With this past rain came a pleasant time for family breakfast on the farm. A silver lining to the rain stopping harvest. I had baked sourdough potato bread that morning and after a string of busy days we had sourdough toast with chokecherry jelly, scrambled farm fresh eggs and our favorite Roasterie coffee. Baking the bread made the house warm on the cool rainy morning and the coffee was so pleasant to sip as the rain came down. The Roasterie is a Missouri based coffee company and my husband’s aunt introduced the coffee to us. We love it!
We tried a new coffee flavor from The Roasterie, it’s an Autumn blend. I was hesitant to try it because I was afraid it was going to be pumpkin spice like, but I was wrong, and we decided it was more of a warm maple syrup/caramelly flavored coffee which quickly became my favorite. We tried it as a cold brew this week and it was great! Have you made cold brew at home? It really is quite simple. The biggest thing is to have whole beans and a coffee grinder that does a coarse grind. Certain coffee places you can request a coarse grind to make cold brew too. Here is the recipe!
Cold Brew
½ cup coffee beans, coarsely ground
1 cup hot water
3 cups cold water
First, start off by grinding your coffee on the largest setting. Then add this to a large glass jar – a half gallon mason jar works perfectly. Add 1 cup of very hot water and let sit with a lid on for 10 minutes. Then after 10 minutes top off with 3 cups of cold water. Put it in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours but no more than 24 hours.
Next, you will take out your cold brew and strain it through a mesh strainer and a coffee filter. Discard the grounds. Now you can enjoy your cold brew. Pour over ice and add simple syrup and milk or cream to taste.
Simple syrup just like its name is simple to make. Equal parts sugar and water, heat on the stove until sugar is dissolved/simmering and it is done!
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Mariah N | TheFarmChicken
