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Why Cold Brew coffee is so hot right now!
Ashish DabreoThe Cold Brew method of brewing coffee is a (fairly) recent phenomenon, and it has rapidly caught the imagination of many new age coffee drinkers. Often confused with ‘Cold Coffee’...
Why Cold Brew coffee is so hot right now!
Published by Ashish DabreoonThe Cold Brew method of brewing coffee is a (fairly) recent phenomenon, and it has rapidly caught the imagination of many new age coffee drinkers. Often confused with ‘Cold Coffee’ or ‘Iced Coffee’ which is a kind of beverage in itself, Cold Brew is simply a brewing method. Cold Brew coffee can be made into Cold Coffee, but not all Cold Coffees are made from cold brew coffee. Confused? :) Read on! The most common method of extracting brewed coffee from roasted coffee powder involves water and high temperature. Because of the temperature of the water used, soluble coffee solids from the coffee bean dissolve in water and form brewed coffee, all in a matter of a few seconds to a couple of minutes. With the Cold Brewing method, ground coffee is placed in cool water, and left to ‘brew’ over a period of 12 - 24 hours (some recipes...
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What is Acidity when it comes to coffee
Ashish DabreoAcidity in coffee is not a bad thing, it is in fact a desirable quality and some of the highest scoring coffees in the world have a sprightly lining of...
What is Acidity when it comes to coffee
Published by Ashish DabreoonAcidity in coffee is not a bad thing, it is in fact a desirable quality and some of the highest scoring coffees in the world have a sprightly lining of acidity in them. The word ‘acidity' in India unfortunately gets a lot of bad press. In most cases, when one thinks of acidity, there are associations with greasy, spicy food, antacids and curd rice. Often we encounter customers who ask us to a recommend a coffee that 'does not have acidity’. What they (don’t know they) are saying is ‘I’d like you to recommend a coffee that does not have notes of pear, or apple thanks to malic acid. No aromas of mango or any stone fruit. No flavour of Musumbi or grapefruit or any other notes that are brought about because of citric acid, phosphoric acid, tartaric acid etc.’. To understand what you are missing when you don’t want...
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Coffee Processing - Washed, Natural, Honey Sun ...
Ashish DabreoA better understanding of what processing is and what the different kinds of coffee processing methods translate to in terms of taste and flavour can only help you order coffee...
Coffee Processing - Washed, Natural, Honey Sun ...
Published by Ashish DabreoonA better understanding of what processing is and what the different kinds of coffee processing methods translate to in terms of taste and flavour can only help you order coffee beans (or powder) that is more suited to your taste.
