# How Much Coffee Do You Drink Daily? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [September 6, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353 "2011-09-06T03:27:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/41 "2011-09-06T16:32:41Z")
2-3 big azz mugs ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/42 "2011-09-06T16:52:36Z")
I don’t drink as much since my son moved out–when he was home for 6 months or so, we really were like a couple of addicts. Every time one of us walked in a room, the first thing we said was, “Hey, want some coffee?” and of course no one ever said no. I probably drank 8 big cups a day or so then. Now, though, with no one to enable me, I usually drink 2 cups worth in the morning on my way to a client’s. If I’m home for the day, I drink more–when I get bored, etc…time for coffee! I like to try different types of coffee from a local health food store, too, so if I have new, untested coffee in the kitchen, all bets are off. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/43 "2011-09-06T17:22:18Z")
When I’m working, I drink somewhere between half a liter and a liter. I fill my thermos (approximately 1/2 liter) at home with my decent coffee, and sometimes I’ll finish it and actually then fill it the rest of the way with the institutional coffee at work, and sometimes I finish that. At home, I generally drink just pop and water. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/44 "2011-09-06T17:25:46Z")
Maybe a cup every three to four months. I like coffee okay, but I very rarely seek it out. ---
**Author:** ![Eugene\_of\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@Eugene\_of\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eugene_of_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/45 "2011-09-06T17:38:00Z")
About 4 cups in the AM on average. Rarely after noon. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/46 "2011-09-06T17:42:19Z")
How much coffee do I drink daily? These years: Maybe 3 cups a day. Twenty years ago: All of it. ---
**Author:** ![JoThrive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@JoThrive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoThrive)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/47 "2011-09-06T17:59:47Z")
Usually about 6 cups per day. I quit for several years once, but I went back to it. I like my coffee, always have. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![vislor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vislor/32/5933_2.png) [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/48 "2011-09-06T18:05:10Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > _ **update** _ Should add that I am a System Analyst. My hard core coffee days were when I was programming and taking call at night. Most programmers live off caffeine. Either Mountain Dew (it’s the biggest kick of standard sodas) or Coffee. I preferred coffee because there was no calories (I drink it black). > > I’m very thankful these new super caffeine, energy drinks weren’t available when I was programming. Some of those have sent people to the ER with caffeine over doses. I’ve made a point to never touch one. None for me. I’m not a coffee drinker and don’t like the smell of it but it hardly offends me. When I was a kid, I would have Coke and Mountain Dew all of the time. Probably a six pack on the weekends? Maybe more when I was in college, although by then it was diet coke. However, I’m one of the “other” programmers that gave up caffeine when I started programming professionally. I have had caffeine since but not regularly, as in less than once a year in the past sixteen, and usually from a diet coke. Although, reading the Cracked article on caffeine, maybe I should go back to it. . . > **[7 Scientific Ways Coffee Gives You Super Powers](https://www.cracked.com/blog/7-scientific-ways-coffee-gives-you-super-powers)** > > There's a joke that scientists are devices for turning coffee into results, and being scientists, they've taken it literally. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/49 "2011-09-06T18:09:42Z")
none ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/50 "2011-09-06T18:09:48Z")
Not a bit! That shit tastes like roasted dirt. And I work nights. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/51 "2011-09-06T18:52:59Z")
I brew 8 cups every morning (wimpy coffeemaker cups). My wife drinks a mug from it, and I drink a mug from it. Then I pour the rest into a small thermos and drink it for the rest of the day. ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/52 "2011-09-06T19:41:08Z")
I fill a Thermos for work (~3 mugs) and drink about 4 mugs at home. Decaf. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/53 "2011-09-06T21:10:37Z")
I’ve just ordered another 8 pounds of Dark Roast from Community Coffee. Free shipping _and_ it’s 20% off now! There’s probably just enough left in my bin to last until it gets here. Of course, there’s always the big can of Trader Joe’s French Roast to tide me over just in case. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/54 "2011-09-06T21:22:39Z")
2 cups average. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/55 "2011-09-06T23:07:16Z")
Mirror lives. I do exactly the same with my wife. 😉 We have a ten cup pot, but only make eight cups. The thermos saves me from the nasty brew they make at work. We use two level scoops of grounds for 8 cups at home. A little weaker than restaurant coffee, but we like it. > [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I brew 8 cups every morning (wimpy coffeemaker cups). My wife drinks a mug from it, and I drink a mug from it. Then I pour the rest into a small thermos and drink it for the rest of the day. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/56 "2011-09-06T23:24:54Z")
None. I never learned to like it. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/57 "2011-09-07T04:10:29Z")
One 16-oz mug at home, before work, or after being up for while on my days off. Definitely addicted, so I have a mug every day to avoid the headache. I’ve weaned off it before, but always go back to it, I like it too much and always re-addict myself anyway. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/58 "2011-09-07T04:26:43Z")
> [@KellyCriterion](#): > > I didn’t touch coffee (didn’t “like” it) for the first 28 years of my life. > Then I got an office job, and started getting a coffee every morning. Wtf? Yeah, coffee went from “Bitter Swill” to “Necessary Evil” to “Comfort Food” pretty quickly for me, too. By the way, I’ve done a lot or reading on caffeine, and most of the research says it’s Mostly Really Good Stuff. In [the “Adderal” thread in GQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623088), someone said: “Do yourself a favor and get yourself more sleep, use coffee and stay away from the drugs”. And my response was pretty pro-coffee (and answered the OP’s question): > [@](#): > > I’ve used Adderall for ADS (Attention Deficit _SQUIRREL_!). > > It had exactly the same effect as a large strong coffee. And messed with my sleep. So I figured, hey, why not just use coffee? > > Important point here: I discussed all this with my doctor, and he said “Ritalin and Aderall are just stimulants, so go with coffee if that works.” > > So, I’ve prescribed a huge medium roast coffee every morning, and again 5-ish if I have to teach a night class. And for max caffeine, I get GOOD stuff. I doubt MacDonald’s or Kwik Trip coffee would have the kick that a local fair trade place (where they take care roasting and grinding the beans) would. > > Hmm, re-reading this thread… the other prescription that’d help is Turn The Internet Off. Maybe then I’d get to bed by midnight… ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/59 "2011-09-07T16:34:22Z")
I lived in the coffeemaker pot at work, but since I’ve retired (2005), my consumption went WAAAY down. I’d kill a 12-cup pot in the morning, and love every drop. [TMI alert] Then I developed a sore boob. I’m past the age of monthly sore boobs, and since breast cancer runs in my family, I ran to the doctor. Mammogram, ultrasound, and I was given a “Get out of Jail Free” card in that no suspicious findings were discovered. Doc told me to cut back on the coffee. Sob! I reduced my intake to half a pot in the AM, and the pain is gone. [/TMI alert] But they’ll have to pry the coffeecup out of my cold, dead fingers… ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/60 "2011-09-07T16:36:22Z")
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