Re: Accessible Coffee Preparation
@leibylucw, that is interesting.
I've known for quite a while that coffee beans denature at 98 degrees, which is why you should never use boiling water and why I'm so careful of using coffee makers that require steam etc, since denaturing the coffee is sure to lead to bitterness, however I didn't know it was possible to brew coffee cold.
I have a rather nice ice coffee jug, complete with liquid insulation, which I've been using in the summer and is lovely for chill drinks when it's warm, however I've been mostly doing this by making a pot of hot coffee, sticking it in the jug, and then putting the jug in the fridge for 24 hours, or even the freezer for about three hours (believe me, this actually works).
The only pain with making it this way, is the time required.
If however it is possible to make coffee cold, I might well give this a try, since manifestly it takes far less long for something made cold to get to chilled, than for something made quite hot.
How long should I leave the grounds in the cafetière? I usually brew hot coffee for a good five minutes, though I'm guessing making cold would take longer.
I did used to grind my own beans often, and yes, the act of grinding was quite soothing, plus had the advantage that grinding by hand, I could almost guarantee that the coffee wouldn't be denatured by friction, however, mostly because my grinder blades tended to wear out and replacing/sharpening was very difficult, I got out of the habbit.
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