It's all about the instructions.
Jul. 26th, 2007 02:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
derekl_1963Le Sigh...
Experimenting with making some coffee liqueur, I set off to make some this afternoon. I carefully pondered extraction temps and how long the brew should be on the heat... I carefully measured the ingredients, brought to a light boil and waited the allotted time... Not getting too much on the counter, I filtered the grounds carefully. Not wanting to waste vodka I diluted the brew with the appropriate amount of water, tasted and...
Blech!
Altogether too sweet, and dang little coffee flavor. Huh? I carefully reviewed my notes and ponderings and couldn't figure out what had gone wrong. I stepped outside and had a smoke, and still couldn't figure out what had gone wrong. Lather, rinse, repeat. It wasn't until I was starting the third time through that it occurred to me to check my notes against the recipe... And there it was; Let steep until cool, which of course I hadn't done.
So much for being a Smart Guy and proud of how carefully he'd pondered each step and its effect on the final result.
Experimenting with making some coffee liqueur, I set off to make some this afternoon. I carefully pondered extraction temps and how long the brew should be on the heat... I carefully measured the ingredients, brought to a light boil and waited the allotted time... Not getting too much on the counter, I filtered the grounds carefully. Not wanting to waste vodka I diluted the brew with the appropriate amount of water, tasted and...
Blech!
Altogether too sweet, and dang little coffee flavor. Huh? I carefully reviewed my notes and ponderings and couldn't figure out what had gone wrong. I stepped outside and had a smoke, and still couldn't figure out what had gone wrong. Lather, rinse, repeat. It wasn't until I was starting the third time through that it occurred to me to check my notes against the recipe... And there it was; Let steep until cool, which of course I hadn't done.
So much for being a Smart Guy and proud of how carefully he'd pondered each step and its effect on the final result.
