I've never gotten anywhere with singles - but certainly others have - smaller drinks, one way or another would give you more chances to play.

I save leftover drip for my wife to have iced (w/ (non) dairy and sweetener) if you don't want to waste - half a double saved cold as an Americano (?)

Macchiatto with a single (or half a double)


Good luck!

You could always spit it, but you will still feel the caffeine after some time. You need to control your passion

Two big questions are going begging: How do you experience "overcaffeination?" What are the negative consequences of one double too many?

No comment or speculation on any individual's actual sensitivity to caffeine. But, let's remember that a typical single shot of espresso (30ml by volume) only has about 1/3 the caffeine of a 6 oz cup of "regular" supermarket/diner coffee. That means, three doubles have the the same amount of crank as (let me get my calculator) two regular cups.

If you believe your caffeine limit on espresso is 2 doubles, your limit for ordinary joe is only 8oz. Again, no judgement made or implied, but that's rather a low tolerance for someone with any tolerance at all. It could mean you're developing an increasing sensitivity to caffeine and should consider avoiding it altogether. Or, it could mean a bunch of other things.

Decaf has its charms, no doubt. And hey! What are you going to do if that's all your body will allow? But in the greater scheme of espresso decaf is something of a blow-up sex doll. Harmless, and inadequate.

Just sayin' is all,
BDL

boar_d_laze wrote:in the greater scheme of espresso decaf is something of a blow-up sex doll. Harmless, and inadequate.

Love that quote

Curses, I was going to say "Coffee Tantra" or "Tantric Coffee". But that might overload this with that theme.

I recently started weighing my doses/shots;
The first lesson was that I was dosing too high; I cut down to 16g doubles, and noticed immediate improvement.

But just today I started experimenting even lower, in the 14g range...

21g espresso from 14g coffee in 30 seconds.

My office mate proclaimed it the best shot in months.

The quantity of espresso is less; I found myself making another. And another.

Sure spreads out the fun without becoming overcaffeinated. And its fun exploring extraction space on the low-dose end of the spectrum -- the flavors seem to be less muddy, more refined, with cinnamon and citrus appearing where I hadn't noticed them before (SM Workshop #15).

You might give that a try.