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This reminded me of one my favorite essays on the subject, "The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee" by Honoré de Balzac in the 1830s https://voxpopulisphere.com/201

by extr 4y ago

This reminded me of one my favorite essays on the subject, "The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee" by Honoré de Balzac in the 1830s https://voxpopulisphere.com/2016/01/17/honore-de-balzac-the-pleasures-and-pains-of-coffee/ https://voxpopulisphere.com/2016/01/17/honore-de-balzac-the-...

quickthrower2 4y ago
With the increasingly strong formulations he would have loved espresso then! Think that wasn’t invented until early 1900s. That said immersion brewing probably gives your more caffeine in total. Edit might have been earlier I was thinking of a specific espresso machine.
- lostlogin 4y ago
  It isn't the strongest brew, but the e61 group head is just so great for making espresso. More recent designs and modified e61s have advantages, but the ways it can be used, the availability of parts and the quality of the brew are pretty great. No software or complex electronics for my coffee thanks (just lots of mechanical complexity). The way the the Faema e61 looks doesn't hurt either, only rivalled by the lever action Urania in my opinion.
dang 4y ago
Discussed a few times here: The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee (1830) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22509223 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22509223 - March 2020 (21 comments) The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee (1830) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13647098 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13647098 - Feb 2017 (75 comments) “The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee” by Honore de Balzac - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10515523 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10515523 - Nov 2015 (1 comment) The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee (1830) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7921691 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7921691 - June 2014 (37 comments) “The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee” - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2880196 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2880196 - Aug 2011 (21 comments)
- extr 4y ago
  Haha, perhaps one of these is where I originally saw it!
achr2 4y ago
We have a decent coffee chain in Ontario named Balzac’s, that started in Stratford. I hadn’t known this connection. Thanks!
leobg 4y ago
Interesting. So one or two weeks of consumption. And then, I suppose several weeks of abstinence?

by extr 4y ago

quickthrower2 4y ago

With the increasingly strong formulations he would have loved espresso then! Think that wasn’t invented until early 1900s. That said immersion brewing probably gives your more caffeine in total. Edit might have been earlier I was thinking of a specific espresso machine.

lostlogin 4y ago
It isn't the strongest brew, but the e61 group head is just so great for making espresso. More recent designs and modified e61s have advantages, but the ways it can be used, the availability of parts and the quality of the brew are pretty great. No software or complex electronics for my coffee thanks (just lots of mechanical complexity). The way the the Faema e61 looks doesn't hurt either, only rivalled by the lever action Urania in my opinion.

dang 4y ago

Discussed a few times here: The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee (1830) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22509223 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22509223 - March 2020 (21 comments) The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee (1830) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13647098 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13647098 - Feb 2017 (75 comments) “The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee” by Honore de Balzac - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10515523 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10515523 - Nov 2015 (1 comment) The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee (1830) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7921691 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7921691 - June 2014 (37 comments) “The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee” - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2880196 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2880196 - Aug 2011 (21 comments)

extr 4y ago
Haha, perhaps one of these is where I originally saw it!

achr2 4y ago

We have a decent coffee chain in Ontario named Balzac’s, that started in Stratford. I hadn’t known this connection. Thanks!

leobg 4y ago

Interesting. So one or two weeks of consumption. And then, I suppose several weeks of abstinence?