Coffee to water ratio: 4 tablespoons (¼ cup) of coffee for every 8 ounces of water
Equipment: Pitcher, fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth
3 cups cold water (This recipe makes 3 cups of cold brew coffee concentrate, or roughly 4 glasses of iced cold brew coffee.)
¾ cup fresh ground coffee (coarse grind)

Bripe!

For the chocolate syrup

1 ½ cups sugar

1 ½ cups water

1 cup good cocoa powder

Kosher salt

Instant coffee (a pinch)

Vanilla extract, to taste

To make the chocolate syrup, combine 1 ½ cups sugar, 1 ½ cups water, and 1 cup cocoa powder in a medium saucepan. Add a pinch of salt and bring to a simmer. Whisk and simmer until everything is well combined and dissolved. At the end, add a pinch of instant coffee and a little bit of vanilla extract to deepen the syrup flavor. Pour syrup into a glass container and let it cool completely.

If a coffee shop is still open in your neighborhood, here's how to pick up a cup safely:

Opt for drive-thru over in-store ordering, if possible, to limit contact with other people.
Use hand sanitizer after exchanging money and your cup. Wash your hands when you get home.
If possible, pour the to-go coffee out of the takeout container and into a clean mug from your own kitchen. Try stashing a thermal mug like this Contigo Insulated Travel Mug ($11.99, target.com) in your cup holder, and remember to pour very carefully and only when you're in "park" to avoid hot coffee spills).

“It varies from individual to individual, but consuming more than your normal amount of caffeine could make you feel nervous, anxious, irritable or jittery, and may cause excessive urine production or irregular heartbeat. And for those who have anxiety or insomnia, it could worsen their symptoms.”

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Burr or blade didn't seem to affect taste. Both yielded good tasting coffee. When using blade, pulse for one second and shake to disperse the beans for a more even grind. BTW, Krups was highest rated blade grinder, which is the one I have :)

Theophylline bears structural and pharmacological similarity to theobromine and caffeine, and is readily found in nature, being present in tea (Camellia sinensis) and cocoa (Theobroma cacao). A small amount of theophylline is one of the products of caffeine metabolic processing in the liver.

Unfiltered coffee raises cholesterol levels, BUT filtered coffee does not affect cholesterol. Whew! Caffeinated coffee reduces elasticity of blood vessels (ability to dilate), BUT decaf coffee had no effect on vessel elasticity. These were based on 1 cup. BUT two cups of decaf had a beneficial effect on vessel elasticity.

Green and black tea boosts arterial elasticity. Caffeine in coffee impairs coronary artery flow during exercise, BUT caffeine in tea improved coronary blood flow during exercise. BUT addition of milk will undermine the benefit.

One commentor said the chemical in tea is not caffeine molecule. Need to confirm.

Caffeinated coffee bad for heart but for tea it's goodl

Cold-Brewed Coffee Concentrate (makes about 2 3/4 cups)
3 cups cold water
2/3 cup very freshly ground coffee (I used the medium grind on my espresso machine)
*Mix water and coffee in a large glass container. Cover and let it sit at room temperature for 12 hours. Strain though coffee filter or paper towel, and serve!

Good recipe for cold brew concentrate included here.

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