I don't care how hyped cold brew gets, nothing beats a hot cup of coffee. And now they're saying hot coffee has more antioxidants? Made my day.
The selling point of cold brew is that it is less bitter tasting. Which means it's not a surprise when there's less tannins/antioxidants in the liquid.
It's a bit surprising to me, because I assumed the difference was merely due to temperature (try to drink soda at the same temperature as a hot cup of a coffee, I guarantee you won't like it)
Coffee is actually not supposed to be bitter and has more aromatic compounds than wine. The bitterness in commodity coffee comes from overroasting and overextraction.
nitro infused cold brew is easily the best tasting coffee in terms of flavor that I've ever had.
For me, it’s the reduction in acid in cold brew that I’m going for. Hot brewed coffee has so much acid in it that I can barely drink any of it, regardless of what temperature it is served at.
So, for me, cold brew it is.
I keep meaning to try and make coffee or tea with deionised water. Surely it should be able to extract more flavour.
Make sure to check the Specialty Coffee Association of America's Water Quality Guide first. In there they explain what the differences between waters with different TDS levels are for coffee brewing and its taste. They also used destilled and deionized water.
Oh wow thanks for the tip.
I love the taste, but my body can't handle the caffeine dose