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Surprising that anyone would want to take ownership of the Americano
I like them :(. They’re very similar to coffee but a bit stronger
This took me a second to process. Is filter coffee "coffee" in north America?
More or less, yes. Decades ago, the dominant kind in the US was perk (percolated) but that fell by the wayside1. The only time it makes sense to order an Americano by name here is at a coffee bar where it's wise to specify how you want your cup made.
1. Honestly, it's a tad more eco-friendly but many coffees are just not to people's tastes like this - you get a very bitter cup this way.
yeah, it's one of my favourite coffees. I like perc-brewed black coffee already, americano has all the, uh, "perks" of it but also the richer flavour of an espresso. So good.
I've never met someone who prefers percolators, nice.
Dunno if I'd say I prefer perc coffee but I have a really good quality moccamaster that makes very fine perc, it's great. I never got behind the French press superiority arguments, I find it tends to bring out the acidity in the roasts i prefer. I do love a good watered down espresso though, probably more than perc cup-for-cup, but i couldn't drink four of them over the day
Does moccamaster make percolators too? I've only seen their filter coffee makers.
Oh, that might be regional terminology. Drip coffee makers are called percolators where i live, but I see from google that the terms aren't always synonyms
Stronger?
I think it's because most people don't put as much coffee in the filter as they should and they end up making a weak coffee.
I thought the same thing .... I thought Americano was basically just an espresso with a lot of water added to it
One of the reasons why I enjoyed espressos and why a lot of Europeans preferred it was due to the fact that it makes you pee less ... same hit of caffeine but no need to go pee every half an hour.
I will sometimes have a pot of coffee a day at home and every time I do, I end up heading to the toilet to pee just about every hour. I really should just switch to espressos but my wife prefers the drip stuff.
I thought Americano was basically just an espresso with a lot of water added to it
I think they mean it's like a regular "instant" coffee but stronger, rather than like an espresso but "weaker".
If the espresso isn’t making you pee, you might just be dehydrated. Caffeine is a diuretic, so it’s going to make you lose some water.
The espresso will still make you pee ... just less often because there is less liquid to pee out ... if you drink two or three cups of liquid, you're more likely and more often will be going to the toilet.
If you drink an espresso, you got the hit of caffeine but there is less liquid in the system to want to flush out.
I spent several holidays in the south of Spain and they have about ten different types and amounts and concentrations of espresso. A Spanish breakfast is basically just an espresso and maybe a pastry because they want to be able to work all morning without a toilet break interrupting them. I learned early on from Spanish people that you can just drink an espresso and then go walking around a city for an hour or two without a break for anything for the toilet or even to eat because you're so hopped up on caffeine (it acts as a hunger suppressant as well).
The opposite of that is Americano. I work in a bit of construction and renovation and before going to Europe, I'd fill myself with drip coffee and go to work .... work for about an hour then have to take pee breaks. Nothing worse than being on top of a roof with all your gear, in middle of a ton of work and you have to head down to pee ... only to do it again and again (it's the main reason why you will often see construction workers peeing in a corner on the lawn or just out a window or into a gravel pit or use piss jugs around the job site).
Now I drink an espresso or two if I plan on working at a site for a few hours.
The espresso will still make you pee ... just less often because there is less liquid to pee out ... if you drink two or three cups of liquid, you're more likely and more often will be going to the toilet.
You just explained dehydration bro
Caffeine isn't a true diuretic the way alcohol is. It doesn't dehydrate your body. But it still makes you pee because it irritates your bladder, causing you to pee out whatever was in there.
It's not to say they can't be delicious and can certainly be nicer than a lot of preparations if it is rooted in a nice espresso shot.
However, the origin story is that American GIs couldn't handle espresso and made Italians water it down to make it more like "coffee back home", hence the name.
I'd imagine an authentic Canadiano would at least have some cheese curds in it.