How much coffee do you drink?
Discussion
ViperPict said:
Another coffee question - when a bag of ground coffee has a 'strength' rating on the side, does this relate to the taste (i.e., the nature of the roasting) or does it reflect caffeine content? Or, perhaps, both?
I'd say it's more about the roast type, a bean will have its own caffine amount ViperPict said:
Another coffee question - when a bag of ground coffee has a 'strength' rating on the side, does this relate to the taste (i.e., the nature of the roasting) or does it reflect caffeine content? Or, perhaps, both?
It's usually for taste, but even then it doesn't have much meaning. The cheaper blends will have a higher caffeine content due to the use of Robusta beans rather than Arabica.New POD said:
Today
Instant :
7:10 after 2 hours of driving. With my cereals at my desk.
8:30 after going through my emails and things to do list.
9:15 after my first crap
10:15 when I was bored of work
11:00 when someone I didn't like came to see me
12:00 Ready for my Lunch
1:15 Lunch one drunk cold
2:45 after my second crap
4:00 thinking about what I still need to do before I clock off.
Filter :
6:40 Waiting for my roast chicken to cook
8:50 Eating my roast chicken
9:30 Just logging into PH before bed.
Is that too much coffee? Maybe it explains why I fart so much ?
That's a lot! (can you be one of my customers please Instant :
7:10 after 2 hours of driving. With my cereals at my desk.
8:30 after going through my emails and things to do list.
9:15 after my first crap
10:15 when I was bored of work
11:00 when someone I didn't like came to see me
12:00 Ready for my Lunch
1:15 Lunch one drunk cold
2:45 after my second crap
4:00 thinking about what I still need to do before I clock off.
Filter :
6:40 Waiting for my roast chicken to cook
8:50 Eating my roast chicken
9:30 Just logging into PH before bed.
Is that too much coffee? Maybe it explains why I fart so much ?
)cqueen said:
ViperPict said:
Another coffee question - when a bag of ground coffee has a 'strength' rating on the side, does this relate to the taste (i.e., the nature of the roasting) or does it reflect caffeine content? Or, perhaps, both?
It's usually for taste, but even then it doesn't have much meaning. The cheaper blends will have a higher caffeine content due to the use of Robusta beans rather than Arabica.ViperPict said:
The scale used to be 1 to 5 but now I notice that some brands go up to 6. Does that reflect any real change in the 'boldness' of the coffee or just a reclassification?
They really don't mean anything, there are so many contradicting issues, I won't go into it because it'll bore you to death. I personally don't believe coffee has a strength value. You can always make it stronger by increasing the coffee/water ratio.cqueen said:
ViperPict said:
The scale used to be 1 to 5 but now I notice that some brands go up to 6. Does that reflect any real change in the 'boldness' of the coffee or just a reclassification?
They really don't mean anything, there are so many contradicting issues, I won't go into it because it'll bore you to death. I personally don't believe coffee has a strength value. You can always make it stronger by increasing the coffee/water ratio.I really do miss Peet's coffee from the west coast of the US though...
I drink quite a lot, but have learnt to cut it out in the afternoons now since I don't sleep otherwise!
I have a Jura bean-cup machine at home which is amazing. But normally at weekends I have a mug with the '2 cup' option, basically 4 shots of espresso, which is a bit excessive even for me!
I have a Jura bean-cup machine at home which is amazing. But normally at weekends I have a mug with the '2 cup' option, basically 4 shots of espresso, which is a bit excessive even for me!
cqueen said:
New POD said:
Today
Instant :
7:10 after 2 hours of driving. With my cereals at my desk.
8:30 after going through my emails and things to do list.
9:15 after my first crap
10:15 when I was bored of work
11:00 when someone I didn't like came to see me
12:00 Ready for my Lunch
1:15 Lunch one drunk cold
2:45 after my second crap
4:00 thinking about what I still need to do before I clock off.
Filter :
6:40 Waiting for my roast chicken to cook
8:50 Eating my roast chicken
9:30 Just logging into PH before bed.
Is that too much coffee? Maybe it explains why I fart so much ?
That's a lot! (can you be one of my customers please Instant :
7:10 after 2 hours of driving. With my cereals at my desk.
8:30 after going through my emails and things to do list.
9:15 after my first crap
10:15 when I was bored of work
11:00 when someone I didn't like came to see me
12:00 Ready for my Lunch
1:15 Lunch one drunk cold
2:45 after my second crap
4:00 thinking about what I still need to do before I clock off.
Filter :
6:40 Waiting for my roast chicken to cook
8:50 Eating my roast chicken
9:30 Just logging into PH before bed.
Is that too much coffee? Maybe it explains why I fart so much ?
)I call it the £million coffee queue. On average there are 10 engineers who have an average fully amortised overhead rate of 55 quid. (I say average, but it ranges from 5 to 20 people in a queue)
Assuming that they are not productive whilst queueing and they are there 7 hours a day, for 5 days a week for 50 weeks, it's pretty much £1,000,000 There are more buildings with more costa queues, so you could argue that the queues cost £10,000,000 in lost productivity in the UK.
Even if I'm 10 times over, the coffee queue is costing RR £1million quid across all it's sites, so how many tea ladies with a trolley and an urn would you be able to justify, to walk down the offices and give out free tea and coffee ?
My coffee intake varies very widely - I can go for weeks drinking one cup a day (always have a coffee in the morning), but during term time where I am sat at my desk for most of the day I can easily crack 8 cups a day. I try to drink proper stuff if I can, but usually it is instant.
I am not addicted, and I don't think the caffeine has too much of an effect on me. I try to make a point of not drinking any coffee after 6pm as very occasionally (once a month or so) I find that I can't get to sleep. Not sure if this is because of the coffee or just a screwed up sleeping pattern!
I am not addicted, and I don't think the caffeine has too much of an effect on me. I try to make a point of not drinking any coffee after 6pm as very occasionally (once a month or so) I find that I can't get to sleep. Not sure if this is because of the coffee or just a screwed up sleeping pattern!
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