Fermenting used coffee grounds ?

[Biscuit]

I just read an article http://news.sciencemag.org/technology/2 ... -you-drunk about fermenting coffee grounds. I cant imagine that it would be too tasty unless you are a big fan of coffee but some you you might find this interesting.

"the scientists first collected this raw material from a Portuguese coffee roasting company and dried it. Then they heated the powder in water at 163°C for 45 minutes, separated out the liquid, and added sugar. Next, the team mixed in yeast cells, let the concoction ferment, and concentrated the sample to get a higher alcohol content. (A similar process is used to produce other distilled beverages such as whiskey and rum from wheat and molasses.) And voilà! Used coffee grounds produced a new alcoholic beverage with 40% ethanol,"

Biscuit

[blond_chap]

Interesting article (I love coffee and booze), but they're not really fermenting coffee grounds:

The scientists first collected this raw material from a Portuguese coffee roasting company and dried it. Then they heated the powder in water at 163°C for 45 minutes, separated out the liquid, and added sugar

More likely they're fermenting sugar with coffee grounds for yeast nutrient/flavour.

[Dnderhead]

coffee is so low in food value that you mite as well say its zip..

[Biscuit]

I also agree it is mostly for the flavor. I was surprised to find there was such an interest in experimenting with unconventional materials for fermenting and that they were so open with the process. I wonder what else I throw away can be re-purposed to add flavors, I might really get into recycling

Biscuit

[Dnderhead]

some of this food in the raw is down right disgusting . how anybody learned to cook it and drink or eat it i have no idea.it seams as a cave man if you ate something and it did not taste good ,made you sick or even killed you you would never touch it again." if I cook this maybe it wont kill me" HAY George you want to try this??

[Coyote]

Macho thing ya know!

First Japanese to try a blow fish and died

Next guy says "Wimp ! I'll do it ! Watch this!

347 dead guys laying about mucking up the joint when
one guy eats and lives

Now it is a special treat!

The Redneck version

Hold my beer and watch this shit!

Coyote


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[mroutdoorsman83]

Sorry to necro an old thread but coffee grounds once used DO have extremely fermentable sugars in them. The sugars aren't fermentable until the grounds are 'processed'. I have done 2 batches now with them and they both have turned out amazingly.

[scuba stiller]

Pray tell, Mr Outdorsman, your process and results?
Thanks

[rad14701]

I'd also like to know this "process" because I end up with a shitload of coffee grounds around here... I have 4 or 5 large plastic coffee canisters full of used grounds as I type this...

Edited to add: Upon doing some research it appears that the coffee grounds are used for nutrient and taste values only... Coffee grounds, sugar, water, and yeast...

[FullySilenced]

And maybe a little USED Coffee Grounds Flavor YUMMMY!!!!!!

[MitchyBourbon]

Hmmm... used coffee grounds. The rarest most expensive coffee is civet coffee. Which is made from the shit of a cat like creature that eats coffee berries. I wonder what you could make if you force fed the neighbor cat say 30 or 40 lbs of coffee gounds? Probably too much trouble to do cuz I think you'd have to ferment the shit out of it.

[FullySilenced]

Hell of a way to get NUTES Mitchy...

[humbledore]

Hmmm...cuz I think you'd have to ferment the shit out of it.

ba dum boom! Thanks all, he's here through Thursday!

[firewater69]

Roasted barley malt produces a really nice coffee taste, for what it's worth.

[NZChris]

"163°C for 45 minutes"

Yeah, right. That is never going to happen in any pressure cooker your average home distiller is going to own.

Putting coffee grounds in a gin basket over some neutral might be worth trying though.

[Boda Getta]

I think I will stick with my home made Kahlua.

BG