• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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    8 months ago

    Who the hell is brewing coffee in the microwave? Maybe boiling water for instant…but even people who drink instant know that that’s not coffee.

    I use an electric kettle like most of the civilized world. And I cold brew my coffee.

    But even aside from that…the varieties that you see around Europe are closely correlated to the types of grains and hops and in some cases wild yeast that was available to them. We brought most of that over with us and grew it here. Native crops just don’t offer much. Nobodies drinking corn wine.

    Also, distilled spirits are the far more interesting fight. We do that pretty damn good, and a lot of that spawned out of a few short years of prohibition. Or talk to us about cider and peach wine.

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      8 months ago

      Who the hell is brewing coffee in the microwave?

      OP. THE FUCKING OP IS BREWING COFFEE IN THE MICROWAVE YOU YANK TWAT

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        8 months ago

        Op is heating up, not brewing.

        Some people reheat old coffee. It’s a choice, usually born out of frugality and time constraints (brew a pot, store it, reheat later).

        I disagree with it, but also I don’t really like hot coffee. And the people who drink that hot mud are usually the types that like it with a ton of cream and sugar. Like my first boss. Who would get a medium dunks iced 6/6 or 8/8 if she was feeling indulgent. Thats basically just ice cream that saw coffee brewing on the other side of the room at that point.

        Some people also buy cold brew premade coffee and heat that if they want a hot cup. IMO that’s a bit smoother taste (reheated hot brew is just downright gross), but it loses points in frugality. Still cheaper than drive-thrus, and more convenient than actually brewing a pot.

        Man I thought Americans had anger issues.