[Dragaera] Klava

[Scott Schultz]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eugene Zaretskiy" <eugene.zar at gmail.com>
>
> Anyone got any klava stories? It's hard for me to believe no one else
> has tried this.
>
> - Eugene (and Ben)

Around the time that Issola was released, there was a big thread about the 
possibilities of Klava as a real drink. Someone went to the trouble of 
trying to build a klava press and filter, using a french press, with mixed 
results as I recall. There was some debate as to what kind of wood chips to 
use, with poison being one of the concerns. *heh*

If you search the archives for "klava" you're bound to find it sooner or 
later. It's interesting to hear how your "klava" turned out. Also that you 
used an Aeropress instead of the french press. If the Aeropress gives 
superior results on ordinary coffee, than that may have contributed to your 
klava turning out alright. Vlad never mentioned anything about a micro 
filter as part of the equipment. *heh* It's an interesting question, though, 
since the stories sort of take for granted that the "listener" already knows 
what a klava press is. Maybe it IS something that presses the coffee through 
the filter instead of pressing the filter through the coffee (which is 
essentially the function of a french press). I think you may have hit on the 
key to good klava right there!

I recall that there was a fair amount of debate about whether eggshells 
would have any noticable effect on coffee that was pressed through them. 
Typically, when one uses eggshells to mellow a harsh brand of coffee, the 
eggshells are boiled in the water along with the coffee and then strained 
out.