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Kopi Luwak - real or not?

I bought a coffee from a Duty free shop in Indonesia. 100g for ~14 USD, available on ebay for 23 USD It says: Mandailing estate coffee Special Blends Wild Kopi Luwak Gibbon ridge estate Mandailing Sumatra Product of etc etc What it is? Is it…
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How can I better work coffee into my morning routine

I am a pretty lazy person and sometimes it takes me awhile to get around to making coffee. I have a french press and I grind my own coffee so it takes a little longer. What are some simple ways I can speed up my coffee making process or better work…
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How can I achieve a very bitter flavor using the French press?

I'm trying to train my tongue to recognize the 'bitter' taste of coffee, so I can improve my methods. How can I achieve a bitter flavor with a French press? This is a real question as I am not sure if it is heat, steep time, or the coffee grounds…
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What is a good recipe for high quality coffee beans that are no longer fresh?

I have a subscription to a roaster who mails me a 250g bag of freshly-roasted, single origin coffee beans every week. To my taste, the beans are best within the first 20 days after roasting after which the aroma declines pretty quickly. Sometimes,…
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Why does the filtrate sometimes well up in the upper cone when using the Chemex coffeemaker

When using the glass-handled 6-cup Chemex like this one: and the appropriate Chemex conical paper filter, the filtrate (liquid that has passed through the coffee and the filter) sometimes wells up between the filter and the upper glass cone of the…
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Can you practice latte art with UHT milk?

I want to practise my latte art skills. However, using fresh milk is quite expensive so my solution was to use long-life (UHT) milk, which is quite a bit cheaper than using fresh milk. Will using UHT milk somehow affect this negatively? Do you know…
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How does sugar influence the taste?

I have been told that sugar adds a sour taste to the coffee. Personally I do not put sugar at all in my coffee but I was wondering for the sake of curiosity... Also I always preach to people that do put sugar in about how it ruins their coffee, due…
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What influence do the dry residuals of previous coffee in the cup have on the drinking experience?

At work I usually drink coffee (multiple times daily) from a metallic cup which I actually never ever wash on the inside. This leads to the building of interesting dust-like coffee residuals. While this started out of mere laziness, I meanwhile…
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Is it safe to brew old coffee?

I found a 10 year old package of coffee. Is it safe to brew it? Or should I get a new one?
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Home roaster cleaning and/or seasoning

I have a Gene Cafe that I have been using at home for some time. On inital reading of the directions, it recommends washing the roasting chamber: Oils and residual debris remaining from the roasting process will build up and adversely affect the…
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Does Nespresso contain sugar?

I've been told that Nespresso capsules contains sugar, but the site Caffeineinformer.com says it doesn't. Are there any official sources that declares no sugar in Nespresso capsules?
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Are reused glass jars ever fit for storing ground coffee?

I'm looking for some small container to store small amounts of ground coffee. I have a lot of jars after some other things, like olives. Can they ever be fit for storing ground coffee? Is it possible to remove all side odours from them? If so, how…
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What am I supposed to do when coffee shop leave some coffee beans in my latte

New comer here, the coffee house serve my latte with 3 or 4 coffee beans floating on the foam, what am I supposed to do with them? eat them? pick them out? or drink it and spit the beans out? Sorry for asking such embarassing question, I like…
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Why did my instant coffee turn dark and hard?

So I bought a jar of instant coffee not a year ago and it's not reached its expiry date. It's stored in the kitchen cabinet. Recently I opened it just to see its color had turned from coffee brown to something shiny black, solidified at the bottom.…
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why does coffee make some people sleepy?

I have tried different types of coffee, all causing sleepiness. Except the opposite affect with iced coffee which helps with wakefulness. What causes for this?
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