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The coffee and tea drinkers club.

My coffee.

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finally got around to taking a pic in the morning when i have my first tea of the day:

Darjeeling tea, a specific blend made for my family, at my dad's friend's shop.

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Cat judging how much tea i drink everyday:
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de.das.dude said:
finally got around to taking a pic in the morning when i have my first tea of the day
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I'm more of a coffee person myself:
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I try to limit my coffee consumption to at most 700ml per day, and to not drink after 5pm as to avoid sleep issues.
 
igormp said:
I'm more of a coffee person myself:
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I try to limit my coffee consumption to at most 700ml per day, and to not drink after 5pm as to avoid sleep issues.
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i too dont drink after 7pm :D it does affect my sleep issues.

I do have coffee sometimes at work from this machine:

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i call it Saeko-chan lmao.

EDIT: @igormp fellow software developer i see. is that python?
 
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My aunt gave me some Indonesian coffee. I don't think I'm quite doing it justice by brewing with an aero press. The grind is far too fine but dont have a lot of choice till I recover my grinder.

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Grind this fine ideally needs a proper machine or doing it Turkish/Arab style with tub of hot sand
 
I'd think that would be perfect in a mokapot.

FreedomEclipse said:
My aunt gave me some Indonesian coffee. I don't think I'm quite doing it justice by brewing with an aero press. The grind is far too fine but dont have a lot of choice till I recover my grinder.

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Grind this fine ideally needs a proper machine or doing it Turkish/Arab style with tub of hot sand
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1freedude said:
I'd think that would be perfect in a mokapot.
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I do actually have a 6 cup mokapot here - Its what I originally bought when i got curious about coffee but thats a hell of a lot of coffee for one person and there sure aint enough coffee left for a 6 cup brew.

I dont mind the aeropress. Sometimes a bit of suffering is good for the soul :laugh:
 
usually this stuff.........1 bag per cup and let it steep for 10 minutes or until it's as black as coffee
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I make a cordial with tea and it is amazing. It is just tea, light rum, sugar, and a bit of almond extract.

I usually make a gallon. Keeps the recipe easy.

Make 3 quarts of very strong black tea (like triple strength). I like Luzianne brand tea, but whatever brand you like to make iced tea with. Sweeten with 2/3rds of a cup of granulated white sugar per quart of tea (Less or more if you desire per quart, but i recommend not less than 1/3rd cup of sugar per quart...not sweet enough with less than that).

Mix 3 parts of the strong black tea to one part rum. So 3 quarts tea and 1 quart rum. White rum is recommended, i typically use Bacardi.

Pour the whole gallon of cordial into a glass container that has a good, secure lid.

Add just 1 teaspoon of almond extract to the whole gallon batch.

Put the lid on, and shake vigorously for a few minutes. (making sure sugar is completely dissolved)

Store in a cool, dark place for 2 months minimum, shaking vigorously twice weekly (at least until sugar is completely dissolved).

Once the sugar stays dissolved all the time, it is basically ready, but let it sit for 2 or 3 months.

Make a pitcher of unsweetened iced tea (ideally using the same kind of tea that you made the cordial with).

Pour a big glass of the unsweetened tea over ice, then use the cordial to sweeten it to your taste rather than sugar. You can also sweeten the whole pitcher to taste with the cordial if you need more than 1 glass at a time.

It is amazing, and the perfect way to wind down from a hot day.

I'm not entirely sure what the shelf life of it would be. It would be years, but it always gets drank faster than that.

We call it "Tea-Lua"

Please enjoy responsibly.
 
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FreedomEclipse said:
My aunt gave me some Indonesian coffee. I don't think I'm quite doing it justice by brewing with an aero press. The grind is far too fine but dont have a lot of choice till I recover my grinder.
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I think the real insult here is that laundry peg...
 
Shihab said:
I think the real insult here is that laundry peg...
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The peg is fine. It will return to the line once its R&R is completed.
 
FreedomEclipse said:
The peg is fine. It will return to the line once its R&R is completed.
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i guess asians will be asians. Even at my home we use clothes pegs for the exact same reasons. Un finished pack of crisps? peg.
 
DirtyDingusMcgee said:
I make a cordial with tea and it is amazing. It is just tea, light rum, sugar, and a bit of almond extract.

I usually make a gallon. Keeps the recipe easy.

Make 3 quarts of very strong black tea (like triple strength). I like Luzianne brand tea, but whatever brand you like to make iced tea with. Sweeten with 2/3rds of a cup of granulated white sugar per quart of tea (Less or more if you desire per quart, but i recommend not less than 1/3rd cup of sugar per quart...not sweet enough with less than that).

Mix 3 parts of the strong black tea to one part rum. So 3 quarts tea and 1 quart rum. White rum is recommended, i typically use Bacardi.

Pour the whole gallon of cordial into a glass container that has a good, secure lid.

Add just 1 teaspoon of almond extract to the whole gallon batch.

Put the lid on, and shake vigorously for a few minutes. (making sure sugar is completely dissolved)

Store in a cool, dark place for 2 months minimum, shaking vigorously twice weekly (at least until sugar is completely dissolved).

Once the sugar stays dissolved all the time, it is basically ready, but let it sit for 2 or 3 months.

Make a pitcher of unsweetened iced tea (ideally using the same kind of tea that you made the cordial with).

Pour a big glass of the unsweetened tea over ice, then use the cordial to sweeten it to your taste rather than sugar. You can also sweeten the whole pitcher to taste with the cordial if you need more than 1 glass at a time.

It is amazing, and the perfect way to wind down from a hot day.

I'm not entirely sure what the shelf life of it would be. It would be years, but it always gets drank faster than that.

We call it "Tea-Lua"

Please enjoy responsibly.
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This is awesome. I don't drink sweet tea personally besides chai with brown sugar and other teas with a bit of honey, and don't like Southern "Sweet tea".

The amount of effort and the recipe is extremely admirable, especially since you age it. Not something I would do myself (I'm not a drinker), but if you gave me some tea sweetened with the cordial, I'd probably love it.
 
neurotix said:
This is awesome. I don't drink sweet tea personally besides chai with brown sugar and other teas with a bit of honey, and don't like Southern "Sweet tea".

The amount of effort and the recipe is extremely admirable, especially since you age it. Not something I would do myself (I'm not a drinker), but if you gave me some tea sweetened with the cordial, I'd probably love it.
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I don't like my tea overly sweet. Tea-lua is quite easy to use as a sweetener since it fairly concentrated. I typically serve it in 32 oz canning jars. The average desired dose is 1.5 oz to 3 oz per 32 oz glass. If it is Saturday night (or a party) Can drink it half and half. The nice thing is that the tea and ice water the Tea-lua down enough that it is not cloying or terribly dehydrating. I don't really recommend drinking it straight, as it is about like drinking any sweet liqueur straight, and comes with the same hangover penalties.

The recipe could probably be adapted to other types of tea, and served hot.

It's worth a try. Fun to make, and hey, if you don't drink or don't like it, some college kid will take it.
 
Despite living in Missouri my mother inherited the southern need for sweet tea, and I have a tooth for tea too. I don't keep mine super sweet, just enough to where it isn't overpowering the actual 'tea' flavor (my mom used to put over 2 cups in her pitchers, which I tend to shame her for because its so much sugar.) Always liked my tea iced, but I've had tea served hot before, and still enjoyed it.

Not particularly picky with tea, tried lots of varieties. The awful garbage is still the one I like the most though.
 
Fourth cup of hangover coffee. :)

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mechtech said:
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I am Asian. Those pegs are too expensive for Asian folk. Either plastic or wood suits us just fine.

In some parts of Asia. People walk around in bare feet. What makes you think we will splurge on metal pegs?
 
FreedomEclipse said:
I am Asian. Those pegs are too expensive for Asian folk. Either plastic or wood suits us just fine.

In some parts of Asia. People walk around in bare feet. What makes you think we will splurge on metal pegs?
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metal.........whoa whoa
304 stainless steel made in Italy ;)
I used to use wood ones, really good until get mouldy from being outside and getting black mould on clothes and stuff

When I bought the stainless clothes pins though they were about 1/2 the price as they are now.
 
FreedomEclipse said:
I am Asian. Those pegs are too expensive for Asian folk. Either plastic or wood suits us just fine.

In some parts of Asia. People walk around in bare feet. What makes you think we will splurge on metal pegs?
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metal pegs are not good for our climates.

you leave them up on the clothesline in the sun long enough and it becomes the hottest thing on earth!
 
when I have spare $$$: cold coffee in cans mf!:peace:
when I'm in the middle: yeah could get some "3in1" (I LIKE 'EM! lol):laugh:
when I wait for next cash: lets drink teabags (TOO LAZY):D

I'm a caffeine maniac for real. o_ODropped energy drinkZZZ with a looong period :) (disclaimer: they are BAD, get coffee / caffeine water instead!):love:

:peace:
 
AleXXX666 said:
when I have spare $$$: cold coffee in cans mf!:peace:
when I'm in the middle: yeah could get some "3in1" (I LIKE 'EM! lol):laugh:
when I wait for next cash: lets drink teabags (TOO LAZY):D

I'm a caffeine maniac for real. o_ODropped energy drinkZZZ with a looong period :) (disclaimer: they are BAD, get coffee / caffeine water instead!):love:

:peace:
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i dont like coffee a lot but i do like cold coffee, i get some ready made coffee powder from decent brands that cost okayish, pour them in some milk, add ice, some cream and whip them up in my mixer (food processor for international folks). Makes very good cold coffee, if you want just add some whipped cream and its better than starmucks or whatever. I dont like store ones since its always overly sweet. They make milkshakes not coffee
 
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