Cold Brew Coffee.

[Buehler445]

Recently I was perusing the coffee snob thread and came across the cold brew coffee conversation. I decided to try some. It's fantastic!!!

I like coffee. But I can't handle anything hot in the summer. I talked about it with Silock when he was pounding the coffee on a cut diet and he said drinking hot coffee in the summer should help the body handle the heat, physiologically. Despite all that I can't do it. I just seem to be hot and miserable all day.

It takes a little planning to make happen but if you like coffee make it. You'll thank me later. It even makes Folgers taste good!

NewPhin and FMB need to get in here so I can rep them for motivating me to make it.

[Holladay]

OK. I'm done evaling. Cold brew is truly superior, as many of you have noticed. I don't drink a lot of coffee because it is a pain in the butt. Thus, also, not much of an expert.

Both cold brew machines work and taste MUCH better than the brew normal and put in a pitcher in the frig, as it is a hot brew method. Or filter cold water through a strainer full of coffee into a pitcher (takes to long to go through the filter media).

Both the cold machines results are almost the same. They both yield about the same amount of fluid. The Takeya leaves more grinds in the fluid vs OXO. Thus the deciding factor is space and cost. The Oxo will require a fair amount more vs the Takeya, which just a 2 qt juice pitcher easily stored. The other is the cost. $26 Takeya vs $44 Oxo. I have the Oxo at the office (more counter space), Takeya at home (more cabinet space).

Both provide about a weeks worth of coffee (~1/2-1 cup/day). They recommend cutting with ice/water/booze/whatever. I drink 'em straight for max bounce.

I haven't played with different types ie. French Vanilla. I am just using a normal House Blend - Dark.

The "creamy" taste of the cold brew is enticing without the acidic bite of the warm brew. I might become a coffee "snob"

[threebag]

I got a six pack of Drive Coffee Le Mans Nitro Cold Coffee in my Hunt Vault this month.



Going to give it a shot tomorrow

[Holladay]

That might work!!

Saves time and work/space/COST.

I think you need to compare to the normal cold brew though. That Takeya is not very expensive and worth a try.

I am no expert. It is kind of fun to make your own stuff and experiment. I am looking forward to trying French Vanilla.

[scho63]

I much prefer cold brew beer

[Holladay]

I do too. But to get a lil bounce, I don't want monster anymore nor pills. So natural coffee at its' best....cold.

[crispystl]

Originally Posted by scho63

I much prefer cold brew beer

This. It’s vastly superior.


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[Rausch]

Originally Posted by scho63

I much prefer cold brew beer

Yeah. I find cold coffee absolutely disgusting. Much like cold pizza or fried chicken...

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Holladay

OK. I'm done evaling. Cold brew is truly superior, as many of you have noticed. I don't drink a lot of coffee because it is a pain in the butt. Thus, also, not much of an expert.

Both cold brew machines work and taste MUCH better than the brew normal and put in a pitcher in the frig, as it is a hot brew method. Or filter cold water through a strainer full of coffee into a pitcher (takes to long to go through the filter media).

Both the cold machines results are almost the same. They both yield about the same amount of fluid. The Takeya leaves more grinds in the fluid vs OXO. Thus the deciding factor is space and cost. The Oxo will require a fair amount more vs the Takeya, which just a 2 qt juice pitcher easily stored. The other is the cost. $26 Takeya vs $44 Oxo. I have the Oxo at the office (more counter space), Takeya at home (more cabinet space).

Both provide about a weeks worth of coffee (~1/2-1 cup/day). They recommend cutting with ice/water/booze/whatever. I drink 'em straight for max bounce.

I haven't played with different types ie. French Vanilla. I am just using a normal House Blend - Dark.

The "creamy" taste of the cold brew is enticing without the acidic bite of the warm brew. I might become a coffee "snob"

Welcome to the Dark side

[Discuss Thrower]

Haven't done it in a while but had bad results steeping in fridge for 16+ hours but great results steeping in room temperature for the same period.

[Stewie]

Good lord!

Is your brewing technique going to suddenly change coffee into something that's not coffee?

Go to Starbucks for that.

Hot brewed good coffee for me. Thanks.

[scho63]

I had cold brew pussy once. Bitter as hell. Left an aftertaste.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Because it tastes better. The bottom line is a bunch of dorky thermal dynamic sciencey stuff happens but the oils that are released by the heat are the bitter ones, so cold brew coffee is a lot of the good coffee flavor without the bitter notes.

And you don’t need the thingy. All you have to do is put the grounds in a pitcher, dump the water in and stick in the fridge for 12 to 24 then pour over a filter. It does take more grounds but it is a super easy process that yields great tasting coffee.

Just having the water below boiling makes a big difference.

Your typical home Drip coffee maker uses steam to drive the process.

But a fancy system will pump hot water that is not boiling and you don't get as many bitter oils.

Or if you do pour over coffee by the cup at home, use a few more coffee grounds and use water that is hot but not boiling and you can get a better cup.

Especially with the lighter roasts.

Dark roasts are already burnt coffee so it doesn't really matter what you do with them.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by Stewie

Good lord!

Is your brewing technique going to suddenly change coffee into something that's not coffee?

Go to Starbucks for that.

Hot brewed good coffee for me. Thanks.

If you hadn't noticed, this is a coffee snob thread.

[Stewie]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

If you hadn't noticed, this is a coffee snob thread.

Sorry.

The company I work for brews and critiques coffee every day.

Carry on.