Just ordered another 5 lbs of coffee. I am a caffeine based lifeform.

[hobbit709]

Got half a pound left of the 5 I got last month.
2½ each of Papua New Guinea and Ethiopian Yirgacheefe.

[sarge43]

1. Coffee: The first in the basic food groups. n/t

[hobbit709]

2. And that doesn't even include the 2 lbs of Jamaica Blue Mountain I got.

The only vices I can still indulge in. Good coffee and good weed.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. So, you're advocating the use of dihydrogen monoxide, a known killer?

How could you?

Think of the children.

[hobbit709]

4. wait until I get going on various carbon compounds.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Carbon, huh, good god. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, listen to me. NT

[In_The_Wind]

5. On my last shopping trip to BJ's I bought 7 pounds of coffee beans:

Kona Gourmet Blend 32 oz

Costa Rican 40 oz

Sumatra Estate from Indonesia 40 oz



I sip coffee 24/7.

[hobbit709]

6. I do more than sip it.

[In_The_Wind]

8. If I drink a cup of coffee when I wake up at 3AM I can return to sleep.

Anything else and I'm up for hours.

[lastlib]

23. Do you set off the bomb detectors at airport security?

Had a nurse take a blood sample from me once. Came back later and told me my blood type was Colombian Dark Roast.

[So Far From Heaven]

9. Ask any physics grad student and they'll tell you

"There is coffee and then there is anything else."

[KamaAina]

10. "The first cup of coffee recapitulates evolution."

[denbot]

11. Do you buy it green and then roast your own?

We have using an old air popcorn popper as a roaster. Fresh roasted is the way to go if you have the time, and a bit of ingenuity.

[hobbit709]

12. I barely have enough room for the grinder.

[Paulie]

16. I've seen the heat gun and bread machine setup

What's the setup with the air popper? Do you go to 2nd crack with it? Where do you put your thermometers or do you just wing it?

[denbot]

17. I like a city roast, so I basically wing it.

Right after the first crack I listen for the softer popping of the second crack. I start cooling my beans as soon as I'm sure that the 2nd crack is about to get going.

We use an old West Bend Poppery II popcorn maker. If I happen to be in a 2nd hand store that has one I'll grab it. The only down side other then the chaff (I set up in my driveway to deal with the chaff), is you have limit batches to just over a 1/2 cup, each of which take about 5 minutes start to finish.

[Paulie]

19. Awesome

I'll have to try it one day.

[MowCowWhoHow III]

13. I recently ordered 1000 200mg caffeine tablets

One each morning, puts a zing in your step.

[GOLGO 13]

14. I spend an obscene amount on coffee & pipe tobacco.

They tell me I'm a cool dad hipster.

[2naSalit]

15. Coffee, my one luxury that I indulge each morning

therefore, I have to have reeeeeeally good coffee. Fortunately there is a roaster in town who only deals in fair trade beans and other products. I will pay $12/lbs for fair trade any day of the week. It's nice to walk into the store on a really cold day when the roaster is running.

[callous taoboy]

18. Ethiopian Yirgacheffe is the best. Where are you ordering it from?

My local grocery store stopped carrying it, despite the fact that they couldn't keep it in stock. I've heard that Ethiopian Yirgacheefe needs no pesticides because it grows like a weed over there.

[greendog]

20. I've heard that just a spoonful of Maxwell House is as good as...

...two or three cups of that other stuff.

[hobbit709]

21. Maxwell House is good for cleaning toilets.

[greendog]

22. ..!

[dixiegrrrrl]

24. Mr. dixie and I have a mixed marriage

I insist on real coffee beans ground each cup
and he drinks Maxwell house.

[kentauros]

25. No coffee. Tea.

So here's most of my tea collection:

[kcass1954]

32. Nice collection!

I don't have that much, but I have a decent collection.

I also don't like coffee, but I love the aroma. Except for the Bustello that mr. k makes in the morning.

[kentauros]

33. Thanks!

I have more loose teas in the pantry to the right

Coffee is also one of those substances that can only taste anywhere near its aroma if there's enough sugar in it. Kind of like how chocolate is only edible if it's sugared

[taught_me_patience]

26. What brand? Washed or natural?

5lbs a month is a lot of coffee. 1lb should yield about 2gallons, which is about 20 12oz cups. You're drinking about 100 cups/month, or 3 cups per day.

[hobbit709]

27. I drink at lest half a 12-cup pot every day. My housemate drinks almost that much.

[meow2u3]

28. Where did you get the java?

Do you have a web site?

[hobbit709]

29. coffee bean direct

[meow2u3]

30. Thanks

I'm looking on there now.

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

31. I buy my coffee in five pound bags, too. That gives me a 10% discount and enough coffee.