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I just cold brew my coffee. Amazon has a good reusable filter that drops in to a large mason jar. I make 3-4 jars a week (You literally just add ground coffee,
by cooooooffffeeee 8y ago
I just cold brew my coffee. Amazon has a good reusable filter that drops in to a large mason jar. I make 3-4 jars a week (You literally just add ground coffee, water, and wait 24 hours). Even mediocre beans taste pretty good as cold brew.
- madaxe_again 8y agoAlso, from what I understand, and my experience, it’s a lot stronger than hot brewed coffee. Win-win.
- arya169 8y agoAre you drinking it straight? Usually you're supposed to mix one part of cold brew concentrate with one or two parts water.
- cooooooffffeeee 8y agoI drink it straight, but probably end up drinking half as much by volume. It's really easy to drink too much and end up in jitter-town.
- buttersbrian 8y agothis. straight cold-brew coffee is very 'strong'. As arya169 mentioned, at least a 1:1 coffee to water ratio.
- driverdan 8y agoI do cold brew in the summer too. If you hand grind it's not less time consuming since it uses more beans. If you have an electric grinder it's faster.
- cooooooffffeeee 8y agoI am way too lazy to grind and don't want a dedicated appliance for it, so I just buy cheap pre-ground. I personally can't tell the difference between good and mediocre beans with cold brew.
- jackfoxy 8y agoI've cold-brewed using a French Press for only 12 hours and was very happy with the results.
- darkarmani 8y agoI just do it in a half-gallon container and then filter it in a french press. That much quantity clogs up paper filters, although i guess you could refilter in paper in half batches after pushing through a french press. I find cold brew really convenient the rest of the week and it has a much mellower flavor.
- cooooooffffeeee 8y agoThat's why I use one of these steel-mesh filters. I used cheesecloth before and it was super annoying. https://www.amazon.com/KLEIN-Cold-Brew-Kit-Concentrate/dp/B0721RVRYN/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=mason+jar+filter&qid=1551986745&s=gateway&sr=8-5 https://www.amazon.com/KLEIN-Cold-Brew-Kit-Concentrate/dp/B0...
- sickrumbear 8y agocould you link to the filter and note your process? I'd be very interested in making my own cold brew!
- cooooooffffeeee 8y agoFilter: https://www.amazon.com/KLEIN-Cold-Brew-Kit-Concentrate/dp/B0721RVRYN/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=mason+jar+filter&qid=1551986745&s=gateway&sr=8-5 https://www.amazon.com/KLEIN-Cold-Brew-Kit-Concentrate/dp/B0... Jars (I think these are the right size): https://www.amazon.com/32oz-Regular-Mouth-Canning-Mason/dp/B01N6QBJG0/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=large+mason+jar&qid=1551986807&s=gateway&sr=8-6 https://www.amazon.com/32oz-Regular-Mouth-Canning-Mason/dp/B... My process is that I fill the filter halfway with coffee, fill the jar with cold water, wait 24-48 hours, then refrigerate. That's it. The entire process is super simple. I don't need to worry about presses, disposable filters, machines, etc. I just need to rinse the filter and clean the jars occasionally.
- PascLeRasc 8y agoI'm not the guy you responded to, but I really love my cold brew maker: https://www.amazon.com/Hario-Mizudashi-Cold-Coffee-1000ml/dp/B00IJ3PAIM/ https://www.amazon.com/Hario-Mizudashi-Cold-Coffee-1000ml/dp... It's super easy to clean, makes a week's worth (at least for me), lets you serve directly from it, and I think it looks really good. Whatever you do, make sure you use coarse-ground beans. They extract so much more flavor than medium or fine, in my experience.