In a society revolving at whirlwind speed we seem to all gather on our last remaining performance enhancing drug: caffeine. Â Sadly, it has come to gas station coffee; the equivailant to a junkies dirty needle. Â For those looking to save a buck and make it at home you can be rewarded very handsomely. Â Before you run out and buy the uber-mega-buck grinders and espresso machines you need to learn the basics.
- before doing anything else, check your water quality if you wouldn’t drink it as it came out of the faucet, you shouldn’t use it for coffee. Â Also remember to use cold water, as it picks up less junk from pipes and all.
- make sure your coffee is fresh, and equally importantly, a roast you actually like. Â For years I was convinced that I loved dark roast coffee, when in reality I actually liked the taste of properly brewed light roast coffee more, it was just that all of the properly brewed coffee I had ever experienced was dark roasted and vice versa.
- Take a little time to learn your machines and actually enjoy making the coffee. Â Have some friends over and kick back with coffee and just talk.
- Make it fun! Â Buy some old teacups at a thrift store and go classy, or get a giant thick mug to keep it warm while you work. Â Don’t let people pressure you and enjoy the drink the way you like it.
The final tip that actually inspired this whole tip was to remember to warm your cups first. Â I let mine sit filled with scalding hot water while i brew the coffee so that when i am ready to start sipping it is nice and hot.