I’m usually a C2 sort of guy, but through bad luck and (my own) poor performance, I’ve begun my Sunday morning with a B1. Whilst a bad start to the day, I’m determined not to let it ruin what could be a good Sunday.

Where do you come in on the tea debate?

  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Wait

    When people say strong they mean with lots of milk? I thought it was the concentration of the brew. I like a longer steep is what I meant.

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      10 months ago

      This is the classic problem with coffee, where people think “strong” means less milk, rather than more caffeine.

    • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      I’ve found that a longer steep doesn’t really make a better cup though. If I want stronger, I add more tea and stay at the 4-5 minute range. Past maybe five minutes, it’s getting tannins at such a high level that it’s just bitterness. Which, if you like your tea very bitter, that’s a good thing! I prefer the more subtle flavors over the tannic bite, though.

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        10 months ago

        I was raised on very low quality stuff and have since moved on to Yorkshire gold - but I can’t quite shake the desire for a bit of roughness.

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          10 months ago

          Ahhhh, gotcha. I’m sorta the same way with coffee sometimes. Grew up with basic folgers rotgut, so I get that hankering for the way coffee tasted as a young’n rather than it tasting the way I usually prefer it. So I’ll just dump too much into a percolator, keep the heat on it until it’s near scorched, and let it eat a hole in my belly lol

    • 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de
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      10 months ago

      I don’t think I implied otherwise?

      The guy I was responding to said C4 or D1, but strong, implying they were similar

      C4 is strong with a splash of milk, D1 is incredibly weak with no milk so it seems as though they preferred C4 and not D1