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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Old bump, and maybe could have used its own thread, but am wondering if there are others here who cold brew?
Cold brew has been life changing for me. I drink a lot of coffee, but struggled (since starting to consume healthier in the last year) with replacing cream/sugar in brewed coffee.
Cold brew is fabulous - bold, dark, rich without any hint of bitter, and I do not miss cream/sugar at all. I have only been using Costco beans, both Columbian and Arabica, but make as good/better cold brew than Starbucks or Dunkin. I dont think I've had drive through in the last 2 months.
I bought a couple Amazon 2L cold brew carafes and brew the coffee for 48 hours, then transfer to serving jug - 1 each day. (which also gives you an idea of how much coffee I do drink).
Life changing home brewed coffee.
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I didn't notice this thread had been posted in.
I tinkered with cold brew for a while. One thing that I did was to have small glass flask in the fridge so that I could just grab and go. My friend gave me fancy cold brew in a glass flask so when I started brewing, I was just reusing those 2-3 flasks along side the pitcher in the fridge. And... no. Glass bottles isn't the same feeling as a glass flask. The flask just somehow feels better to hold/use, is the right amount of "serving" before topping up/warming up and it's easier to toss in a bag and not worry about leaking. They aren't too expensive either.
Something like this:
https://www.amazon.ca/Tebery-Bottles...4437632&sr=8-6
I don't recall why I stopped. I think I realized my caffeine intake skyrocketed when I drank cold brew and was contributing to some migraines and stuff or something.
Things I tinkered with:
- Pinch of salt (but you can do this post brew)
- Leaving a little bit spice to impart flavor during the brewing process (ie: Nuts, clove, anise, Ceylon cinnamon etc.)
The cinnamon thing was the more interesting experiment before I stopped. Ceylon cinnamon is very mild vs the stuff most people are familiar with. I also hear royal and Saigon cinnamon has some interesting flavors. Not all were successful, but when I got something good, it was like a strange spiced coffee/cider type of hybrid. A welcomed change of pace.