My daily retirement schedule starts with a very special cup of coffee

[Youngster]

Coffee is the drug of choice when it comes to kickstarting my day. It's not from a can (or Keurig pod) off the grocery store shelf. I roast green beans and grind them myself. Each morning I'll make myself an Americano or a pour over. Nothing tastes as good as a cup of coffee from fresh roasted coffee beans first thing in the morning. I drink it black.
How do you like your coffee?

 

[Jules]

How often do you have to roast the beans. Whenever I walk in a city area with a coffee roaster, I always think it smells like tires are burning.

I do miss the smell of fresh ground coffee in the grocery store.

My morning starts with drip coffee. No matter how great the savings, I don’t buy large cans of coffee. The brand I like comes in 300 gm bags.

Just coffee, nothing added.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

A drug of choice . So true
A 1/2 cup every second day or so of Kirkland coffee pods. It’s good coffee. The smell of coffee is a nice way yo start the day.

 

[oldlongwalker]

Coffee is the drug of choice when it comes to kickstarting my day. It's not from a can (or Keurig pod) off the grocery store shelf. I roast green beans and grind them myself. Each morning I'll make myself an Americano or a pour over. Nothing tastes as good as a cup of coffee from fresh roasted coffee beans first thing in the morning. I drink it black.
How do you like your coffee?

I am also a bean roaster. I also do an Americano, and on weekends I make cappuccino. What kind of roaster do you use and where do you buy beans? I have an old Hearthware. I buy beans from SweetMaria's.

 

[Pinky]

O/H grinds Starbuck's roasted beans. He gets whatever is on offer at Costco.
I drink ground Tim Horton's or McDonald's coffee .. yep, I really do prefer them.

 

[NorthernLight]

Nescafe is fine. I'm not willing to work in the morning.

I appreciate a better cup of coffee now and then, if someone else makes it!

 

[Born_To_Lose]

Folgers, black. I drink about a pot per day.

 

[Youngster]

How often do you have to roast the beans. Whenever I walk in a city area with a coffee roaster, I always think it smells like tires are burning.

I do miss the smell of fresh ground coffee in the grocery store.

My morning starts with drip coffee. No matter how great the savings, I don’t buy large cans of coffee. The brand I like comes in 300 gm bags.

Just coffee, nothing added.

I roast every week or two. I vent it to the outside. The smoke smells like burnt toast.

 

[Youngster]

I am also a bean roaster. I also do an Americano, and on weekends I make cappuccino. What kind of roaster do you use and where do you buy beans? I have an old Hearthware. I buy beans from SweetMaria's.

I have a Gene Cafe. I roasted commercially for awhile using a Primo 6lb. roaster. I bought my beans in 130lb. bags. I haven't had to buy beans online yet. Not sure if SweetMaria's has organic beans. I won't use any non-organic beans. FYI, coffee beans are the second most heavily sprayed plant next to cotton. (insecticides and herbicides)

 

[Michael Z]

The fresh roasted bean coffee sounds great! I am spoiled now with a Keurig-type coffee maker.

I have found that the older I get, the darker and stronger I like my coffee. I start my day with Cafe Bustelo Espresso.

 

[Llynn]

I'm happy with using already roasted and ground coffee although I do own two grinders. Currently buying Seattle's Best coffee blends.

 

[Murrmurr]

Not joking, Youngster, at first I thought you meant actual green beans....like from the garden.

Ack! But that would indeed be "special."

 

[Jean-Paul]

Italian Lavazza beans, Melita France grinder.

Brita filtered water, boiled.

Genuine

Bialetti - Moka Express: Stovetop Espresso Maker, 1 or 2 cup.​

Lowest heat , pour boiled water to valve in pot, level funnel with fine ground beands, firmly screw top.

Wait a few minutes, THE VERY BEST!

No sweetener, milk, crème needed.

See the movie The Freshman, as Carmine Sabatinni (Marlon Brando) is offering Clarke a real Italiano espress.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099615/

Jon

 

[hearlady]

Coffee is the drug of choice when it comes to kickstarting my day. It's not from a can (or Keurig pod) off the grocery store shelf. I roast green beans and grind them myself. Each morning I'll make myself an Americano or a pour over. Nothing tastes as good as a cup of coffee from fresh roasted coffee beans first thing in the morning. I drink it black.
How do you like your coffee?

That is an intentional cup of coffee.

 

[Disgustedman]

I stagger down to the local 7-11 and fill my 64 oz tankard, or do a 24 oz. Lots of cream, two-three Splenda.

Sometimes "Clyde's" Coffee, House Blend, Columbian, Coconut or Brazilian.

 

[hearlady]

Not joking, Youngster, at first I thought you meant actual green beans....like from the garden.

Ack! But that would indeed be "special."

I did too! And thought, "Oh, some new veggie coffee! I need that!"

 

[Pepper]

A very little half & half; currently drinking Lavazza, get cheap in Turkish grocery store; or, I buy their Colombian beans & store grinds them for me.

 

[jet]

instant coffee does me,spoonfull in a mug,a sweetener,splash of milk hey presto,

 

[Remy]

I use instant coffee. I know, the horrors.

Creamer is usually Califia Oat Barista Milk. Or the Califia Oak Creamer.

I am clearly not sophisticated.