Cold Brew 101 | Everything You Need to Know

Cold brew is both delicious and incredibly easy to make, so what's stopping you from making it yourself?! Follow along as we walk through the equipment and steps you need to take to make delicious cold brew coffee right at home.

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0:00 - Introduction
0:25 - Equipment
3:07 - Brewing Steps
4:37 - Facts

[Bootmahoy]

I tried a variation on this method, which is brilliant! Don't get me wrong, but I began to think about how to maximize the caffeine content, so I roughly ground a top notch coffee bean, pleced the grind in a tall mason jar or equivalent and then added near boiling water to the 3/4 mark. I then capped it off. A vacuum formed, which sealed it. After a week I strained off the coffee. WOW!!!! What a blast!!! Woo hoo. Felt like when I used to do a few lines, which I don't anymore. I gave that up 20 years ago, but this reminded me of it!!! To maximize the caffeine content you need to steep the grounds in hot water. I tell you true, this was not bitter or sour. It packed a real, tasty punch.

[leticiabromley]

Felt filter discs are part of the Toddy product. They are round and fit into the brewer bottom space.

[natsuztube]

When you pulled the plug out to release the brew, I chuckled.

[SamuelLouisSchaefer]

awwww my friend is about to begin this journey and he also has espy. thanks steve!

[heretobrew]

I don't understand the assumption that cold brew has to be for making concentrate? I make cold brew in my Hario Jug, approximately 78g/1.1L of water, and it makes 4 beautiful serves of coffee at a time.

[krishanelcastillote]

hi! just a question. if you're using cold brew, are you measuring it like per shot (like espresso) or it has different measurement if you're using it for iced coffee?

[buffthebaldy]

Am i right in thinking I can coldbrew at room tempt, but then store it in the fridge?

How should cold brew typically be served? Over ice? Have hot water added to it? Or is it just very much uo to the consumer on how to serve it?

[pvdgucht]

Ok but why does it have to be coarse? Why can’t we just buy regular ground coffee and filter it with coffee paper? 🤷‍♂️ . Wouldn’t it just speed up the process ? Whats the reason.

[lifeismusicparnadonkers]

Whats the diffrents between a frence press and a cold brew what you do and witch is better? I dind, t get my mr iced coffee maker and my ninja coffee bar is death so i need an solution for my ice coffee 😊 i grind my own coffee beans but i don, t know if its the good type of grind. I grind them realy fine in my coffee/ spices grinder

[NavaBromberger]

Since it comes out a concentrate, how do you dilute? Say I normally drink 12 oz, how much cold brew would I use?

[colty__]

When the coffee is "brewing" are you leaving it at room temp outside of the fridge? Or are you leaving it in the fridge for those 16-24 hours?

[sakshidamani]

Do we have to let the ground coffee + water mixture sit for 16 hrs at room temperature? Or do we refrigerate it and then wait for 16 hrs?

[TheJeru]

Hey, thanks for the video. I just began the process of trying this at home. I bought a 3/4 gallon container that came with a very fine mesh filter filled it with 80% of a coffee bag after being ground at home and it’s so weak compared to the stuff I would get at a coffee shop what am I doing wrong?

[TaLaaMcHo]

what are benefits for 1:5 + dilution vs 1:10 ?

[Soulcritic]

I just got an electric burr grinder. I use to use a blade grinder. I set the burr grinder to coarsest setting which is french press. The grind didn't look very coarse. Did I get the wrong grinder?

[sunshineiv]

Some people say to mix the coffee and water before you let it sit? Others say layer coffee and water and don't mix? Which is it and does it matter?

[christyblue]

Did I miss why we would want to brew it cold? Sorry if I did. 😊

[stanroark]

I TRIED NITRO COLD BREW ONE TIME. I COULD HEAR MY HAIR GROWING LOL.

[nicerackz]

Is a percolator grind a good grind for cold brew?

[nlvndcn]

is it ok to use french press container for cold brew or will it affect the taste since it is not entirely sealed?