r/coldbrew

I’ve been back into making cold brew again this year after giving up on it for about a year. My main issue was coffee grinds in the coffee at the end.

I solved that issue this year by purchasing a couple of filter bags off of Amazon. They were 100% worth every penny and I wish I had tried it sooner. So that’s my first tip for anyone just starting out. Spend the $10-12 on a couple of filter bags

My second tip is something I saw on this sub. I think it was someone’s comment. That is doing your cold brew at room temperature vs in the refrigerator. So I figured why not and I tried it for the first time about 2 weeks ago. Since that time I have made several batches using this method. About 24 hours on the kitchen counter at room temperature. Then it goes into the fridge.

The outcome has been great. Both of these two tips combined have resulted in cold brew that tastes wonderful! I have tried pre-ground Aldi brand generic coffee and also the Eight O’clock whole bean that I grind at home from Walmart.

The hardest part now is not drinking too much a day.

So, I’ve been looking at machines because I’m just trying to buy coffee out less. I only drink cold coffee year around.

Saw the cumulus coffee machine and it looks solid, reviews look good. Would never pay full msrp but they are running a Memorial Day sale at 20 or 25% off depending on what you get.

Still almost $600.

Trying to find other options of similar types of machines or if people love their Cumulus too?

So im new to this hobby is there any way of doing this without a god awful mess, or is that just the brakes?

I’ve gotten great tips from this subreddit, so “thank you” to all who participate! I normally brew 12 hours with a medium grind, but that means I need to start brewing by 6 pm to have it ready in the morning. based on what I learned here, I can go longer if I grind courser, so if I cant start my brew until after 6 pm, I can grind courser let it steep until I get home from work the next day. i won’t have any available the next morning so I guess I’ll grind a little extra for a morning French press, which is what I use when I’m out of cold brew. anyway, I am hopeful this will give me more flexibility with my timing bc many times I forget until later in the evening

originally, I used coarse ground beans that brew for 12 hours. based on one of these subreddit threads, I switched to a more medium grind and the extraction was much better. based on other things i learned here, I tested a 16-hr brew and it over extracted the medium grind but worked well when I returned to coarse grind. I don’t know whether 16 hr course grind brew is better/worse than 12 hrs with medium grinds - probably similar. or similar enough for me to use either method

what coffee beans would taste similar to make it at home!

I make around 2 gallons of cold brew weekly. But when I travel for long weekends, I find carrying a lot of liquid to be a pain. I was at Aldi last week and noticed their "Barissimo" cold brew pouches. Around $7.50 for four pouches, two pouches makes one pitcher overnight. OK, the stuff is actually GOOD. I put a pack of four pouches in my empty pitcher, and when I arrive at the hotel I fill it with water and let the first batch sit overnight - next day I have decent cold brew. I've used it at home a few times when the coffee grounds ran out and I did not feel like going out - I have days with really bad arthritis and driving is a no-go. If you're looking for an emergency backup or easy travel solution, it's worth a try!

I would recommendations for some nice beans for cold brew. I know cold brew is quite forgiving so recently I have been using supermarket beans. I thought you cold brew officianados would know of nice beans to use. I am not worried what they are, as long as I can buy them in the UK.
I have a DF54 to grind, somewhere between 60-70 and a cafetière for brew the cold brew. To make my concentrate, I normally do a 1:5 ratio, 100g coffee to 500g cold filtered water.
On a side note. For my very first cold brew I did use up some old beans. These were a mix of everything from light to dark and decaf. I drank it, but tbh I have tasted better instant lol.
Any recommendations will be appreciated
Many thanks

Summer is coming which means hot weather cold drinks. I like to make them with tea, cold brewed, ice, lemon, honey and mint. The oolong tea I have isn’t sweet enough. It’s fine during colder days since I can add honey but in summer it loses the taste. I was scrolling through amazon and added honey scented oolong from PipiTea to my cart but before I go ahead and pay for it, I want to know is the honey note noticeable on it or is it like the one I already have?

Last year I started using mason jars for my cold brew and love it. They sit on the counter and whenever I walk past they get a little shake - and If I'm especially tired I sing (badly) "My name is Cuban Pete...." while shaking them. Each jar is around 2/3rds full of water and has around 1.5" of grounds. I started using "cold brew filter bags" off Amazon as my first step in filtering several batches ago ("50pcs No Mess Large Cold Brew Bags, 8x12 inch Disposable Coffee Filter Bag"). $10 for 50 is worth it. I have a tall pitcher and one of the bags fits in it perfectly. I dump both containers of cold brew in the bag, rinse the jars and dump that in as well. Slowly remove the filter bag from the pitcher while it drains. Then I soak that bag in another pitcher to extract whatever is left. What surprised me was the amount of small sediment these bags trapped and how fast the coffee flowed out. I expected them to trap only the grounds, but they appear to trap anything under 80 microns (that's a guess.) My final filter step has maybe 20% of the fine particles I used to have! Plus I can take those bags and toss them outside in the sun to dry - lots of uses for dry grounds. Also a lot less cleanup.

I own coffee truck and I'm trying to figure out a way to batch make cold foam. Anyone who has experience, is it more profitable to do it this way or to buy the canned version? I really would like to offer two different cold foam flavors, a sweet cream and a chocolate. Just looking for some insight. Thank you in advance