# 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:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/61 "2011-09-07T18:04:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > On _average_, I guess a sip or two a day, because I can go weeks without drinking any coffee at all. When I do, though, no more than two cups in, say, a couple of hours, or I get the shakes. > [@Ephemera](#): > > Maybe a cup every three to four months. I like coffee okay, but I very rarely seek it out. I think we’re in a miniscule minority. From what I’ve seen, most people are either regular coffee drinkers, or non-coffee drinkers. Whether it’s one cup a day or ten, people who like coffee seem to drink some every day or nearly every day. I can’t recall ever meeting anyone like us … For the record, I think I last had coffee around four or five weeks ago. That’s kind of an unusual length of time for me–I think I average around a cup a week over the past few years, or maybe a bit less. Again, very irregularly–I might have two or three cups one week, then none the next, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Agnostic\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Agnostic\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agnostic_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/62 "2011-09-07T19:34:57Z")
At least 16 oz., usually 32 - 48oz. Occasionally, I will drink too much too fast (48+ oz in less than 4 hours) and get the dreaded ‘coffee gut’ - can only drink water after that, and become very prone to motion sickness…c’est la vie! ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/63 "2011-09-07T19:38:13Z")
Maybe 4 to 5 cups a day; my day is long 6am to about midnite or 1am; the wife and I go thru 2 large (12 cup) pots a day. I make a pot at 6, then again at 5 in the afternoon when I get home from work. I also drink about 2 cups at work which is included in the 4 to 5. ---
**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 8, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/64 "2011-09-08T02:50:37Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I’ve just ordered another 8 pounds of Dark Roast from Community Coffee. As I was driving this morning, sipping my coffee, my thoughts turned to the upcoming shipment. How did eight pounds of coffee come out to over $70? :dubious: I bought eight bags of coffee. They’re two-pound bags. Sixteen pounds of coffee should last for a little while. ---
**Author:** ![JoelUpchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/65 "2011-09-08T03:15:11Z")
I drink a pot every morning, but I usually fill it only to 10 cups. I also don’t make it very strong. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353/66 "2011-09-08T19:48:05Z")
2 mugs tops. Any more and I usually don’t taste or enjoy it much. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-coffee-do-you-drink-daily/595353.md?page=3)