Brewing at home
Updated On: 03 April, 2020 09:21 AM IST | Prachi Sibal
With simple recipes and techniques, a brewer says cold brews can help you power through a summer in self-isolation
Ashish D'abreo brews with a cloth bag
A coffee brewer Ashish D'abreo was in the midst of creating a summer cold brew for his Bangalore café when he realised that with the coronavirus outbreak, it would be a long time before it saw the light of day. So, the co-founder of Maverick and Farmer Coffee Roasters decided to share these recipes in a 21-day cold brew challenge on Instagram. "I wanted to make sure people don't miss out on the beauty of cold brews this summer," he says adding, "Cold brews are sweeter with reduced bitterness, higher caffeine and less acidic than hot ones. It is ideal when you want your coffee fix on a work-from-home day but don't want it piping hot."
Though cold brews require a specific blend and grind, in the absence of accesibilty to products, he is teaching people how to get the best of the coffee they have at home. He repurposes an old sanitised grocery bag and uses easily available ingredients. "There are three types of brews I am sharing — the basic blend, infused blends and the third for non-coffee drinkers that includes dairy or non-dairy additions," he says.
Cold brew tonic
Method: Fill a glass with ice. Add the 100 ml of tonic water. Pour the cold brew on top with care. Add a thick wedge of sweet lime or mosambi into your drink. Stir before drinking.
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Cold brew and watermelon (infused)
Method: In a glass, place the watermelon bits. Add the cold brew. If you like your drink sweet, add the sugar syrup now. Let the watermelon flavour steep into the cold brew for about 15 to 20 minutes. Don't muddle or mush the watermelon bits. After that, add ice cubes, stir gently. Garnish with fresh mint.
Tips and tricks to get the best out of your cold brew
Making the cold brew concentrate
Method: Place the coffee grinds in a jar or narrow vessel. Pour the cool water over the grinds. Mix well. Place in the refrigerator and allow to steep /brew for 14 hours. After this period, filter the cold brew out by using a muslin cloth / fine cloth / fine nylon strainer. If you have coffee filter papers, you could use this to filter out the cold brew. The cold brew concentrate is now ready and can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.
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