Ah, yes... The brew, aka...
Café, Caffe, Caffeine, Caffeine Fix, C8H10N4O2: (The molecular formula for caffeine), Cup of Brew, Cup of Jolt, Cuppa, Cupped Lightning,Daily Grind,Day-Starter, Decaf, Drip: (As in a "Venti Drip"), Five basic grades: Coffee, java, jamoke, joe and carbon remover. Glory Road, Go Juice, God's Blessing, High Octane, Jamoke: (Java + Mocha), Java, Jet Fuel, Jitter Juice, Jo, Kaffe: (Swedish), Kape: (Manila), Leaded, Lifeblood, Liquid Energy, Liquid Lightning, Mocha, Mojo, Morning Mud, Morning Thunder, Mother’s Little Helper, Mud, Muddy Water, Murk, My Daily Energy, One's Daily Infusion, Perky, Plasma,Rocket Fuel, Tar, The Fix, Unleaded,Wakey Juice, Warmer Upper, just to name of few.
Of course this is not including all the other phrases for the other coffee mixes or blends. Such as for espressos, lattes, etc.
When I was younger and didn’t know any better
what real coffee was, excluding that special sip my mum would give
me of course.
I remember one place I had worked, which has been quite some time now.
Where I'd always blame the brand of coffee they were
using, or the person making the coffee in the office for that day.
Unfortunately, later on finding out and
realizing it was not the person or the brand of coffee at all.
It was the water being used to make the
coffee.
Yes, the kind of water you use to make your coffee could make the difference between day and night. Literally.
"Excuse me."
Sip:
"Ah..."
"Ok, now where was I?
Oh yeah, water for making
coffee."
I’m not saying you have to go out and purchase
a pack of bottled water just to make a good cup of coffee every morning. All
I’m saying, is just be aware of where you are when ordering coffee, or making
coffee.
Most tap water does just fine for making a
good cup of coffee.
I have lived and traveled in a few
locations in the United States where I’ve really noticed a huge difference in
the water for making my coffee. This has been in some Southern, South Western, and a couple of
Northern locations.
I have found one good way to see how the water
is in the place that you are visiting or residing. Is to just taste it, or see
if it has an odor. Look around the sink fixtures, or the base of it the sink.
Usually if you see a lot of corrosion, that will be your first sign of how the
water is. Take in mind, this does not always mean that the water is bad for
making coffee.
I have found it to be very useful though most of the time.
Just
remember, if you are residing or visiting an older facility there will be
corrosion either way, unless they updated their plumbing recently.
Of course once you have your water determined
for making the right cup of coffee.
Make sure the coffee machine you are using is
clean.
This has been the other area where I have
noticed bad cups of coffee being created.
Especially, when getting a cup of coffee at work.
The
more the coffee maker is being used, especially if it is quite often.
The higher the chances of mold or film within the coffee maker will
a rise.
I know it sounds gross. But I have found some
coffee makers in the work place to actually have a mold or film growing in the
area of where the water is being stored before brewing.
This is a simple fix. Clean it!
First of all
clean it with hot water and a sponge or wash towel. Including the coffee pot
itself, and the entire reachable
areas of your coffee maker.
Once this is done, purchase a coffee maker
cleaner to run through your coffee maker. To remove all mold, film out of the
hoses and the inner fixtures of the coffee maker.
I myself, stick to the traditional
method, vinegar.
Good ole' vinegar does the job just fine. I usually run it through the
coffee maker once or even twice.
Remember, no matter what cleaner you use. Make sure it is safe for human consumption, in case there is any run off still within your coffee maker after you've cleaned and rinsed it out.
Be sure to always run a full pot of water once
or twice through your coffee maker, before brewing a fresh pot of coffee.
There you have it! You are on the first steps of
getting that good tasting first cup of coffee from the place you may be
residing, or working!
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