{"id":2435,"date":"2012-01-02T09:08:07","date_gmt":"2012-01-01T23:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/?p=2435"},"modified":"2012-01-02T09:08:07","modified_gmt":"2012-01-01T23:08:07","slug":"cold-brew-coffee-experiment-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/02\/cold-brew-coffee-experiment-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Brew Coffee Experiment #1"},"content":{"rendered":"

1\/3rd cup ground coffee (ground approximately for what I’d use in a plunger) to 1.5cups water. Sit in airtight container on the bench overnight (about 18hrs actually) and then filtered through coffee filter paper into a mug.<\/p>\n

It certainly is different, but still distinctly coffee. I’m not sure if I want to add more water too it or not… quite possibly – and this mixture would probably be total killer for iced coffee.<\/p>\n

Basically, I’ve heard a million and one “one true ways” to make cold brew coffee, and this was my first go at it. Now just to try different variations until I find the one I like the most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1\/3rd cup ground coffee (ground approximately for what I’d use in a plunger) to 1.5cups water. Sit in airtight container on the bench overnight (about 18hrs actually) and then filtered through coffee filter paper into a mug. 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