Cold Brew
October 28, 2022
I know and apologize. Another non-alcohol based post in the drinking category. That said, the best way to prepare either your coffee or tea is by cold brewing it.
All that means is that you use cold water to extract the goodness from either your [coarsely] ground coffee beans or tea leaves. It takes a lot longer to get to the point where they are ready to drink, but well worth the extra wait. I personally allow at least 6 hours of steeping and usually overnight.
Sidebar: The difference between cold brew and iced coffee is that iced coffee is prepared by putting ice in coffee that has been brewed hot.
The benefits of using cold water to prepare coffee is that it contains less acid and creates a cup of coffee that is truly representative of the coffee beans you are using. They don’t use hot water to turn grapes into wine, do they?
Caffeine. Is there a difference in the amount of caffeine between cold and hot brewed coffee or tea? Not really. It remains dependent on how much water and ground coffee or tea you are using.
Milk and or sugar: Do you put either or both in your wine or single malt scotch? And if not, why? And that is why you don’t put either in your tea or coffee. Truly good tea or coffee tastes good by itself. If it doesn't, you are drinking the wrong tea or coffee.
Equipment:
Coffee. You will need a French press and a burr grinder. The ones I use are linked here. They are “inexpensive”, and will save you a lot of money vs. buying your cold brew in a store.
Process:
Tea. You only need to put your tea bags in a pitcher of water. You can also put the tea leaves directly in the French press if you want to be a purist.
Coffee: Use Whole Bean coffee. My go to coffee bean.
I set my grinder to the coarsest setting and 12 cups, the French press holds 6 cups of water.
I put the coffee grinds in the French press, seal it with the cover and let it rest on my kitchen counter overnight.
That lasts me 3-4 days.
Rinse and repeat.
Sidebar: We will dive deeper into coffee in another post. I will say this, coffee is one of the best things to drink from a health perspective. My thermos is always by my side, and in constant use during the entire day. You will even find it next to my Peloton during my rides (1,892 rides to date). It is highly beneficial during exercise too.
Hot/Cold/Room Temperature:
You can choose how you drink it temperature wise. My preference is room temperature. I think it tastes better that way and no ice = no dilution.
So, cold brew. Try it even if you don’t like coffee or tea. It may change your mind.
Wishes for a great day to all,
Hugs too,
David/
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