Last week my former, clog and leak brown staining liquid on the floor, coffee maker had a quick trip to coffee maker hell by way of the kitchen waste bin. Later that day I purchased a new coffee maker, err coffee lifestyle. I had seen this brew “system” at a Peaberry coffee shop nearby my office and it seemed like a reasonable (crazy) way to make coffee. Essentially you brew the coffee cold for 16 hours and make a super coffee concentrate, that according to the makers and my own experience makes for a less acidic and I think less bitter cup of coffee. Using this concentrate and hot water (1 part concentrate to 3 parts water or to your taste for stronger coffee) you can make decent coffee, one cup at a time. This super concentrate sits in the refrigerator until you have the need for caffeine.

The convience and improved taste are great. Until you go and drink coffee out anywhere else, this is when you truly realize that it is both a system and a lifestyle. Cruddy coffee at Denny’s, never gonna drink that again, bitter coffee at work, never gonna drink that again. Damn. At least I can put some coffee concentrate in a thermos and take it with me to work.