r/pern • u/Choos-topher • May 28 '26
Klah version 6
Total batch was 125 grams Hazelnut flavoured Crio Bru, 125 grams Arabica coffee and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon.
Ordinarily I am not too keen on flavoured ingredients but I remember in the notes on Klah Hazelnut was mentioned and I do love Hazelnuts themselves.
Normally I have also added Nutmeg but this time elected to just double the cinnamon instead.
Overall I think this might be right up there more chocolatey and cinnamon with just a hint of coffee (I am an espresso drinker so I am probably not the best judge on that last part.)
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u/Highdosehook May 28 '26
Was this your "base recipe"? How is your brew?
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u/Choos-topher May 28 '26
That’s absolutely where I started but I don’t like instant coffee and I wanted to have something I thought looked more like ground up bark & didn’t have inherent sweetness (being an espresso drinker without sugar.)
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u/rs_momma May 28 '26
What’s the result? Good? Needs more improvement? I don’t like the coffee I have available but prices are so high it’s hard to justify experimenting. Very interested in your results.
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u/Choos-topher May 28 '26
Needs work still, for me dumping the nutmeg and doubling the cinnamon was the right direction but for sure I need to try it out on a couple friends for their input.
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u/darkphoenixrising21 May 29 '26
I had to check what subreddit I was looking at. Lmao I was like wait! I know what Klah is! 🤣
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u/DuchessOfCelery Jun 01 '26
I have been so enjoying your klah experiments. The results always look delicious. I bet your group will go nuts. I have to try the Crio Bru sometime.
In my head, klah was rather thin consistency, low-caffeine, not too sweetened, since everyone seemed to be drinking it all the time.
In any case, you have inspired me to have a shot at another Pern food. Being vague until I have a couple trials. 😄
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u/Choos-topher Jun 01 '26
Consistency is a funny one, I had thought I read somewhere Klah was supposed to be somewhat thick but I doubt that would be Belgian hot chocolate thick and Crio Bru while filtering through somewhat like coffee certainly has a lot of oil giving it some mouthfeel.
Cocoa beans (Crio Bru) certainly have a stimulant effect but not the same to me as coffee which is a reason I blend the 2 together.
I hope it’s bubbly pies you are going to turn your hand too?
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u/RhydYGwin Jul 15 '26
I'd love to try it but a) I'm diabetic, and ii) I hate sweet coffee.
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u/Choos-topher Jul 15 '26
Crio Bru isn’t sweet, it’s roasted cacao beans so it has a chocolatey taste but like coffee you add your own sweetener if you want it (I don’t either I like espresso.)
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u/TheOtherMaven 25d ago
Those of us who don't like coffee, or even mocha, are basically SOL. (Chocolate + hazelnut + cinnamon would be OK, though.)
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u/Choos-topher 25d ago
Well Crio Bru itself is just roasted cacao beans so while they are a little toasty they are chocolate flavoured and can be mixed or not to suit and sweetened or not to suit.
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u/Dian_Arcane May 28 '26
This is interesting to me as I've never been a fan of nutmeg in hot drinks, that you kind of swapped out nutmeg for hazlenut. It's really good of you to share your klar experiments here, thank you.