KYOTO-STYLE COLD BREW COFFEE
So, why bother with a time-consuming process of cold-brewing your coffee overnight? It turns out that cold water brewing doesn't release the same substances as hot water brewing, so the same coffee may have two or more flavor profiles. To my mind, that makes cold brewing totally worth our while, and this cold-drip or Kyoto-style drip cold brew is my favorite. This recipe first appeared in Season 2 of Good Eats: The Return.
Provided by Kate Itrich-Williams
Categories Drinks
Time 12h
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Use the box cutter to remove the bottom 9 inches of both soda bottles. Discard the bottoms. Remove the bottle lids. In one of the lids, carefully cut a star shaped hole out using the box cutter. In the second lid, use the thumbtack to poke a tiny hole right in the middle. Screw back on the lids. Stuff the cheesecloth into the neck of the bottle with the tiny hole.
- Place the coffee grounds into the large paper filter and fold in the sides. Place in the bottle with the star-shaped hole, open side-up. Place on top of the pitcher and set this apparatus on top of a digital scale. Tare the scale, the slowly pour the water in a spiral over the grounds to bloom the coffee. This step should take about 30 seconds. Top with the small coffee filter.
- Nestle the bottle with the cheesecloth on top of the coffee-filled bottle. If the setup is wobbly, use the rubber bands to secure the chopsticks or rulers as braces on the sides of the bottles.
- Tare the scale again and weigh the ice into the top of the rig; it should sit on top of the cheesecloth. Place the rig out of direct sunlight and let slowly brew until all of the ice has melted and passed through the coffee, 10 to 12 hours. If you're keeping an eye on the coffee brewing process, you should see one drop of water moving through the coffee about every 7 seconds.
- Once the coffee isdone brewing, remove the rig from the pitcher and discard or compost the coffee grounds. Serve immediately over ice or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
KYOTO-STYLE COLD BREW COFFEE
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories beverage
Time 12h25m
Yield About 1 quart
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- I'm just going to say this once: BE CAREFUL. We're hacking soda bottles with a box cutter here so take precautions, go slowly, and always cut away from anything that can bleed. There, I said it. Also (and I hope obviously), don't let kids attempt this.
- Set the blade of the utility knife so that it's sticking about a quarter of an inch out of its handle and cut the bottom 3 inches off both soda bottles. Discard the bottoms. Remove the bottle lids. Cut an asterisk-shaped hole in the first lid. (Try doing this with the cap upright rather than upside down. AND BE CAREFUL.) Use the thumbtack to poke a tiny hole right in the middle of the second cap. Screw both caps back onto the bottles. Wad up the cheesecloth and stuff it into the neck of the bottle with the asterisk-shaped hole.
- Place the bottle with the asterisk-shaped hole on top of the pitcher with the cap facing down and secure with the rulers and rubber bands. Place the coffee grounds into the large paper filter and set inside the bottle. Set this entire apparatus on top of a digital scale. Zero the scale, then slowly pour the water in a spiral over the grounds to bloom the coffee. This step should take about 30 seconds. Top with the small coffee filter, which will act as a diffuser.
- Nestle the bottle with the tiny hole, cap-down, onto the bottle holding the coffee.
- Zero the scale again and weigh the ice into the top bottle. Set your tower out of direct sunlight until all of the ice has melted and passed through the coffee, 10 to 12 hours. If you're keeping an eye on the coffee-brewing process, you should see one drop of water moving through the coffee about every 7 seconds.
- Once the coffee is done brewing, remove the rig from the pitcher and discard or compost the coffee grounds. Serve immediately over additional ice, if desired, or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
SUNNY'S COLD BREW COCONUT COFFEE
Steps:
- In a large pitcher add the coffee, coconut and 3 cups water. Stir and refrigerate, stirring every few hours, at least 8 hours or up to overnight.
- Wet a paper towel or use a coffee filter placed in a fine mesh sieve over a pitcher. Pour the cold-brewed coffee into the lined sieve and allow it to drip into the pitcher beneath. Push through gently at the end to get the last bit of coffee. Add the evaporated milk to taste, then sweeten if desired and serve over ice.
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