Yearly coffee PSA

[wowhead]

It's cold brew season and so easy to make. 

Mix 1 part ground coffee and 4 parts water. Let sit at room temperature for 12 hours. Pour through a coffee filter and enjoy. It will last in the fridge for at least 2 weeks. 

Tips:

Don't use your best coffee for cold brew. The old, stale or cheap stuff tastes just as good because the cold brewing process extracts different flavors.

Pour cold brew coffee into ice cube trays and freeze. Now you can use them for your iced coffee or make frappes. 

[tellmesomethingood]

Ok, I'm not fully awake, so let me make sure I get this.

If I do a cup of coffee grounds, I would need to mix it with four cups of water, yes? Cold water?

[wowhead]

May 2, 2016 11:27:15 GMT -5 tellmesomethingood said:

Ok, I'm not fully awake, so let me make sure I get this.

If I do a cup of coffee grounds, I would need to mix it with four cups of water, yes? Cold water?

Yes and yes. 

[tripleshot]

Does this make the concentrate version that I'd need to add water to when I drink it? Or can I drink it as is?

[cookie510]

I really want to try this!

[ellipsis]

I have a Keurig so I'm a coffee n00b essentially. What's the difference between a coldbrew coffee and an iced coffee?

[sugarbear]

We just started do this after H bought me a fancy cold brew system for Christmas. The fancy system tasted fine, but wasn't making it quickly enough.

We've been refrigerating ours immediately, though. Maybe we'll leave our next batch out.

I can't seem to make it strong enough, though. We are going through coffee grounds really quickly.

[wowhead]

May 2, 2016 11:33:37 GMT -5 tripleshot said:

Does this make the concentrate version that I'd need to add water to when I drink it? Or can I drink it as is?

I don't add water but I add milk. It might need water if you drink it black. 

[wowhead]

May 2, 2016 12:05:27 GMT -5 ellipsis said:

I have a Keurig so I'm a coffee n00b essentially. What's the difference between a coldbrew coffee and an iced coffee?

Iced coffee is hot brewed coffee that's cooled. Cold brewing is steeping coffee in cold water. Each process extracts different flavors from the coffee. I'm a coffee nerd and like to do side by side comparisons of the same beans,one hot brewed and one cold brewed. 

[Deleted]

We bought Grady's cold brew bean bags because we're lazy. Put a bag and 2 cups of water in the fridge overnight, take the bag out in the morning. No straining needed!

[NewGirlNic]

Do you grind your own beans? And if so, what type of grind is best?

I love cold brew coffee, and have been meaning to make it for a while. 

[wowhead]

May 2, 2016 12:53:36 GMT -5 NewGirlNic said:

Do you grind your own beans? And if so, what type of grind is best?

I love cold brew coffee, and have been meaning to make it for a while. 

I'm lazy and don't change grinder setting so it's espresso grind.

[Alwaysabridesmaidf]

Awesome! Thanks!

[sofamonkey]

wowhead, I just pulled this (I printed it out) out from last year!!

[FastHands]

wowhead, how does this differ from making coffee, letting it come to room temp, and then refrigerating O/N?

I'm cutting out soda and could use a little caffeine in my life some days!

[whereintheworld]

May 2, 2016 14:37:08 GMT -5 FastHands said:

wowhead, how does this differ from making coffee, letting it come to room temp, and then refrigerating O/N?

I'm cutting out soda and could use a little caffeine in my life some days!

It's not bitter at all, whereas the brewed hot coffee refrigerated gets bitter and acidic. Totally different flavour.

[alexithymia]

Thanks for posting!

*Posting so I can find this later*

[zelda25]

May 2, 2016 12:58:08 GMT -5 wowhead said:

May 2, 2016 12:53:36 GMT -5 NewGirlNic said:

Do you grind your own beans? And if so, what type of grind is best?

I love cold brew coffee, and have been meaning to make it for a while. 

I'm lazy and don't change grinder setting so it's espresso grind.

I bow to your coffee expertise, but I've found (through a LOT of cold brewing trial and error) that it really depends on your filter method. If I cold brew with my french press, coarser is better, but if I need a large batch, which means filtering through one of these--to which I add cheesecloth:



or if I use a regular filter (flaming pain in the ass), fine grind is good.

[elliemonster21]

This is exactly what I needed today !

[wowhead]

May 2, 2016 14:37:08 GMT -5 FastHands said:

wowhead , how does this differ from making coffee, letting it come to room temp, and then refrigerating O/N?

I'm cutting out soda and could use a little caffeine in my life some days!

whereintheworld nailed it. Cold brew is less acidic and doesn't have the bitter notes that hot brewed has. I've even made cold brew with Folger's which I can't tolerate hot. 

[lilafowler]

Why does it always taste like soap to me?

[scottyderp]

I'll try this.

[sapphireblue]

I bookmarked this and am going to try it, hopefully tomorrow.

I have no coffee in my house and have been waiting until I am on my way to work each morning to buy some. Otherwise I'd have already mixed it up!

Thanks!

[Jalapeñomel]

I cannot manage to get it from the room temp container through the the filter without 1) spilling it everywhere and 2) ending up with too much grounds left over.

What containers do you use? How do you pour from one to the other?

[Jalapeñomel]

I've made this once a week for the last year, and I'm about to give up for instant because it's such a pain in the ass.

[copperboom]

May 2, 2016 19:20:12 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I cannot manage to get it from the room temp container through the the filter without 1) spilling it everywhere and 2) ending up with too much grounds left over.

What containers do you use? How do you pour from one to the other?

I use a big pitcher and pour it through a sieve lined in cheesecloth to another, slightly smaller, pitcher.

[whereintheworld]

I use a sieve with a coffee filter in it. Prop it on top of a pitcher and use a ladle to scoop the coffee in to the sieve. It drains slowly but works.

[wowhead]

Jalapeñomel I use 2 32 oz deli containers (1 to brew in and another to strain and store in) and a Clever Coffee Dripper with a cone filter. The containers came from some carry out soup. They bend easily so I'm get less dripping and mess.

[tellmesomethingood]

Just got a pitcher started. I think I'll pour it into my French press and drain it that way. Or maybe a fine mesh strainer?

[zelda25]

May 3, 2016 15:45:56 GMT -5 tellmesomethingood said:

Just got a pitcher started. I think I'll pour it into my French press and drain it that way. Or maybe a fine mesh strainer?

the fine strainer will work, but I'd throw in a couple of layers of cheesecloth for good measure.