Comment on People who order "a decaff coffee with an extra shot" - why?

• c10l@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Black coffee is still mostly water. Also, if you add water to whatever you call black coffee, it’s still black coffee, because it’s mostly water.

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  • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Black coffee is still mostly water.

    I’m sorry but do you not understand what I mean or are you being nitpicky or what is going on here? I’ve never ever heard anyone adding water into regular (drip, french press) coffee. You either drink you coffee black or you add milk/creamer into it.

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    • c10l@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      How do you think coffee is made? You infuse water with coffee beans, normally ground. How strong your coffee is depends on the concentration of actual coffee vs. the “base” (water). It’s the same with tea.

      Black coffee can be an espresso, or something with more water. Generally speaking, an espresso is more concentrated (and thus stronger) than an Americano.

      A 300ml Americano with 1 shot of espresso has a certain coffe-to-water ratio. A 300ml Americano with 2 shots of espresso will have 2x as much coffee content despite it having the same volume.

      In any case, an Espresso is mostly water, even the strongest, tinture-level ones. It’s made by literally passing hot water through the beans so the water gets infused with coffee oils and alkaloids. It’s mostly water. In fact, it’s nearly all water.

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      • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        This is such a bizarre exchange. I’m honestly not sure if you’re playing dumb or what’s going on, but it should be entirely clear from the context that I’m talking about coffee as in the drink already made. In this case drip or french press coffee and whether someone is adding water to that.

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  • stom@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    People out there making coffe with something other than water as a base? I’m so fucking confused.

    Grind beans, pass through water = coffee.

    Are people passing hot milk through it? That must be a pain to clean out the machine.

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