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Cold coffee is just not the same as a hot cup of joe. Also that still sounds like a lot of prep the night before. What if I forget? Do I just not have coffee th

Cold coffee is just not the same as a hot cup of joe. Also that still sounds like a lot of prep the night before. What if I forget? Do I just not have coffee the next day? That's not convenient.

dragontamer 8y ago
> Cold coffee is just not the same as a hot cup of joe. Agreed. It tastes different for sure. But I actually prefer cold brew's taste. YMMV, since everyone has different tastes. Cold Coffee's main advantage is that I can gulp it without waiting. K-Cups are so hot that I usually have to wait and blow on the coffee before drinking. Cold Brew is more convenient for my personal life-style. But I 100% recognize this is a taste / lifestyle choice. If you're purely in it for the heat, you can simply microwave the coffee once you pull it out of the fridge. 90-seconds is sufficient to heat a cup of coffee from 40F (refrigerator storage) to 140+F. Cold brew tastes slightly different however, so this is purely a convenience play. > Also that still sounds like a lot of prep the night before. No. Its a once-a-week prep. Cold Brew Coffee tastes fresh for more than a week. I dunno how long its shelf-life is (I always finish it within a week), but... its definitely got huge shelf life. I wouldn't be surprised if it could last roughly a month. As long as your container is airtight, the coffee has always tasted fresh in my experience. As such, you should do this in large batches. 2-quart jars are my personal batch size (yielding roughly 1.7 quarts of cold brew coffee), since that's sufficient for my drinking habits. > What if I forget? What if you forget to buy more K-Cups? Again, this is a once-a-week prep situation. I honestly go to the grocery store more often than I make cold-brew coffee (or tea. Actually, I usually make tea). I wouldn't be surprised if this method scaled to higher amounts: like to gallon-sizes or more. 1.7 Quarts (out of a 2-quart mason jar) is sufficient for a once-a-week prep style in my life.

Cold coffee is just not the same as a hot cup of joe. Also that still sounds like a lot of prep the night before. What if I forget? Do I just not have coffee the next day? That's not convenient.

dragontamer 8y ago

> Cold coffee is just not the same as a hot cup of joe. Agreed. It tastes different for sure. But I actually prefer cold brew's taste. YMMV, since everyone has different tastes. Cold Coffee's main advantage is that I can gulp it without waiting. K-Cups are so hot that I usually have to wait and blow on the coffee before drinking. Cold Brew is more convenient for my personal life-style. But I 100% recognize this is a taste / lifestyle choice. If you're purely in it for the heat, you can simply microwave the coffee once you pull it out of the fridge. 90-seconds is sufficient to heat a cup of coffee from 40F (refrigerator storage) to 140+F. Cold brew tastes slightly different however, so this is purely a convenience play. > Also that still sounds like a lot of prep the night before. No. Its a once-a-week prep. Cold Brew Coffee tastes fresh for more than a week. I dunno how long its shelf-life is (I always finish it within a week), but... its definitely got huge shelf life. I wouldn't be surprised if it could last roughly a month. As long as your container is airtight, the coffee has always tasted fresh in my experience. As such, you should do this in large batches. 2-quart jars are my personal batch size (yielding roughly 1.7 quarts of cold brew coffee), since that's sufficient for my drinking habits. > What if I forget? What if you forget to buy more K-Cups? Again, this is a once-a-week prep situation. I honestly go to the grocery store more often than I make cold-brew coffee (or tea. Actually, I usually make tea). I wouldn't be surprised if this method scaled to higher amounts: like to gallon-sizes or more. 1.7 Quarts (out of a 2-quart mason jar) is sufficient for a once-a-week prep style in my life.