Don't drink coffee that old people make!

What is it with old people? Every time that I have coffee made by an old person, it is always weak. It taste like coffee flavored water. My mother-in-law, for example, makes super weak coffee. When she is suppose to put 4 scoops in, she puts 3 in instead. If I am going to drink coffee, I want it to taste like a CUP OF COFFEE, not water that kinda has a coffee flavor. Plus I NEED the caffeine.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Y. (Manic Monkey) on September 3, 2009 at 4:01pm

Try adding instant coffee to coffee you find weak. It will perk up any weak brew instantly. :)

Permalink Reply by Danityjo :) on June 4, 2012 at 12:38pm

eaw

Permalink Reply by Mel (Salerbatis) on September 9, 2009 at 10:53pm

Perhaps because coffee is a diuretic, and the older folks sometimes have, er, certain plumbing issues already? And by making it weaker, it reduces the diuretic effects?

For some reason that's the first explanation that popped into my head. No offense intended towards older folks or diuretics. I love diuretics. My dad's one; he's had to take insulin since he was 12.

Permalink Reply by Danityjo :) on June 4, 2012 at 12:41pm

Sorry, but my dad and my father -in-law like coffee Black and stiff. (of coarse both where sailors so that might have something to do with it.)

Also it might have to do with how old they are and if they had to learn the hard way about saving money.

Permalink Reply by Mel (Salerbatis) on October 14, 2009 at 12:59pm

and the size of the scoop you're using....not to mention the grind of the coffee....

Jeffrey L. Baucom (Wampa Wampa) said:

I'am not a old person, but when I put in 3 scoops of coffee it taste pretty strong, then again maybe it's the type of coffee I use.

Permalink Reply by Philip (Groffgryphon) Austin on February 4, 2010 at 9:33pm

Your Dad is a diuretic?! Seriously, it is a BIG diuretic! I am a nurse, and used to drink caffeinated coffee a lot. But one day, when I was so busy at work that all I had time to ingest/imbibe was a pot of coffee, (and the brief bathroom trips it necessitated), when I finally go to go to lunch, I became faint, almost totally lost consciousness, and had to be ambulanced to the ER (though I was already in a part of the hospital complex), and rehydrated with 3 liter bags of normal saline. That also meant that when I had to pee (see SPANNERMAN beast video), because I was still woozy and stretcher- bound--in the hallway, not a room because of patient backlog--I had to use a plastic urinal, with a blanket for cover. Thankfully my wife was with me to hold the blanket in place.
I now drink only decaf.

Mel (Salerbatis) said:

Perhaps because coffee is a diuretic, and the older folks sometimes have, er, certain plumbing issues already? And by making it weaker, it reduces the diuretic effects?

For some reason that's the first explanation that popped into my head. No offense intended towards older folks or diuretics. I love diuretics. My dad's one; he's had to take insulin since he was 12.

Permalink Reply by Mel (Salerbatis) on February 26, 2010 at 10:19pm

Holy cow, that is quite a story! 3 liters is a lot of fluid to be low on...I've drank a lot of coffee in my time (used to be a barista) but I've never had such a serious reaction to it. I would suppose that the intensity of your work probably played a large factor in the diuretic effect it had on you.

It's a good thing your wife was with you, and probably a good thing that you opted to switch to decaf. :)

Philip (Groffgryphon) Austin said:

Your Dad is a diuretic?! Seriously, it is a BIG diuretic! I am a nurse, and used to drink caffeinated coffee a lot. But one day, when I was so busy at work that all I had time to ingest/imbibe was a pot of coffee, (and the brief bathroom trips it necessitated), when I finally go to go to lunch, I became faint, almost totally lost consciousness, and had to be ambulanced to the ER (though I was already in a part of the hospital complex), and rehydrated with 3 liter bags of normal saline. That also meant that when I had to pee (see SPANNERMAN beast video), because I was still woozy and stretcher- bound--in the hallway, not a room because of patient backlog--I had to use a plastic urinal, with a blanket for cover. Thankfully my wife was with me to hold the blanket in place.
I now drink only decaf.

Permalink Reply by Brandon Arzola on July 1, 2012 at 11:27pm

My grandma makes coffee and it is always perfect. It is not really really strong like Chuck Norris strong, but is has a umff and It'll get you through the day.