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- Oatmeal, on 11/10/2009, -3/+426Thanks for the diggs, everyone. I had to consult a friend of mine who is in pharmacy school on the adenosine part to make sure I got it right. Apparently caffeine attaching to the adenosine receptor causes an increase in neuron firing (I'm not sure I understand what "neuron firing" means), but that's what makes your pituitary gland get all bent out of shape.
- acliffhang3r, on 11/11/2009, -2/+322This is one of THE MOST INFORMATIVE INFOGRAPHICS I have seen!
Moar plz - Monkeywithacold, on 11/11/2009, -1/+238Coffee is actually the one thing I do know a lot about (I sell specialty coffee), and this article as actually pretty good.
Especially pointing out that espresso is a brewing process, not a roast or blend or type of bean. Huge misconception.
Also, interesting (and mentioned it in a post above, but I want people to see it), dark roast coffee is really just burnt coffee, covering up the flavors of low quality beans.
Today I cupped (coffee geeks language for 'tasted') about 25 coffees, all from either Bolivia or Ecuador. It is amazing how coffees from different farms can taste.
Coffee has some 500 flavor variables, whereas wine has around 250 (numbers are off the top of my head, but it is something like that). So really, coffee is MUCH more of a complex beverage than wine in terms of flavor.
Not to mention that you can have the best coffee in the world and still ***** it up by not brewing it properly, roasting it too dark, or letting it spoil (coffee is good for about 10 days after roasting).
Now I just sound like an ultra-pretentious *****.
I am really just passionate about coffee, the coffee industry, and making the best damn espresso you have ever had. - thegamingguy, on 11/10/2009, -2/+164Call me late to the party, but I had no idea coffee was a berry and the seeds were green. So this infographic was educational to me.
- gvoakes, on 11/10/2009, -3/+140Dugg for Goats
- BossKey, on 11/11/2009, -1/+131Dugg not just for being informative but creatively entertaining without being annoying. Nicely done.
- BeyondVision, on 11/16/2009, -1/+126Great infographic!
I didn't know coffee beans pop...that sounds like popcorn. - nahsrocketeer75, on 11/10/2009, -1/+121The seed-inside-of-a-berry business was actually something I didn't know (not that I knew all the rest of it). I thought they just came from the supermarket and Dunkin' Donuts.
- redeemed77, on 11/11/2009, -0/+107"This tree is ridiculous. I can't even reach."
"Much better thx."
I lol'd. - colbycampbell, on 11/11/2009, -1/+98i like your style
- ostracize, on 11/11/2009, -2/+78get bent out of shape == make you an adrenaline sammich?
- copypastry, on 11/11/2009, -0/+58Knowing your ***** and being passionate about it is NOT pretentious, it's admirable.
If my hands weren't shaking so bad from caffeine overdose, i'd give you a brofist. - Asheis, on 11/11/2009, -0/+46no, you don't sound like an *****, you sound like someone who knows their coffee! :D
There is really nothing like some 4 day old coffee from a local (portland) roaster brewed in a french press.
p.s. - is that your job, or did you just go on a tasting adventure? :P - Asheis, on 11/11/2009, -0/+37thank you for being a killjoy. This is actually a decent coffee primer, and at least a few people learned something, so why not?
- mogebier, on 11/10/2009, -1/+37#16 - I need it every morning to get my heart going.
- Yomin, on 11/11/2009, -0/+33Anyone else feel really sorry for Adenosine?
- copypastry, on 11/11/2009, -0/+32Hell hath no fury like a nucleoside scorned.
- HyperZiper, on 11/11/2009, -0/+26I liked the humor blended into it. Nice mix.
- Kaegro, on 11/11/2009, -0/+23Where have I herd that one before.
- brsteve88, on 11/11/2009, -4/+26"The 'bean belt' is the area between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn."
Yeah, also known as simply the tropics. - pizzaface200, on 11/11/2009, -0/+21a goat
- Monkeywithacold, on 11/11/2009, -0/+20Yeah, I used to live in Portland, and still have a lot of friends at Stumptown. I am excited to come back and go to Barista, a new place in the pearl district owned and run by Billy Wilson, former barista national champion and current NW barista champion.
Now I am actually in Minneapolis working at a specialty shop, but in the process of trying to open a new place. It is fun because the specialty coffee scene out here is tiny, so there is a lot of educating people involved.
Also frustrating when you make a bomb capp only to watch the customer dump honey and sugar in it.... - Asheis, on 11/11/2009, -0/+19Neurons firing - The transmission of chemical signals from one neuron to the next. Despite what many people think, neurons firing are actually a much more chemical process!
- Monkeywithacold, on 11/11/2009, -0/+18Actually this is still true.
Starbucks (or other major chains, Tullys, Peetes, Caribou, Seattles Best...etc) uses very average quality beans, and over roasts them, giving them a slightly bitter, but strong flavor.
Coffee should actually be viewed more like a steak. You would never ask for a high quality steak to be well done. 'Well done' in this case means burnt, and imparting the smoky-grilled flavor. In a high quality steak you want to impart as little flavor as possible, and unlock the natural flavor.
Same is true with coffee. If you have a cheap coffee, burn the hell out of it so it is bitter and nasty.
If you have a high quality coffee you should roast it light, so when you are drinking it, you are tasting the coffee, not the 500 degrees.
*also, 500 degrees is a pretty high temp. at my shop we usually go up to 470 for a good lighter roast. - LegomanArt, on 11/11/2009, -0/+15Then why are you on this site exactly?
- THEKapnobatai, on 11/11/2009, -0/+14Coffee is so metal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dbjiz6imxE
- copypastry, on 11/11/2009, -1/+15I ***** love the "caffeine high" image with the guy tripping balls.
- eastwood24, on 11/10/2009, -3/+17I was told they were god's boogers. Man was I misled.
- warispeace21, on 11/11/2009, -0/+13I roast my coffee at home. It's actually more of a soft crackling sound. The first crack is louder than the second. It also flakes off chaff as it roasts. Coffee beans are a pale green before you roast them, and they actually increase in size.
For those wondering, 'Where the heck do you buy green coffee?'
http://www.sweetmarias.com/ - sohailstyle, on 11/11/2009, -0/+13Instant coffee was invented in 1906.
- fbass2000, on 11/11/2009, -0/+13well, most of awesome things in the world are involving goats
- Charlie1er, on 11/11/2009, -1/+14Hum.. you mean Tim Horton?
- Asheis, on 11/11/2009, -0/+13I've also wondered in the past what coffee berries actually taste like - anyone tried them?
- georgetds, on 11/11/2009, -1/+14Yeah, a bunch of flash ads would have been more appropriate. Also, it was all on one page, where a good website always puts it on at least five.
- diemunkiesdie, on 11/11/2009, -0/+12Question, have you ever tried the berry around the coffee bean? How does it taste?
- gunit99, on 11/11/2009, -0/+11"Do it or I'll cross the Delaware and crane kick you in the mouth." LOL
Washington, Washington. 6 foot 8 weighed a ***** ton....
Got a wig for his wig, a brain for his heart. he'll kick you apart, he'll kick you part.
Pocket full of horses, ***** the ***** out of bears, threw a knife into heaven and could kill with a stare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRom1Rz8OA - firedrillduckie, on 11/11/2009, -0/+11My pituitary gland sure looks like Muk.
- copypastry, on 11/11/2009, -0/+10Same idea actually :D
Moisture inside the beans (or corn kernels) boils, builds up in tiny pockets as steam.
When the steam gets hot enough / high pressure enough, it breaks out of its little prison, creating that popping noise. - Monkeywithacold, on 11/11/2009, -0/+10I have never tasted it, but I have heard it is rather sour and unpleasant.
That is the sort of thing you have to try on the farm, and I haven't been able to travel like that yet! - bcrazzle, on 11/11/2009, -1/+11I now know 15 things about coffee that I didn't know before.
- nearlyfond, on 11/11/2009, -1/+11meh! I'm a cocaine man.
- KingGorilla, on 11/11/2009, -0/+10Tea was here, coffee sucks!
jk just having some fun :) - NightEmber79, on 11/11/2009, -0/+10Some folks like humor in their coffee info-graphics... me? I like mine black.
- Charlie1er, on 11/11/2009, -1/+11But the pterodactyle thing was garbage... So please, stay in the food trend, don't adventure yourself in the animal world!
- KraftDinner101, on 11/11/2009, -1/+11Hello, Late To The Party! How are you?
- copypastry, on 11/11/2009, -0/+9DO YOU FOLKS LIKE COFFEE
- lovethellama, on 11/11/2009, -0/+9i highly doubt Washington's corpsified body could crane kick me...but just to be safe i read it anyway
- bazzz, on 11/11/2009, -0/+9Liked it so much (as most of these comics) that I donated the equivalent value of a starbucks coffee.
(see donate button in the lower right area) - emptyo, on 11/11/2009, -0/+9I don't even drink or care for coffee, but I thought that was a great infographic. Great job.
- protexblue, on 11/11/2009, -0/+9Really well made and not in the slightest bit annoying, like most other infographics.
However, I really want oatmeal all of a sudden. -
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