Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes When Making Delicious Cold Brew Coffee

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Cold brew is a coffee drink that is becoming increasingly popular today. To make cold brew taste even more delicious, it’s best to avoid these 5 common mistakes when preparing this coffee.

Besides Americano, cold brew is one of the most popular coffee drinks. Cold brew is preferred because it tastes refreshing with low acid levels. The taste sensation is sweeter, softer, and slightly bitter.

Some people like to make their own cold brew at home. But there are often common mistakes that are made when they try to make their own cold brew.

To produce the perfect cold brew taste, you should avoid these 5 common mistakes as summarized from tastingtable.com (22/04).

1. Using coffee beans that are too acidic

Start by choosing the right coffee beans. According to Leon Grodski Barrera, the owner of Little Waves Coffee Roasters, most cold brew fans are looking for low-acid roasted coffee beans.

Coffee with low acidity can be obtained from types of coffee beans that are roasted medium or even dark roast. Because choosing coffee beans that are lightly roasted tend to have a more sour taste when mixed with this brewing technique.

Meanwhile, cold brew made with coffee beans that are roasted medium or dark, will produce a sharper taste.

2. Using coffee that has been ground so

There are two options that can be done before making cold brew. You can buy pre-ground coffee beans or grind your own with a coffee grinder.

If you don’t have a grinding machine, you can buy pre-ground coffee beans or ground coffee. But the resulting taste will not be as fresh because ground coffee can lose its optimal flavor within half an hour after grinding.

Meanwhile, if you grind the coffee beans yourself, the taste of the coffee will be more optimal because you can control the quantity of coffee you want to use.

3. Grind the coffee beans too fine

Also pay attention to the grind of coffee beans. To make the perfect cold brew, the coffee beans must have a texture similar to table salt. That is, coffee beans should not be too fine. Must be ground until slightly coarse.

The reason is because the narrower surface area of ​​the coarser coffee grounds will slow down the extraction rate from the bean. For example, espresso has a finer grind texture so that the water seeps in and extracts the flavors quickly.

If the cold brew is made with a finely grind texture, you will find the taste is too extracted and a bit bitter.

Common mistakes when making cold brew can be seen on the next page!

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