Tea. Keemun from Murchie’s. Or their black currant blend. With leatherwood honey

Tea too! :) Ever try Robert Fortune's blend? It's a blend of Darjeeling and Yun Nan; deeelicious. Mornings I like a strong brew of good ol' PG Tips with a dollop of soy milk to take the edge off.

I'll drink coffee anytime. As mentioned by someone above, related to Agent Cooper: " Black as midnight on a moonless night".
Also, if you like coffee references on screen, check out the movie: "Straight to Hell" where Elvis Costello serves coffee to the caffeine-addicted Pogues.

A fun resource and a black hole for your time are James Hoffmann's coffee videos on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMb...videos?view=57

I'm not real picky. Dark roast beans(not sbucks)from Costco, ground in an OXO electric grinder, and a French press. I need some half and half and sugar in mine.

after seeing a few mentions of that moka pot, I might give that a try someday. And percolator, yeah good stuff especially camping.

Do I detect a Brit in here? Have not tried that blend, but the Darjeeling would offset the Yunnan strength a bit. Sounds good. We keep various Ahmad blends around as they are not spendy, but Murchies in Vancouver is our favorite. But only because I can't get to Paris and buy everything possible at Mariage Frere

I resemble that remark....

Wonderstate is a roaster in the Driftless area of WI. Used to be called Kickapoo Coffee, but evidently that's no longer apropos (although I doubt anyone actually asked anyone from the Kickapoo Nation...). All their roasts are OG and good, so I just buy whatever medium roast (dark roast is generally just roasted longer, which reduces caffeine) is on sale at the nearby co-op. Hario hand grinder, "cowboy" brewed, fridge brewed overnight some summer days. Black. Sometimes a little honey and/or cinnamon, or (unsweetened) cocoa. A bit of coriander or cardomon when I really want to spoil myself. A 1-qt pot or jar every morning to get through the day job. Sometimes an extra cup in the evening; I can still sleep like a baby.

Ride-wise, before or after, I generally only drink water during. I avoid drinking anything other than water from my own filter, or something made from it.




(So... 37 posts, including several tea references, and no one's mentioned "Tea, Earl Gray, hot!"......)

I don't own any Italian bikes, but my coffee maker is a DeLonghi. We got it mainly because the front pulls open to reveal the filter basket and water fill so it fits neatly on the counter and you don't have to lift the lid to fill it. I like a strong dark roast, my wife likes a little coffee with her milk. I usually have a mug in the morning and that's it for the day.

A while back there was a thread about Coffeeneuring. People who would ride somewhere and meet for coffee. Some would bring coffee, either from home or a shop, while others would bring a small camp stove and brew their own. With cooler weather coming, it sounds like a fun diversion on a crisp fall morning.

During and after. Cappuccino before 10am, espresso after. Preferably brewed in an Italian cafe.

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Percolator all the way! I am a convert!

Always before a ride.

I can drink anything but instant.

Strong and black in the morning. Espresso in the afternoon to help me get to dinner time..Keeps the uric acid levels down..

I am going to let Ginger Baker explain all this:

Tried coffee when I was a kid, didn't like it. So that was that. Same for tea. I eat a lot of coffee yogurt, though.

No.
I find cycling plenty stimulating enough. I do not need a stimulant to push the envelope.
I have two cups in the morning, but I'll distance my ride from them by at least an hour.
Never during or after.

Oh oh, I love discussion about how we do our drugs.

Bur-ground light roast pour over into a carafe in the morning. Another pour over single or Americano made with the aeropress in the afternoon. With the aeropress and a small camp stove, good coffee can be had anywhere.

The single most helpful tip I can share about making a better cup of coffee is the limit the brew time to 3:30ish. After that, the oils and goodness you want are already extracted and the stuff you probably don't want comes on out.

YMMV

I like my coffee but I'm a bit lazy about it. I've been using a small bonavita drip coffee maker. I grind the coffee beans with an oxo coffee grinder. I like using fair trade, organic coffee.

Many of my rides start at an army corp of engineers ranger station around 10 miles north of me on Saylorville Lake. Those are the best bike paths near me with plenty of rollers and water views. I often bring a small camp stove and coffee maker to have coffee after the ride. I do drink decaf after the ride though. I've been using a GSI javadrip coffee maker. It's kind of expensive for what it is but it does pack down nicely and it has a reusable filter. So it's very convenient to use.

https://gsioutdoors.com/30-fl-oz-javadrip-blue.html

I am not sure Shane McGowan ever got any of that coffee based on his stage presence

heathen :)

growing up in Montana coffee meant black.

NYC was a big surprise (back when there were no starbucks) when coffee came with 2 sugars and cream in the white and blue greek diner cups unless you said black

Always before and sometimes during. I'm a big fan of Dark Matter coffee, but any decent beans will do.

I've had C-rat coffee lukewarmed by heat tabs and ultra-fine Kenya AA from coffee bars in Boston and NYC. Bottom line: The worst cup of hot coffee I've drunk first thing in the morning was still pretty good.

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Funny, just last Friday I donated one of these that I'd owned for over 10 years to a group that's doing a band coffee fundraiser. Loved that machine, but moved on to the Flair. Have you looked at espressocare.com? They have schematics and parts for that machine. Here's the schematic that has the Ulka pump in it. https://www.espressocare.com/schemat...ista-drawing-2 It sounds like you might be looking for the teflon hose and fittings at diagram position 60? https://www.espressocare.com/product...oiler-hose-kit

I haven't ordered from them before, but here's their yelp to help you decide whether to order from them or not. https://www.yelp.com/biz/stefanos-es...-care-elmira-2

Yea, I love my coffee….ANYTIME! Always dark roast , French or Italian roast preferred, black and no sweetener. Otherwise I’ll fire up my Breville espresso machine and grind the beans fine and enjoy while the crema is fresh. That fresh, sweet tan layer from a correctly pulled shot from a good machine is the best ever.

Some of my coffee makers.
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My 2 favorite mugs

I would add the cocoa powder to my c-rat coffee :thumb:

Can't start the day without coffee, but I don't get fancy. Just some strong black Sumatra from a drip machine.

But a Jamaican colleague recently brought me some genuine Blue Mountain. That's an impressive bean,

Holy crap! I NEED to see this movie!!!

Oh yeah. :D

Anglophile. My local tea sources are a bit limited, as I'm a tea drinker in a sea of coffee drinkers. I can get loose leaf in bulk, at least; one of my favorites from the co-op is called China Breakfast, from... Two Hills? Frontier Spices? I forget.

For me any time in the AM Works best, or pretty much throughout the day on chilly- cold days.

Hot and black. My favorite is Highlander Grog from Door County Coffee, followed by a midnight Duncan

Just Reanimator cooked in an AeroPress - before ride.

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McLaughlin roasters outta the east bay, ca! Made in a Joe-Six-Pack drip maker with ultra-plebian tap water!!!
Jeez, some of yous are really precious about your coffee!


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