Back to drinking hot coffee from the Keurig while waiting for the new shipment of grounds from FRC. Today's is Nikiti Blend with the last of the heavy cream, whipped with a whisk. Definitely changes the consistency of the mix over just stirring in the cream.

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The Primula experiment is on hold while new coffee is en route. Meanwhile, today's cup is iced Sacred Grounds Dark Horse blend with Equal and heavy cream, just to see what it's like. Heavy cream is drinkable, but I think I like half & half better in my iced coffee.

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Links from my last post:

Organic Drago Blend Coffee:
https://www.freshroastedcoffee.com/products/drago-coffee

100% Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee:
https://www.freshroastedcoffee.com/products/100-jamaica-blue-mountain-coffee

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Not giving up on the Primula cold brew kit just yet. While I'm not very happy with what I'm getting so far, I'm thinking that it may just be the Café Britt that is the culprit.

So, I have trundled over to Fresh Roasted Coffee and ordered two 12oz. bags of coarse ground coffee: one of Organic Drago Blend, and another of 100% Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee. If I can't get a good cold brew cup out of one of these two, then something is wrong with either the kit or with my taste buds.

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I might give the Primula one more chance using the ground version of Organic Drago from Fresh Roasted Coffee. We'll see.

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Tried a cup from the remainder of the Primula cold brew I made yesterday. (It's supposed to keep for up to 14 days.) Now that I've figured out that the pour spout needs to be closed, I've managed to almost eliminate the introduction of additional bitterness.

In short, I made a cup using Equal today - not bad. Not better than iced coffee, though. Could be the coffee I'm using, of course. Problem is, I don't want to go on a coffee hunt again.

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Primula == cold brew

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The restarted Primula experiment has proven to yield better results. I got black coffee that was remarkably less bitter than yesterday. It lent itself to a cup that required just as much stevia/monk fruit sweetener, but not so much creamer. (I did not want to drink it black, sorry - still a bit too bitter, despite being better than yesterday.)

I must note that Mrs. Capt. found my cup "disgusting." Must be a reaction to the sweetener. We'll try later with Equal.

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Okay, I have restarted the Primula cold brew experiment, this time following the instructions to the letter. I have filled the filter with 16 tbsp. of Café Britt Dark Roast ground coffee, poured two cups of water over grounds to wet them, then slowly filled the carafe to the edge of the glass and stirred the grounds to saturate them.

At 8:37 a.m. CDT tomorrow, we should have properly prepared cold brew coffee.

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Ooooh, I messed up. I forgot to close the pour spout to the cold brew coffee carafe overnight. That means that my cold brew coffee has been exposed to oxygen for almost 12 hours in the fridge.

It's a wee bit bitter this morning.

Looks like I'll be doing another experiment with the Primula cold brew setup. I'll be following the instructions religiously this time.

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Just drank a cup of black, cold-brew coffee. Never have done that before. Took me a while to finish it.

While I won't say the experience was entirely unpleasant, I don't think I'll repeat it. It's still a bit too bitter without my usual additions. My next cup will include the usual sweeteners and cream.

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The Primula cold-brew coffee is ready! As with all things, I think I screwed up my first try. Used too much coffee, didn't pour enough water directly into the grounds, etc.

The results weren't bad, though. I could probably drink the stuff black, which is really saying something - I *never* drink coffee black. Of course, my tampering with it post-pour has resulted in amping up the bitterness, so I'm stuck with a first mug that's not so great. I'll get it right in future mugs.

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Looking for tips on how I should fill the Primula cold brew coffee kit. Should I tamp down the coffee? Should I fill with water by pouring through the coffee, or by filling the carafe?

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The cold brew coffee kit is also now in use. I had a little difficulty filling it up, but I'm chalking that up to first time use stupidity. Coffee should be ready at around 5:00 p.m. CDT tomorrow, Sept. 8, 2019.

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The Primula cold brew kit has arrived! It has been washed and is drying in the dish rack at the moment. As soon as it's dry, I'll be filling it with Café Britt Dark Roast and giving it a 24-hour cold soak.

(You might recognize Café Britt if you ever watched episodes of How It's Made. They were featured in the coffee episode.)

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Just having plain fun with coffee today. Sacred Grounds Nikita Blend with Torani Salted Caramel Syrup (had to back off a bit on the stevia/monk fruit to balance the sweetness) and a touch of heavy cream. Maybe a bit too much heavy cream. Drinkable, but just barely.

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Coffee experiment details: I use an Aladdin 20 oz. mug to hold my ice cubes and coffee, which Aladdin apparently doesn't make anymore. Good thing I own three of them. 😉

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Today's coffee experiment: how many ice cubes can I get away with before it's not really iced coffee anymore?

Answer: anything less than 6, in my case. I tried 4 today, and came away with borderline lukewarm coffee. I'm guessing 5 won't cut it either. So, 6 cubes = good, iced coffee.

Oh: I ordered some Torani flavoring overnight. Some salted caramel pump flavor. Here's hoping it tastes good.

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I'm starting to develop a taste for iced coffee, seeing how easy our new Keurig machine makes making it. It's a one-button maneuver - that simple. The only drawback is that I need to use half & half or cream instead of Coffee-Mate, since the latter won't dissolve in cold coffee. It's a cheap wig (a small price toupeé).

I haven't tried Coffee Tamer with iced coffee yet. I think it would work, since it's just a bunch of minerals, but you never know.

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BTW, #CaffeineClub fans, I am officially ALL OUT of my light roast K-Cups. I drank my last cup of Congo Kivu this morning as a cup of iced coffee. Now, all I have left in the house aside from my wife's Organic Drago Blend is the Sacred Grounds Nikita Blend and Dark Horse Blend. Those will probably be finished off as iced coffees as well, especially the Dark Horse, although I hope to get a flavor pump (or chocolate pump) to go with the Dark Horse first. The new Keurig makes iced coffee easy.