The Easiest Cold Brew Ever: 2 Ways

You should be making cold brew from home instead of paying 4 bucks for a single cup of it. You'll save a ton of money and you have full control over the coffee

In the video I actually kind of forgot to mention the difference between the two different methods (nice). Basically the hot bloom produces a slightly brighter and more full bodied coffee. The other immersion method creates a more rich and smooth flavor. They do make a big difference depending on which you choose!

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[agmt]

I used to drink about a pint of undiluted cold brew a day, brewed for usually 12hrs a go.

Nowadays I sleep at night

[GamerCraums]

Hi guys, barista here. I love Josh's recipes and try them every time I have the chance but I saw so many wrong things in this video (or let's just say it could be better) that I wanted to give you some tips on cold brew.
1) Try to use a light roasted (almost cinnamon and orange color) coffee beans for better taste. If the beans are dark, as Joshua used in this video, you're gonna get more bitterness and less of the natural coffee taste. Light roasts taste a lot better and more flavourful.
2) Freshly roasted coffee (3-5 days after the roast) should be your top choice. Coffee goes bad one month after the roast.
3) I cannot stress this enough: NEVER EVER use hot water if you're going to put it in the fridge. It's no different than brewing coffee hot and serving with ice. Same taste and everything. The idea of cold brew is to BREW IT COLD.
4) If you're going to strain it through your Chemex or V60, wet the paper filter with hot water, discard the water that drips into your container and wait until both the Chemex (or V60) and container gets to the room temperature.
5) Last but not least would be to serve or drink it with a lot of ice. If you're not going to use ice, try to use cold water instead. Cold brew is almost 2x stronger than hot brewed coffee so you have to dilute it with water.
Try these and you'll see that it tastes at least 10x better. Let me know if you have any information that you want to share :)

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Video released about 5.5 years ago. Description mentions 4 bucks for an iced coffee at Starbucks. It's now 6 bucks in April 2024.

[datrippster]

BARISTA HERE: don’t forget to dilute the cold brew with water!! Cold brew is extremely strong and can hold a LOT of caffeine, sometimes an unhealthy amount if it’s served undiluted. Usually you can dilute it with cold water (after it’s brewed) to a 1:1 ratio. You can adjust it to your liking!

[samanthat.]

I was the person paying $4 for a cup of this lol. Now I know better. Subscribed.

[drasiella]

I am not a slave to coffee. I like my coffee verrrry strong. I drink it for pleasure.
One day I decided to make some cold brew. Drinking my first cup over several hours I felt ok.... until I got out of my chair. what a kick that was!! I never felt such a rush of energy and such a buzz from coffee before. Im a lazy chemist, so thx for answering that for me.
Tl;dr : Cold brew is heccin stronk

[alexasunshine]

I got a little too excited for this video, coffee addiction REAL

[fishbulb]

Pro Tip: Grind the strongest beans you find until they're a fine powder. Snort a few (1g-1.5g) lines of that and squirt cold brew into your eyes with a repurposed visine bottle. Thank me later.

[AnotherPerspectiveToday]

Try adding a cinnamon stick to create a subtle warmth. The ground usually hold up to a 2nd batch. Keep it in the fridge for 24-36 hrs while you drink the 1st batch. Turns out perfectly!

[ziggypixie]

I do mine in a French press. 71g of coffee to 500g of cold water (1/7 ratio). Put the lid on the press but don't press down, chuck that in the fridge overnight. Take it out in the morning and press it down to filter out the grounds. It lasts a couple of days in the fridge, I find it much nicer after about the 2nd day.

[TheSilverMoon]

i make my cold brew in a french press. i press it after its brewed and then pass the cold brew through a pour over, it makes the process of straining the cold brew much faster to press it first

[sedditguy]

• In a half gallon mason jat
80 grams coffee
+ 1400 grams cold water (ideally filterer)
• Stir well
• Keep in fridge for 24 hours

[AlexandraZwerg]

It's 2022, I've been making this coffee with this video since 2019 and every (or close to) summer I just come back to refresh my memory. Love this video!!!

[wt]

I've stumbled on this exact method after a year or so with a dedicated cold brew maker. The filter in the maker started to oxidize leaving a metallic taste to my coffee. After searching around, I decided to get a V60 to filter out the Mason immersion method. The resulting coffee is easily better than anything I can buy commercially. I like the grinds a little finer than suggested in this video however. I find the finer grinds make a slightly stronger and more consistent yield.

[stephenielindsey]

Cold brew coffee is sooo good! I love cold brew with coconut milk and even a little bit of cream, not so much that it’s too sweet, but enough to give it a creamy flavor, and sometimes even with coffee ice cubes so it doesn’t dilute the coffee flavor.

[dekorteThijs]

Hey man, for even more pure coffee taste in the 2nd method. Pour some water over the paper filter and after discarding that water pour the coffee through. The water removes the taste of the paper.

[Sharkeybtm]

For the pour over method, use a metal mesh filter to strain out the larger grinds before pouring over the paper filter. This keeps the paper drilled from clogging up and allows a much quicker straining.

[camillagilmore]

If you go to your local Chinese market, they usually have tea bags for preparing herbal tea. I double bag a scoop of my coffee in two of these tea bags and dont need to filter at all as a result... I also find that if you put the bags in a jar of 2/3 room temp/cold water and then top up with reasonably hot water the bags float and get directly hit by the hot water, so the hot water gives that brief hot brew to the coffee before cooling down quite rapidly which gives a deeper flavour without risking too much bitterness.

I also recommend eating a bit of good feta cheese before drinking your cold brew to bring out all the richer flavours.

[July-gjst]

I did my first batch with the hot bloom method yesterday and well… me and my wallet have much to thank you

[duanereed]

I make my cold brew basically the same way, but with a couple of differences. I use quart mason jars because that is nearly the same size as my French press, which I pour my cold brew into and plunge the grounds out much easier and neater than your demonstrated methods. You’re awesome.