good and bad things: cold brewed coffee and other stuff
July 8th, 2008First, the good thing:
Cold Brewed Coffee.
If you enjoy coffee, and can tell the difference between an Americano, a coffee machine brew, and a hot drip, you might try cold brewing. A cold brew tastes similar to an Americano in that it leaves most of the acids in the bean, so you are more able to appreciate the nuttiness, hint of chocolate, and natural sweetness of your coffee. I typically dilute my coffee with a splash of milk, but I can drink the cold brew full strength.
To cold brew:
1/3 c ground coffee
1/2 c water
place this in a glass for the night, and then in the morning, run the mixture through a coffee filter, add milk or water to dilute to your optimal strength and drink.
I’m not patient – if you didn’t gather that from my speedy french bread – so this morning I set a filter filled with coffee in luke warm water for 1.5 hours and then filtered and drank full strength. I’ve got enough energy to light a small house, now. But it was delicious!
The bad thing:
Sylvie is apparently still not well.
She fooled me with her ravenous refueling Sunday morning. I thought she was back to normal. So, she hung out with the nanny yesterday, but apparently wasn’t her usual self, and had her own diaper fireworks. Last night we revisited all she had nibbled on through the day. Not at the pacing of previous nights, but I guess there wasn’t as much to re-visit. She’s home with Doug, today. He seems to be struck with the badness as well.
My poor family.