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by hinkley 1205 days ago
Seeds are full of carbs, minerals and proteins. Malting makes most of the calories water soluble which is why you malt grain to make alcohol. But even without it a little bit will make it into the broth.

What surprised me is the ratio of calories in black coffee versus espresso. I wonder if it’s solubility or the fact that fines make it through a screen but not a filter.
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CapstanRoller 1205 days ago
Your comment led me down an interesting path: apparently it is possible to malt green coffee beans!

https://old.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/8em8ed/malted_...

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hinkley 1204 days ago
Seeds store calories as complex carbs to avoid rotting and I think predation. When the seed decides to sprout, it converts the carbs to sugars so it can put on a growth spurt. In a way, microgreens are tapping into a knowledge that brewers have had for ten thousand years or more. They don't call it 'liquid bread' for nothing.

I wonder what coffee beer tastes like. I've had espresso beer (when I could still eat wheat), but that's the sizzle, not the steak.

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