Getting out of your warm and cozy bed in the morning is hard for most people. After rolling out of bed, you first need to brew a fresh pot of highly-caffeinated coffee. Seriously though, no legal substances even come close to the kick that a large cup of USDA Certified Organic coffee provides. Sadly, many feel as if the coffee they drink at home is inferior compared to the commercial options (e.g., Starbucks and Dunkin’) or the flavorful beverages crafted by their coffee friends who are total snobs about their brews. If you hate your coffee, you have no one to blame other than yourself.
Thankfully, you can easily make amends for the disgusting sludge once you understand how to fix it. Here are three reasons you hate your coffee and how you can fix it.
3 Reasons Why You Hate Your Coffee
You Don’t Use Freshly Roasted Beans
Can you recall the last time you purchased coffee? Have you ever checked the roast date? If you purchase pre-ground coffee, such as Folgers, then chances are good that your morning cup was less than delicious. The reason for this is simple — the roast date of pre-ground coffees can become outdated, resulting in a stale-tasting cup of coffee! To ensure that you’re drinking nothing less than amazing coffee, you need to keep tabs on the roast date and make every effort to brew it within three weeks of the brew date. Furthermore, make sure that you hold off on grinding the beans until right before you’re ready to brew a fresh pot.
You Reheat Your Coffee in the Microwave
Drinking coffee isn’t rocket science or brain surgery, but making your coffee is. Science does its thing as your coffee cools, which changes the chemical makeup and makes it more acidic. When you reheat your coffee in the microwave, it changes again — and not in a good way. Instead of microwaving your leftover coffee, do yourself a favor and brew a fresh pot. If you don’t want to brew a fresh pot, pour your leftover, room-temperature coffee over ice.
You Don’t Know Which Type of Coffee You Like
There are more than 100 unique species of coffee beans. There are also a number of different brewing techniques and methods to roast coffee beans. Lastly, there are your personal flavor preferences. While you could very well be buying low-quality beans, there’s a good chance you simply don’t know what you like.
The only solution to this problem is to try different blends and figure out what you like. If you want flavor and caffeine, then you should check out a blend that features Arabica and Robusta beans. Arabica beans provide the flavor and Robusta has about 50% more caffeine than other coffees. An organic blend of the two can be ideal. You can always find a roast you like (light, medium, or dark) and the grind you prefer (coarse, fine, or super-fine). There are a lot of variations, but you’re worth it, and your day may very well depend on the coffee you consume when you get out of bed.
