No way I am paying taxes on my farts!Surprised this admin.Has not banned it cause of it's carbon footprint..lol I guess killing off all the farting cows comes first
I guess they could tax it like cigarettes are today ..
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Good coffee makes good shots
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Danes just got a CO2 tax on airplane travel, CUZ of course this little fly poop on a map country will save the world.
Pretty smart if you ask me ( irony ) when costal waters here in large areas are devoid of any life at all due to pollution mainly from farming.
Anger is just as good as coffee keeping the fire burning
Pretty smart if you ask me ( irony ) when costal waters here in large areas are devoid of any life at all due to pollution mainly from farming.
Anger is just as good as coffee keeping the fire burning
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Just drained my pot of inferior generic coffee this morning and am still desperate for a good cup.
I grew up with Mom's Pyrex all-glass percolator boiling the hades out of Folgers on the stove. Never drank coffee until college.
I grew up with Mom's Pyrex all-glass percolator boiling the hades out of Folgers on the stove. Never drank coffee until college.
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My brother in law likes burned coffee since that’s how his father drank it.
He will purposely let it get burned just so it "tastes right".
Which is crazy in my opinion since I’m a bit of a coffee snob and like a robust but not bitter brew.
I’ll add I drink whole bean decaf now.
It’s not as jittery has enough caffeine to help focus but not so much that the old ticker pounds away enough to spoil a shot.
Took me about a month to wean off caffeine before foot surgery in ‘19.
(Decaf makes me much less agro on the job which makes the subcontractors happy since now I only tear off an arm to get their attention and not beat them over the head with it.)
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I went decaf for a while too before I cut coffee all together and moved to tea, definitely agree it has enough trace caffeine.
Before that I would do both decaf and regular and mix the grounds to my own liking, 50/50, or 60/40. Full strength coffee gives me too much anxiety.
It's wild how much coffee/caffeine effects you, it is a psychoactive, the most widely used and often abused!
-Matt
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Walking around with a cup of coffee in hand makes you look / feel important.. it also compliments the flavor of breakfast sausage/bacon .. really drives home that downhome country taste.
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When you drink coffee without any additives (sugar, cream, etc..) taste is very subjective. The water you use makes a difference and the freshness and level of roast is huge. I started buying my beans from a local roaster and it made a huge difference in my coffee experience.
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Now you need to take the next step and roast green coffee beans.
You’ll really like how you can get light medium and dark roast by timing the roasting and temps.
I enjoy a hint of cinnamon in my morning pot and add that as it steeps in the French press.
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I's like my coffee as I's like my woman's
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Also must enjoy air gun stuff or put up with my doings
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Also must enjoy air gun stuff or put up with my doings
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The roaster I use roasts to my specifications. That's what I love about buying from him. I just call him up and tell him what I want. We change it up from time to time, but he always nails it. He imports all of his coffee from one region in Ecuador and offers different washes and processes to suit your taste. We've had a great time sampling different ones and figuring out our favorite flavors.
I love cinnamon mixed in with my grind sometimes. It's a great taste.
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A dash of cinnamon and alternatively a dash of nutmeg are both great ways to modify flavor profiles in your brew!
-Matt
-Matt
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My coffee purveyor got run out of town when starbucks moved in . All of a sudden there was all kinds of laws like 3 SS sinks for 3 different jobs and 3 washrooms , this was a place that sold coffee beans and had a pot brewing . no seating , no room . found out later one of the board of health was a heavy investor .
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That's terrible. It's probably safer if I don't go into my thoughts on stuff like that. I've never had a good cup of Starbucks coffee. I stay away from it if I can.
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Ya, don't step on the toes of town father's here. Unless your able to out spend / lawyer or give them a cut if your making money . And there all kin to each other ..
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Well that’s really cool. Custom roasting is rare around here.
I was working near a warehouse, one lunchtime I wandered around and smelled coffee roasting .
A guy was roasting for a big local coffee chain using a commercial roaster. Their coffee was always too overdone and bitter for my tastes. (Which he agreed was true and admitted he was "just doin’ my job." Lol)
After he heard I liked to roast my own he bagged up a couple pounds each of green bean pure Kona and Sumatra. Bonus!
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I do feel fortunate. This guy even hosts "roast days" where you learn about the different roasts and then roast your own with his equipment. We haven't done it yet, but I hear it's pretty popular.
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I've gotten into home roasting since the pandemic. I buy green beans from this place in Oakland, SweetMaria's, and then roast it, about 1/3# at a time in a hot air popcorn popper. I can get the occasional bean and roast combo that is better than most local shops (and we have some really good shops in the area), most roasts are better than the supermarket, and of course there is the occasional dud batch for the compost bin. But it is fun, lots fo smoke! and always comes out a little different! Cheap too, the green beans are only around $7. per pound.
Cheers,
Mike
Cheers,
Mike
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I hear ya man.
I spent 25 years drinking coffee made in railyard shanties, and I can drink battery acid in a pinch, as a result.
Given a choice, Tanzanian Peaberry, Ethiopian Yirgachaffe, or Costa Rican Terrazzo is my jam.
For tea, the story begins and ends with Yorkshire Gold, accept no substitutes.
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