mojo
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I am a coffee lover but it is can be bad for us for many reasons. I limit myself to one cup in the a.m. and I purchase Organic beans and COLD brew it mostly decaf. (probably 1/3 to 2/3)
cold brewing coffee is great!
A place where you can purchase it already made (but it's not Organic)
I buy my Organic beans at Costco. They have Fair Trade (grown without pesticides and very close to Organic) decaf beans at Costco, too. I used to buy at eBay but it's much cheaper at Costco.
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richedie
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My LLMD is not that concerned about coffee as long as I keep it to a minimum. I also buy organic green beans and roast myself to control quality and freshness. If you are concerned about acidity, use Sumatran, roast darker and make espresso - less acidic.
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mojo
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Keith - I was in a book club at another health site (where I got banned for mentioning Lyme!) and we read "Water for Elephants" a year or so ago.
I loved the end - I think you will, too!
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MariaA
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I just randomly made some cold-brewed coffee right now just before turning on the computer and seeing this thread.
I do it that way sometimes because it tastes better- less acidic. I'm pretty sure it's just as caffeinated as it kept me quite awake on a road trip last week.
You don't really need a special toddy coffee maker- I just use a half gallon jar, put in a handful of fine-ground coffee (it takes more than the equivalent 'hot' pot I think) and let it sit in the fridge for a day or so before pouring through a coffee filter or strainer (I use our regular 'drip' coffeemaker where I can flip up the lid and expose the filter, so I can just pour the cold coffee through).
MMMMMMM..... I check it a few hours into the steeping and if it looks too light I might add more coffee.
I'm sure coffee is bad for us in some way or another, but I"m soooo glad I don't have an ulcer anymore and can enjoy the evil stuff.
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mojo
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You need to use Decaf Beans for Decaf brew. I use about 2/3 decaf and 1/3 caff.
It's best to use very coarse ground coffee (the coarsest setting on the grinder) or the concentrate won't be as strong.
I'd stay away from the Coffee Mate - I'm sure it has a lot of nasty chemicals as well as sugar. Maybe you can try Stevia with a drop of vanilla extract? I bet that would be good. I use Milk. I don't have problems with dairy and I've never given it up. It's important to buy organic Dairy, though.
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GiGi
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Coffee is an antioxidant. I drank it all day throughout my cure from Lyme Disease. Not decaf. Now there is a lot more organic coffee available than ten years ago/
If you want the vanilla flavor, why not try to scrape a little tiny bit of the vanilla bean, the real vanialla bean - not artificial, from the soft inner part of the bean, into your coffee. I am sure it will taste delicious.
Enjoy your coffee!
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