Gourmet coffee consumers rarely reconsider the cost of their
daily coffee in terms of the cost to brew excellent whole
bean coffee at home (50 cents to 75 cents) with prices of
a pound of connoisseur coffee beans versus a two or three cup
a day (.50 to .00) coffee drinking habit when purchased
at excellent coffee houses. A modern Washington Post record
discussed Seattle law students spending money from their
student loans for Starbucks coffee across the street from
the Seattle University School of Law.
Erika Lim, director of career services at the law school has
launched a campaign to reduce coffee consumption by students
attending the university on trainee loan money. She points
out that students are spending education loans on luxuries
like latte instead of necessities like a loaf of bread. That
borrowed money takes years to repay and many students don't
do the math to see that study time with 2-3 cups of coffee
at Starbucks over 4 years can cost them valuable sums -
as much as 00 in principle, interest and fees on their
student loan - over the policy of their education. An
online calculator has been posted for those interested in
calculating their caffeine expenses at:
http://www.hughchou.org/calc/coffee.cgi
12 OUNCES EQUALS HOW MANY CUPS
Gourmet Coffee drinkers have come to be accustomed to paying
or more per cup for fresh brewed coffees at excellent coffee
houses - and many sources are predicting those prices may
increase to as much as per cup soon due to expected
increases in green coffee prices. But smart connoisseur coffee
consumers have long known that excellent coffee brewed at home
costs just 12 cents or so per cup, depending on preferences
for coffee strength.
Many coffee producers recommend beginning with 1 tablespoon
of fresh ground connoisseur coffee beans per suitable 6 ounce
cup of water. Starbucks recommends double that number for
stronger coffees at 2 tablespoons per 6 ounce cup. A pound
of connoisseur coffee (that is 16 Ounces or 1 Lb.) divided
by 1 1/2 Ounces comes to almost 10 pots of 10 cups
(6 Ounce cups) equaling 100 cups for the cost of one pound
of connoisseur coffee beans. At the midpoint of 1.5 tablespoons
per 6 ounce cup and midpoint size of 12 ounce coffee mug,
you can expect 50 cups of home brewed coffee per pound of
gourmet beans!
Prices of excellent connoisseur coffee beans range between
and per pound, development a cup of home-brewed connoisseur
coffee, made fresh to your liking, cost only between .10
cents and .25 cents per cup or between .00 and .00 per
pot of coffee! Even the rarest and most high-priced coffee
sold, the exotic Kopi Luwak, at 5 per pound, is still
less than .75 per 6 ounce cup when brewed at home! So
if you have high-priced tastes and want a 12 ounce mug of
the rarest and most high-priced coffee on the planet, you
still need only pay what some excellent coffee houses payment
for a latte (.50) for that rare privilege.
When consumers learn that they can buy connoisseur whole
bean coffee for between to per pound, then fresh
grind and brew at home for significantly less than connoisseur
coffee fellowships charge, many see home brewing excellent
gourmet coffee as luxurious treat. Purchasing a thermos
or a large tour mug to take coffee with them from home
makes drinking rich, fresh roasted coffee a possibility
for about one-seventh the cost of buying that coffee from
expensive and crowded coffee shops.
Many so-called excellent coffee houses keep their coffee
heated on warmers after brewing, but this convention causes
the flavor to turn bitter after less than an hour of
warming. It is certainly more likely you will get a rich
flavorful cup of coffee from an insulated thermos or
insulated type pump containers. Reheating coffee can
destroy the flavor of good connoisseur coffee - just as swiftly
as uncut warming.
Coffee purists prefer to make individual cups with a coffee
press, fresh grinding beans for each cup and drinking the
entire number brewed before it turns cold to get the maximum
enjoyment from their beans. Microwave a good cup of coffee
that has gone cold and you'll see how much good it is
freshly brewed. Using good clean, fresh water is valuable
since coffee is 99% water and bad tasting tap water can
quickly ruin even the best fresh ground beans.
You can enjoy great connoisseur coffee more and pay less for the
privilege by beginning with whole beans and grinding them
yourself with a coffee grinder. Make only what you can
drink or carry with you in a nice thermos or tour mug
instead of reheating coffee later. Use good tasting water
and keep your brewing equipment clean to preclude the
rancid bitterness that can come from former grounds in
crevices.
You can brew at home with fine connoisseur coffee beans, fresh
ground and brewed in a French press coffee maker, carry a
fancy thermos of great coffee to work or school and enjoy
the best coffee ready for far less money than you would
spend at crowded and high-priced excellent coffee house.
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