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I tried for years to make cold brew taste like Starbucks - going for black and unadulterated by milk/cream. Tried french press and all sorts of ways hot and co

by ugh123 5y ago

I tried for years to make cold brew taste like Starbucks - going for black and unadulterated by milk/cream. Tried french press and all sorts of ways hot and cold, overnights in the fridge, etc. The closest i've gotten is with an espresso machine making a 'Lungo' which is more or less an espresso pull with far more water through it than what you'd do for a shot. No ice on this while making. Just put the glass/mug in a freezer for 30-60 minutes (if you can plan ahead) and then pour over ice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungo

stewbrew 5y ago
No, this is an Americano, stretched coffee. For cold brewed coffee put the grounded coffee into cold water, let it rest (over night or even longer), filter the coffee, enjoy. Coffee tastes differently when done this way. You might want to use a different type of coffee than for your espresso - or not.
- ugh123 5y ago
  It's not an Americano. An Americano is a shot (or two or more) into a cup and then hot water poured on top.
  - stewbrew 5y ago
    After reading the above comment again, I have to admit I misunderstood what he/she was doing.
lostlogin 5y ago
A very different drink, but I can recommend a big cup of ice cubes, an espresso over that and top it up with oat milk. Is so good on a hot day.
Talanes 5y ago
Unfortunately Starbucks doesn't package their cold brew blend as a bean, so I'm not sure how to replicate that, but otherwise here's the recipe: 5lbs of Coffee steeped in 14 liters of water for 20 hours at room temp. Remove grounds and you have concentrate good for about a week. Cut that 1:1 with cold filtered water and serve over ice. They use a big tub with a giant paper filter, but you can scale it down and do it in a French press or a mason jar and cheesecloth or whatever is handy for you as long as the grounds are submerged in the water and easy to remove.

by ugh123 5y ago

stewbrew 5y ago

No, this is an Americano, stretched coffee. For cold brewed coffee put the grounded coffee into cold water, let it rest (over night or even longer), filter the coffee, enjoy. Coffee tastes differently when done this way. You might want to use a different type of coffee than for your espresso - or not.

ugh123 5y ago
It's not an Americano. An Americano is a shot (or two or more) into a cup and then hot water poured on top.
- stewbrew 5y ago
  After reading the above comment again, I have to admit I misunderstood what he/she was doing.

lostlogin 5y ago

A very different drink, but I can recommend a big cup of ice cubes, an espresso over that and top it up with oat milk. Is so good on a hot day.

Talanes 5y ago

Unfortunately Starbucks doesn't package their cold brew blend as a bean, so I'm not sure how to replicate that, but otherwise here's the recipe: 5lbs of Coffee steeped in 14 liters of water for 20 hours at room temp. Remove grounds and you have concentrate good for about a week. Cut that 1:1 with cold filtered water and serve over ice. They use a big tub with a giant paper filter, but you can scale it down and do it in a French press or a mason jar and cheesecloth or whatever is handy for you as long as the grounds are submerged in the water and easy to remove.