Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Cold Brewed Coffee!

I recently discovered Blue Tokai Roasters and am totally in love with their coffees. They custom roast in small batches and even put your name on packet; isn't it awesome? I highly recommend all their coffees - they're fresh, wholesome and really, really nice.

Serve it black, or serve it with milk - but be sure to ice it well!
I also bought Hario Mizudashi Cold-brew Pot from them. I read a lot about coffees and have been hankering to try the cold-brew ever since my better-half highly recommended it to me. Here it is, and let me tell you - Cold Brewed Coffee is AWESOME!! It's mellow, easy on tongue and I strongly feel it needs no sweetening as the slow, gradual brewing process brings out the best of coffee which is simply magic!

 
Hario equiments are high-quality, beautiful and definitely durable! Enjoy cold-brews in style!
 There's no recipe here, just right measurements and technique. I'll get right to it:

  1. Take 100 grams coffee for 700ml of water (ratio depends upon how strong or light you like your brew but I feel this works well).
  2. Put coffee grounds (fine grounds are must) in the filter, and some water in jug. Slowly pour 100ml (approx) water over grounds and let them get wet.
  3. After 1-2 minutes, slowly begin adding rest water and leave the jug in fridge, overnight, to brew for at least 12 hours.
  4. Once brewed, pour over ice and enjoy. Adding milk is optional but for some reason I like it when I gradually pour milk over this - just for the soothing effect!
  5. Enjoy chilled - Cheers!
Tip: If you don't have the cold brew pot, just put coffee grounds in a muslin and dip in water / jug for same time. Maybe a little messy, but will give you same output.