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I am a coffee addict. I drink what makes me feel better after I have drunk it. At home I have a good grinder, the best supermarket beans I could find (I tested

I am a coffee addict. I drink what makes me feel better after I have drunk it. At home I have a good grinder, the best supermarket beans I could find (I tested them all, found a brand that was acceptable then bought 40kg online). I simply put the ground coffee in a french press and drink it. Job done. Not the best taste, not the best hit but acceptable. Nescafe or maxwell house for example literally makes me feel sick if I try to drink it. I get more utility from a glass of water. Better no coffee than bad coffee...

0xdeadbeee 4y ago
May I ask how much coffee you go through to purchase 40kg in one go? I would expect the beans to go stale, even vacuum sealed.
- thesaintlives 4y ago
  I like it quite strong. Just under a kilo a week approximately. I start to drink it in the morning and stop around 14.00 I drink tea after that.
vesinisa 4y ago
> bought 40kg online You are aware that roasted coffee is a perishable product? After roasting, it is at its best for just a few weeks. After just two months it has lost the best of its flavours, but for "bulk" coffee the taste is often considered acceptable for up to 18 months if sealed (at which point most cheap supermarket brands seem to have their "best by" dates.) I am afraid you will find your 40kg of coffee degrade in quality over time.
- thesaintlives 4y ago
  I drink that in a year. No big difference from start to finish.
  - vesinisa 4y ago
    That's 110g or one full pot of strong drip filter coffee per day. I think I typically drink 60g on a workday and 30g on a weekend day for an average of ~50g/day. I believe you, but you do drink quite a bit of coffee I must say!
    - thesaintlives 4y ago
      That is about correct. The problem is that I am espresso drinker. I do have an espresso machine but whilst doing maintenance I broke a part I don't have the tools to fix. I have to put that much more coffee into the french press to get a similar 'feel good' result. One day I will fix the espresso machine!

0xdeadbeee 4y ago

May I ask how much coffee you go through to purchase 40kg in one go? I would expect the beans to go stale, even vacuum sealed.

thesaintlives 4y ago
I like it quite strong. Just under a kilo a week approximately. I start to drink it in the morning and stop around 14.00 I drink tea after that.

vesinisa 4y ago

> bought 40kg online You are aware that roasted coffee is a perishable product? After roasting, it is at its best for just a few weeks. After just two months it has lost the best of its flavours, but for "bulk" coffee the taste is often considered acceptable for up to 18 months if sealed (at which point most cheap supermarket brands seem to have their "best by" dates.) I am afraid you will find your 40kg of coffee degrade in quality over time.

thesaintlives 4y ago
I drink that in a year. No big difference from start to finish.
- vesinisa 4y ago
  That's 110g or one full pot of strong drip filter coffee per day. I think I typically drink 60g on a workday and 30g on a weekend day for an average of ~50g/day. I believe you, but you do drink quite a bit of coffee I must say!
  - thesaintlives 4y ago
    That is about correct. The problem is that I am espresso drinker. I do have an espresso machine but whilst doing maintenance I broke a part I don't have the tools to fix. I have to put that much more coffee into the french press to get a similar 'feel good' result. One day I will fix the espresso machine!