Now I realize that AA meetings can't afford espresso machines and fresh ground beans and this topic is meant as a light hearted rant. But the coffee at the umbrella group that I attend is vile stuff, brown water made from stale coffee and generic creamer. I've done several stints as coffee maker over the years and when I did the group knew they were getting a decently made cup of joe. Most of the time if I feel like coffee I'll make my own and bring it in a travel cup. Sometime I feel that AA must have workshops on how to ruin a pot of coffee.
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I just figured that stuff was to wake the dead or a...newcomers :P. Our AA club "The Blind Pass Group" St. Pete Beach, FL <-------shameless plug has pretty good coffee and a juice bar with sodas etc... Most of the evening meetings, people bring baked goods and other goodies. That's why people need to make it to a lot of different meetings because they are not all created equal
I only drink decaf these days, since getting sober caffeine causes a bad case of the jitters (??). In my HG, regular is always Maxwell House or Folgers, but the decaf is ALWAYS the store brand, yuck! Soooo I usually just skip the coffee all together
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Cooncat, maybe this is a sign for you to be the one to start making the coffee!!
I do and it doesn't make any difference, the coffee filters are predosed and the machine is plumbed. There are several warming pads so when a pot is empty the next person to get coffee dumps the basket inserts a new pre dosed filter and pushes the brew button.
This group rents a space in a strip mall, has apx 6 meeting a day 7 days a week and buys supplies in bulk.
Now I did a stint as secretary & coffee maker at a small meeting that would go through maybe 2 pots at a meeting and member would bring in goodies and fresh ground beans.
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Cooncat, Let me know if you want me to ship you out a decent large urn. I think it is about a 30-cup urn, that plugs in. It is in my basement. Works fine, got it at a flea market, made coffee in it twice. Very clean. PM me if you want. Would love to contribute to your coffee being better at the meetings!!
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Cooncat, Let me know if you want me to ship you out a decent large urn. I think it is about a 30-cup urn, that plugs in. It is in my basement. Works fine, got it at a flea market, made coffee in it twice. Very clean. PM me if you want. Would love to contribute to your coffee being better at the meetings!!
Thanks but we have a resturant quality (used) drip system. It's hot and there's plenty of creamer and sugar. That's all 99% of AAs care about anyway. As a "coffee geek" I was just voicing my disgust, I don't believe we need AA Baristas. I can afford to bring my own cup of coffee if I desire it, I usually don't drink coffee in the evening anyway (keeps me awake) and I consider decaf like nearbeer "what's the point".
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