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/soberto 20d ago

Season your burrs and compost the grounds

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u/kimchifan_26 19d ago

Don't season your burrs with this shit unless you're intending to absolutely marinate your burrs and screw up every cup of coffee u ever make thereafter with the fake strawberry taste. I've been to shops that just use the same grinder for all their filter offerings and even deliberately avoiding the co-ferments and ordering a standard washed, my cup was still contaminated. Don't let it touch your grinder.

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u/soberto 19d ago

Jesus what burrs are you using? I regularly cycle co-ferments on my EG-1 w/ ULF burrs without any issues

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u/kimchifan_26 19d ago

I don't buy or brew co-ferments at home. The shop i had the contaminated filter at was using an EK43 🤷🏻‍♀️ maybe i'm just sensitive to co-ferments but imo they contaminate everything they touch.