A scent that wafts through the kitchen, a bubbling sound or the rustling of machines that produce a very special drink – these perceptions help countless people every morning to finally leave the dream world and get fit for the working day. While still in your sleeping clothes, the first way leads to the coffee machine and the anticipation of the first sip accompanies showering, putting on make-up and getting dressed. This pleasant ritual also continues at numerous workplaces. Going for a quick cup of coffee with a colleague in the bistro – who doesn’t find that helpful when there’s a lack of motivation?
Granted, some people tend to overdo it. Some late afternoon coffee causes a racing heart rather than effectiveness and has to be neutralized in the evening with a beer after work. For most people, however, the stimulating drink is simply an encouraging companion throughout the day, both physically and mentally. However, the joint energy agency of the districts of Ebersberg and Munich has now published a tip that coffee lovers should feel heavy about.
“The long transport routes and the high water consumption in the cultivation and washing of the beans make coffee an energy and environmental sin,” it says. It takes up to 130 liters of water to make a cup of coffee. In order to avoid this sin, one can switch to regional products, i.e. acorn coffee, coffee made from dandelion roots, malt coffee made from sprouted barley grains, lupine coffee, chicory coffee or coffee made from sweet chestnuts. All of these mixtures may taste good to some, but they have one major disadvantage: they contain no caffeine.
According to the Ebersberg energy agency, those who cannot do without the same can also save energy during preparation. It goes without saying that the most laborious way is also the most environmentally friendly: watering. The Blubber machine takes second place, the capsule machine takes third place and the fully automatic machine, which produces latte macchiato or cappuccino at the push of a button, comes in fourth. Shock for Italy lovers: the preparation with a mocha pot on the stove consumes the most electricity.
The advice of the Energy Agency is ruthless: reduce coffee consumption. Instead of two cappuccinos in the morning, there is now only one. If you want to top this energy balance, you can combine it with Habeck’s cold shower or Kretschmann’s cold washcloth. Guaranteed to make you wide awake.