Some More Coffee Facts

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Coffee Metrified

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Me and my cup of coffee,
Often get into a banter;

If I'd added more sugar,
You would percolate slowly,
You'd be much creamier;

If the water was crisper,
You'd taste stronger,
And I'd remain awake forever;

Me and my cup of coffee,
Often get into a banter...

Inspired by Hindi song lyrics "Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum" of movie Silsila.

This is my first stab at verse; it may be the worse of my composition. So bring out the brick-brats!

Ne Plus Ultra

My thirst for a better, and a more refreshing cup of coffee bumbles me to a whole bunch of websites, blogs, and videos; let me not start out about the cookhouse tryouts, which are a pinch of this, a dash of that. There is no real method, and mainly just madness to my preparation (I blame it on my busy work schedule).

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I sometimes boil the water in a ceramic cream ewer, over a hotplate or just set it up for brew in my Cappuccino Maker; use a filter sometimes, or just let the unfiltered particles settle down.
Reason given by Stumpdown Coffee Roasters has led me to believe that I may be doing it all wrong. Their 8-step process for How to prepare the perfect Press Pot relies on precision tools like a timer et al.
I can hardly imagine myself adopting such restraint, yet enjoy its fruit of labor. I prefer working towards the elusive beau idéal, celebrating the element of surprise every time.
What do you prefer - perfection or the unexpected?