Why You Shouldn’t Brew Coffee With Milk: The Science Behind Poor Extraction and Bad Flavor
Recently, Front Street noticed that quite a few bloggers have been sharing tips on using milk instead of water to brew coffee, claiming that the resulting coffee tastes great. Because of this, many friends often message Front Street asking what parameters they should use when brewing coffee with milk. Honestly, Front Street already covered this topic last year, and even shared the feasibility of using milk to brew drip bags earlier this year. And the conclusion of all these posts is exactly the same: using milk makes it very difficult to brew good-tasting coffee . The reason is simple — milk is simply not suitable for brewing coffee. (Note: only for brewing) Why isn’t milk suitable for brewing coffee? Why does Front Street claim it isn’t? Because when we brew coffee with milk, we face a lot of limitations. The biggest challenge is that milk does not have enough extraction efficiency. It simply cannot, like water, extract the flavor compounds from coffee within a short amount of t...