Have you tried cold brew? If you put coffee grounds or tea in cold water, then leave it in the fridge overnight, you’ll brew a drink with a very different character. I would describe it as smooth and understated. Many of the strong notes are those that are extracted from the heat, and without heat they are absent.
I would suggest trying it, especially if the bitter or astringent notes are the issue with tea and coffee for you. Cold brewing minimizes those notes specifically.
I cold brew myself, it’s simple and doesn’t need any special tools, just any container and some way to separate the grounds. Cold brew coffee has become more popular in the past 5 years or so. I’ve started to see premade cold brew coffee in grocery stores and coffee shops, but never cold brew tea.
For tea you can just leave a cup of water with a tea bag in the fridge overnight, and have a cold brew to try in the morning. Or a cup of water with medium coffee grounds in the bottom, gravity is a sufficient grounds separator to test the brew.
Have you tried cold brew? If you put coffee grounds or tea in cold water, then leave it in the fridge overnight, you’ll brew a drink with a very different character. I would describe it as smooth and understated. Many of the strong notes are those that are extracted from the heat, and without heat they are absent.
I’ve tried cold coffee if that’s what you mean? It was slightly less bad, but not as okay as tiramisu was!
I don’t mean coffee that has cooled after being brewed with heat. Its the brewing technique not the temperature of consomption.
Coffee that is brewed hot and then served cold is nothing like cold brew. At the same time heating cold brew doesn’t make it taste like hot coffee.
At the time I was trying all the coffee and teas I’m unsure of that was easy to get (or if it was suggested) so I could add that to the list.
I would suggest trying it, especially if the bitter or astringent notes are the issue with tea and coffee for you. Cold brewing minimizes those notes specifically.
I cold brew myself, it’s simple and doesn’t need any special tools, just any container and some way to separate the grounds. Cold brew coffee has become more popular in the past 5 years or so. I’ve started to see premade cold brew coffee in grocery stores and coffee shops, but never cold brew tea.
For tea you can just leave a cup of water with a tea bag in the fridge overnight, and have a cold brew to try in the morning. Or a cup of water with medium coffee grounds in the bottom, gravity is a sufficient grounds separator to test the brew.