I'm still alive after my cup. Very complex aroma and body btw.
He must have cold-brewed his civet coffee then.
The lethal temp. for most bacterial pathogens is less than 150F. Considering most coffee makers brew around 200F and water boils at 212F, that would kill the spirochetes that cause Leptospirosis or possibly the gram(-) bacilli in Salmonella that may have been associated with his symptoms.
He must have cold-brewed his civet coffee then.
The lethal temp. for most bacterial pathogens is less than 150F. Considering most coffee makers brew around 200F and water boils at 212F, that would kill the spirochetes that cause Leptospirosis or possibly the gram(-) bacilli in Salmonella that may have been associated with his symptoms.