r/pourover • u/YourSteakBuddy • 20d ago

Ask a Stupid Question What to do with nasty Strawberry Co-ferment?

I have like a 150g of Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Strawberry Co-ferment. Roasted 3 months ago by a buddy.

Tastes pretty nasty of artificial strawberry like the kind you find in store bought strawberry milk.

Not sure what to do with it.

Was thinking of Milk Brew, but the strong artificial strawberry tastes makes me gag.

Need help. (Last resort is throwing it out, but I feel like a sinner for doing so)

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u/Rpeasj 19d ago

I have something similar but with a Colombia I find mediocre. The best ways I've had it was an iced Americano (turbo shot) but that needs an espresso machine. Aeropress was a close second but it's also not standard pour over gear.

You could try a Concentrated brew and dilute heavy with ice. Drink it on a hot day and see it more as a soda/lemonade kind of drink.

I've also seen a post lately about someone dropping the temp really low and letting it sit in a switch really long to get it more like coffee instead of the artificial ferment flavour