systemglitch,

Coffee and tea is the one reason I don’t use those alternatives exclusively. They all pale in comparison to a milk/cream base.

isVeryLoud,

Try “barista-grade” oatmilks from Earth’s own and oatbox

3lizabeth4nn,

I use Planet Oat and haven’t really had this issue, I only notice it if my coffee has been sitting too long. I used to use the Aldi store brand before that and that had a similar issue to what you’re seeing.

DreBeast,

Does anyone know what baristas use? It’s none of the ones I’ve seen and tried mentioned in the comments. Whatever they use doesn’t turn coffee into a brown soup either.

isVeryLoud,

Starbucks uses Earth’s own here

Chouxfleur,
@Chouxfleur@lemmy.world avatar

In the UK Oatly is the go-to. They have a specific ‘barista’ oatmilk which is pretty decent.

Kxpqzt,

I have only seen this happen if I forget to shake the carton before pouring. Never have issues like this with any oat milk otherwise.

evldead123,

I definitely shake the carton 🤷

Pantherina,
@Pantherina@feddit.de avatar

Funny how many explanations, or straight up random brand names, appear here

  • acid
  • fat
  • temperature
  • stirring
  • Oatly barista
janus2,
@janus2@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

adding a tiny pinch of baking soda to coffee usually prevents coagulation of plant milks by raising the pH

this is what I do so I can use straight soy milk

rishado,

Hello there, as far as I understand this’ll happen due to the low fat content of the milk so if you find a barista edition, those have higher fat content and won’t do this, they made them for cafes so they’d feel similar to half & half

Pantherina, (edited )
@Pantherina@feddit.de avatar

Its proteins and acids afaik. Not fat. Coffee is slightly acidic and denaturates the proteins.

pirrrrrrrr,

Yes. The fat stops the protein clumping.

Same effect can be seen in cooking with low fat vs full fat sour cream.

Reducing the coffee pH also works

rishado,

Interesting, thanks for the info. So theoretically if you get a ‘low acidity’ coffee bean this would be less likely to happen?

Acters,

Or just add something that changes the ph of the coffee before adding the milk

Pantherina,
@Pantherina@feddit.de avatar

Like natriumcarbonate, whatever common name you use wherever you live. In germany its called Natron

Acters,

Natrium is the obsolete name for sodium. He is recommending sodium carbonate called soda ash. It’s a strong base ph level. Don’t add too much.

Rodneyck,

The only brand I found that doesn’t curdle your plant-based creamer in coffee is the Silk brand creamers, either the regular or oat, perfection.

ilovetacos,
@ilovetacos@lemmy.world avatar

That was my experience as well for years until about 6 months ago and now my Silk soy creamer curdles all the time. I wonder if they changed the recipe.

rosymind,

Sproud Barista or orginal! Tastes quite a bit like regular milk. It’s made with pea protein. Sometimes it’s available at Wholefoods, but you can purchase it on Amazon as well

ElleChaise,

Oat milk is a scam. Soy milk is the only milk alternative being and doing exactly what it says and it's ass in coffee. The rest are seriously problematic for a variety of reasons, the two big ones for me being oat milk which processes through the human body as pure sugar, and almond milk which isn't the miracle health product it's been sold as, as well as being extremely detrimental to our environment to grow for mass production. Probably the worst thing you can do with almonds to make things worse for the environment is turn them into liquid, cause as anyone who's ever made Juice knows: it takes more input material than you get out by a long shot. Now imagine juicing tiny little almonds. Anyway, you've all been warned!

Habahnow,

Sir this is a Wendy’s

HubertManne,
@HubertManne@kbin.social avatar

They don't use the solid in something else???

Floey,

I don’t know what you mean by “being and doing exactly what it says”.

And saying oat milk is pure sugar it’s hyperbole. Oats on their own have well over the amount of aminos you need, sure they might not have the overall quantity of protein as soy milk or skim cows milk, but they have way more protein than say fruit, and even fruit isn’t pure sugar.

dumples,
@dumples@kbin.social avatar

Trader Joe's have a great brown sugar oat milk that I like the best. I highly recommend it and it doesn't split

Neato,
@Neato@kbin.social avatar

Add milk first then coffee. This ensures the milk is warmed slower than if poured into coffee. Stirring at the same time can help. But I've had this happen as well, it's definitely a temperature issue.

jerkface,
@jerkface@lemmy.ca avatar

Learn to appreciate the beauty of it.

Bak,

You could try adding a spec of xantham gum

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