How many shots do you drink in a day!?

[tobeanornottobean Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close tobeanornottobean]

G’day

Bit of a slow work morning - So I’ve got to thinking about coffee (some more), and a question I’m burning to get more real life experiences on.



I’m keen to know how many coffees people drink a day



As well as the average drinker - I also wonder about baristas, particularly baristas preparing for a competition. How many shots will they taste/drink in a day as they prepare for an event?

For my part, I’ve found that if I drink 4-5 shots, with the last shot in the late afternoon, I’m feeling buzzed up and probably not getting to sleep for a while.

[noidle22 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close noidle22]

I can drink 1 in the mid morning when I get a bit hungry and then maybe another at around 9pm at night.

I can't drink coffee early in the morning or any time during the day, it just seems odd.

Sometimes I'll go days or weeks without drinking any coffee, just don't feel like it.

[AlastairMcG Member Find all posts View Profile Close AlastairMcG]

I try to limit myself to 3 coffees a day, odd times might be 4. Morning, post lunch and before dinner. No certain times seem to affect me and can have one late at night and still sleep.

When I did my basic Barista course, I drank/tasted lots of coffee and after that I then I felt massively buzzed up and stomach churning a fair bit...

[saeco_user Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close saeco_user]

I often used to drink a couple of double shots (with milk) in the morning. Sometimes this amount, and certainly any more, would really get me buzzing, particularly if I drank them on an empty stomach.
Since I have been roasting my own beans, I now drink predominantly Arabica, single origin or blend espressos, and can have up to 6 shots in the morning without really feeling it. Doesn't seem to matter if I've eaten or not.
I put it down to the fact I'm only drinking Arabica where I didn't always know the bean variety in the roasted blends I was buying. (I've tried roasting some Robusta but so far haven't found it adds anything worthwhile to a blend - I've got a bag so will keep trying).
As a general rule I never drink any in the late afternoon / evening, when caffeine tends to be replaced by a more wheat-based blend.

[jbrewster Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jbrewster]

Usually I have 2-3 shots per day, and I generally avoid drinking caffeine after 2pm (used to be 4pm but then my sleep specialist told me that was too late).

[shortblackman Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close shortblackman]

Normal day:

7am : 14g (old school double)
8:30 : 18g double usually split with a colleague, so a single
recess or "big play" : 18g double
4pm : 14g
8pm : 14g or pourover.


thats about 7 shots. Gets me through.

[LeroyC Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close LeroyC]

Almost always 2 double shots. Very occasionally it's only 1, and also occasionally if there's a reason I might have 3 (experimenting, entertaining, on holiday etc.).

[Dimal Mal Find all posts View Profile Close Dimal]

These days, I've cut back to a couple of Triples a day...
Must be getting old...

Mal.

[dan77 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dan77]

4 double shots. Some times only 2 double shots and 2 x 60ml of cold drip 10:1 ratio.

[rusty888 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rusty888]

Different between summer and winter.

One waking up or after a bike ride 7am

Winter have one on way to work 8.30.

10am mid morning one.

Usually a 1pm afternoon one.

[fg1972 Coffee Nut Find all posts View Profile Close fg1972]

generally about 3 during weekdays and 5 on weekend

[goodbyesoberday Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close goodbyesoberday]

i try to stick to under 3 double espressos a day or equivalent. Though I only realized this week that the basket on my work machine holds 17-18 grams.

Weekends it might be 36g through a siphon and/or another double or two through the Gaggia Baby.

Oh and maybe sub in a cold drip or two now the weather's getting warmer.

[tobeanornottobean Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close tobeanornottobean]

generally about 3 during weekdays and 5 on weekend

would that be 3 doubles, or singles?

[JohnA Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JohnA]

normal days i would have 3 doubles
weekends, depends, anywhere from 4 - 7 doubles
if we have guests, its just coffee after coffee...

dont have sleep issues, so can have them even 10 minutes before bed and still out like a log

[tobeanornottobean Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close tobeanornottobean]

normal days i would have 3 doubles
weekends, depends, anywhere from 4 - 7 doubles
if we have guests, its just coffee after coffee...

dont have sleep issues, so can have them even 10 minutes before bed and still out like a log

sounds like a gift . I used to be able to drink a lot of coffee, and before bed, but one day that seemed to change, and I found I have a limmit.