Hot Espresso (and to an extent, Hot Coffee) will become increasingly bitter when poured over ice. Cold Brew is brewed cold to begin with, so there is no sudden temperature change to prompt the reaction that makes coffee bitter. I love hot lattes made with espresso, but I always make iced coffee drinks with Cold Brew to ensure smoothness without a bitter taste.
@nobile There are a lot of oils in cold brew, that’s likely the sensation you’re feeling. When you filter through paper (or cloth) many of those fall out. Metal, not so much
@Altoid_10@nobile
I use a metal screen in my areopress when doing cold brew for that reason. But the majority of the year I don’t care. Just give me the grocery store caffeine I need to get through the day
Granted I grew up in the age of church and office percolators so Dad took it with cream and sugar. Those were designed for producing a stimulant but it’s one of those tastes you adapt too
I would absolutely cold brew if you want it in a cold drink not ice hot coffee. Regardless of the quality of coffee.
But also some people over the years have brought interesting coffees and if you want to Budget/splurg8i have no issues.
If you’re jeff bezos/Elon musk. Get off my planet already
Espresso shot chilled in freezer for a bit. Add vodka and a little coffee liquor. A few pieces of ice into shaker. Get violent for a few moments with shaker. So there is a bit of foam stirred up. Then strain into martini glass.
@Katyboomboom Same here. I really wish that people would stop putting it in brownies if they’re going to offer them to me. Ick. “Oh, but there’s just a half-teaspoon of instant coffee in the whole batch! How did you know?” “I can taste it.”
Add ice to Americano is fine, but generally speaking I like my coffee as black as my soul
Hot Espresso (and to an extent, Hot Coffee) will become increasingly bitter when poured over ice. Cold Brew is brewed cold to begin with, so there is no sudden temperature change to prompt the reaction that makes coffee bitter. I love hot lattes made with espresso, but I always make iced coffee drinks with Cold Brew to ensure smoothness without a bitter taste.
Cold brew. Beer, that is!
Cold brew has a more smooth feel, if that makes sense
@nobile There are a lot of oils in cold brew, that’s likely the sensation you’re feeling. When you filter through paper (or cloth) many of those fall out. Metal, not so much
@Altoid_10 @nobile
I use a metal screen in my areopress when doing cold brew for that reason. But the majority of the year I don’t care. Just give me the grocery store caffeine I need to get through the day
I like my coffee, hot, black.
Granted I grew up in the age of church and office percolators so Dad took it with cream and sugar. Those were designed for producing a stimulant but it’s one of those tastes you adapt too
I would absolutely cold brew if you want it in a cold drink not ice hot coffee. Regardless of the quality of coffee.
But also some people over the years have brought interesting coffees and if you want to Budget/splurg8i have no issues.
If you’re jeff bezos/Elon musk. Get off my planet already
Espresso shot chilled in freezer for a bit. Add vodka and a little coffee liquor. A few pieces of ice into shaker. Get violent for a few moments with shaker. So there is a bit of foam stirred up. Then strain into martini glass.
I shouldn’t join this discussion.
@capnjb
actually it might be nice if you joined in.
; )
/giphy “coffee”
Too confusing for me.
Hot black, strong coffee.
Iced tea. (sweet of course)
Much simpler.
Meh
@cbatte I came here to say this, albeit after selecting “I love them both.” I’d have preferred “like” to “love” but meh
@baqui63 meh should have been an option
@cbatte meh should always be an option
@baqui63 @cbatte meh always is an option, explicitly stated or not…
I dont like coffee in any form.
@Katyboomboom Same here. I really wish that people would stop putting it in brownies if they’re going to offer them to me. Ick. “Oh, but there’s just a half-teaspoon of instant coffee in the whole batch! How did you know?” “I can taste it.”
Coffee free
I DON’T drink Coffee or Drinks that have CO2 in them!