[TheForge] RE: Coffee roaster

[Bob Ehrenberger]

I have a follow up question.  When I was much younger I had a pastor that 
made a coffee syrup which he could then add to hot water and have what 
tasted like fresh brewed coffee.  I was not much into coffee at the time so 
I didn't really pay attention to the process.  As I recall he soaked the 
ground coffee in cold water in the frig and after several days strained out 
the grounds and was left with the concentrated coffee syrup.

Are any of you familier with this process?  Could you provide details on how 
to do it? I'm thinking that this would be a good way to use up the coffee 
before it goes bad. Could the syrup could be frozen and have a longer shelf 
life than the coffee?

Camp Chase Gazette had an article on making a coffee syrup similar to what 
the troups carried during the Civil War. The problem is they started with 
instant coffee and then boiled it down to a paste, doesn't really help me 
use up coffee grounds before they go bad.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark A. Pesetsky" <pesetsky at Princeton.EDU>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Sponsored by ABANA" 
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Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:53 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] RE: Coffee roaster


No way to do it that...The shelf life POST roasting is AT BEST 3-4weeks.
That is what I have learned. Post roast the coffee should rest for 3
days and then be consumed. The crema that is achived the first week or
so on afresh roast on my RANCILLIO SILVIA is amazing. I let the espresso
double shot cup fill and after a few seconds the cup is only 1/2 - 3/4
full...Kinda settles out like a fresh GUINNESS...

Mark


While we are spending so much time on coffee, I have a question for you
experts.

I don't brew coffee very often,  only when we have company.  I have some
coffee that tasted good when it was first opened, but now is pretty
tasteless.  Is there a way to bring it back to life?  Can I bake it in
the oven, or re-roast it in a pan on the stove?

My wife has been using it for grit in soap, but it doesn't take very
much, and she doesn't sell a lot of scrubbing bars.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net