Okay, so I’ve been trying to make green coffee at home. I heard about it from a friend, and it sounded interesting, so I thought, why not give it a shot? Plus, I heard it’s got some good health stuff in it.
First off, I went online and bought some green coffee beans. I didn’t really know what I was looking for, but I found some that seemed okay. I waited a few days, and boom, they arrived at my doorstep.
I started by taking a handful of those green beans. They looked just like regular coffee beans, except, you know, green. Then, I rinsed them under the tap just to get off any dust or whatever. I wasn’t sure if this was necessary, but better safe than sorry, right?
- Grinding: I don’t have a fancy coffee grinder, I used my old blender to grind the beans. It took a bit of time to get them ground up. They were pretty tough.
- Boiling: Next, I tossed the ground beans into a pot and added some water. I didn’t really measure, I just eyeballed it. I brought the whole thing to a boil and then let it simmer for, like, 10-15 minutes. I stirred it a couple of times to make sure it wasn’t sticking to the bottom.
After simmering, I had to strain the coffee. I used a regular kitchen sieve, and it seemed to work fine. The liquid that came out was kind of a light green color, and it had a bit of an earthy smell. Not exactly like the coffee I’m used to, but not bad.
Taste Test Time
Now for the taste test. It was, well, interesting. It didn’t really taste like coffee. It was more like a herbal tea, kind of grassy. I added a bit of honey to sweeten it up, which helped. I also tried squeezing in some lemon juice, and that added a nice little kick to it. It’s said that green coffee goes well with citrus and cranberry, so I mixed the green coffee extract with cranberry juice. It was delicious!
So, yeah, that’s how I made green coffee at home. It was a fun little experiment, and I think I’ll keep trying different ways to brew it and maybe play around with adding different things to it.
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