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What's your favorite coffee brand?

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Regarding caffeine levels in beans, I've been drinking the 8 oclock stuff from amazon.com subscribe and save and while it tastes fine through the aeropress, I would like to maximize my caffeine intake as all I drink is coffee and water anymore and like the caffeine buzz. So, which coffee has the most caffeine in it and where can I get it? I enhance mine with creamer because I don't like black coffee as well.
 
Nescafe microwaveable.

LOL, just kidding. But I ain't a fuckin coffee snob; usually I'll get Folgers or the Meijer brand coffee (I think that's what it is).
 
slag said:
Regarding caffeine levels in beans, I've been drinking the 8 oclock stuff from amazon.com subscribe and save and while it tastes fine through the aeropress, I would like to maximize my caffeine intake as all I drink is coffee and water anymore and like the caffeine buzz. So, which coffee has the most caffeine in it and where can I get it? I enhance mine with creamer because I don't like black coffee as well.
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Light roast coffee has more caffeine measured by volume than dark roast. So, assuming you are using a scoop of some sort to measure your brew you will get a cup with more caffeine if you are going with a light roast.

I like Starbuck's blond roast for a light roast even though I generally don't like their coffee.
 
I don't care what the trendy people say. I like Starbucks! Prefer it black if I'm going to drink it all quickly, but will otherwise sweeten and/or add milk.
 
I only drink black coffee and the two I like the best so far at home on a drip machine are.
Lavazza Gran Filtro and Douwe Egberts Aroma Rood.

I am sure there are other good ones. But, I have liked these the best compared to anything at the grocery store or most coffee shops.
 
I make Eight O'Clock for myself at work, and keep a bag around at home for times when I want to make a pot of coffee instead of espresso.
 
If I have to buy beans at the supermarket, I go 8 o'clock central highlands, but I always try to keep a steady supply from our local roaster in town here in Kent. I enjoy everything from Bent Tree, but in particular the Black Squirrel Blend and Guatemala Huehuetenango blends are top notch. Oh and no, there aren't ACTUALLY squirrels in there (black or otherwise), the black squirrel just happens to be the university's unofficial mascot. At any rate, it's fresh ground beans in a french press taken straight black like any upstanding scientist would.
 
Whatever is the most reasonable price, call me a heathen or whatever but I can't tell much difference between the vast majority of coffees or the various hardware means of making it.
 
jayzds said:
I only drink black coffee and the two I like the best so far at home on a drip machine are.
Lavazza Gran Filtro and Douwe Egberts Aroma Rood.

I am sure there are other good ones. But, I have liked these the best compared to anything at the grocery store or most coffee shops.
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bought Gran Filtro once two years ago, it was awful. Perhaps a bad batch, it looks like the reviews have improved since:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004T7P62M/

Lavazza espresso used to be cheap on Amazon but not anymore (the Crema e Gusto is still moderately priced).

Oyeve said:
Bustelo. Been drinking it for nearly 45 years. Dirt cheap and good.
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I buy Cafe Bustelo anytime it's on sale at CVS. Looks like Amazon Pantry users can get it tossed in the box for cheap now too:
http://www.amazon.com/Café-Bustelo-Espresso-Coffee-10/dp/B00I8GA6O8/
 
lxskllr said:
Eight O'Clock French roast is my favorite store brand.

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black of course
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This. I'm also Partial to Whole Foods Extra Dark French, but Eight O'Clock can be found everywhere.

If we're ignoring availability than my favorite coffee is some Peabody coffee that my dad brought back from Hawaii (he got it fresh from the plantation off a tour).
 
My go to brands are Gevalia (the regular yellow bag) and Trader Joe's medium roast.

I do love a cup of real Kona coffee, but I'm too cheap to buy that except on special occasions.
 
While we have always liked 8 o'clock, it's what I call a good cup of joe. My favorite coffee is from a little place in the strip called Presto George. They hand roast the beans and have a great turnover so the coffee is always fresh. Favs there are the AA Kenya, Tanzanian peaberry, Ethiopian urgaersef, and somethins thier sumatra. Another really great coffee is one from the Galapagos Islands.

Every once and awhile I'll grab a bag of Ugandan Gold coffee, I was a small part of the startup some dozen years ago or so. While bitter and unbelievably strong, tho I believe they have addressed some of the issues over the last years, the story of the coffee and those involved with it is a neat one. It's about a group of people giving just enough help to those willing to help themselves. They are focused a bit too much on the religious aspect, but all in all a great outcome.
 
I enjoy darker roast coffees. Usually Columbian or french roast 8 O'clock.


DaveStall said:
Light roast coffee has more caffeine measured by volume than dark roast. So, assuming you are using a scoop of some sort to measure your brew you will get a cup with more caffeine if you are going with a light roast.

I like Starbuck's blond roast for a light roast even though I generally don't like their coffee.
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I'm not seeing that. Sort of like they are about the same in caffeine levels.

https://driftaway.coffee/caffeine/

Darker roasts are generally viewed as “stronger” than lighter roasts, and are accordingly presumed to have higher caffeine levels. The bold flavors of dark roasts shouldn’t be mistaken as indications of their caffeine content, though. The intense flavors arise from the bitterness produced by roasting, not from caffeine. Darker roasts actually don’t have more caffeine than lighter ones — they have about the same amount of caffeine.

Darker roasts don’t have more caffeine than lighter ones — they have about the same amount of caffeine. Very little caffeine, if any, is lost in the roasting process.
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https://redroostercoffeeroaster.com/learn/light-roast-vs-dark-roast/

1) Light Roasted coffee has more/less caffeine than Dark Roasted coffee.

There are a couple of dueling misconceptions about light roasted coffee concerning the caffeine content. In our experience, those coffee drinkers weened on the specialty coffee of the 1970’s and the famous oily black beans of the era, tend to believe that Dark Roasted coffee packs more punch. Indeed it may from a perspective of pure intensity, but that doesn’t mean it carries more caffeine. Then there are those who have come of age in the Third Wave of coffee and are happy to report that in fact Light Roasted coffee has more caffeine since dark roasting burns out all the go-juice. The truth is, however, that the caffeine content in one coffee “bean” is the same no matter if it is Light or Dark roasted. The difference in caffeine content comes from the volume of coffee used when brewing. Light Roasted beans are SMALLER than their Dark Roasted counterparts because their cellular fibers haven’t been blown apart and expanded. So if you measure your coffee using a scoop, then yes, you’re getting more caffeine when you used a Light Roast because more beans can fit in that scoop. However, if you weigh your coffee (like most coffee pros) the caffeine content should be the same.
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I was talking more about making your own coffee as opposed to buying it on the go because that was what Slag was asking about. I think most people measure their coffee by volume rather than weight when making at home.

In any case, I agree the difference is probably small enough that it doesn't matter much one way or the other. I prefer light roast coffee because it tastes better (to me), I don't give much thought to caffeine levels.
 
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