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The “Agitor” is a new concept in coffee stirring. A button located on the bottom of a cup can be pressed, thus causing the contents to become “agitated”.

The system involves a small pocket of space, surrounded by a soft plastic membrane, at the bottom of the cup. The membrane has small holes, allowing the liquid to fill the space. By pressing on the space from the below the cup, it forces the liquid back out of the holes, thus “agitating” the contents.

It’s the idea of Creighton Schlebach, who wanted an easier way to keep his coffee stirred during moments when he didn’t have any free hands. He says you can use it for other stuff too, like instant soup, chocolate milk, and such.

“Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water.”

When coffee was first introduced into England in the late 1600s, it was largely drunk by men only, and in coffeehouses rather than at home. Doctors welcomed this as a substitute for drinking alcohol in taverns, but married women were not so happy with the new drink. In 1674 a group of London women put out “The Women’s Petition Against Coffee.” The petition is reproduced below:

Representing to Publick Consideration the Grand Inconveniencies accruing to their Sex from the Excessive Use of that drying, Enfeebling Liquor. Presented to the Right Honorable the Keepers of the Liberty of Venus. By a Well-willer
London, Printed 1674.

To the Right Honorable the Keepers of the Liberties of Venus; The Worshipful Court of Female Assistants, &c.

The Humble Petitions and Address of Several Thousands of Buxome Good-Women, Languishing in Extremity of Want.
Sheweth, That since ’tis Reckon’d amongst the Glories of our Native Country, To be a Paradise for Women: The fame in our Apprehensions can consist in nothing more than the brisk Activity of our men, who in former Ages were justly esteemed the Ablest Performers in Christendome; But to our unspeakable Grief, we find of late a very sensible Decay of that true Old English Vigor; our Gallants being every way so Frenchified, that they are become meer Cock-sparrows, fluttering things that come on Sa sa, with a world of Fury, but are not able to stand to it, and in the very first Charge fall down flat before us. Never did Men wear greater breeches, or carry less in them of any Mettle whatsoever. There was a glorious Dispensation (’twas surely in the Golden Age) when Lusty Ladds of Seven or eigh hundred years old, Got Sons and Daughters; ande we have read, how a Prince of Spain was forced to make a Law, that Men should not Repeat the Grand Kindness to their Wives, above NINE times a night; but Alas! Alas! Those forwards Days are gone, The dull Lubbers want a Spur now, rather than a Bridle: being so far from dowing any works of Supererregation that we find them not capable of performing those Devoirs which their Duty, and our Expectations Exact.

The Occasion of which Insufferable Disaster, after a furious Enquiry, and Discussion of the Point by the Learned of the Faculty, we can Attribute to nothing more than the Excessive use of that Newfangled, Abominable, Heathenish Liquor called COFFEE, which Riffling Nature of her Choicest Treasures, and Drying up the Radical Moisture, has so Eunucht our Husbands, and Cripple our more kind Gallants, that they are become as Impotent as Age, and as unfruitful as those Desarts whence that unhappy Berry is said to be brought.

For the continual flipping of this pitiful drink is enough to bewitch Men of two and twenty, and tie up the Codpiece-points without a Charm. It renders them that us it as Lean as Famine, as Rivvel’d as Envy, or an old meager Hagg over-ridden by an Incubus. They come from it with nothing moist but their snotty Noses, nothing stiffe but their Joints, nor standing but their Ears: They pretend ’twill keep them Waking, but we find by scurvy Experience, they sleep quietly enough after it. A Betrothed Queen might trust her self a bed with one of them, without the nice Caution of a sword between them: nor can call all the Art we use revive them from this Lethargy, so unfit they are for Action, that like young Train-band-men when called upon Duty, their Ammunition is wanting; peradventure they Present, but cannot give Fire, or at least do but flash in the Pan, instead of doing executions.

Nor let any Doating, Superstitious Catos shake their Goatish Beards, and task us of Immodesty for this Declaration, since ’tis a publick Grievance, and cries alound for Reformation. Weight and Measure, ’tis well known, should go throughout the world, and there is no torment like Famishment. Experience witnesses our Damage, and Necessity (which easily supersedes all the Laws of Decency) justifies our complaints: FOr can any Woman of Sense or Spirit endure with Patience, that when priviledg’d by Legal Ceremonies, she approaches the Nuptial Bed, expecting a Man that with Sprightly Embraces, should Answer the VIgour of her Flames, she on the contrary should only meat A Bedful of Bones, and hug a meager useless Corpse rendred as sapless as a Kixe, and dryer than a Pumice-Stone, by the perpetual Fumes of Tobacco, and bewitching effects of this most pernitious COFFEE, where by Nature is Enfeebled, the Off-spring of our Mighty Ancestors Dwindled into a Succession of Apes and Pigmies: and

—The Age of Man

Now Cramp’t into an Inch, that was a Span.

Nor is this (though more than enough!) All the ground of our Complaint: For besides, we have reason to apprehend and grow Jealous, That Men by frequenting these Stygian Tap-houses will usurp on our Prerogative of tattling, and soon learn to exceed us in Talkativeness: a Quality wherein our Sex has ever Claimed preheminence: For here like so many Frogs in a puddle, they sup muddy water, and murmur insignificant notes till half a dozen of them out-babble an equal number of us at a Gossipping, talking all at once in Confusion, and running f rom point to point as insensibly, and swiftly, as ever the Ingenous Pole-wheel could run divisions on the Base-viol; yet in all their prattle every one abounds in his own sense, as stiffly as a Quaker at the late Barbican Dispute, and submits to the Reasons of no othre mortal: so that there being neither Moderator nor Rules observ’d, you mas as soon fill a Quart pot with Syllogismes, as profit by their Discourses.

Certainly our Countrymens pallates are become as Fantastical as their Brains; how ellse is’t possible they should Apostatize from the good old primitve way of Ale-drinking, to run a whoring after such variety of distructive Foreign Liquors, to trifle away their time, scald their Chops, and spend their Money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking, nauseous Puddle-water: Yet (as all Witches have their CHarms) so this ugly Turskish Enchantress by certain Invisible VVyres attracts both Rich and Poor; so that those that have scarece Twopence to buy their Children Bread, must spend a penny each evening in this Insipid Stuff: Nor can we send one of our Husbands to Call a Midwife, or borrow a Glister-pipe, but he must stay an hour by the way drinking his two Dishes, & two Pipes.

At these Houses (as at the Springs in Afric) meet all sorts of Animals, whence follows the production of a thousand Monster Opinions and Absurdities; yet for being dangerous to Government, we dare to be their Compurgators, as well knowing them to be too tame and too talkative to make any desperate Politicians: For though they may now and then destroy a Fleet, or kill ten thousand of the French, more than all the Confederates can do, yet this is still in their politick Capacities, for by their personal valour they are scarce fit to be of the Life-guard to a Cherry-tree: and therefore, though they frequently have hot Contests about most Important Subjects; as what colour the Red Sea is of; whether the Great Turk be a Lutheran or a Calvinist; who Cain’s Father in Law was, &c., yet they never fight about them with any other save our Weapon, the Tongue.

Some of our Sots pretend tippling of this boiled Soot cures them of being Drunk; but we have reason rather to conclude it makes them so, because we find them not able to stand after it: ‘Tis at best but a kind of Earthing a Fox to hunt him more eagerly afterward: A rare method of good-husbandry, to enable a man to be drunk three times a day! Just such a Remedy for Drunkenness, as the Popes allowing of Stews, is a means to prevent Fornication: THe Coffee-house being in truth, only a Pimp to the Tavern, a relishing foop prearative to a fresh debauch: For when people have swill’d themselves with a morning draught of more Ale than a Brewer’s horse can carry, hither they come for a pennyworth of Settle-brain, where they are sure to meet enow lazy pragmatical Companions, that resort here to prattle of NEws, that they neither understand, nor are concerned in; and after an hours impertinent CHat, begin to consider a Bottle of Claret would do excellent well before Dinner; whereupon to the Bush they all march together, till every one of them is as Drunk as a Drum, and then back again to the Coffee-house to drink themselves suber; where three or four dishes a piece, and smoaking, makes their throats as dry as Mount Ætna enflam’d with Brimflame; for that they must away to the next Red Lattice to quenc them with a dozen or two of Ale, which at last growing nauseous, one of them begins to extol the blood of the Grape, what rare Langoon, and Racy Canary may be had at the Miter: Saist thou so? cries another, Let’s then go and replenish there, with our Earthen Vessels: So once more they troop to the Sack-shop till they are drunker than before; and then by a retrograde motion, stagger back to Soberize themselves with Coffee: thus like Tennis Balls between two Rackets, the Fopps our Husbands are bandied to and fro all day between the Coffee-house and Tavern, whilst we poor souls sit mopeing all alone till Twelve at night, and when at last they come to bed finoakt like a Westphalia Hogs-head we have no more comfort of them, than from a shotten Herring or a dried Bulrush; which forces us to take up this Lamentation and sing,

Tom Farthing, Tom Farthing, where has thou been, Tom Farthing?

Twelve a Clock e’re you come in, Two a clock ere you begin, And
then at last can do nothing: Would make a Woman weary, weary,
weary, would make a Woman weary, &c.

Wherefore the Premises considered, and to the end that our Just Rights may be restored, and all the Ancient Priviledges of our Sex preserved inviolable; That our Husbands may give us some other Testimonial of their being Men, besides their Beards and wearing of empty Pantaloons: That they no more run the hazard of being Cuckol’d by Dildo’s: But returning to the good old strengthening Liquors of our Forefathers; that Natures Exchequer may once again be replenisht, and a Race of Lusty Here’s begot, able by their Atchievements, to equal the Glories of our Ancesters.
We Humbly Pray, That you our Trusty Patrons would improve your Interest, that henceforth the Drinking COFFEE may on severe penalties be forbidden to all Persons under the Age of Threescore; and that instead thereof, Lusty nappy Beer, Cock-Ale, Cordial Canaries, Restoring Malago’s, and Back-recruiting Chochole be Recommended to General Use, throughout the Utopian Territories.

In hopes of which Glorious Reformation, your Petitioners shall readily Prostrate themselves, and ever Pray, &c.

FINIS.

Men tried to fight the accusation of impotence by saying coffee “rather assists us by drying up those crude flatulent humours, which otherwise would make us only flash in the pan, without doing that thundering execution which your expectations exact.” They also said home wasn’t the most fun place to be: “You may well permit us to talk abroud, for at home we have scarce time to utter a word for the insufferable din of your active tongues.” The protesting women didn’t accomplish much; it reached the point where newspapers and mail were delivered to coffeehouses rather than homes.

Source: wikisource.org

The Keurig B60 – The Ideal Single Cup Coffee Maker for Home Use

The Keurig B60 One-Cup Coffee Maker is considered one of the best in Keurig’s line up of single cup home-brewing systems. If you like waking up to the perfect cup of late in the morning, yet you are the only coffee drinker in the house, or if you’d like variety in your morning cup, the Keurig B60 will brew you a single cup whenever you want one. As in all Keurig brewers, the B60 fits into any kitchen countertop, yet compact enough to bring during travels. It allows you to brew three different coffee sizes – 5.25-, 7.25- and 9.25-ounce of your favorite coffee mix.

Keurig brewers feature the patented K-Cups, of which there are more than a hundred varieties from different brands. K-Cups are well-loved because they get rid of the hassle of brewing, and the messy cleanups and filters in traditional coffee makers. K-Cups contain a pre-measured and pre-mixed gourmet coffee that you can enjoy in less than a minute.

An average cup of coffee with the Keurig B60 would cost about $0.40 to $0.50, a lot less than if you were to get them in your favorite coffee shop. The K-Cups are relatively costly, but consider the amount of money you waste as you toss away the leftover coffee from your old coffee maker.

The Keurig B60 features an adjustable temperature feature where you can choose from a range of temperatures based on your preference – from the cooler 187F to the pre-set 192 degrees. It also offers a backlit LCD display to facilitate ease of use. It also has a 24-hour programmable setting feature where you can set your time for your morning and afternoon cup of coffee or tea.

The B60 has a 48-oz. reservoir that can make you at least 7 mugs of coffee. It is very easy to brew your gourmet coffee – just insert the K-cup, close the hatch, then press the button. You can do all these and enjoy your gourmet coffee in less than half a minute! The water reservoir is conveniently removable, just like its stainless steel drip tray for easy clean-up. The coffee maker also has aesthetic features – chrome lines that give a hint of elegance and finesse to grace your countertop.

Just like any regular coffee maker, the Keurig B60 is not perfect. The machine is relatively noisy, especially when it fills in water for the next coffee cup. This brewer is also made especially for standard coffee mugs; if you have a mug that is larger than average, it might not fit perfectly. Although it has minor imperfections, the B60 is close to the perfect coffee maker you’ll ever need.

If you have gotten used to the traditional coffee makers, there is no better time than now to adapt to the times and get yourself a Keurig. The Special Edition B60 is regarded by Keurig to be its most popular and best-selling brewer model. With the B60, you can enjoy different flavors of gourmet coffee for your every whim whenever you want.

This is bizarre – after you’ve found the guy, it seems so obvious, and you think, ‘why didn’t I see him immediately’?

Scientists apparently have concluded that if you find the guy in the coffee beans in 3 seconds, the right half of your brain is better developed than in most people. If you need between 3 seconds and 1 minute, the right half  of the brain is developed normally.

If you find the man in between 1 minute and 3 minutes, then the right half of your brain is functioning slowly and supposedly you’ll need to eat more protein. If you have not found the guy in the coffee beans after 3 minutes, the advice is to look for more of this type of exercise to make that part of the brain stronger (and probably take the protein).

And, yes, the man is really there!

Another single-serve coffee brewing system is muscling into the Canadian market through the acquisition of coffee retailer Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. purchased Timothy’s Coffees of the World, Inc. from the private equity firm Sun Capital Partners for $165 million today. Green Mountain, which specializes in organic, fair trade, and specialty coffee, is set to open a roastery in Toronto.

The cash deal will also vastly broaden distribution for the U.S. company’s single-serve Keurig coffee machines and its disposable single-serve K-Cup beverage pods at retail outlets throughout Canada. Timothy’s is a licensed roaster of Keurig, which was acquired by Green Mountain in 2006.

“Single cup is a very fast growing segment of the coffee business,” said Scott McCreary, chief operating officer of Green Mountain’s specialty coffee business unit. With the Timothy’s brand as part of the family of brands it gives us an opportunity to develop in the Canadian marketplace.” Keurig coffee machines are sold at Costco and Home Outfitters in Canada and Green Mountain plans to extend the reach of its K-Cups into grocery stores.

While the overall brewed-at home coffee segment is still 50 times larger, single-serve coffee has surged in Canada recently, with the on-demand segment consisting of single and double-serve pods growing sales 81% in 2008 to $12.5-million as cost-wary consumers decided to brew more lattes at home. Timothy’s has no retail outlets but its brand of single-serve K-cup portion packs is sold at 17,900 retail locations. “It is good for the [retail brand in Canada],” said Mr. McCreary. “People who love Timothy’s coffee don’t always have the opportunity to go to a retail store.”  Timothy’s wholesale coffee business distributes to retailers, offices, hotels, grocery stores and restaurants.

1. Spent coffee grounds should never be reused to make coffee, but they have other uses. Grounds are great for your compost or to sprinkle around plants. You can also purchase Java Logs, made of recycled coffee grounds, to burn instead of wood.
2. The World of Coffee employs more than 25 million people, most of them in Third World countries, who grow, harvest and process the beans prior to shipping.
3. Roasted coffee gives off twice its weight in CO2, a process called de-gassing. The valve in coffee bags allows this gas to escape so the package does not explode. With no valve, coffee cannot be packaged until it is already partially stale.
4. Coffee cupping is the term used to describe the process of evaluating the taste and aroma of a roasted coffee. True coffee connoisseurs prefer mild roasts because they can better taste and smell the unique characteristics of the bean.
5. In its early days, coffee was most frequently thought of as a form of medicine. It was readily accepted as a stimulant and as a cure for digestive problems. It was also used to keep devoted Muslims alert during their long hours of prayer.
   
6. There are 2,000 known substances contained within each coffee bean, including over 800 flavour oils. Upon roasting, these oils are responsible for all of coffee’s great taste and aroma.
7. Like peanuts, coffee beans usually grow in facing pairs which are covered with a tough-skinned parchment. The individual beans are covered by a silver skin resembling tissue paper.
8. When beans are roasted, they expand and the outer skin breaks off making a popping sound. This resulting chaff makes a great garden mulch.
9. In 1776, the Green Dragon Coffeehouse was the headquarters for rebels fighting in the American Revolution.
10. In 1789, Café le Foy is used by freedom fighters to stage the Storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution.
11. By definition, most coffee drinkers have never tasted fresh coffee. There are only two ways to enjoy the great taste of fresh roasted coffee: (1) roast quality green coffee beans at home, or (2) find a local roaster selling certified fresh roasted coffee.

To roast your own green coffee beans, a preheated ceramic plate works best, however, any pan with sides can be used, such as a cookie sheet, pie plate or pizza pan.

1. Preheat oven and cooking sheet to 450°F (230°C).
2. Spread an even layer of green coffee beans onto cooking surface. Make a hole in center to allow for more even roasting.
3. Roast on the middle rack for approximately 6-10 minutes, or until beans begin to crackle and pop. Remove beans from oven and stir with a wooden spoon. Quickly place back in oven.
4. Roast for an additional 2-6 minutes. During this period it is critical to watch the beans as they turn colour quickly from light to dark. Watch the beans closely to determine your preferred roast colour and stir if necessary to create an even roast. (Tip: Roasting should take no longer than 15 minutes. If it does, increase oven temperature by 25°F (14°C).
5. Remove cooking sheet from oven when beans have reached desired roast colour. Transfer to a heat resistant bowl for cooling.
6. Enjoy immediately. Use within five days of roasting. Grind just before brewing.

Some tips for achieving the ultimate roast:

• Green coffee beans have a long shelf life (2 to 10 years). Keep dry and store away from direct sunlight (like grains, sugar, etc.).
• Maximum flavour is achieved with a medium roast.
• A dark roast increases body and decreases both acidity and caffeine. A light roast has less body, but higher acidity and caffeine. Coffee tastes flat without some acidity.
• Roasted coffee is perishable. Consume fresh roasted coffee within 5 days after roasting. Store in any vessel – glass jar, stainless steel bowl, etc. Do not store in the fridge.

Always remember, practice makes perfect. Over roasting and under roasting the green beans are common to those who are becoming master roasters.

Taste

To put it simply, the true taste of fresh coffee is naturally sweet, not bitter. The first sign that coffee is stale is a bitter taste. 99% of all North Americans are drinking stale coffee. Great tasting coffee relies on how soon the coffee is brewed and consumed after roasting. For coffee to be fresh, and best, it must be consumed within five days after roasting, three hours of grinding, and fifteen minutes of brewing. As with wine, the taste of coffee depends on the quality of a fruit, and the way that fruit is transformed into a beverage.

The downside is that fresh roasted coffee has a very short shelf life. Regardless of packaging, freshly roasted coffee is only fresh for a maximum of five days, and the  majority of coffee on the market today far exceeds the 5-day freshness window, by the time it is roasted, packaged, distributed and sold.

Experience

It is quite an experience to learn about and buy green coffee beans and select tools for roasting, grinding and brewing. It really is quite easy it is to roast your own coffee and experience coffee like never before. Those who roast their coffee from green coffee beans will never go back to the coffee they used to drink!

Green coffee beans have very little taste. Coffee taste as we know it, is created during the roasting process. At 400°F/205°C to, simple sugars and carbohydrates inside the green coffee bean begin to caramelize, creating over 800 different flavor components. Making a fine cup of coffee is a science, but one that is easy to master.

Knowing What You Are Drinking

As most entomologists or folks working in agriculture will tell you, most mass-produced, pre-ground coffee (as well as chocolate) has well, bug insect parts in it. Most governments allow a wide variety of insect parts in most food products. According to the Food and Drug Administration,  if more than 10% of the green coffee beans are damaged or infested, the food is rejected. This means that if  10% or less of your coffee is roach parts, it is acceptable. The FDA marks the significance of this as aesthetic, meaning that it will not harm you but may be too much to stomach for the average consumer. If you buy green coffee beans and roast and grind them yourself you will have a much better idea of exactly what you are consuming.

Buying Green Saves Green

Green beans have a long shelf life, approximately 2 to 10 years. Therefore you can purchase a large quantity of good quality, organic green coffee beans for the same price as a pound or two of processed coffee.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters completed the installation of a 572-panel solar array on the roof of its Waterbury, Vermont distribution center this summer.  The 100 kilowatt solar energy system was constructed through a partnership between Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, the State of Vermont’s Clean Energy Development Fund and Green Mountain Power, a utility that provides a quarter of the state’s electricity.

Admittedly, the massive array of solar panels will only produce a small percentage of the electricity required by the plant, but the company believes “the greater benefit is in showing what is possible for the future.” according to the groSolar website.

Speaking of which, a live information stream of the energy being produced by the solar array is available at http://grosolar.kiosk-view.com/gmcr.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters also offers its employees group discounts on solar power systems through a green benefits program with groSolar. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters donates $1,000 toward a participating employee’s solar electric system, which also receives a $0.25 per watt installation discount from groSolar.

Make even stronger coffee, preferably in a Vietnamese coffee maker. (This is a metal cylinder with tiny holes in the bottom and a perforated disc that fits into it; you put coffee in the bottom of the cylinder, place the disc atop it, then fill with boiling water and a very rich infusion of coffee drips slowly from the bottom.)

If you are using a Vietnamese coffee maker, put two tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk in the bottom of a cup and put the coffee maker on top of the cup. If you are making espresso or cafe filter (the infusion method where you press the plunger down through the grounds after several minutes of infusion), mix the sweetened condensed milk and the coffee any way you like.

When the milk is dissolved in the coffee (yes, dissolved *is* the operative word here) pour the combination over ice and sip.

Ca phe sua da (Vietnamese style iced coffee)

* 2 to 4 tablespoons finely ground dark roast coffee (preferably with chicory)
* 2 to 4 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk (e.g., Borden Eagle Brand, not evaporated milk!)
* Boiling water
* Vietnamese coffee press [see notes]
* Ice cubes

Place ground coffee in Vietnamese coffee press and screw lid down on the grounds. Put the sweetened condensed milk in the bottom of a coffee cup and set the coffee maker on the rim. Pour boiling water over the screw lid of the press; adjust the tension on the screw lid just till bubbles appear through the water, and the coffee drips slowly out the bottom of the press.

When all water has dripped through, stir the milk and coffee together. You can drink it like this, just warm, as ca phe sua neng, but I prefer it over ice, as ca phe sua da. To serve it that way, pour the milk-coffee mixture over ice, stir, and drink as slowly as you can manage. I always gulp mine too fast.
Notes:

A Vietnamese coffee press looks like a stainless steel top hat. There’s a “brim” that rests on the coffee cup; in the middle of that is a cylinder with tiny perforations in the bottom. Above that rises a threaded rod, to which you screw the top of the press, which is a disc with similar tiny perforations. Water trickles through these, extracts flavor from the coffee, and then trickles through the bottom perforations. It is excruciatingly slow. Loosening the top disc speeds the process, but also weakens the resulting coffee and adds sediment to the brew.

If you can’t find a Vietnamese coffee press, regular-strength espresso is an adequate substitute, particularly if made with French-roast beans or with a dark coffee with chicory. I’ve seen the commonly available Medaglia d’Oro brand coffee cans in Vietnamese restaurants, and it works, though you’ll lose some of the subtle bitterness that the chicory offers. Luzianne brand coffee comes with chicory and is usable in Vietnamese coffee, though at home I generally get French roast from my normal coffee provider. My father tells me that when he visits Vietnamese friends in Florida that Luzianne and a local blend are the coffees sold in the local Vietnamese-run/shopped stores.

Of these two coffees, Vietnamese coffee should taste more or less like melted Haagen-Dazs coffee ice cream, while Thai iced coffee has a more fragrant and lighter flavor from the cardamom and half-and-half rather than the condensed milk. Both are exquisite, and not difficult to make once you’ve got the equipment.

As a final tip, I often use my old-fashioned on-the-stove espresso maker (the one shaped like an hourglass, where you put water in the bottom, coffee in the middle, and as it boils the coffee comes out in the top) for Thai iced coffee. The simplest way is merely to put the cardamom and sugar right in with the coffee, so that what comes out the top is ready to pour over ice and add half-and-half. It makes a delicious and very passable version of restaurant-style Thai iced coffee.