If you don’t like to argue politics because it’s too controversial, try arguing micro roasted coffee or micro brewed beer.  Everyone that is a drinker has their favorite.  Since I am not a BIG beer drinker, let’s argue a little about coffee.  Let’ get one thing straight, I dislike over roasted coffee.  If you are a liberal, socialist, or conservative, I can still tolerate you.  However, if you drink burned coffee like $tar&ucks, then the party is over!

Are you ready for the best micro roasted coffee on the planet?  It’s coffee that you roast yourself at home.  I am not kidding.  Scrape up$3.00 and head to the nearest thrift store.  Purchase an old Original Poppery or Poppery II by Westbend.  You will need to purchase green beans.  I get them from http://sweetmarias.com/.  Don’t worry, I am not an affiliate marketer from them or high pressure salesman.  I just dig their beans and write ups about how they purchase their coffee beans from all over the planet minus the polar ice cap regions.

I use a Weber thermometer that goes up to 550 degrees F and insert it into a hole that I drilled in the butter dish.  Most people don’t even do this as you learn to roast by smell and sound.  I use it like an rpm guide.  When it hits 440 degrees, I know that I am almost done.  I smell the roast and listen for the cracks.  It cracks and pops just like pop corn!  I stop right in between the first and second crack.

Let the roast age for at least 12 hours.  Use a quality burr grinder and brew in a French press or small cone drip filter.  The taste will knock your socks off!  You cannot go back to Fivebucks (oops I meant Starbucks) again.

Okay, for you hard core dark roast guys and girls, go ahead and roast ’til the beans are almost burned.  I will forgive you and accept your friendship.

However, for the sake of argueing, please disagree with me.  Let’s have some fun.  It’s not like this is about Obama or McCain.  It’s about life.  Can you imagine a day without coffee?  No way!  Can you imagine a day without the government breathing down your back?  Yes!!!