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Cold Brew Coffee - A Brief look at Flavor Profiles
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It has been claimed for some time that cold brew as a method of ...
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I'm going to answer this in terms of flavor, and then acidity.
Generally, people choose more lightly roasted coffee to preserve the terroir flavors of the bean. These flavors usually come from unstable molecules that deteriorate quickly after the coffee is brewed. When coffee is brewed and consumed relatively quickly, the drinker can enjoy those flavors. ...
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There are two ways to start with: plunging and dripping.
Plunging is to mix water with ground coffee, and let the mix sleep slowly.
Dripping is the same as classical hot-water dripping, except the speed is much slower.
The slowly / "much slower" part means about 8-12 hours, depending on the quantity of ground. For example, I use 400mL/14oz and 40g/1.5oz of ...
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Temperature affects extraction rate, but also varies between compounds in the coffee beans.
Coffee grounds contain a hodgepodge of volatile and non-volatile components, such as various oils, acids, and other aromatic molecules [2]. Collectively, these compounds that are found in coffee grounds are referred to as “coffee solubles” and significantly ...
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From anecdotal experience freshness and flavor begins to fade within ~7 days with regular storage methods. Many people brewing cold brew online state between 5 days and 2 weeks is okay to keep cold brew for. In my opinion you will have coffee that you won't want to drink long before you run into harmful bacteria as long as you are keeping things sanitary.
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I tried making cold brew for the first time recently and I just poured the whole mess through the reusable metal screen filter that came with my cheap drip coffee machine.
My drip machine is the style where the top opens to add both coffee and water sort of like this:
So I just put the metal filter in and poured the cold brew straight into the filter ...
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Use a tea infuser!
I got a tea infuser with a very fine mesh and put my grounds in that. It holds fewer grounds than I used with the "raw" plunge, but it's much more pleasant to use: I just pluck the floating infuser out of the pitcher and empty the grounds from it. I may get a second filter, or a larger one, but for now I'm content making coffee more often ...
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Yes, the term is an oxymoron.
Miriam Webster agrees with your definition of brewing involving hot water:
to prepare (as tea) by infusion in hot water
That is why the word cold is used as a qualifier to show that it is done with cold water rather than hot water.
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First, make sure to study What do I need to start cold-brewing. But since concentrate is not discussed there, I don't think your question is a duplicate. Your French press concentrate could last a couple days, depending on the consumption.
Assuming you divide the volume of the French press by 5, you would need 1 part of ground coffee (the usual coarse grind ...
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Cold brew is simply brewing coffee in cold water. It's usually a long process (about 12 hours), but totally worth it. The simplest method is using a french press. Measure the amount of coffee and water you need for a regular hot french press brew, but instead use cold or room temperature water. Leave the press pot in a refrigerator overnight or at room ...
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Excellent description and answers already (upvotes all around...); here's another take and some links to external resources and experimentation.
I use the "plunging" method, mixing grounds directly with water, as described in other answers by @henryJ and @Eric. I find that the outcome of brewing, then filtering via French press, is too gritty or grainy, far ...
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Two guides do have specific (though differing!) recommendations on coarseness of grind for cold brew.
Blue Bottle recommends a grind a bit finer than paper-filtered drip coffee (they compare it to the same grind as for AeroPress); they're using an immersion setup with a wool filter.
Kicking Horse recommends a medium-coarse grind, nearly like that of ...
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Well I'm a chemist, but I can't say I'm an expert at scientific coffee extraction; take what I've got to say with a grain of salt.
Whenever you are extracting something into water, the temperature plays a couple different roles. First, higher temperatures generally increase the solubility of most compounds. Higher temperature water generally means more of ...
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The best result I got was warming up in a bain-marie. No science here---just my trials... I believe for now that bain-marie preserves more flavours and "respects" the aromas.
Heating cold-brew coffee was surprising to me the first time. Such unexplored flavours with the exact same beans I use for drip, etc. I hope you'll enjoy, and explore for more ...
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Don't brew in the Aeropress itself. Brew in a jar like in classic methods and use the Aeropress only for fast and easy straining, taking care not to stir up the grounds from the bottom of the jar as you're pouring. Most of the coffees you strain out this way should be an absolute breeze. Only the last one you make (assuming a bigger jar) should give you any ...
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Well if you put it into a fridge, all you are doing is slowing down the process. Cold brew is one of the hardest things to mess up if you ask me, so I would just brew it room temperature. If you extend a brew process in time - than you generally have a larger interval of time where the coffee will still taste great, but since it's already hours long I really ...
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Like @Shiri said in comments above (and hopes that I'm not answer-sniping), most recipes for cold-brew are concentrates. Within reason, try brewing with a smaller amount of water! Compare guides like Kicking Horse, Stumptown, Blue Bottle.
In my experience (except for the problems that I've had with filtering) brewing a lower volume of water generates very ...
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Well this idea was not entirely mine. Some of my senior colleagues gave me this idea a long time ago.
When I make Cold Brew, what I do is:
First simply let the coffee grounds steep in the water (no brainer here).
Then, when it's brewed, I use a normal paper coffee filter.
Then I use a very fine piece of silk cloth, thoroughly cleaned, as second filter (...
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17:1 water to coffee ratio (by weight) for regular coffee
4:1 ratio for cold brew
The extraction will also be impacted by things like grind size, water temp & dwell time so in order to get a "golden cup."
Image from SCAA
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The standard recommended ratios for cold brew are:
| Roaster | oz Coffee | oz water | time | ratio |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|Stumptown | 12oz | 56oz | 16 hours | .214 |
|Blue Bottle | 16oz | 67.6oz | 12 hour | .236 |
|Ritual | 4oz | 35.2oz | 18 hours | .113 |...
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What you're talking about is the "Japanese iced coffee" method, which is hot-water brew directly over ice. In contrast, cold-brew is using cold water in contact with the grounds. See techniques at other questions tagged as cold-brew.
This article from Counter Culture, also referenced in the article you linked, suggest Japanese iced as an alternative to cold ...
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There are a few principles involved here (a chemical engineer's perspective on leaching - essentially coffee brewing is just that).
As Eli mentioned, solubility in water for most materials increases with temperature. In this case of leaving a batch of coffee with a batch of water (assume pure water for simplicity), materials (different components) will ...
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One method is to use submerge your grounded beans in water for 24 hours and use a traditional cone filter. Place the filter in a pour over cylinder if you have one and that will remove the grounds while leaving you the sweet, sweet cold brew nectar. If you don't have cylinder, you can definitely use a filter in your desired cup, just be careful with how ...
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The easiest way to go is doing a full-immersion cold-brew.
Grab a Mason Jar, Jar, beer bottle, anything.
Grind your coffee (normally for french press)
Put natural temperature (24°C) pure water.
Let it steep at your kitchen or refrigerator (don't move it) for 12-24hrs
Filter the grounds (metal, paper, sock filter, whatever)
After you done that, start to ...
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If you happen to own a French press, just put your ground coffee in there with water and either leave on the counter or place in the fridge. Next day, stir if you like, press and pour. No fancy equipment, no new equipment.
Warning - it may not live up to the hype. I consider it fine, but not life-changing or "I'll never make hot coffee again."
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Iced coffee is simply hot brewed coffee or espresso that has been poured over ice, and possibly mixed with contaminants like milk and sugar ;)
Cold brew is coffee that has been brewed with cold water over a long period of time, usually 12-24 hours. The process eliminates a lot of the acidity in coffee, and produces a sweet, flavorful coffee when done ...
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I find the very same problem with cold brew taking a long time. Though we have a few Q/A about this in the cold-brew already, I think could stand on its own!
I use a "two-phase" method: using first a "primary" or "coarse" filter, like a French press plunger as described here and elsewhere, or a metal mesh tea or coffee filter as described here, or even a ...
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As annoying as it is, I would say venture to say that making a month's supply of cold brew is not a great idea. Normal cold brew will begin to lose its flavor after a week, if you're lucky a week and a half.
I would try to either make smaller amounts that you can consume in a week or less. If you're making it traditionally, this shouldn't be a huge amount ...
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This might not be what you are looking for, but when I make cold brew in my french press, I don't like the grit and particulate that slips through the filter of the press. To remedy this, I run it through my aeropress to filter this out. It works much better than trying to put it through a regular pour-over cone because you can force it through quickly ...
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This is just a guess, but I suppose using a non-sealed container would speed up oxidation and deterioration of the coffee due to continuous exposure to atmospheric oxygen, just as storing the dry beans in an open container would.
However, from my own experience, 12 to 24 hours of such exposure would not yield a perceptibly different taste. What's more ...
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