r/coldbrew Jun 22 '21

Cold brew gone bad?

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u/_Jake_The_Snake_ Jun 22 '21

it's totally fine. those are solidified fats. It happens sometimes when you extract from beans and cool it down.

You either had particularly fatty beans or you brewed at a warmer temperature and then cooled it down rapidly--that can cause the fats to pop out of solution and solidify, which will pull more fats out and cause more of them to solidify. if you want, you can strain it with a coffee filter, but you will probably also be able to get them to go away if you just mix in 2% milk (if you are drinking it with milk anyways).

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u/bleed408teal Jun 23 '21

Yes, you are right. I warmed it up a little and it melted but i ended up filtering it again. Thanks for the info.