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To be fair all you need to actually make cold brew is a pitcher and a cheesecloth or some other filter. The absence of an apparatus does not make it fake.

bananskalhalk 3y ago
Chilling warm brewed coffee is definitely faking it. And I presume all places selling "cold brew" is faking it so this guy is losing money by not showing off doing real cold brew with his apparatus.
- bobthepanda 3y ago
  I’m not talking about chilling warm brewed coffee. All you need to make cold brew coffee is soak coffee grounds in cold water. Whether that is in a mason jar or through a thousand dollar complex laboratory setup is entirely an aesthetic choice. https://www.loveandlemons.com/cold-brew-coffee/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/cold-brew-coffee/
  - klyrs 3y ago
    My favorite route to camp coffee is running this GSI filter backwards: https://gsioutdoors.com/products/h2jo-filter https://gsioutdoors.com/products/h2jo-filter Put a week's worth of grounds in the bottle, screw on the filter, pour in some cold water, steep for 24h, and transfer to another bottle. If somebody wants "drip" strength they can cut it with water, hot or cold.
- janalsncm 3y ago
  It’s a market for lemons at this point. Unless you can see an expensive apparatus or observe them soaking the coffee, there’s no way to know if it’s correct, and as a customer it means it’s risky to buy if you care about the difference between refrigerated hot coffee and cold brew.
  - deadlydose 3y ago
    Risky to buy? It's not real estate it's a cup of coffee. And if you're worried about people faking it, just buy a $2 mason jar and make some in the fridge while you sleep. I don't get the fascination with paying exorbitant prices and constantly complaining when it's next to zero effort to make it at home, cold or hot. And the best part is you get to choose where your beans come from, you don't have to worry about the political slant du jour of the coffee shop, and you can do it all for a fraction of the price even when using the most expensive beans.
    - janalsncm 3y ago
      Yes, risky to buy. In the same way a slot machine has an expected value of 80-99% payout it’s still a bad use of money even if you only put in $5. If you object to the word “risky” I used it in the sense of “uncertain you will get the value you expected”. Perhaps there’s a better word.
      - paulcole 2y ago
        > In the same way a slot machine has an expected value of 80-99% payout it’s still a bad use of money even if you only put in $5. Why is this a bad use of money? When I go to a restaurant and give them $20 for dinner, it’s not like I’m getting $20 worth of ingredients. It sounds like you just don’t like gambling?
    - metabagel 3y ago
      > you don't have to worry about the political slant du jour of the coffee shop I can't say this has ever been an issue for me. Generally, they just want to sell me some coffee.
  - rhaps0dy 3y ago
    > It’s a market for lemons at this point. Unless you can see an expensive apparatus or observe them soaking the coffee, there’s no way to know if it’s correct Presumably the taste should tell you whether it's correct. Otherwise why care if they fake it?
- kjkjadksj 3y ago
  The way I've seen it done is with one of those massive plastic commercial kitchen lidded containers, and a softball sized teabag of coffee sold by the restaurant supply company specifically for cold brewing like this. Then they put it in the walk in for a while to steep and sell it after a certain number of hours.
enobrev 3y ago
French press with cool water over 24 hours is simple and works well.
TrueSlacker0 3y ago
100% agree. This is exactly what we do at our brewery and it comes out great. A simple fermenter with a pour spigot works wonderfully (we use this one because we already had it [1]). Soak the ground beans for 12-24 hours in a mesh bag in the cooler, remove the bag and drink on it all week.. or till it's gone. [1] https://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/brewbucket https://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/brewbucket

bananskalhalk 3y ago

Chilling warm brewed coffee is definitely faking it. And I presume all places selling "cold brew" is faking it so this guy is losing money by not showing off doing real cold brew with his apparatus.

bobthepanda 3y ago
I’m not talking about chilling warm brewed coffee. All you need to make cold brew coffee is soak coffee grounds in cold water. Whether that is in a mason jar or through a thousand dollar complex laboratory setup is entirely an aesthetic choice. https://www.loveandlemons.com/cold-brew-coffee/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/cold-brew-coffee/
- klyrs 3y ago
  My favorite route to camp coffee is running this GSI filter backwards: https://gsioutdoors.com/products/h2jo-filter https://gsioutdoors.com/products/h2jo-filter Put a week's worth of grounds in the bottle, screw on the filter, pour in some cold water, steep for 24h, and transfer to another bottle. If somebody wants "drip" strength they can cut it with water, hot or cold.
janalsncm 3y ago
It’s a market for lemons at this point. Unless you can see an expensive apparatus or observe them soaking the coffee, there’s no way to know if it’s correct, and as a customer it means it’s risky to buy if you care about the difference between refrigerated hot coffee and cold brew.
- deadlydose 3y ago
  Risky to buy? It's not real estate it's a cup of coffee. And if you're worried about people faking it, just buy a $2 mason jar and make some in the fridge while you sleep. I don't get the fascination with paying exorbitant prices and constantly complaining when it's next to zero effort to make it at home, cold or hot. And the best part is you get to choose where your beans come from, you don't have to worry about the political slant du jour of the coffee shop, and you can do it all for a fraction of the price even when using the most expensive beans.
  - janalsncm 3y ago
    Yes, risky to buy. In the same way a slot machine has an expected value of 80-99% payout it’s still a bad use of money even if you only put in $5. If you object to the word “risky” I used it in the sense of “uncertain you will get the value you expected”. Perhaps there’s a better word.
    - paulcole 2y ago
      > In the same way a slot machine has an expected value of 80-99% payout it’s still a bad use of money even if you only put in $5. Why is this a bad use of money? When I go to a restaurant and give them $20 for dinner, it’s not like I’m getting $20 worth of ingredients. It sounds like you just don’t like gambling?
  - metabagel 3y ago
    > you don't have to worry about the political slant du jour of the coffee shop I can't say this has ever been an issue for me. Generally, they just want to sell me some coffee.
- rhaps0dy 3y ago
  > It’s a market for lemons at this point. Unless you can see an expensive apparatus or observe them soaking the coffee, there’s no way to know if it’s correct Presumably the taste should tell you whether it's correct. Otherwise why care if they fake it?
kjkjadksj 3y ago
The way I've seen it done is with one of those massive plastic commercial kitchen lidded containers, and a softball sized teabag of coffee sold by the restaurant supply company specifically for cold brewing like this. Then they put it in the walk in for a while to steep and sell it after a certain number of hours.

enobrev 3y ago

French press with cool water over 24 hours is simple and works well.

TrueSlacker0 3y ago

100% agree. This is exactly what we do at our brewery and it comes out great. A simple fermenter with a pour spigot works wonderfully (we use this one because we already had it [1]). Soak the ground beans for 12-24 hours in a mesh bag in the cooler, remove the bag and drink on it all week.. or till it's gone. [1] https://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/brewbucket https://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/brewbucket