coffee addicts unite

“I heard this one on the radio today and I had to smile:

"St. Caffeine" - by John Gorka 1998 (from the CD "After Yesterday")

I've seen the light, oh the light I've seen
I've seen the light of St. Caffeine
Of other drugs, I am clean
I pray to you, St. Caffeine

Yes, I am a legal fiend
It's my high in the mean routine
Cola nut or coffee bean
I pray to you, St. Caffeine


I stayed away as a teen
When hormones filled up my jeans
Ever since my sleep got lean
I took to you, St. Caffeine

You help me through the morn-ing
Help me into the afternoon
Being calm is bor-ing
I'd be snoring without you

I wear your ring around my cup
I pour you down, I drink you up
When I am running out of steam
I pray to you, St. Caffeine”

“Coffie, its good stuff. I drink it at night for the up all nighters doing school work, but during the say I enjoy a nice capacheno”

“You gotta love Espresso!”

“Think it's just a coincidence that shortly after coffee drinking became widespread in Europe, the Renaissance began? The same human race that needed thousands of years to invent the wheel laid the foundation for all the modern sciences in a matter of a few hundred years.

Without coffee, the world as we know it would not exist.

In fact, without coffee, the World may never have even been created. God would not have been able to work for six days straight without it. "Yawn, I'm going back to bed."”

“Morning has broken
Mr Coffee has spoken
That familiar wake-up call sings to my ears...

Awake with a shrug
Hit the floor with a thud
Where in this hell hole is my coffee mug?

I can now face the day...
On legal speed
The American way

I'm spinning I'm quaking
I'm spazzing I'm shaking
I just spilled coffee on my brand new shirt

I am soooo wired
I am so inspired
I drank the entire pot...
Now off to work.

I can now face the day
On legal speed the American way


Mr.Coffee By NOFX”

“AAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......

That first cup is sooooooooooooooooo good!
CCs Hazelnut Coffee ground from whole beans this morning.

Life is good.”

“Sittin' on the john with the sports page, fresh cup of coffee on the edge of the bathtub. Great way to start the day.”

“Dang Nimble, sure beats me sitting at work.”

“Elixir of the Gods.

Black Robusta, straight.”

“I'm finishing the last of the Kona blend, then tomorrow it's back to my beloved breakfast blend.”

“bearmagnet, you actually like Robusto coffee?

One of the reasons I don't drink the coffee that's free where I work is because it has Robusto in it. Blech.”

“for lying. Living too far out to get newspaper delivery, I am not reading the sports page, but "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson. I grieve for my now incomplete morning ritual. Without the sports page I am a lesser man.”

“Liar liar, pants on fire! ;-)”

“Haha! I hate to admit this Nimble but have a hand held solitair game for my personal time.

Hmmm, "hand held", "solitair", and "personal time" might not be the best combination of words to use here.”

“LOL,Nige!”

“Fresh ground expresso beans”

“Nigal, don't you have a perfectly good wife? ;-)”

“Well, at least he's a good sport, Stovie.”

“One of my kids works at Starbucks close to where I'm sitting.

He can bring home a pound of coffee per week.”

“This is an old subject, but any new ideas on trail coffee?

I used some discs last weekend made for an individual cup coffee press, seemed to work ok if you gave them a good squeeze when done. I used two for a good strong cup.

I've been thinking about trying grinding beans before a trip making a steeping bag out of a piece of cheese cloth or something. Anyone tried making their own bag like this?”

“I use the small cone filters, stuff it in my cup, poke a stick trough the top to keep it from falling too far in, put in the coffee, fill with water and let sit for a bit, the pull it out, give it a squeeze and drink. Works for me. Just watch that the bottom doesn't fall out of the filter, making it regular camp coffee (i.e. crunchy).”

“TS, you can buy empty tea bags to fill your self, or make some out of a close woven fabric to prevent grind bits from floating through. If you make your own, was hthe fabric first.”

“I used to take a little aluminum espresso maker.”

“

Everyone who ownes one of these raves about them and say it\'s the only way to go. $5.50 at REI. Just grind the coffee course before ya go.

I use the little coffee disks exclusively now. IMHO it\'s the best cup of coffee I\'ve found so far. Head and shoulders above the tea bag coffee singles. Plus I can get french roast.”

“I realized I had a problem last week on my way home from work...

I stopped to exercise at the fitness center and then passed Starbucks on my way home. It was 7pm but I JUST HAD TO HAVE A LARGE COFFEE from Starbucks. I drank the whole dang thing and then couldn't sleep all night.

I'm an idiot.”

“Which little coffee disks? Brand name, please?”

“Aren't those disks for a whole pot?”

“Their peppermint mocha latte is the shiznit. People can hate Starbucks all they want but they have a great product. One of the best things I got for the holidays was a $25 SB card.

BTW- I saw a new Starbucks opening the other day and it was inside another Star Bucks!”

“They make these little pressurized single cup coffee makers now and the little disks work great just thrown in boiling water. It doesn't taste like mud like the tea bag ones. You can find them in the coffee isle at any groceries. They cost about 50 cents a disk but it's worth it.”

“OK, I'll look for them next time I'm shopping for coffee. 50¢ a cup ain't so bad.”

“yes they are nigal and there is no cleanup

Wonder how biodegradeable the bags on those are. I pack mine out.”

“someone offered me instant coffee the other day. Can you imagine?? INSTANT!!! Yuck!! Only the real stuff, no sugar, no milk and strong!!!! A tinny bit of salt brings out the flavor even more. Old german secret. :) I think it's a german secret. hmm.”

“

This here french press weighs 5 ounces and will brew 10 ounces of java. I have never actually used one while "backpacking" but I have while car camping. Makes a sweet cup of joe!

I have this guy above me and will try it out the next trip I am on. I am planning on grinding the exact amount of beans and then vaccuum seal them for precise taste.

A friend of mine roasts his own beans. Talk about sweet!”

“I read somewhere that the old "hot air" popcorn poppers will roast coffee beans quite well. I don't think they make those things anymore though. Microwave popcorn has taken over.”

“He has tried that Bit. It works to a point but the contraption he has works better.”

“Rotating copper kettle?”

“I think DDX is the roasting expert round these parts. I had some links for using the popcorn poppers. You can google it.

I've used a coffee press but found it quite messy and it takes a lot of water to get the thing rinsed out really well. Does make a great cup though. I still use my big one on paddling trips. You get to be the most popular guy in camp when you can brew up a whole quart of fresh coffee. "Hey Nigal buddy. Want me to filter some water for that coffee old buddy old pal?". I don't think I filtered my own water all week one trip.”

“Basically Bit.

I can relate with you on that on Nigel. Canoe trips up in Canada, I have always been treated like a god. I have always found my way into the group that loves to fish, drink coffee and liquor and swim naked.

The last trip we finished our supply of coffee the outfitters gave us on the 3rd day of a 10 day trip. I had enough to keep up doped up for the remeinder of the trip.”

“Yeah, it’s the “Who holds the power” game. Whoever has the best and most commodities holds all the power. My two brothers were counting Oreos and toilet paper on the last trip and I pull out two 4-packs of Boddington’s Pub Ale and a wooden box of hand rolled Honduras cigars and told them both to suck it and keep their Oreos. That plus the coffee press made me the King all week.”

“I usually just take those instant Coffee tea bag things, just boil water and put the coffee bag in and you are set. Not starbucks, but very easy.

The only thing about Boddington's and also Guiness, is that you can slam a 4 pack and not feel drunk, especially when you have been backpacking all day. I always carry a small bottle of the strong stuff, like vodka or rum incase the beer doesn't cut it.”

“I don't feel the need to get drunk every time I drink a beer. Being a 4.1% beer and being heavy and rich it keeps me from drinking too much too.”

“Well I do :)”

“LOL!

I had enough Guiness on one trip to call it my dinner. Five cans of that stuff will fill you up!”

“bearmagnet, you actually like Robusto coffee?

One of the reasons I don't drink the coffee that's free where I work is because it has Robusto in it. Blech.”
bitpusher
10:08:50 AM
1/18/05

Robusto or Arabica. One packs more punch, guess which? I generally drink 8 O'clock, grind my own. I think it's Robusto. Like my coffee like my drink......and my chocolate.........and my women.....Strong!

And I have the Steeper Nigal posted, Best piece of equipment I ever bought!

And boycott Starbucks! They are an evil Corporation that bullies the smaller guy like any other bloated conglomerate!
last edited: 1/18/05 11:18:48 AM”

“There are flavored coffees available too. The brand I get is Millstone.

But right now, I'm drinking icky Folgers with instant cocoa to cut the taste. Blech. Well, actually it isn't awful.”

“I just can't stand the taste of Robusto. I make up for the lack of caffeine by drinking more. Yum.

The brand I drink at home is Folger's 100% Colombian, which is 100% Arabica too. Millstone is good, but I don't like flavored coffee. Well, I like coffee-flavored coffee.”

“Flavored coffe is like putting cream in your coffee or ordering a "sex-on-the-beach".

You can do it but I might accuse you of being one of them thar homosexuals.”

“Like I tell people, cream and sugar are for people who don't like coffee.”

“bit's got it!”

“The only coffee I drink black is "cafe" when I'm in France. It's basically a shot of espresso. But even then I put sugar in it... I guess I'd still drink it w/o, but I like the sugar!”