Eventually I just dealt with it. Chugging it down whenever I got a spare moment. the main problem with that is that I don’t drink coffee for the caffeine. I don’t feel like caffeine helps me at all, I simply like the taste of black coffee. Quality black coffee. Yum.
No matter what I did though, it was almost always ice cold once I got to it. When first brewed it was too hot to just have sitting around in any convenient locations because…baby. Then once it was warm-ish, I was off doing something or other because the day had officially started. Nap time would roll around and I would get a moment to breathe…and drink my cold coffee.
I embraced the cold coffee. I even started to like it. Home was currently in Texas. It’s hot. A lot. I’m usually fine with hot drinks in the summer and ice cream in the winter, but occasionally I just need something cold in the heat. That’s when I decided I could join two things I loved…
Coffee + Laziness
I started making cold brew. I started drinking cold coffee ON PURPOSE! And I didn’t have to water it down by adding ice cubes, or take the time to make coffee ice cubes (or buy ice cube trays for that matter.) Now I grind up some coffee, toss it in a half gallon mason jar (because mason jar fanatic here), fill it with water, close it, swish it around a smidge, toss it in the fridge and forget about it. Almost literally. I mean cold brew is suppose to be brewed like 12-18 hours, but mine are usually 24-72 hours. It’s delicious.
Having my cold brew means I can drink it immediately. It also means that it’s basically done every morning. I only have to pour it into a cup while I feed everyone else, though my kids often decide they don’t like anything I offer them.
When life gives you cold coffee, turn to cold brew.
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