Anybody doing this? Just started messing with it. Gotta say, it appeals to a certain lazy part of my personality. Quart of water, scoop of ground coffee, set overnight. Wake up and there it is.
I discovered it and enjoy it on summer afternoons. We make a concentrate (think espresso) which I then drink on the rocks mixed with water.Anybody doing this? Just started messing with it. Gotta say, it appeals to a certain lazy part of my personality. Quart of water, scoop of ground coffee, set overnight. Wake up and there it is.
@Ben B talks about it as a convenient summer time pick me up sorta thing in a podcast.
I might mess with it, but cold coffee has to be so loaded with sugar for me to find it palatable I'm not sure there's a point.
@Ben B talks about it as a convenient summer time pick me up sorta thing in a podcast.
I might mess with it, but cold coffee has to be so loaded with sugar for me to find it palatable I'm not sure there's a point.
generally a lot smoother and richer than hot brew coffee
This. If you brew it with water above room temperature, it turns out pretty bitter. If you get "cold brew" at a Starbucks, for example, it will be like this.
If you just use room temperature tap water and leave it overnight to get nice and cold, it has a really mellow flavor that's easy to drink. I also find this method is significantly more forgiving of bad beans, or even just beans past their prime. If I have a half-bag of beans that have gotten a little bitter from air exposure, I'll set them aside to use in cold brew. You can also buy the $10 jumbo bags at BJs and use that. Almost anything works.