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David Hess:

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--- Quote from: David Hess on September 02, 2020, 05:42:01 am ---I had to give up coffee over the past several years because I became more and more sensitive to it triggering migraine headaches.  It got to the point where every morning I woke with a migraine and scintillating scotomas were occurring several times a week. (1)
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A friend of mine suffers from migraines, and interestingly enough he's noticed that coffee makes them less worse, or eliminates them altogether. He gets good sleep and is otherwise healthy.  He took a month off drinking coffee, believing the migraines to cause it, but they just got more frequent and intense.  Two cups a day, keeps the migraine away :)
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I had like 1/4 cup a couple months ago after abstaining for at least 6 months and like clockwork, had a migraine and scintillating scotoma about 36 hours later.

Nick Welker over at Welker Farms, which has a YouTube channel, apparently grew to have the same problem with coffee causing migraines and had to give it up.
kaz911:
Well - first of all I like Jura machines and have become quite adapt at repairing them - so I have bought quite a few as broken and then fixed them. It makes for a cheap coffee maker. So now I have a XJ9 Pro and a J9.3 both salvaged from "parts" sales and repaired.

But my favourite beans are the Illy Medium Roasted. They are expensive but not as acidic as Lavazza - so my stomach does not turn after a few cups.  Illy bean coffee is very smooth and "mild" in comparison.

Price per cup for Illy is around 12p to 20p so compared to Nespresso it is a steal despite the slightly expensive beans. Bean price varies a bit. But not expensive really compared to coffee pods.

Alex Eisenhut:
Anyone?

Halcyon:
I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to beverages, I'll admit.

I drink both tea and coffee and I prefer both black with no sugar, and only if the following conditions are met:

Coffee:
1. At a minimum, coffee is to be French press but using only freshly ground coffee beans. Espresso is preferred.
2. Instant (freeze-dried) coffee is never acceptable -- I will always choose to go without.
3. My standard go-to brew is a long black (like an Americano but stronger due to typically having less plain water added to the shot(s)).
4. Sometimes if I'm in a hurry or in a particular mood, I'll just go for a shot or two of just plain espresso.
5. The roast should ideally be fairly light to medium for a decent crema.
6. When I make it at home on my machine, I usually aim for about an 8 second brew time before the shot pours from the portafilter.
7. I prefer a finer grind for the beans I use and as the shot is pouring, it sort of has the consistency of warm honey.
8. I only ever use beans which have been roasted within the last 30 days and only grind what I need at the time.

Tea:
1. Good quality tea is paramount. None of this dust they sweep off the floor and shove into a paper teabag.
2. If I have time, I'll use loose leaf, but I mostly use teabags made of a plant-based starch material. This eliminates that "cardboardy" taste and gives the leaves room to unfurl.
3. I usually go for quite a long brew time, even up to 5 minutes depending on the type of tea.
4. I also enjoy a nice green tea or even white tea (not to be confused with plain black tea with milk) on occasion.

If you like your coffee as much as I do, I would highly recommend James Hoffmann's Youtube channel.
VK3DRB:
Never had a cup of coffee in my life and I don't plan to - ever. Had a tiny sip when I was a teenager. It is horrible stuff, almost as bad as olives. However apparently I do make a very "good" cup of coffee using Lavazzo beans in a proper coffee making machine, which I make for the better half and visitors.

When working at my desk, I drink Japanese tea. Not the crap purchased in supermarkets, but the premium top shelf tea from select areas in Japan, like near Imari and other parts of Kyushu, which the Japanese generally do not export. The other good stuff is miso soup. You cannot buy good miso soup in Australia. What they sell here is bloody awful - about as good as dish water. When I or family members go to Japan, the return trip luggage is loaded up with as much high quality high quality miso soup packets and Japanese tea as we can carry.
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