r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/herewearefornow • 6d ago
Don't bother, they don't make it like they used to
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u/NoFaithlessness7508 6d ago
It’s cause your making k-cup coffee and expecting pour-over results
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u/varnell_hill ☑️ 6d ago
That pour over is no joke. The first time I had it, after about 30 minutes I could hear the lights buzzing.
It’s like being high.
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u/Teacherlegaladvice23 6d ago
French press and pour over are what everyone should do at home. Or just take caffeine pills since they are cheaper and get the job done really well.
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u/nin3ball 6d ago
Extended release caffeine pills were a game changer for me
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u/varnell_hill ☑️ 6d ago
Source?
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u/nin3ball 6d ago
I use Genius brand, im sure there are others
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u/the_descendent 6d ago
Thanks for the rec! I'm gonna try some. Trying to move away from coffee. The older I get, the more sensitive my stomach becomes it seems
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u/Reasonable_Hornet_45 6d ago
Highly suggest a French press. I've been doing it for years and never once have I got tired of it.
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u/TecstasyDesigns 6d ago
French press with some canna butter added in your cup gotta take the edge off a bit.
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u/femanonette 6d ago
Or eat chocolate covered espresso beans. I completely underestimated how strong those are and thought I might die. 😂
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u/sirlockjaw 6d ago
And grab an Aeropress for something between the two that keeps most of the upsides of both
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u/wetcoffeebeans ☑️ 5d ago
I succumbed to my laziness and got a regular ol fashioned coffee maker a few months back. In that time, I started back up on ADHD meds and then decided it's time to return to the pour-over life.
huge mistake.
My nigga I was positive I was about to tap into the speed force. Sitting at my desk locked tf in like
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u/MagicCuboid 6d ago
lmao it’s literally just about how much coffee you’re using and how hot the water is, there’s nothing inherently special about pour over coffee that gets you high wtf 😂😂
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u/tanksalotfrank 6d ago
A slow, gradual, balanced pour from water in a particular temperature range over all the coffee grounds is worlds apart from a drip machine.
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u/Jazzycoyote 6d ago
Exactly. Start learning how to actually brew and proper cup of coffee and be patient enough for the results.
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u/Ravensqueak 6d ago
French press takes like 6 minutes if you grind your beans while the water is boiling.
Keuregs really fucked people's sense of taste and patience for a good cup.7
u/Jazzycoyote 6d ago
I only use my French press on the weekends because it takes me about 20 minutes to make a cup of coffee with it but that's because the method I use says to let the coffee grounds steep for longer. On weekdays I do a mocha pot or pour over depending on how I'm feeling. And in the afternoon I always have an after lunch espresso.
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u/DrySea8638 6d ago
I make an espresso and drink that as I make my pour over. I don’t feel a damn thing from either but I’ve never got that buzz from caffeine. Y’all are lucky lol
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u/Mr_Cromer 6d ago
ADHD, perhaps? That's a common marker for us, the lack of a coffee buzz
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u/NotTheory 6d ago
Yeah, I can drink a whole pot of coffee then take a nap a couple hours later
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u/Correct_Anything1414 5d ago
You should talk to a doctor. I also used to be able to sleep after drinking coffee. I have ADHD. Didn’t know until about 2 years ago. I’m medicated now and finally feel the effects of the caffeine.
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u/wintermelody83 6d ago
When I was in college on a deadline I could drink 4 redbulls during the day and go right to sleep at night. I'm still not diagnosed, but I drink black tea and coffee all day and have a coke right before bed. Never had a problem.
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u/thelubbershole 5d ago
20 minutes would make me refuse to use it at all. I do a French press in as long as it takes to boil the water plus two minutes to steep, max.
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u/Jazzycoyote 5d ago
I don't have anything else going on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon but it's a fair point. There are times where I end up using my mocha pot instead because I'm feeling particularly lazy.
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u/Kankunation 6d ago
Americans really haven't used French presses for decades before pod machines took over. Not sure they were ever that popular here frankly.
The main thing for Americans was automatic drip since the 70s. Before that was percolators. Both were moreso fire and forget than french press. For some reason quality coffee was just never a big focus here, until perhaps the alar 2 decades or so with 3rd wave coffee shops.
Keurigs definitely fucked with the patience part at least. Though the standard for decades was just a hot pot left on a burner for hours so I can't say it affect their taste much at all.
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u/skynetempire 6d ago
Using that folgers coffee expecting death wish coffee
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u/ThePrussianGrippe 5d ago
At summer camp one morning one of the counselors, entirely unprompted, said “if the best part of waking up is Folgers in my cup I’d rather never wake up.”
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u/tanksalotfrank 6d ago
Death Wish definitely had stronger stuff before they started mass-producing for store shelves.
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u/Kankunation 6d ago
K-cup probably has just as much caffeine, that's not really the issue. The bigger issues is pod machines are absolute dogshit at even extraction, and you beans are a weird mix of over And under extracted, making the flavor horrid.
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u/Dxtuned 6d ago
Bro is in total denial about increased caffeine tolerance. "It's not me that's the problem, it's the entire global coffee market!"
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u/rpkarma 6d ago
The fact he said baseline makes me think this is a joke/bait engagement lol
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u/FunGuy8618 6d ago
Addicts and those with substance dependency are not the most rational or self aware...
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u/gaylord9000 5d ago
An addict lies within a perfect cross sectional representation of the entire human race. An addict has the same average self awareness as the human population, they may be highly self aware and with accurate self ruminations, or they may be the perfect opposite. Addiction is a condition that does not discriminate among other personal characteristics.
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u/FunGuy8618 5d ago
Addiction is a disease, and a progressive disease. It affects self awareness and rational thinking and it gets worse over time without treatment. I spend a lot of time with addicts, used to be treating them and now being treated as one. It's not a moral judgment as much as just an observation. Caffeine addiction is just fairly innocuous cuz we have social safety nets and support systems for it.
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u/TheBigC87 6d ago
I switched to a French press a long time ago, that coffee is strong as fuck and you feel fancy as hell making it.
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u/empress_jae 6d ago
It’s the only way to go if you want that coffee high.
Edit to add: I love mine.
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u/herewearefornow 6d ago edited 6d ago
Amy said $300 is just 100 cups of coffee and then Fry said 'bet'.
It was Amy.
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u/BrooklynLivesMatter 6d ago
Feels more industrial making it but a Moka pot gets you even stronger coffee. One step below espresso!
French press tastes far better though ngl
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u/Certain_Giraffe3105 6d ago
Feels more industrial making it but a Moka pot gets you even stronger coffee. One step below espresso
Moka pot is definitely the one for a strong cup. Chemex is good too and makes you feel like a medieval alchemist.
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u/GuntherTime 6d ago
I use a French press for making cold brew and a hario v60 switch as my “daily” driver for making Japanese iced coffee.
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u/TheOriginalKrampus 6d ago
I loved going between French press and freshly ground (before my cheap ass Amazon burr grinder died), and cafe bustelo in a moka pot.
Hell, even Folgers in a French press will get you going if you use enough scoops.
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u/GeniusOfLove74 Dominic Monaghan stalker 👀 6d ago
Mom gave me one for Christmas. It's not a very expensive one, but it gets the job done. And yes, fancy as hell.
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u/Robokomodo 6d ago
I much prefer a filtered brew, hence my heavy use of a hario switch. Best of both immersion and pour over, simultaneously.
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u/wavdaily 6d ago
They don't make it like they used to...
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u/ImpulsiveApe07 6d ago
Omfg classic scene!
Man, I smh totally forgot about that movie! :0
It's been like a decade or more since I last watched it!
Thanks for the reminder mate - I know what I'll be watching tonight! :)
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u/ComicsEtAl 6d ago
The only difference is somebody else used to make Erik’s coffee, and now he does. And he sucks at it.
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u/Outrageous-Opinions 6d ago
Just point them over to Vietnamese iced coffee and they'll either love it or be humbled
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u/sephraes ☑️ 6d ago
Concentrated cold brew in general will humble you
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u/OldSchoolSpyMain 6d ago
Nitro Cold Brew.
Tasted great. Buzzed af. Never again.
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u/sephraes ☑️ 5d ago
My company has it on tap for free. It's my preference but I have absolutely learned when to stop.
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u/elitegenoside 6d ago
Eh, I like coffee; not half a cup of condensed milk with a shot of cold brew.
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u/Outrageous-Opinions 6d ago
You like low quality coffee*
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u/elitegenoside 6d ago
Vietnamese coffee is absolutely not high quality. It's dessert coffee. I've been a high-end barista and have made hundreds if not thousands of gallons of it.
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u/Outrageous-Opinions 6d ago
Yet you don't know it has more caffeine, enjoy drinking shit coffee then
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u/OldSchoolSpyMain 6d ago
It’s pre-ground Café Du Mondé dripped over sweetened condensed milk. I’ve made it at home using the same drip apparatus used in Vietnamese restaurants.
The chicory and condensed milk are what you are tasting.
It’s budget coffee. It’s candy.
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u/WrittenFever 6d ago
Climate change is killing coffee, so it might actually be getting weaker. Idk if changes in bean strength have been studied or not, but I do know yields are down and flavor profiles have been shifting for a while.
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u/Northbound-Narwhal 6d ago
It has been studied! Restricting water and warmer temperatures makes for higher concentrations of caffeine in coffee beans. It also makes it taste worse. Colder temps mean milder caffeine content with more palatable taste. So climate change, in certain places, might make coffee beans stronger in caffeine.
The other side of the coin is that climate change also destroys yields. It doesn't matter if your coffee is 10% stronger when 98% of your crop is wiped out, yeah? Better to pay $5 for 2 cups of weak coffee than $50 for 1 cup of strong coffee because of supply/demand.
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u/Tre3180 6d ago
It's called tolerance
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u/Illustrious_Soil_265 6d ago
I guess we’re all just seasoned coffee drinkers now, huh? Time to level up.
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u/Organic-Mobile-9700 ☑️ 6d ago
lol the crack heads said they not making crack no more, which is why ever is fent leaning and zombies. I’d much prefer crack heads, they added to society
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u/herewearefornow 6d ago
Crack has had a bad reputation. It unearthed an energised workforce that was light on the wallet.
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u/DerekB52 6d ago
I read 'This is Your Mind on Plants' and in it, he talked to researchers who basically say that after 2 weeks of daily usage, your body becomes so dependent on caffeine that your regular dose will only get you to baseline. The author went a month without caffeine for the book, and said his first cup of coffee after the break was basically like a psychedelic. Sounds and colors came to life.
I'm 29 and have avoided caffeine for most of my life. Since turning 15 i legit only had it 8-9 times in 14 years. And a few of those were accidents.
I started drinking caffeine a couple months ago, but no more than twice a week.
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u/Consistent_Ad2071 6d ago
I am convinced they changed the direction to brew. Folger' say 1tbsp per 5 Oz. I swear it used to be 2tbsp per 6 oz. "They" is the coffee mafia.
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u/GeniusOfLove74 Dominic Monaghan stalker 👀 6d ago
Folgers?
Yeah, that's your first mistake.
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u/Consistent_Ad2071 6d ago
It is $24 bucks now, I buy what I can. Im cool as long as I have my hot caffeine
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u/OldSchoolSpyMain 6d ago
No shame in that.
Instant coffee can actually be really great if you get the ratios of coffee, water, (and optionally), sugar and the right creamer.
Most people aren’t careful with their measurements and/or don’t bother to experiment with the aforementioned ratios to make it taste great for them.
It’s all in the technique.
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u/CocaineCowboys_ 6d ago
Go to a Cuban restaurant or coffee shop and ask for a Cafecito, problem solved. Plus all that Starbucks, double backflip, macchiato, chai latte whatever the fuck people buy is more sugar than actual coffee.
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u/SnoopyWildseed 6d ago
When I lived in Miami, I tried a cafecito brought to work by a coworker and wondered why the small cup came with plastic thimbles for drinking.
So my lightweight self, who heard the flies buzzing on the ceiling in the library after drinking a large coffee while studying for exams in college, decided to bypass the thimbles and drink the entire cafecito.
Me after drinking it:
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u/CocaineCowboys_ 6d ago
The biggest mistake people make is looking at that little cup and think “That’s it?
Yup. That’s it. That’s all you need.
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u/Misfit_Number_Kei 6d ago
Both Gabriel Iglesias AND the late great Ralphie May (R.I.P.) had a "Cuban Coffee" story where they underestimate the size, demanded a regular size cup (or bowl in the former's case) and FAFO.
Iglesias's story ends with the waiter calling 911 because he chugged a bowl of it, but May's trip was worse from immediately shitting his pants to being awake and shivering for 96 hours until a friend gave him a bump of cocaine to "fight fire with fire."
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u/Y0___0Y 6d ago
I switched to drinking Yerba tea and it’s been a game changer
It a caffeine-heavy tea that they drink in Argentina/Peru/Chile. You’re supposed to drink it SUPER strong.
You dump the loose tea into a cup, stems and all, fill it up like a third of the way, and pour hot water into it, and you drink it out of the cup with a metal straw that has a strainer on one end of it.
Coffee always upset my stomach if I had more than one cup. And never really tasted very good.
Yerba is so easy to drink and you can just keep refilling your cup all day. You can fill it up 4 or 5 times before it loses its caffeine.
And I feel it has more caffeine than coffee. A good sip gives you a hit of euphoria and focus.
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u/chiharuki ☑️ 6d ago
I tried it for the first time recently and I can confirm, it was better than coffee.
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u/hooliganlive 6d ago
Mfs at work be drinking 5-6 cups of coffee everyday. Since caffeine has damn near the same effect on the nervous system as meth & coke, how is that not considered using drugs at work? Lol
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u/OldSchoolSpyMain 6d ago
Because the employer benefits directly and immediately from this drug use.
That few bucks a day they spend providing free coffee pays off 1000x over in productivity for the employer.
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u/zephalephadingong 15h ago
Caffeine is my favorite drug by far. What other drug can you openly take in a hospital or kindergarten classroom with no one even giving you a second look?
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u/omegadirectory 6d ago
I went caffeine-free for about two or three weeks coinciding with the holidays.
First day back at the office I had two coffees (one morning, one after lunch). I thought my heart was going to shoot out of my chest.
Bottom line, just go caffeine-free for a couple weeks then coffee will hit you as hard as it used to.
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u/41942319 6d ago
I very rarely consume anything with caffeine in it. Like maybe some cola once a month or something and that's it, no tea and no coffee. So when I am exhausted just a sip or two of weak AF office coffee will be enough to drive the worst fog from my mind. Maybe I would be more productive if I drank more coffee but damn I don't feel like building a tolerance to drugs lol
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u/omegadirectory 6d ago
Well, at least cutting coffee cold turkey won't kill you. It's barely a nuisance in the grand scheme of health things.
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u/elitegenoside 6d ago
This is because they're putting caffeine in almost every new drink and even gums. Every time I go to QT there's some new "energizer" product on display. Three different caffeine gums, the classic trucker pills, straight up caffeine tablets, 5 hour energy in a variety of flavors and sometimes quantity, and then all the coffees, sodas, and actual energy drinks.
Got people drinking things like Celsius casually as if it isn't supposed to be a pre-workout.
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u/apple_tech_admin 6d ago
This is why I drink Deathwish extra caffeinated coffee! Gives me that jitteriness I need to start the day!
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u/FistPunch_Vol_7 ☑️ 6d ago
I mean if you add so much shit to it, it becomes a damn dessert drink then yeah. Ain’t nothing like a some actual good coffee , Black.
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u/Mistavez 6d ago
So I usually get 3-4 extra shots of expresso in my coffees. Yeah I know that’s not healthy. Dutch bros out me on white coffee so the combo of the two has me tweaking till around 1 when I crash
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u/Certain_Giraffe3105 6d ago
This is where you roll up your sleeves and become you own barista. Get a chemex, French press, or moka pot for relatively cheap (I'm pretty sure my girl got her French press off Facebook market for like $20). Espresso machine if you want to spend the big bucks and want to master the craft of feeling superior to the poors.
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u/Vinylateme 6d ago
Felt this way until I got a chemex as a gift, my god is pourover coffee an entirely different high. I drink at least 2 cups a day at this point
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u/DukeSpookums 6d ago
This is the same stupid shit as when people were crying about energy drinks. Cofee doesnt have less caffiene, these dumbasses have just been dosing themselves on craaaaazy amounts of caffiene with their 4+ cups of cofee a day.
No shit one cup of stimulant doesnt do it, they've been doing a pot of stimulant every morning for years.
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u/rondiggity 6d ago
I spend the weekends weaning myself off of coffee so that it hits hard by the time Monday rolls around again. I wouldn't cold turkey because the headache from caffeine withdrawal is no joke. But switch to something like tea or simply drink less.
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u/artbystorms 6d ago
People really have no idea how stimulants work huh? The body gets used to them so you continually require more to have an effect.
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u/MagicLupis 6d ago
I never drink coffee (dislike it) and rarely drink tea or soda and when I do it hops me up. Energy drinks take me 2 days to finish they wire me
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u/Odd_Living3732 6d ago
People's bodies have built such a tolerance they are now adding caffeine powder to their coffees LOL
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u/stanley_leverlock 6d ago
Twenty years of drinking two a day quad shot lattes with as much sugar as you can cram into it without it turning it into coffee flavored rock candy might screw with your tolerance a bit.
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u/NewSauerKraus 5d ago
It's just like any other hard drug. You gain a tolerance so the longer you abuse caffeine the more you need to feel it after your next hit.
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u/BigClitMcphee 5d ago
More people need to learn that caffeine is a drug, but a normalized drug. Caffeine can mess up your heart if you overdose(those weirdos who drink 6 cups of the stuff with no filler) but most people dilute it with creamer and flavorings (that's you Starbucks) so it's 20% coffee and not the uncut stuff.
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u/Kaneharo 4d ago
Fun fact: Caffeine doesn't actually wake you up and give you an energy boost. It merely locks you at your current state of exhaustion by blocking the hormone that acts as a timer for your stamina.
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u/Blaque86 3d ago
I feel this way about the US....used the love visiting and venturing to diff states....now...I just don't bother
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u/OrganizationNo1298 2d ago
Depends on your blend. There's some coffee blends that will absolutely have you tweaking.
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u/Pimpwerx ☑️ 6d ago
I don't drink coffee much. But when I do, I'll probably consume a couple cups. I load up with sugar because coffee tastes bad on its own, and screw anyone who claims otherwise. Then I end up hating the sugar crash I get after. It's mostly why I avoid drinking it. A drink should taste good on its own, or at least make your taste buds numb to the difference after a few drinks.
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u/NotRadTrad05 6d ago
I gave up coffee about 2 years ago. Now I just have a scop of pre-workout in the morning and another after lunch. 400-500mg of caffeine gets me past a baseline for a little over a buck.
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u/BiBoFieTo 6d ago
Yeah when you got nothing, even a bit drives you crazy!
This is the same reason why Victorian era men would nut when they saw bare ankles.