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  • naticus@lemmy.worldtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldCoffee aches
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    2 days ago

    Yeah, I know that salt suppressed bitterness from my own experiences because I cannot handle bitter very well at all, never have been able to. Salt gives sweet things a really interesting dynamic and I’m glad things like salted caramel have become popular recently. So yeah, I’d say that all tracks.




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    4 days ago

    My biggest problem with cold brew is that it homogenizes the flavor of coffee so damn much. Yeah you can still get the hints of different flavor notes, but it’s so much more muted. I have done French press for about 15 years as my go-to, but now I’ve been going with vacuum brew and love it. It’s such a clean brew.

    I roast my own coffee too so I have a lot of control over freshness as well as the specific roast level of the bean, and it is just disappointing to lose the uniqueness in cold brew. I still can enjoy it, and will occasionally make it when it’s hot, but I don’t do large batches of it anymore.

    100% agree with the salt though. There’s a VERY fine line on it being nutty flavored and just salty coffee though. I’ve certainly screwed that up a few times by testing that boundary lol.

    Another option that sounds even weirder though: egg shells. Does all the same things that salt does to neutralize the acidity, but without modifying flavor whatsoever. What I would do is rinse the shells out and refrigerate them until I have a full dozen, and then toast them in a toaster oven. Works really well if acidity bothers you.