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    That Death Wish is one of the highest rated coffees on Amazon, but is that just because it's strong?
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    My relationship with coffee got "complicated" over the past year. I love coffee. I stopped grinding and brewing a few years ago, but I enjoy Starbucks, especially the holiday blend, and a Baltimore coffee company called Zekes. I slid way down the aficionado pole into k-cups. Tried a few different brands I found on Amazon, but they were all pretty mediocre. Only k-cup I truly enjoy is Peets.

    Here's where it got complicated - I was diagnosed with PVC, premature ventricular contractions. Basically premature heart beats. It's a freaky feeling and luckily it's benign, but I was advised to limit caffeine. Rather than jump off a tall building knowing full well life was over, I tried a bunch of different decaf brands and well, one of my favorite k-cups did a pretty swell job with decaf. Peets decaf brews a nice full-bodied cup of coffee. I can say I don't miss high octane all that much with this stuff, so I'm pretty happy about that.

    If I'm at the Baltimore Farmer's Market, I'll grab a cup of Zekes, or if I run into a coffee shop I want to try I'll hit the regular brew, but it's decaf for my daily routine.

    Another brand I had liked before the my switch to decaf was Mayorga. It's a small company based in the D.C. suburbs in Maryland. Pretty good coffee.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonfresno View Post
    Rather than jump off a tall building knowing full well life was over, I tried a bunch of different decaf brands and ...
    Tough call, but I'm glad you made the right choice.
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    I'm in the coffee club here https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/. 100% Veteran owned and operated. 2 bags a month whole bean comes out to $25ish. You can get 1-4 bags I believe a month. As soon as it arrives I vacuum seal using my foodsaver into canister. Stays fresh until new batch arrives. I used to buy Kona straight from Hawaii but they raised prices last year to about $50 a bag delivered so I quit that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackoutcl View Post
    I'm in the coffee club here https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/. 100% Veteran owned and operated. 2 bags a month whole bean comes out to $25ish. You can get 1-4 bags I believe a month. As soon as it arrives I vacuum seal using my foodsaver into canister. Stays fresh until new batch arrives.
    How would you rate it? What kind do you get? Dark raost, med. roast? etc.? Thanks!
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    SS and ak47 are my favorites. They do sell out sometimes but the coffee club always gets theirs. Do not get CAF, the caffeine is ridiculously high. I still have some at home from months ago. I rate these at a 3/5. Real KONA is a 5 for me for 3.5x the cost. Starbucks is a 1. I've had some real Blue Mountain Jamaican coffee this year and that was a 4. I prefer med roast and never any cream or sugar.

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    This thread sucks. I gave up caffeine three weeks ago. The first five days were killer. I’m over that now but man....

    i usually had 1-2 cups coffee in the morning and iced tea for lunch. But my RLS. Restless leg syndrome was starting to go full crazy on me all night long.

    Im still a little bummed. I really liked coffee.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rktect1 View Post
    This thread sucks. I gave up caffeine three weeks ago. The first five days were killer. I’m over that now but man....

    i usually had 1-2 cups coffee in the morning and iced tea for lunch. But my RLS. Restless leg syndrome was starting to go full crazy on me all night long.

    Im still a little bummed. I really liked coffee.
    If you don't mind spending a little, this decaf is very good. I have not purchased myself but tried some at work a few weeks ago. https://konadecaf.com/

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    I used to drink waaaay too much caffeine on a daily basis. not good. massive migraines that would be unbearable for a day if I suddenly went cold turkey for whatever reason. took me awhile and some research to figure out what triggered such headaches. so I taught myself that if/whenever my body gets accustomed to more than 2 cu caffeine a day, that I have to cut back half-cup at a time to avoid the headaches. I love coffee, so the way I taught myself to cut back was to find a decaf version of the caffeine variety/roast I had been enjoying, and start substituting 1/2 cup a day decaf for caf until I got back down to no more than 2 cu caf a day. I mostly do that with the dark roasts I also enjoy, mainly Peets has a couple varieties that also have a decaf version.

    I like specific variety light roasts previously mentioned, so I tend to switch back and forth periodically when the mood shifts. Peets Uzuri is a light roast that comes closest to the Kenya AA I find so hard to find otherwise, and is regularly in my local store. It's caffeine, doesn't have a decaf variant, so I make sure I don't get too tanked up on it, that way I can still enjoy it and not worry about headaches.
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    All this discussion about the coffee beans with no discussion about the best coffee maker? Well, given that Mr. Coffee has already received a big RED X, we know that's not the best maker but what is?

    Can anyone recommend a good drip maker for routine home use?

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    I bought a Technivorm Moccamaster a couple of years ago and love it. Expensive yet very simple (no timers or computerized stuff, etc.) but does a great job.

    I also have a Breville burr grinder. It's very good but the coarsest selection isn't course enough for a French press.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tsptalk View Post
    For the last decade or more I have been on the obsessed side of finding good coffee. Most coffees are just OK to me. Starbucks? Not my favorite. McD's, not good enough. Beans bought in most grocery stores are already too old and coffee shop beans can get expensive, although if it's good enough, I don't mind paying up.

    On rare occasions I come across a coffee shop that gets it right. I had that experience with a coffee shop chain in Northern Washington State last month called "Woods". I took a bag of their Woods Blend home with me and yup, it was almost as good as in their shop. They sell their beans online but the price to ship it is about the same as the price of the beans, so it's not practical.

    This year I started to roast my own beans in an effort to make sure I have the freshest coffee. I have a high end coffee maker and grinder to help make that perfect cup at home. Unroasted green coffee beans actually last for years. It's the roasted coffee that starts to decline in quality after about 5 days.

    I've bought a few recommended bags of the unroasted beans on Amazon and they were good, but not great. So my search for excellent coffee continues.

    I actually prefer a light or medium roast where you can taste the subtle flavors. Dark roasted coffee masks those flavors in my opinion.

    What say you? Any suggestions?

    Well I don't know if I particularl1y agree. I say a dark roast done right adds a bold touch to all the flavors.

    Also, do you have a preference in how dense you brew the coffee? I waste coffee because I like it strong but don't drink too much. I could enjoy and last a bit on just one cup.


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