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This is awesome in an overengineered way, but if you want to make cold brew the normal way it's very easy. Basically you make it using a cafetière/French press
by seanhunter 3y ago
This is awesome in an overengineered way, but if you want to make cold brew the normal way it's very easy. Basically you make it using a cafetière/French press/Bodum[1] using cold tap water in the fridge overnight (probably put some cling film over it), then press it and run it through a drip filter. The secret (if there is one) is to use fine ground coffee like you would use for an espresso rather than coarse ground (like you would use for a normal drip coffee or French press). It's very easy and very lovely. Just don't skimp on coffee.
More detailed recipe here https://www.uncarved.com/articles/cold-brew/ https://www.uncarved.com/articles/cold-brew/
[1] UK/US/French name but you know the thing with the plunger
- arijun 3y agoIf you use a French press for cold brew, be aware that the harder you press, the more bitter it will come out. I use a $5 nut milk bag instead, it lets me brew way more at once; I do 1/4 kilo grounds with 2 liters of water. It also has the benefit of reducing cafestol, which makes it healthier, according to some.
- senkora 3y ago> It also has the benefit of reducing cafestol, which makes it healthier, according to some. I often filter my french press cold brew after-the-fact with a paper filter to achieve this.
- base698 3y agoIsn't the paper filter supposed to strip flavorful oils? Which negates using a French press?
- senkora 3y agoProbably. To be honest I just find it convenient to use a French press as a cold brew maker and first-pass filter, because it is IMO easier to keep clean than a nut milk bag or coffee sock.
- hammock 3y ago>the harder you press, the more bitter it will come out Huh? I don't plunge until after it brews, and the purpose of the plunge is just to keep the water out of the grounds from that point forward, to (essentially) stop the brewing process. Or so I thought
- vincentrolfs 3y agoI agree with your confusion, are we all talking about the same thing?
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- i_am_jl 3y agoPlunging pushes your coffee through the metal filter. Pushing harder pushes the coffee through the filter with a higher pressure. Higher pressure pushes particles past the filter more easily than lower pressure. Coffee particulate has a tendency to make coffee more bitter. Anything that gets more small particles past your filter will add to your coffee's bitterness. This can happen when using a ground coffee that has a lot of fine particles, or if you agitate when you pour/plunge.
- hammock 3y agoI don’t know anyone who’s jumping up and down on the plunger or doing anything more than pressing it slowly. Have to imagine the coarseness/evenness of your grind is a 10x bigger factor in that regard
- NegativeLatency 3y ago> or doing anything more than pressing it slowly I have a french press for camping, it's fine but when I want that first cup of coffee and it's cold and rainy outside you better believe I'm not pressing it slowly.
- dhritzkiv 3y agoOne thing I'll mention is that cold brew doesn't need to be put in the fridge to "brew". It can be left out on the counter at room temperature. As a result, this takes the brew time from 24 hours to about 12 hours.
- throwaway984393 3y ago[dead]
- nubinetwork 3y agoI just pour coffee grinds into a recycled pop bottle... no need to get fancy with a French press.