, should tell them not to send it now. I knew they were going into the toilet when I couldn't buy almond croissant.
Read about the demonic sea creature they have on their cups , you’ll no longer be a fan. Hard to tell they are going down in my area , I see lines always ..
Would you email me , I forgot your email , I know it’s in my contacts lol , I’ll send u a bit of the story but there are some deep dives ,, very satanic
Exactly why I've been boycotting Starbucks for years. Also, it's gross.
Yup... Starbucks "coffee" tastes like burned floor sweeping after some manufacturing process has finished for the day. Never saw the attraction myself.
Over the years I admit I have become a coffee snob and will no longer drink coffee out in public, ESPECIALLY Starbucks. I cold-brew my own at home and it has spoiled me from drinking that hot-brewed sludge offered in cafes and restaurants.
Cold-brew is the best. Never bitter.
It has a very slight licorice taste. Doesn't it?
Not in my experience. I'm not a fan of licorice, so I think I'd notice. It might have to do with the blend of beans you use and how they were roasted, as well as any other mix-ins (milk, whatever) you might add.
That's right, fren.
Us, too. We grind our coffee every morning. R/O filtered water. Drip maker. It’s better than anything we can buy. Sometimes we make Vietnamese pressed coffee in the afternoon for a guaranteed pick me up.
This may sound like a stupid question. How do you cold brew?
I take coffee to a hgh ritual. I no longer hot brew coffee, it's too acidic for my taste. I have discovered how to cold-brew coffee and it is an entirely new experience.
I got a cold brew coffee set from Amazon (a Japanese thing that cost about $18).... it consists of a carafe, a mesh infuser, and a seal-tight lid. I buy decent beans at various stores around town (Sumatra from Indonesia, Yirgacheffe from Ethiopia, or even Trader Joe's dark roast) and grind them to Espresso fineness.
I fill the carafe with filtered water up to where the threads start. I put the ground coffee in the infuser up to where the mesh ends, seal it off with the lid, and then let it slowly sink into the decanter (at its own pace, can take a few minutes) and then seal the whole thing up, give it a few shakes, and put it in the fridge overnight. Anytime I pass the fridge, I reach in and shake it some more, turning it end over end to make sure the water is getting to all the grounds.
Twelve hours should give you a nice thick coffee concentrate, but I prefer to let mine go for AT LEAST 18 hours, sometimes even 24 or 48 hours.
What you end up with is a thick coffee concentrate that is about 70% less acidic than hot brewed coffee. DO NOT try to drink this straight, it just might blow your head off, it's that strong. I fill a cup to about 1/4th full with the concentrate and then pour filtered water in it. Good rule of thumb, you should not be able to see the bottom or sides of the cup if you've mixed it right.
Heat that in the microwave for about 2 minutes and you'll have the best cup of coffee you've ever had.
Excellent thank you. I have to try this because the acid really bothers me. I guess I have some ordering to do.
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Ban dark roast! :)
Nah, I LOVE dark roast. I want my coffee to be strong enough to not be able to see the bottom or sides of the cup, strong enough to invade Poland if I so desired, strong enough for a spoon to stand up in it.
The trick is in the brewing. Cold-brew dark roast and you'll have the best (and strongest) coffee you'll ever taste. Hot-brewing brings out all the acid in coffee. Cold-brewing brings out the natural sweetness in coffee and reduces the acid by almost 80%.
Anon knows his covfefe!
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I get StarBucks cards every year from my family during birthday and Christmas because I have been their biggest fan. Oh, should tell them not to send it now. I knew they were going into the toilet when I couldn't buy almond croissant.
Read about the demonic sea creature they have on their cups , you’ll no longer be a fan. Hard to tell they are going down in my area , I see lines always ..
Can you send me the info, dear? I want to know.
Let me see if I can dig up a treasure trove of info ,, anyone else have any info on here concerning the Starbucks logo ? ,, this board is the best !!!
Would you email me , I forgot your email , I know it’s in my contacts lol , I’ll send u a bit of the story but there are some deep dives ,, very satanic
https://www.thescottsmithblog.com/2018/02/the-hidden-evil-of-starbucks-logo.html?m=1
Long read but interesting...
https://doctordavidfriedman.com/blog/the-hidden-evil-and-perversion-behind-starbucks-logo
Condensed somewhat...
I just got a $50 gift card from someone today. Wonder if Starbucks will give me cash for it?
Oh, you might be able to. That would work. No hurt to ask.
True that. I can imagine being asked why I want to cash it in and then just staring at the non-binary purple-haired nose-ringed loser
Ultimately, the over-roast their beans. Not great coffee. But they're consistent.