The soak time you're giving it is infusing a huge amount of caffeine into the beverage. That's an amphetamine habit ... ;-)
I'm really not into the caffeine buzz, I'm looking for flavor. I do the drip coffee with a "by eye" metered amount of beans into the grinder based on experimenting to get the flavor I want, the drip machine is a Krupps Aromatica of one generation or another. The amount of beans depends on the kind and roast ... I switch between Harrar, Tanzania Peaberry, Kona from a local roasting company, and a house blend from my friend's roasting company across the bay, depending upon mood. Normally, I don't brew my own espresso (have an old Italian style double-decker espresso pot for the rare occasions, inherited it from my grandfather 38 years ago... :-). The local Starbux, a 10 minute walk, does "ok" on their espresso, but a new indie cafe about four miles away in Mountain View has superb espresso. It poses a nice occasion to get on the bicycle and ride there, have a cup, and ride back. Godfrey On Jun 1, 2007, at 11:09 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I drink french press coffee in the morning. I grind five > tablespoons of good beans for my 16 once mug. I heat the water to > just below boiling and soak the beans for five minutes in the hot > water before pressing them and pouring off the coffee. It's > powerful stuff, but very flavorful. Based on the buzz, I'd say it > has a rather high caffeine level. Rest of the day, I drink coffee > from machines at work. I'm now having a cap from a Brio 250 > machine. Not as good as the real stuff of course, but quite > acceptable. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
