Here are some Coffee Tips
Do not use a "coffee maker" because they do not make coffee. They do something else and I don't quite know what that is. You want a press. French Press, AeroPress, other press: doesn't really matter. Always press your coffee.
Make sure you are using the correct temperature water. It should be just under boiling for most beans. After grinding, you want a fine grain, but not a powder, unless you are making Turkish Coffee, which you are not. Not yet.
Do not leave the water in contact with the grounds for too long. Your coffee should come out dark brown--not black, like people say--and oily. Oily is good, you want that.
With regards to beans, lighter roasts are more caffeinated than darker roasts.
Milk and sugar are fine to use--I use it--and do not let coffee faggots tell you otherwise. Every bean has a distinctive flavor, though, so you should try new cups of properly prepared coffee before adding anything to them. There are a few kinds of coffee I can drink straight, and they are mostly very expensive Hawaiian brands. Even so, I like coffee with sugar and milk more. You can use honey rather than sugar, too.
Unless you're Hawaiian you can't buy local grown coffee, so try to make sure you can at least get organically grown free-trade beans.
