Storage
To preserve your fresh roasted Norte Café beans, store them in an opaque, air-tight container at room temperature. Keep your beans in a dark and cool location.
Grinding Your Norte Café Beans
There are several different grind types when it comes to grinding coffee beans. Each type of grind will you give you a different aroma and flavor of coffee.
Here is a small breakdown of what the grinds look like. These can be accomplished simply by changing the size on your grinder.
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Extra Coarse |
The size of really small pebbles |
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Coarse |
The size of coarse salt |
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Medium |
The size of brown or white sand |
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Fine |
The size of table salt or sugar |
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Extra Fine |
The size of powdered sugar |
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Turkish Grain |
The size of baby powder |
The Perfect Grind
If you are still not sure which gadget to get or how to figure out which grind is best, here is a breakdown of each type and what gadget each is used for.
A Coarse Grind is generally used for the following:
- French Press (press or plunger pot)
- Toddy Makers (cold brew method)
- Vacuum Coffee Maker
- Percolator
A Medium Grind:
- Auto Drip Makers
A Medium/Fine Grind:
- Drip Makers (with cone-shaped filters)
A Fine Grind:
- Stove Top Espresso Pots
- Some Drip Makers (with cone-shaped filters)
A Super Fine Grind:
- Espresso Machines
A Turkish Grind:
- Turkish Style Coffee
How to Make Cold Brew
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Buy Norte Café’s good quality medium roast coffee beans
- The best coffee comes from beans that have been recently roasted.
- Grinding your own will give you fresher and better tasting coffee.
- Find a large container to brew your coffee (you DO NOT need a coffee maker to make cold brew) i.e. pitcher, large mason jar, or a French press coffee maker with presser taken out (if you already have one)
- To avoid flavors or chemicals leaking into coffee, try to find a container made of glass.
- Grind coffee beans
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1oz of ground coffee per ONE cup of water
- Determine how many cups of water your container will hold and then use that many ounces of ground coffee
- If you like strong cold brew, use more coffee per cup of water. It’s personal preference, so experiment with the ratio to find what you like.
- Type of grind: opt for coarse grind for a more traditional cold brew
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1oz of ground coffee per ONE cup of water
- Put ground coffee into container and pour room temperature water over grounds
- Stirring the grounds in the water will make sure you will get a full extraction of flavor from all the grounds
- Cover your coffee and water mixture, then leave it on your counter
- Allow coffee to steep for 12-24 hours depending on how strong you want your cold brew
- The longer you steep, the stronger it will be
- You can occasionally stir mixture to ensure even saturation of coffee grounds
- Allow coffee to steep for 12-24 hours depending on how strong you want your cold brew
- It is not necessary to place mixture in refrigerator as the coffee won’t spoil. It will result in colder cold brew when process is finished.
- After steep, filter coffee and water mixture
- A simple way to filter the mixture and what I use is a wire mesh strainer with a cheesecloth or you could use a large coffee filter over a pitcher
- Pour steeped coffee through it
- Goal is to get rid of all the coffee grounds, leaving you with a smooth and delicious cold brew
- A simple way to filter the mixture and what I use is a wire mesh strainer with a cheesecloth or you could use a large coffee filter over a pitcher
- Chill the coffee and serve when ready
- You have a non-diluted iced coffee drink to enjoy with ice, milk or cream and the sweetener of your choice (if needed)
*Cold brew can be kept in your fridge or on your counter for several weeks, just keep it covered. Unlike hot-brewed coffee, cold-brewed coffee will NOT become stale over time.