How many of you have tried cold brewing? I just got a Kitchenaid cold brewer and I have the first batch brewing. In 12 hours or so I'll know.
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How many of you have tried cold brewing? I just got a Kitchenaid cold brewer and I have the first batch brewing. In 12 hours or so I'll know.
Not yet, sons been trying to talk me into one.
Let us know the results...
;)
I have an old cold brewer for years and periodically run a batch through it. I've generally gone with a 24-hour soak. While it can be a very strong cup of coffee if you use more than the recommended amount after awhile I found that I did miss the oils and slightly bitter taste that hot brewed coffee gives. I found it most useful in recipes that call for coffee, like in some rye or pumpernickel loaves of bread.
Did it for years. Big bowl, ground coffee, water to suit, refrigerate for a day. Make strong! Add water to taste, when heating the brew.
~Richard
I though of it as a dedicated ice coffee maker.
After 20 hours about 3 Oz concentrate to 9 Oz water and it did make the tastiest ice coffee I've had in a very long time.
#offshorelife coffee delima......Folger or Community
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So admittedly I am more of a tea fanatic as most know but I do enjoy a good cup of coffee as well. I recently had bought a Mr. Coffee maker and a new french press(both 2 cuppers) and i do like French press but a recent misshap with a former FP had led me to get frustrated and get the Mr. Coffee . Well........I watched two videos tonight that have changed my coffee viewpoint and I tried the first method(cowboy style) this morning with wonderful success . I have a feeling the coffee maker may see the dumpster soon and an Ibrik may appear in the near future......Hmmmm . I did not have a coffee boiler but used a saucepan for the cowboy coffee...no problem ! Guess this just proves that low tech is sometimes the best tech........just like straight razors .:o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq7Si7cp2jM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYGCdqJGejA
Nightblade....The cowboy coffee brewing method that I learned from Dobbin Shoop,
an outfitter in Vallecito, Colorado, goes like this:
Fill the pot with cold water and add coarse ground coffee to taste. (One generous handful per quart?)
Put the pot on the fire, and when the water comes to a rolling boil, IMMEDIATELY remove the pot from the heat.
Set the pot to the side to cool, throw in a dash of cold water, and tap the side of the pot 3 times with a spoon.
Let the grounds settle for a couple of minutes and serve. Add whiskey to taste.
Ain't life grand?
I'm tellin ya fella's,i'm like a reborn man.......this cowboy coffee is for the first time ever the only coffee that I can actually ENJOY straight black. I am hooked. I will always love my Tea but,now I can honestly say that I enjoy my coffee as well. The Mr. coffee has met the dumpster and the french press is awaiting a new home because I am a convert !! And I'm enjoying a cup right now as I am covering at work for Memorial Day.....Holiday pay yay !! I also forgot to mention, this stuff wakes me up and keeps me awake without a nervous buzz as well....BONUS !Happy Memorial Day all ! :chapeau
Pot of water, add eggs, boil the eggs, remove from fire. Crack the eggs and serve. Shells go in the pot. Add ground coffee, bring to boil. Remove from heat. Let set for a couple minutes then serve. Egg shells remove acid and bitters.
Just another camp grounds coffee.
~Richard
Like Cowboy Kent says in his video..."no thanks,I like my eggs not inside my coffee". Cold water method works without a hitch. I boil for three minutes gets all the acid out add my cold water ,let set for 2 not one ground present and absolutely no bitterness it's awesome. :)
I have not read the whole thread but I have not seen anybody mention Mavis Bank. Has some of the best coffee I have ever had. Especialy those single estate high mountain Blue Mountain Jamaica are my real favorite. But when they run out and they always do, the Mavis Bank will do just fine. Before that I was drinking Costa Rican, Colombian, and Oaxacan. IMO way better than Kona, Brazil Ipiena, or Panamanian coffee. Yes I have tried La Perla and while exotic and very good not worth the Price. Almost ten times the price as S.E.B.M.J. no not worth it. The distributer for Mavis Bank is in Cummmmins Georgia check them out as they have the best prices I have seen and carry green bean at half price for you home roasters that last a year until u have to roast them. Real value and the very best coffee that can be had. If have never tasted freshly roasted Blue Mountain you are missing a real treat. Especialy if you really like good coffee.
Thanks
Israel
P.S. They just started sellind dark roast, why because the demand not because it is good. Dark roast was made for smokers and drinkers with no taste buds left so if you still have any please chose medium roast. Just my two cents.
Ordered a new on the stove vacuum pot and permanent filter this morning. I got the Yama 8 cup pot and the Diguo filter.
I love the flavor of vacuum pot coffee
Cowboy coffee is the best. No egg shells please.
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I'm definitely hooked on cowboy coffee these days .
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I'll save this cowboy coffee thing back till fall when I get out my tripod limbs n make hobo stew in the cleaned off garden over a campfire. I hope its as good as y'all say. I have had a older coffee pot like in the video but never knew quite what to do with it. Today I brought it in for a thorough washin and I'll put it with my other campfire gear.
Why wait till fall ? This stuff is good coffee not some sort of caffeine nuclear mud. it's great for breakfast after dinner or just when ya want a really good tasting cup of coffee and the beauty is,you can use a sauce pan from your own kitchen to make it in.:angel: In fact I just got up so I'm going to make a pot right now mmmmm Delicious !!
Add A Little Espresso, ( Ya Like I Need It)) But Oh Ya Its Awsome!!!Ty
Aloha!
I'm a big fan of Kona, not just because it's Hawaiian, but because it's just DARN good. Apart from that, I really like many of the other commercially available beans.
I have been through all the ways that one can of making coffee. Especially small amounts. French Press, small percolator, drip, Mellita pour, you name it I've tried it. Most of us coffee lovers have.
Recently I have discovered the joys of the Moka Pot. I really love coffee made in a Moka pot. You can brew it (actually steam it) more toward coffee or more toward espresso. Moka Pots come in 2 cup (espresso) up to 8 cup sizes. The Moka Pot is made for espresso on the stove top. Three rules on a Moka Pot.
1.) The grind can't be TOO fine. A bit finer than drip, but not super-fine. You don't want to clog the screen.
2.) Hot water in the pot bottom is better than cold. The less time heating the water to steam the better.
3.) Do NOT fill the base above the stream escape hole. In case there is a clog in the screen, you want the steam to be able to escape.
I am a fan of the Osaka Moka Pots, but any Moka Pot will do you. Purists will want an Italian model.
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You don't want the coffee/espresso to pour out of the top like a fire hose. A gentle drip is best, so you adjust the heat for just enough steam to get that gentle drip, and that WONDERUL flavor.
And if you like frothed milk, do your self a favor and buy one of those super-inexpensive milk frothers at Amazon for under $10.00. They work great. Heat the milk in the microwave for 1 minute and froth it up with the frother. Instant Espresso, Cafe Latte, Cappuccino or my favorite, a Flat White. Or you can just make COFFEE if that's your thing!
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Enjoy!
-Zip
Agree ZipZop............ Moka Pot is a great coffee solution.
Another means of frothing the warmed milk is to quarter fill a very clean french press and you plunge/pull the screen of the press down/up through the air/milk interface. This is useful as a plan B, if you don't have your milk wizzer handy.
On the Moka Pot, I prefer pots that have a polygonal top & bottom as I find my pot with a round bottom is sometimes not easy to get a grip on when you want to unscrew it.
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Roasting my own beans for a while, and the hario seems to be a good, functional alternative on the cheap. I want a high dollar electric conical, but I hear there's a mod using a screw gun for the hario...
I wondered if there were other home roasters on here. Nothing tastes better.
I couldn't believe the difference the first time I had it
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This is what I store my Blue Mountain Jamaican in. The best coffees has to be stored right to preserve that delicate flavor we pay so much money for. These are the only ones like this I have seen. Hope this help someone. All other containers are just cans with lids, this one has some science behind it, and more important it works!
I use my food saver. It works very well and I use it for many things. I use mine several times a day.
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I've had a lot of success freezing my beans, but there are some important caveats to freezing beans.
Firstly make sure the beans are freezed in an air tight container. A freezer is a very dry environment.
Secondly I find I need to grind frozen beans while still frozen. So each day I quickly weigh off what I need, then immediately return the container of beans to the freezer. And grind immediately.
If I allow the beans to defrost before grinding I find the flavour is not as good, and if the beans wait for say a day after defrosting then the flavour is worse.
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Aloha!
Right on the money my good man. I have been freezing beans since the late 80s when I read an article about fresh grind coffee in "Esquire Magizine" that recommended freezing beans. Plus in Hawaii, you quickly discover that you must store most "Dry Goods Food" things in the fridge or freezer (like cereal, oatmeal, coffee and sugar) or risk it getting too hot and humid or infested with tiny insects. The beans always go in the freezer in an airtight container, and yes, I grind them frozen, only enough for that morning's use.
Mahalo!
-Zip
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Good morning and some great coffee
I'll be right over. You got donuts?
Aloha!
On another unrelated forum, I participated in a "Coffee Swap" where some of us members "swapped" coffee pound-for-pound. This can work out really nice if there is a local roaster that you think is just superb, and that does not ship - you can only get it locally. If you can get it online, that defeats the purpose of the coffee swap.
One guy really begged me to ship 2# of Kona from Hawaii and he sent me two delightful roasts from a very small roaster in Rhode Island. It really was fantastic. But once you drink Kona, it's hard (IMO) to beat that combination of flavor and smooth taste. The issue is, many of my favorite Kona roasts are actually available now via Amazon, so I have to hunt for something Amazon does not have - and that means small local roasters - and that does not mean it's going to be better than the Kona Amazon offers. Perhaps my beans would be a tad fresher, but with shipping from Hawaii (you really have to ship two day priority box and pay state/local tax when you buy it), I'm not sure you make out well price-wise or taste-wise.
If you walk into a "Long's Drug" (Long's is a CVS affiliate) here in Hawaii and go to the coffee isle, you will probably be amazed the first time you see it. You have 30 linear feet of Kona coffee in all sorts of varieties and packs. It can be overwhelming the very first time you see this cornucopia of Kona. I've tried dozens of Kona and Kona blends. One of the advantages of living where it's grown and roasted.
Just thought I'd mention the coffee swap for you gents. I'm too remote to participate, but if you get enough members to join it, it can work out really dandy for you.
Mahalo!
-Zip
The coffee looks great, but you really want to know what looks amazing to me? The Gas Stove. Try getting a natural gas stove in Hawaii. It's certainly available - at a premium cost like anything else in Hawaii, but it does not run in to most condos and apartments. So it's electric or nothing. I miss cooking with gas. I've become used to electric, and it's certainly better than having to build a fire or use a coal stove, but gas was the ticket for me. Instant heat/no-heat.
TBS always got a good breakfast for friends. This morning was fresh pulled pork from a pig I roasted last night
ZipZop, the coffee trade sounds really cool. Great idea.
And I couldn't give up my gas/propane stove. Love it. Used to have a wood cook stove miss that one
I don't find that there is a problem freezing beans as long as you keel them vacuum sealed during freezing and defrosting. The problem with freezing is usually over the moisture that condensation brings to the party. I'm the only coffee drinker in the house so I have to make an attempt to keep beans a little longer. 1 kilo of beans takes me a while to consume. I divide it in thirds and freeze the vacuum sealed bags.
@OCDShaver......... That's good to hear. I freeze coffee in clip lock tubs.
Maybe I should qualify what my experience is with defrosting. Yes, I agree the defrosting must take place in the sealed container, otherwise condensation is a problem. Once defrosted I find the flavour is okay, but I found it deteriorates faster than I'm used to with an unfrozen coffee. Sometimes faster than I can drink the beans. Hence my tendency to grind while frozen.
As an aside, there is some interesting work that Matt Perger did with frozen beans; basically he discovered that he gets a more even grind (narrower size distribution) with frozen beans and hence better tasting coffee.
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What you should do is get a basic roaster and your problem is solved. You roast as needed.
Actually if you use a vacuum sealer like a food saver you should not have to freeze them. They will keep a very long time.
☺️.......... Great idea thebigspendur...... but I can see that roasting is a rabbit hole deeper than my shaving addictions!
..... to avoid me becoming thebigspendurNo.2 I'll stick to buying beans for now.
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