I don't use a coffee maker, although I know some people that do. I use a teapot. I try to stay high all day every day. Doesn't matter if it is pot, kratom, kava or what. I have kids, and I have never tripped around them, so I only trip on planned occasions when they are not going to be around. Kratom is not a trip though. It is most like pot. It is relaxing in the same way as pot. In some ways I like it better, but for my money you can't beat the smell and flavor of the sticky. If I am out or at a festival or something, I drink it strained and chilled in water bottles. If I am home, I drink it hot, unstrained usually through my bombilla.