Cold filtered coffee

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Hi,

Please does anyone have any experience of cold filtered coffee, where you steep coarsely ground coffee in water for ~24hrs before filtering and using the concentrate for iced coffee, or as a base of an americano, for example?

I believe that the resultant brew is supposed to be less acid, yet full in flavour. OXO appear to make a set which makes it easy, but is a little too expensive for me for a trial. I'm sure I could replicate the process but would like to know of other's experiences and maybe tips.

Thanks in advance.
 
Thanks for the replies, I hadn't thought of a cafetiere, so I'll give that a try. I was thinking about using a preserving jar.

I'll check out the links and forum too.

Thanks again.
 
I've tried to like coffee any other way than the norm, I just can't take to it. Nothing I love more than my coffee though, don't think I'd want to live in a world without a fresh brew.
 
Well, I have given it a couple of tries using a kilner jar. Admittedly, I didn't use the best beans, but it certainly is a different drink. I like as iced coffee - very refreshing, but using it as the basis of an americano I feel will take some getting used to. I have another batch in the fridge, so I am persevering.
 
Hi,

Please does anyone have any experience of cold filtered coffee, where you steep coarsely ground coffee in water for ~24hrs before filtering and using the concentrate for iced coffee, or as a base of an americano, for example?

I believe that the resultant brew is supposed to be less acid, yet full in flavour. OXO appear to make a set which makes it easy, but is a little too expensive for me for a trial. I'm sure I could replicate the process but would like to know of other's experiences and maybe tips.

Thanks in advance.

Hi @Whitefiver; yes, I use brew cold crew coffee - mostly in the summer. I use the OXO set-up, and agree that that can be replicated. For me you need a grinder that will quickly grind the beans - leave them to soak - filter out the residue - bottle up and add to the fridge.

The alternative is to buy beans - ask for them to be coarsly ground and then to soak on the same day.

For me, and I appreciate that YMMV, the result is excellent - nice coffee, decent depth to flavour, and healthy - the good chemicals and acids are preserved - you get the best of the plant product, that is a coffee bean.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

Chris
 
Hi @Whitefiver; yes, I use brew cold crew coffee - mostly in the summer. I use the OXO set-up, and agree that that can be replicated. For me you need a grinder that will quickly grind the beans - leave them to soak - filter out the residue - bottle up and add to the fridge.

The alternative is to buy beans - ask for them to be coarsly ground and then to soak on the same day.

For me, and I appreciate that YMMV, the result is excellent - nice coffee, decent depth to flavour, and healthy - the good chemicals and acids are preserved - you get the best of the plant product, that is a coffee bean.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

Chris
Thanks for this advice. I started this thread some years ago, and it seems to have been resurrected. I started making cold brew by soaking in a kilner jar and it was very successful. I really like the full proper coffee taste without the harshness/bitterness.

Having said that, I really cannot get on with the commercial versions that I have tried.
 
this thread has tickled my interest, im going to have a go making some in my french press. sounds pretty straightforward :)

Give it a go. As mentioned on the coffee forum, 90g of medium ground coffee per litre is a reasonable starting point, and leave in fridge for 24 hours. Let us know what you think.
 
made a batch up this weekend, no real science behind my method :) just made a really strong french press full of coffee, funnelled it into a kilner bottle after 24 hours through a paper coffee filter. ive had a glass this afternoon and i really like it, think it might become a staple of mine.
 
made a batch up this weekend, no real science behind my method :) just made a really strong french press full of coffee, funnelled it into a kilner bottle after 24 hours through a paper coffee filter. ive had a glass this afternoon and i really like it, think it might become a staple of mine.
Good news!
 
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