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cgod  ·  2890 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 5,000-Year-Old Chinese Beer Recipe Revealed

Coarse grind the coffee in a good grinder. Let it sit for 18-24 hours. Filter it. I filter three times, untill it will flow right through a coffee filter. Dilute to 2 and 1/2 parts cold brew to 1 and 1/2 water. Add some salt to kill off any lingering bitterness and bring out the flavor.

Things that make cold brew bad.

1. Over extraction. Leave the ground in too long or an uneven grind with lots of fine grounds which extract more quickly than the rest of the coffee.

2. Water it down too much.

3. Not filtering well (which is really just another way to over extract).

I'm making my ice out if large cold brew cubes.

I was tossing ideas around with another guy and suggested adding cacao beans to the mix just like they were coffee beans. He tried it before I did an he says it's great.





ecib  ·  2890 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Awesome, thanks. I'm gonna use your recipe to brew them. The triple filter is not something I'd not done before with my cold brews. Just pour it through a Melitta filter or whatever is laying around?

cgod  ·  2886 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I pour it through a unbleached linen bag twice and a paper coffee cone last.

Use purified water!!! Can't believe I left that out.

ButterflyEffect  ·  2890 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I was tossing ideas around with another guy and suggested adding cacao beans to the mix just like they were coffee beans. He tried it before I did an he says it's great.

Hmm. Do you think Cocoa Nibs would also work?

cgod  ·  2886 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Better, same thing but way cheaper.

The guy used cocoa nibs not beans, I'd do the same.