This is a re-upload of today’s video! Thanks to everyone who caught the weird lagging that was happening around the two minute mark. After about three hours of trial and error, I believe the issue should be fixed now (and if not, I’ll dive back into the headache that is figuring out the technical side of TH-cam uploads)
Ooooh. I hadn’t noticed, I was listening while I worked out (yay i did it) and the video went private almost exactly halfway through hahah. I was wondering what happened.
If your home cold brew set up isn’t 4 unstable stackable pieces that doesn’t fit anywhere in your kitchen, then you’ve taken all the romance out of cold brew.
Currently sipping iced coffee out of a tumbler... I've just been mixing grounds (basic ground coffee from Sam's Club, I don't use the good stuff) and water in a container, letting it steep on the countertop for a day or so, and then filtering it and drinking it black over ice. It packs a nice caffeine wallop.
I’ve tried so many gadgets that make instant cold brew but nothing can beat letting the coffee sit for over 4 days in the fridge 😢 love your content Morgan !!!!❤❤❤
I have found my French Press to make pretty good cold brew, but I like to warm it up in the mornings, I still like hot coffee first thing in the morning, the cold brewing takes the bite, or edge off the flavor, and brings out more of the flavor I feel, makes for a smoother cup, and for the first cup, nothing wrong with that
I have a large French Press that I use to make a big batch to keep in the fridge for about a week, and I heat it in the mornings because I also like to drink it hot! It's really nice to have coffee concentrate ready to go in the morning, and I agree that the cold brewing makes the taste smoother.
I do this too- I have been at coffee shops and they won’t do it- says it ruins the coffee, I don’t know how or why- it works great for me at home and tastes the same??
I'm glad I don't have to deal with snobbery around cold brew that's very prevalent in the coffee online space. I know it doesn't extract the same as hot water. It's a different taste and the lack of acidity is a feature not a bug in this scenario.
I dislike the snobbery surrounding coffee in general. If someone likes drinking instant coffee, good for them. If someone likes drinking cold brew, good for them. I don't see a need to get all uppity about it the way some people do.
It feels like this can be a good brewer, if you find a good recipe for it. A drinkable cold brew from the basic instructions on the first try isn't to bad. I would appreciate a deeper dive into this.
I have my cold brew dialed in exactly how I like it, I'd rather take 24 hours for that than get what I don't want in 20 minutes. But it's still fun to see what else is out there, so I'm hyped for this series. (I just use a big mason jar with a steel filter, works great, not fast.)
I just use a plastic container and strain it using my coffee maker's carafe. A 7:1 ratio or so. I bought a Kitchenaid cold brew gadget years ago for way too much money, but this way is easier.
I've done cold brew with aeropress. I don't have a "real" cold brew experience to compare it with but it was nice. (Unfortunately it was right before I found I get migranes from drinking coffee which pretty much killed coffee as a hobby for me)
I am looking forward to seeing more because I love cold brew. I use disposable cold brew socks, it hits all the marks, cheap at 200 for about 10 dollars, easy to clean, makes a great super clean brew. I am not a fan of the metal options, you always get fines. The socks get you a lot cleaner cup and work great with fine grinds. I go with a 1:4 ratio with an 24 hour time on mine so I can dilute with heavy cream, milk, or water. It really is amazing with heavy cream.
We've been using this brewer for a bit and a single pass through a nut bag clears it out. My main complaint is the cleaning. The handle does not come off from the carafe making cleaning it properly a bit of a pain if you have larger hands.
FYI for Canadian viewers: Williams-Sonoma has this brewer on its website at $69.96CAD (roughly $50USD) citing a “regular price” of $84.95CAD or around $63USD regular.
Maybe as a baseline you could do like, no cost, re-use/recycle method of cold brew. For example, i use an old calfia bottle with loose grounds inside to brew it, some regular coffee filters to filter out the grounds, and a glass juice jar to store it. A "i want to spend next to no money on this" method, if you will. As a side note i now use like a cheap pour over thing to hold the filter but ive just put the filters (raw i guess?) in cups and managed to do it lol (when wet the paper sticks to the outer rim of the cup and holds it in place. Its a pain tho and can make a big mess)
My most recent cold brew was a diluted concentrate I made with the leftover beans from grinding a bunch of decaf lavazza to season some new burrs. I'm excited for some lavender cold brews with better beans in the future though!
I liked how you commented on the actual quality/build of the product. I love me some kitchen gadgets but I’m picky with the way they “feel” when I use them. This brand seems to make really decent products (big fan of their instant pots)
I’m interested to know what it would take to really dial in a good flavor. Will more coarse of a grind help the texture? Are smaller sized brews as tasty? How does the brew taste a day later? Medium vs dark roasts? I’ve been watching too much James Hoffman 😅
kinda like when I'm lazy with my mugicha/barley tea, I just dunk teabag into tumbler with cold water, shake vigorously for few minutes, throw into fridge for half an hour.
Great video. I've been eyeing the Cuisinart model as it looks like the mesh basket could be better. It also seems to me like many of these instant devices are designed to be used with finer, pre-ground coffee.
Morgan because of your all cold brew review I tried Stok cold brew and it’s the first time I enjoyed a cup of coffee so much…… I love the aroma of coffee but I don’t really like the sour or bitter taste Stok is perfect… 😭😭😭 life is good now…
I make my cold brew on the counter. I use a homemade coffe sack. Made from flour sack material and put a draw string in it. I put 1 1/2 cups ground coffee from store bought coffee. I have currently 3 brands I preffer. I place the sack in a 2 quart container and fill with 6 cups of water. To prevent grounds from. Floating out of sack the draw string is used to tie the sack. I leave the container on my counter for 12 hours, but usually it goes till 18 hours. After its finished I strain it with another flour sack cloth doubled and there is little or no slug from the bottom. I call it slug its fine particulars of coffee. Then it goes in the fridge. When I make a cup I use a 24 ounce cup using about 1 1/2 inches worth of creamer, then fill to 3/4 full of coffee and the rest plain cold water. I found this method I do makes a stronger coffee so adding water smooths out the taste. I've been using coffee sacks for about 2 years now. I originally made them with unbleached muslin, after awhile the taste was off. Now I use flour sack towels made coffee sacks with draw string and a double layer for straining. You only need to wash them in warm water no soap as soap alters the taste of coffee. If needed you can boil them to further clean them. Its all down by hand. Small apartment kitchen required a great way to enjoy cold brew . But I like your candor on the cold brew machine , I originally was thinking about it.
🙏🏼 Thank you for coming up with the series! I'm a basic Takeya person and my standards aren't too high 👍🏻so I'm looking forward to learning about a ton of ways to up my game - from you and from the commenters who have already gotten started on sharing wisdom.
So excited about this series! I’ve never made cold brew at home due to space/time constraints, normally just use cold Mokka pot coffee to make an iced coffee for myself
By far my favorite way to drink cold coffee is flash chilled pour over. I used to be into cold brew but got tired of the stale/cardboard taste it imparts. I used to brew pour over onto ice but always found that a bit too weak, even adjusting the proportions to account for the ice I found the coffee got too weak by the time it was adequately chilled. Then I came across Tim Wendelboe's method and I've never gone back. I do a variation on his method which is to brew onto a little ice to bring the temp down immediately then put the brew into the fridge to let it cool down further. That way you get the flavor saving aspect of immediately chilling it without watering down your pour over too much, it's perfect!
My cold brew maker is similar, without the electric, mixing part. Just a thin, tall carafe that fits in the door of my fridge and the basket (+lid obviously). I find tapping the basket before putting into the carafe gets rid of the very fine grinds that would enter the water.
Ooh looking forward to seeing this. My cold brew method is either cafetiere (if i just want a small amount) or a giant old coffee glass jar with loose grounds to brew and a v60 style filter over a jug to store it in the fridge.
Someone just gave me an instant cold brewer last week. I find it perfectly fine for a quick 20 minute “brew”. I don’t get any grounds but you do get the coffee powder that will sit on the bottom after a few minutes. I’m starting to experiment with letting the pot and grounds sit overnight before spinning. Also spinning first and leaving the grounds in overnight with maybe a second spin.
I like testing out every cold brew recipe, but I always fall back to my Takeya cold brew pitcher. The Sowden Softbrew pitcher can also make nice cold brew. Perfect rapid cold brew can be achieved with an ultrasonic cleaning machine, so long as your brewing pitcher or french press can fit in it. The Instant rapid cold brewer is a less intense ultrasonic cleaning machine but for like triple the price.
The Steve Jobs of coffee! Thank you for this. As a avid coffee drinker I’ve been super curious of more at home ways to get cold brew before work. Sometimes I forget to make my cold brew the nights before because I get home late from work and I’m exhausted. So this is a good idea to get the fix instead of a Starbucks run! Thank you.
Today was the first time this year I had chilled coffee ... summer is coming. I don't care for cold brew ... it seems like a better drink if you add milk or sweetness, and I prefer black. I make James Hoffmann's Japanese Iced Coffee.
i've heard some people say they don't like ice in their glass of whiskey/liquor because the ice numbs the taste buds and they don't get to taste the whiskey properly. have you tried experimenting similarly with cold coffee? the same cold brew, with and without ice in your cup
It's pretty expensive for this idea, but the container, the carafe and the strainer for the coffee could work just as a standard cold brew apparatus. Just steep the coffee in the carafe overnight, and do like normal. But when you could probably do that with another option? Perhaps not. I'm not usually a fan of muddy coffee.
I use something I found called a Rumble Jar, put it in the fridge overnight in a mason jar, and either strain that out and let everything settle to the bottom, or put it through a cotton strainer. It's the same kind of strainer I use for thai iced tea. Never have a problem with sediment, it's incredibly simple, and I don't have a machine taking up space. Before I would just soak the grounds in the water bare and strain through the cotton strainer, but the Rumble Jar makes it much nicer to deal with.
I do cold brew when I can't find any affordable natural ethiopian in season. My two method for cold brew, buy any discounted bag of coffee (stumptown, Verve, etc), Wholefoods/Sprout etc always have them, and just grind it up toss it into a toddy with a paper filter with the pad filter. Other method, is toss some 30grams grounds in a 16oz wide mouth mason jar fill it near to the top, and use the vacuum adapter to pull out the air 18 hours, toss it thru a metal filter like the Espro Bloom which I find is the best metal filter for filtering out fines, and much easier to clean out. If necessary you can toss the end product thru an aeropress, to filter more fines out, other gravity paper filter might stall, but aeropress add a little pressure usually get things out pretty quickly, you can double up the paper if you want it extra clean.
For me: parts are a one-gallon pitcher (typical Rubbermaid), a nut milk bag, and a large plastic bag clip. I put two cups of ground coffee (pre-ground works fine, but coarse ground cleans up easier) in the nut milk bag (giving it a quick cold water rinse), then closing the top with the bag clip, dropping it the pitcher and filling it with water (temperature is pretty irrelevant). The put into the refrigerator for 8-24 hours. Easy peasy, and ridiculously cheap.
Just wanted to say, I just bought one of these and I really didn’t like the mouth feel. My solution, don’t swirl it, slowly pour the “cold brew” into my Chemex carafe with ice in it. This leaves most of the fine grind residue at the bottom of the brew pot. Then slowly pour the Chemex carafe into my go cup for cold coffee when I don’t want a hot cup. Gets rid of most of the mouth feel. I tried filtering it, and the residue is so fine, it takes forever to filter.
I feel like they should (or will) put a heater in this thing, because a consumer version of the laboratory hot plate + magnetic stir bar would be awesome.
Have you considered trying a cheap ultrasonic cleaner for cold brewing? I have no idea if the results would be any good, but it would definitely be almost instant, I'm guessing in just a couple of seconds you should extract a lot. And it sounds like a good video idea.
I use my Breville Espresso machine. For a large ice coffee to take on the road I make two double shots of espresso and then a small Americano, add monk fruit / allulose for sweetness and then pour over ice into a large Yeti thermal mug and add a little heavy cream - yummy!
Yeah, I don't have that kind of patience. The espresso machine is on all day and if I desire an 'iced' coffee then it's an 18g* shot over ice into a pint glass and topped up with chilled water. *I might make a mistake, there might be two shots. Also a ground cardamom pod or two might find its way into the portafilter.
I think the easiest way to do it is the Sage Precision Brewer. I can make fantastic cold brew effortlessly. However, the problem is it is not the most affordable brewer.
My nephew and I are both coffee nerds. My most important factor is the coffee, grinder is next, controls and hardware are last...of course water is paramount. Jamie texted he is receiving an Oxo Compact Cold Coffee brewer today. You gave a nice review of the full size unit so how does the Compact stack up? Looks like a good design.
I own this device, I've found for best results you should run it for 45 minutes for a max water/coffee ratio, you can also let it steep overnight if you want coldbrew concentrate
The only way to fast infuse is with heat and/or pressure/vaccuum. If you want a relatively easy and cheap way to make quick cold brew, get a whipped cream dispenser and nitrous canisters. Stir coffee grounds and water, charge with nitrous, wait at least 3 minutes, Gently squeeze the handle to slowly discharge the pressure (over 10-20 seconds or so, so you don't make a mess, but put the dispenser upright in the sink, with a cup over the nozzle to catch any splatters just in case). Take the lid off and filter through your paper or metal mesh coffee filter of choice (a cheap slow cold brewer would work well for this, but you can use your drip coffee machine or whatever else you have).
Live your videos and your energy! Have you tried the Vinci cold brew maker yet? I'm wondering how this one compares. I had the Vinci and it did make pretty bold, strong coffee, but it stopped working after a bit. I did just order this one, but the cold brew you made does look a bit light (I like dark and bold!). I did read that you can leave it for 30 minutes and also put a little bit more coffee in. The Vinci did not leave many grounds in the brew, but I wouldn't mind running it through a filter if I needed to.
Great series idea! I would love for one video to cover Kyoto/Dutch style drip cold brew. Not expecting you to shell out for a Yama or Oji tower, but genuinely curious if you prefer drip or immersion cold brew. I used Hario immersion for a couple years then splurged on a Yama drip tower. As a weirdo who drinks cold brew all year round and never adds milk/milk substitute or sugar - the difference is substantial.
Somone just donated a cold brew machine to me, and even though I've moved more into Japanese style Iced coffee; I will compare the results. Look forward to more of these videos Morgan! 😊😊😊
Hi there--great review! If left for several hours, would it turn too acidic or just really concentrated such that I can mix it with water when i drink it? Also, with the short brew time, is the caffeine content lower than traditional cold brew?
Like reading these comments. I’m excited for this. Thanks Morgan! I’m a 15 ish hour, glass sealed jar, shake a bit and leave on counter. fine grinds work well, for me. Fave is Starbucks Colombian. Filter with paper cone #4, pour over plastic 😢cone. No ice, eek!
I think it will be interesting to see what happens if you make coldbrew with milk instead of water. If it works, It'll be such an improvement from the watery tasting drinks I get whenever I oreder coldbrew lattes.
Never quite got into cold brew. Immersion brewers feel like they're a bit more of a hassle to clean (I've mostly gone off hot French Press, too), and I'd rather just brew hot onto ice. Extra strong pour over like Japanese Iced Coffee, or pulling espresso onto ice cubes. I'm sure cold brew has some unique qualities, and that immediately-chilled coffee is different, but it's still cold, still coffee, still tasty.
I just bought this brewer recently and brewed my first batch same as you did for 20 minutes. It seemed smooth enough in flavor but a bit week in taste. There is another brewing option in the manual where you brew it only five minutes and then you put the container in the refrigerator with grounds still in the container to complete the brewing process. I wonder if that might yield a richer, more full-bodied flavor. I haven’t tried that yet. I also purchased mine on sale for $50 and would agree that it seems well made.
@@lorithomas3129 I returned it. The cold brew was cloudy. I’m surprised it stopped working so quickly given it doesn’t seem like there is that much that could go wrong. Hopefully you were able to get it replaced under warranty.
Haven’t watched the whole video, but I’ve been curious about this instant pot cold brew maker. I trust Morgan’s opinion completely so she will help me decide if it’s worth it or if I should stick to the reg 24 hour way
I have a suspicion, just based on the color, that the caffeine extraction is rather low. Closer to a regular iced coffee at best? That would be disappointing, at least for me. I like getting an intense, highly-caffeinated concentrate that I then dilute with milk, ice, and syrup.
I think it’s worth mentioning that polish roastery, Hard Bean has released their cold brew machine and it works, to what I know, perfectly. It’s named Hard Tank. Idk if it’s available for individual clients, but if someone has some money left in a piggy bank good to take a glimpse at them.
In the opening you said the review would include ease of cleaning. The first cold brewer I bought sucked to clean so I'm curious about that aspect. Any thoughts?
I am interested in this series. Played around with cold brew last year and I was enjoying it but didn’t love it. Maybe I will learn a new way to make it. Thanks For The Video Morgan
Today's Amazon price is $59. Still, it amuses me, how a trend that started out as the coffee equivalent of sun-tea, is becoming more high tech, mainly because of today's "I need it now!" culture. Before, you just needed a big jar and cheesecloth or a filter bag to make cold brew. I'll admit, my first cold brewer was Bodum's version, basically a cheap plastic french press. And I started all my coffee research, trying to figure out how to make a good cup of coffee with out relying on a machine taking up counterspace while overcooking my coffee all day long. Fast forward to today, I have an electric kettle on the counter and cabinet of various Pour-over drippers, french presses, cold brew makers, an AeroPress and accessories. I use quite a few of them for different situations. Some I just like to display, have a different feature or couldn't resist the deal at Goodwill. Weather turned nice recently so I'm experimenting around with cold brew or iced coffees. Otherwise, I'd be trying out a red moka pot I got for $5 from Goodwill.
Please try out the coffee gator cold brew maker, always wondered how to get the precise caffeine content or at least a range from a cold brew coffee maker, I always have the problem of not having enough caffeine or having too much in a single cup
Thanks for this but for me doing a cold brewed for 12 to 24 hrs in the fridge is ok specially when I used Batangas Philippines coffe beans so delicious
I don't get why are people so obsessed with doing cold brew quickly. To me the whole point of brewing cold is to slow down the extraction, that's what makes cold brew taste like cold brew. If you want coffee made quickly, just brew hot and chill it down with ice. These gadgets are trying to overcome an artificial constraint of "water must be cold during brewing" , without asking why. Only thing this agitation method bring to the table, is that it creates more fines during brew, why is that desirable?
LITERALLY. The idea of instant cold brew bothers me (I've seen this in Trader Joe's reviews, instant cold brew powder????) because the point is that it's a long extraction, is not? Like, maybe the flavour profile is more like cold brew? But the very essence is the brew method.
Hey Morgan! Just wanted to reach out to say that I'm a huge fan of your work! As somebody that is starting out on his own journey as a coffee content creator, what sort of video recording equipment would you recommend?
I shot on iPhone for a VERY long time, it’s very doable if you have some nice lighting to pair with it. Nowadays I’ve upgraded to a Sony FX3 which was pricey but has been a fantastic addition
Judging by the colour of the coffee, or lack thereof, I will stick with my current old school method. They have an Instant Cold Brew on special at Walmart so I thought I'd do some research, thanks for the video :-)
Could you test out a coffee drink? It’s called Frosted Coffee Hawaii. 2 cups strong, cold coffee, 1 cup chilled pineapple juice, and 1 pint soft coffee ice cream. Blend thoroughly until smooth and pour into tall glasses.
I got this on Prime Day for $40 & it just came in. Currently making my first batch with a blend of maxwell house & bustelo (aahh adhd😂). At first, i was confused why it would ramp up, stop, wait ramp up again. But now i know it wasn't just me. I know I could have used a soaking overnight method but I'm a teacher so, i want to make my 2 pitchers for the week to be able to just pour and go, and only need to make it on weekends. my travel mugs are all 16-24oz so I know I'll need to make more during the week😂
Hmm... Just bought this one with the same sale you did, wish I had seen this video first, haha. But I'm still eager to try it and will invest in some filter too. I'm new here, but will be subscribing! Very interested in this series you're doing!
I have yet to master the cold brew. I can only make them in a couple of small batches. Despite having the same ration, for some reason one always comes out different than the other. However, I have been able to brew in a way that doesn't have a woody taste.
I’m just going to shout out my favorite gadget, the Rumble Jar. And it amuses me to think that my $30 gadget makes a cleaner brew than the Instant beastie.
This is a re-upload of today’s video! Thanks to everyone who caught the weird lagging that was happening around the two minute mark. After about three hours of trial and error, I believe the issue should be fixed now (and if not, I’ll dive back into the headache that is figuring out the technical side of TH-cam uploads)
I saw the first one because I rung the bell and I only drink Cold Brew.
“This is where the fun begins!” 🎉😂
Oh, I thought my phone was just spazzing when that happened 😅
Ooooh. I hadn’t noticed, I was listening while I worked out (yay i did it) and the video went private almost exactly halfway through hahah. I was wondering what happened.
@@risuwolf For what it's worth, that's a slur btw!
@Morgan Eckroth This looks much better. Thank you for re-uploading.
If your home cold brew set up isn’t 4 unstable stackable pieces that doesn’t fit anywhere in your kitchen, then you’ve taken all the romance out of cold brew.
*or* (hear me out) it might just be an overloaded French press sitting in your fridge…
@@Maguire708Julie bro are you in my house???
Yeah, where's the giant IKEA jar, IKEA bottles, weird funnels and and that jazz?
@@allen.9 right??
@@Maguire708Juliestopppppp you’re in my fridge 😂😂😂😂
Currently sipping iced coffee out of a tumbler... I've just been mixing grounds (basic ground coffee from Sam's Club, I don't use the good stuff) and water in a container, letting it steep on the countertop for a day or so, and then filtering it and drinking it black over ice. It packs a nice caffeine wallop.
I’ve tried so many gadgets that make instant cold brew but nothing can beat letting the coffee sit for over 4 days in the fridge 😢 love your content Morgan !!!!❤❤❤
I have found my French Press to make pretty good cold brew, but I like to warm it up in the mornings, I still like hot coffee first thing in the morning, the cold brewing takes the bite, or edge off the flavor, and brings out more of the flavor I feel, makes for a smoother cup, and for the first cup, nothing wrong with that
I have a large French Press that I use to make a big batch to keep in the fridge for about a week, and I heat it in the mornings because I also like to drink it hot! It's really nice to have coffee concentrate ready to go in the morning, and I agree that the cold brewing makes the taste smoother.
I do this too- I have been at coffee shops and they won’t do it- says it ruins the coffee, I don’t know how or why- it works great for me at home and tastes the same??
I'm glad I don't have to deal with snobbery around cold brew that's very prevalent in the coffee online space. I know it doesn't extract the same as hot water. It's a different taste and the lack of acidity is a feature not a bug in this scenario.
I like cold brew more than Hot brew, became I hate acid coffee 😅
I dislike the snobbery surrounding coffee in general. If someone likes drinking instant coffee, good for them. If someone likes drinking cold brew, good for them. I don't see a need to get all uppity about it the way some people do.
It feels like this can be a good brewer, if you find a good recipe for it. A drinkable cold brew from the basic instructions on the first try isn't to bad. I would appreciate a deeper dive into this.
I have my cold brew dialed in exactly how I like it, I'd rather take 24 hours for that than get what I don't want in 20 minutes. But it's still fun to see what else is out there, so I'm hyped for this series. (I just use a big mason jar with a steel filter, works great, not fast.)
The good / fast / cheap triangle in action
I've been stewing over a cold brewer and have never seen consistently good review to actually buy it. I am soo excited for this series
I will stick with my glass jar and metal filter and waiting half a day to a day like a normal cold brew addict lol. 😂
Oh, we’ll get there, don’t worry…
I just use a plastic container and strain it using my coffee maker's carafe. A 7:1 ratio or so. I bought a Kitchenaid cold brew gadget years ago for way too much money, but this way is easier.
@@morgandrinkscoffeeWHEN? THX.
I've done cold brew with aeropress. I don't have a "real" cold brew experience to compare it with but it was nice. (Unfortunately it was right before I found I get migranes from drinking coffee which pretty much killed coffee as a hobby for me)
I am looking forward to seeing more because I love cold brew. I use disposable cold brew socks, it hits all the marks, cheap at 200 for about 10 dollars, easy to clean, makes a great super clean brew. I am not a fan of the metal options, you always get fines. The socks get you a lot cleaner cup and work great with fine grinds. I go with a 1:4 ratio with an 24 hour time on mine so I can dilute with heavy cream, milk, or water. It really is amazing with heavy cream.
We've been using this brewer for a bit and a single pass through a nut bag clears it out. My main complaint is the cleaning. The handle does not come off from the carafe making cleaning it properly a bit of a pain if you have larger hands.
FYI for Canadian viewers: Williams-Sonoma has this brewer on its website at $69.96CAD (roughly $50USD) citing a “regular price” of $84.95CAD or around $63USD regular.
Nice
Maybe as a baseline you could do like, no cost, re-use/recycle method of cold brew. For example, i use an old calfia bottle with loose grounds inside to brew it, some regular coffee filters to filter out the grounds, and a glass juice jar to store it. A "i want to spend next to no money on this" method, if you will.
As a side note i now use like a cheap pour over thing to hold the filter but ive just put the filters (raw i guess?) in cups and managed to do it lol (when wet the paper sticks to the outer rim of the cup and holds it in place. Its a pain tho and can make a big mess)
Haha love it, I do the same thing! Old juice bottle (cleaned and made of glass ofc) to brew, 2 smaller juice bottles to store
@@AddamsX haha yes! 🤝
My most recent cold brew was a diluted concentrate I made with the leftover beans from grinding a bunch of decaf lavazza to season some new burrs. I'm excited for some lavender cold brews with better beans in the future though!
I liked how you commented on the actual quality/build of the product. I love me some kitchen gadgets but I’m picky with the way they “feel” when I use them. This brand seems to make really decent products (big fan of their instant pots)
I’m interested to know what it would take to really dial in a good flavor. Will more coarse of a grind help the texture? Are smaller sized brews as tasty? How does the brew taste a day later? Medium vs dark roasts? I’ve been watching too much James Hoffman 😅
I cold brew 50/50 coffee and ground cacao nibs in a canning jar that I pull a vacuum on. Pretty much the best thing ever
Oh, I’m fascinated by the addition of cacao nibs, that sounds super interesting
yes! I think the vacuum works better too, but could just be psychological
That sounds so good.
Never thought of the vacuum trick. Thanks! I have a vacuum sealer with jar attachments. Gonna have to try it.
kinda like when I'm lazy with my mugicha/barley tea, I just dunk teabag into tumbler with cold water, shake vigorously for few minutes, throw into fridge for half an hour.
Great video. I've been eyeing the Cuisinart model as it looks like the mesh basket could be better. It also seems to me like many of these instant devices are designed to be used with finer, pre-ground coffee.
Morgan because of your all cold brew review I tried Stok cold brew and it’s the first time I enjoyed a cup of coffee so much…… I love the aroma of coffee but I don’t really like the sour or bitter taste Stok is perfect… 😭😭😭 life is good now…
I already gone through 2 bottles of it now… it’s all I can ask for😢
I make my cold brew on the counter. I use a homemade coffe sack. Made from flour sack material and put a draw string in it. I put 1 1/2 cups ground coffee from store bought coffee. I have currently 3 brands I preffer. I place the sack in a 2 quart container and fill with 6 cups of water. To prevent grounds from. Floating out of sack the draw string is used to tie the sack.
I leave the container on my counter for 12 hours, but usually it goes till 18 hours.
After its finished I strain it with another flour sack cloth doubled and there is little or no slug from the bottom. I call it slug its fine particulars of coffee.
Then it goes in the fridge.
When I make a cup I use a 24 ounce cup using about 1 1/2 inches worth of creamer, then fill to 3/4 full of coffee and the rest plain cold water. I found this method I do makes a stronger coffee so adding water smooths out the taste.
I've been using coffee sacks for about 2 years now. I originally made them with unbleached muslin, after awhile the taste was off. Now I use flour sack towels made coffee sacks with draw string and a double layer for straining. You only need to wash them in warm water no soap as soap alters the taste of coffee. If needed you can boil them to further clean them. Its all down by hand. Small apartment kitchen required a great way to enjoy cold brew . But I like your candor on the cold brew machine , I originally was thinking about it.
🙏🏼 Thank you for coming up with the series! I'm a basic Takeya person and my standards aren't too high 👍🏻so I'm looking forward to learning about a ton of ways to up my game - from you and from the commenters who have already gotten started on sharing wisdom.
So excited about this series! I’ve never made cold brew at home due to space/time constraints, normally just use cold Mokka pot coffee to make an iced coffee for myself
By far my favorite way to drink cold coffee is flash chilled pour over. I used to be into cold brew but got tired of the stale/cardboard taste it imparts. I used to brew pour over onto ice but always found that a bit too weak, even adjusting the proportions to account for the ice I found the coffee got too weak by the time it was adequately chilled. Then I came across Tim Wendelboe's method and I've never gone back. I do a variation on his method which is to brew onto a little ice to bring the temp down immediately then put the brew into the fridge to let it cool down further. That way you get the flavor saving aspect of immediately chilling it without watering down your pour over too much, it's perfect!
My cold brew maker is similar, without the electric, mixing part. Just a thin, tall carafe that fits in the door of my fridge and the basket (+lid obviously).
I find tapping the basket before putting into the carafe gets rid of the very fine grinds that would enter the water.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoys the "included scoop"!
It never ceases to tickle me
Ooh looking forward to seeing this. My cold brew method is either cafetiere (if i just want a small amount) or a giant old coffee glass jar with loose grounds to brew and a v60 style filter over a jug to store it in the fridge.
My cold brewer is a 2 liter Cambro container. It's messy, but I only have to do it once a couple of weeks. Also brewing bags makes it extremely easy.
Someone just gave me an instant cold brewer last week. I find it perfectly fine for a quick 20 minute “brew”. I don’t get any grounds but you do get the coffee powder that will sit on the bottom after a few minutes. I’m starting to experiment with letting the pot and grounds sit overnight before spinning. Also spinning first and leaving the grounds in overnight with maybe a second spin.
I just finished my box of Morgan Drinks This Coffee this morning, it was quite tasty
I was curious
I like testing out every cold brew recipe, but I always fall back to my Takeya cold brew pitcher. The Sowden Softbrew pitcher can also make nice cold brew. Perfect rapid cold brew can be achieved with an ultrasonic cleaning machine, so long as your brewing pitcher or french press can fit in it. The Instant rapid cold brewer is a less intense ultrasonic cleaning machine but for like triple the price.
The Steve Jobs of coffee! Thank you for this. As a avid coffee drinker I’ve been super curious of more at home ways to get cold brew before work. Sometimes I forget to make my cold brew the nights before because I get home late from work and I’m exhausted. So this is a good idea to get the fix instead of a Starbucks run! Thank you.
Today was the first time this year I had chilled coffee ... summer is coming.
I don't care for cold brew ... it seems like a better drink if you add milk or sweetness, and I prefer black. I make James Hoffmann's Japanese Iced Coffee.
I wonder if you will try a coffee sock. It is on the longer side but i like the results with straining through a filter.
i've heard some people say they don't like ice in their glass of whiskey/liquor because the ice numbs the taste buds and they don't get to taste the whiskey properly. have you tried experimenting similarly with cold coffee? the same cold brew, with and without ice in your cup
It's pretty expensive for this idea, but the container, the carafe and the strainer for the coffee could work just as a standard cold brew apparatus. Just steep the coffee in the carafe overnight, and do like normal. But when you could probably do that with another option? Perhaps not. I'm not usually a fan of muddy coffee.
I use something I found called a Rumble Jar, put it in the fridge overnight in a mason jar, and either strain that out and let everything settle to the bottom, or put it through a cotton strainer. It's the same kind of strainer I use for thai iced tea. Never have a problem with sediment, it's incredibly simple, and I don't have a machine taking up space. Before I would just soak the grounds in the water bare and strain through the cotton strainer, but the Rumble Jar makes it much nicer to deal with.
you know its a good day when theres gonna be a new morgan video series :3
I do cold brew when I can't find any affordable natural ethiopian in season. My two method for cold brew, buy any discounted bag of coffee (stumptown, Verve, etc), Wholefoods/Sprout etc always have them, and just grind it up toss it into a toddy with a paper filter with the pad filter.
Other method, is toss some 30grams grounds in a 16oz wide mouth mason jar fill it near to the top, and use the vacuum adapter to pull out the air 18 hours, toss it thru a metal filter like the Espro Bloom which I find is the best metal filter for filtering out fines, and much easier to clean out. If necessary you can toss the end product thru an aeropress, to filter more fines out, other gravity paper filter might stall, but aeropress add a little pressure usually get things out pretty quickly, you can double up the paper if you want it extra clean.
Super stoked for this series!
For me: parts are a one-gallon pitcher (typical Rubbermaid), a nut milk bag, and a large plastic bag clip. I put two cups of ground coffee (pre-ground works fine, but coarse ground cleans up easier) in the nut milk bag (giving it a quick cold water rinse), then closing the top with the bag clip, dropping it the pitcher and filling it with water (temperature is pretty irrelevant). The put into the refrigerator for 8-24 hours. Easy peasy, and ridiculously cheap.
Just wanted to say, I just bought one of these and I really didn’t like the mouth feel. My solution, don’t swirl it, slowly pour the “cold brew” into my Chemex carafe with ice in it. This leaves most of the fine grind residue at the bottom of the brew pot. Then slowly pour the Chemex carafe into my go cup for cold coffee when I don’t want a hot cup. Gets rid of most of the mouth feel. I tried filtering it, and the residue is so fine, it takes forever to filter.
I feel like they should (or will) put a heater in this thing, because a consumer version of the laboratory hot plate + magnetic stir bar would be awesome.
Have you considered trying a cheap ultrasonic cleaner for cold brewing? I have no idea if the results would be any good, but it would definitely be almost instant, I'm guessing in just a couple of seconds you should extract a lot.
And it sounds like a good video idea.
I use my Breville Espresso machine. For a large ice coffee to take on the road I make two double shots of espresso and then a small Americano, add monk fruit / allulose for sweetness and then pour over ice into a large Yeti thermal mug and add a little heavy cream - yummy!
Yeah, I don't have that kind of patience. The espresso machine is on all day and if I desire an 'iced' coffee then it's an 18g* shot over ice into a pint glass and topped up with chilled water.
*I might make a mistake, there might be two shots. Also a ground cardamom pod or two might find its way into the portafilter.
I think the easiest way to do it is the Sage Precision Brewer. I can make fantastic cold brew effortlessly. However, the problem is it is not the most affordable brewer.
Definitely agree with this. Leave it doing its thing over night and the results are delicious.
My nephew and I are both coffee nerds. My most important factor is the coffee, grinder is next, controls and hardware are last...of course water is paramount. Jamie texted he is receiving an Oxo Compact Cold Coffee brewer today. You gave a nice review of the full size unit so how does the Compact stack up? Looks like a good design.
I own this device, I've found for best results you should run it for 45 minutes for a max water/coffee ratio, you can also let it steep overnight if you want coldbrew concentrate
The only way to fast infuse is with heat and/or pressure/vaccuum. If you want a relatively easy and cheap way to make quick cold brew, get a whipped cream dispenser and nitrous canisters. Stir coffee grounds and water, charge with nitrous, wait at least 3 minutes, Gently squeeze the handle to slowly discharge the pressure (over 10-20 seconds or so, so you don't make a mess, but put the dispenser upright in the sink, with a cup over the nozzle to catch any splatters just in case). Take the lid off and filter through your paper or metal mesh coffee filter of choice (a cheap slow cold brewer would work well for this, but you can use your drip coffee machine or whatever else you have).
Just got one of these as a gift, coffee takes a bit on playing around but a solid option, works really nice for tea
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Have you tried the Vinci cold brew maker yet? I'm wondering how this one compares. I had the Vinci and it did make pretty bold, strong coffee, but it stopped working after a bit. I did just order this one, but the cold brew you made does look a bit light (I like dark and bold!). I did read that you can leave it for 30 minutes and also put a little bit more coffee in.
The Vinci did not leave many grounds in the brew, but I wouldn't mind running it through a filter if I needed to.
Awesome video! We use this and put the coffee in then fill it up with water through a pour over method. Have not tried the tea
Wait what… have we been lied to? I can’t wait to see if you tasted the difference between slow brew and “Sonic Brew” (trademarking this hahaha 😉)
wAyTE wUt?!?! 🤡
My takeaway is that I should try using my magnetic stirrer (great for dissolving sugar in things) when I make cold brew...
Great series idea!
I would love for one video to cover Kyoto/Dutch style drip cold brew. Not expecting you to shell out for a Yama or Oji tower, but genuinely curious if you prefer drip or immersion cold brew.
I used Hario immersion for a couple years then splurged on a Yama drip tower. As a weirdo who drinks cold brew all year round and never adds milk/milk substitute or sugar - the difference is substantial.
How is the caffine content of this? I would be concerned about getting initial coffee notes but ending up with something unleaded.
Somone just donated a cold brew machine to me, and even though I've moved more into Japanese style Iced coffee; I will compare the results. Look forward to more of these videos Morgan! 😊😊😊
Hi there--great review! If left for several hours, would it turn too acidic or just really concentrated such that I can mix it with water when i drink it? Also, with the short brew time, is the caffeine content lower than traditional cold brew?
I tend to do cold brew the slow way, although I DO use a Takeya cold brew carafe. It works quite nicely.
I want to see pitchers in the future that use sonic technology or something that extract coffee through sound and vibrations
Like reading these comments. I’m excited for this. Thanks Morgan! I’m a 15 ish hour, glass sealed jar, shake a bit and leave on counter. fine grinds work well, for me. Fave is Starbucks Colombian. Filter with paper cone #4, pour over plastic 😢cone. No ice, eek!
I think it will be interesting to see what happens if you make coldbrew with milk instead of water. If it works, It'll be such an improvement from the watery tasting drinks I get whenever I oreder coldbrew lattes.
Never quite got into cold brew. Immersion brewers feel like they're a bit more of a hassle to clean (I've mostly gone off hot French Press, too), and I'd rather just brew hot onto ice. Extra strong pour over like Japanese Iced Coffee, or pulling espresso onto ice cubes. I'm sure cold brew has some unique qualities, and that immediately-chilled coffee is different, but it's still cold, still coffee, still tasty.
I just bought this brewer recently and brewed my first batch same as you did for 20 minutes. It seemed smooth enough in flavor but a bit week in taste. There is another brewing option in the manual where you brew it only five minutes and then you put the container in the refrigerator with grounds still in the container to complete the brewing process. I wonder if that might yield a richer, more full-bodied flavor. I haven’t tried that yet. I also purchased mine on sale for $50 and would agree that it seems well made.
I have this same brewer. Beware stopped working after 5 months of use.😢
@@lorithomas3129 I returned it. The cold brew was cloudy. I’m surprised it stopped working so quickly given it doesn’t seem like there is that much that could go wrong. Hopefully you were able to get it replaced under warranty.
Haven’t watched the whole video, but I’ve been curious about this instant pot cold brew maker. I trust Morgan’s opinion completely so she will help me decide if it’s worth it or if I should stick to the reg 24 hour way
I love cold brew, and I'm super excited about this series 😀
I have a suspicion, just based on the color, that the caffeine extraction is rather low. Closer to a regular iced coffee at best? That would be disappointing, at least for me. I like getting an intense, highly-caffeinated concentrate that I then dilute with milk, ice, and syrup.
I think it’s worth mentioning that polish roastery, Hard Bean has released their cold brew machine and it works, to what I know, perfectly. It’s named Hard Tank. Idk if it’s available for individual clients, but if someone has some money left in a piggy bank good to take a glimpse at them.
In the opening you said the review would include ease of cleaning. The first cold brewer I bought sucked to clean so I'm curious about that aspect. Any thoughts?
I'm a fan of my Toddy. I do splurge and use the filter bag.
I am interested in this series. Played around with cold brew last year and I was enjoying it but didn’t love it. Maybe I will learn a new way to make it. Thanks For The Video Morgan
I really don't like gritty coffee. I'd definitely pass on this one.
You mention you were going to look at the cleaning of these units so how hard is it to clean the intant cold brew?Thankyou!
Dishwasher makes it easy
There was a kick starter a while ago for a speedy cold brew device that used a vacuum pump to speed up extraction.
Today's Amazon price is $59. Still, it amuses me, how a trend that started out as the coffee equivalent of sun-tea, is becoming more high tech, mainly because of today's "I need it now!" culture. Before, you just needed a big jar and cheesecloth or a filter bag to make cold brew. I'll admit, my first cold brewer was Bodum's version, basically a cheap plastic french press. And I started all my coffee research, trying to figure out how to make a good cup of coffee with out relying on a machine taking up counterspace while overcooking my coffee all day long.
Fast forward to today, I have an electric kettle on the counter and cabinet of various Pour-over drippers, french presses, cold brew makers, an AeroPress and accessories. I use quite a few of them for different situations. Some I just like to display, have a different feature or couldn't resist the deal at Goodwill. Weather turned nice recently so I'm experimenting around with cold brew or iced coffees. Otherwise, I'd be trying out a red moka pot I got for $5 from Goodwill.
Just using aeropress, inverted brew for 12 mins then close , flip , plunge. A nice clean cup of cold brew.
Please try out the coffee gator cold brew maker, always wondered how to get the precise caffeine content or at least a range from a cold brew coffee maker, I always have the problem of not having enough caffeine or having too much in a single cup
Thanks for this but for me doing a cold brewed for 12 to 24 hrs in the fridge is ok specially when I used Batangas Philippines coffe beans so delicious
I've done cold brew in my aero press. Small batch but good.
I use whole bean for my cold brewer. It is a 24 hour, but it brews nicely and not as bitter.
Whole bean won’t extract much in 24 hours
Did not read the reviews but a question. Have you tried going more course in the grounds? Thinking if a finer grinds=more silt or slurry in the drink.
I am excited for this chronicle.
Hey Morgan congrats on the cnbc article!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
I don't get why are people so obsessed with doing cold brew quickly. To me the whole point of brewing cold is to slow down the extraction, that's what makes cold brew taste like cold brew. If you want coffee made quickly, just brew hot and chill it down with ice. These gadgets are trying to overcome an artificial constraint of "water must be cold during brewing" , without asking why. Only thing this agitation method bring to the table, is that it creates more fines during brew, why is that desirable?
LITERALLY. The idea of instant cold brew bothers me (I've seen this in Trader Joe's reviews, instant cold brew powder????) because the point is that it's a long extraction, is not? Like, maybe the flavour profile is more like cold brew? But the very essence is the brew method.
Hey Morgan! Just wanted to reach out to say that I'm a huge fan of your work! As somebody that is starting out on his own journey as a coffee content creator, what sort of video recording equipment would you recommend?
I shot on iPhone for a VERY long time, it’s very doable if you have some nice lighting to pair with it. Nowadays I’ve upgraded to a Sony FX3 which was pricey but has been a fantastic addition
Would be cool to include cold pressed espresso. E.g. with a Flair or similar manual machines. Needs many minutes of blooming though.
11:03 when morgan said tactile my brain goes "you drink keyboard switches ?" for a split second 😭
Judging by the colour of the coffee, or lack thereof, I will stick with my current old school method. They have an Instant Cold Brew on special at Walmart so I thought I'd do some research, thanks for the video :-)
Could you test out a coffee drink? It’s called Frosted Coffee Hawaii. 2 cups strong, cold coffee, 1 cup chilled pineapple juice, and 1 pint soft coffee ice cream. Blend thoroughly until smooth and pour into tall glasses.
That sounds good asf
Im ok waiting 24 hours for my cold brew strainer to do it's job. Saves me a lot of money in the long runs.
Have you had cold brew on a ground control? My coffee shop has it and so do a couple of other Dallas coffee shops
I got this on Prime Day for $40 & it just came in. Currently making my first batch with a blend of maxwell house & bustelo (aahh adhd😂). At first, i was confused why it would ramp up, stop, wait ramp up again. But now i know it wasn't just me.
I know I could have used a soaking overnight method but I'm a teacher so, i want to make my 2 pitchers for the week to be able to just pour and go, and only need to make it on weekends. my travel mugs are all 16-24oz so I know I'll need to make more during the week😂
Please do a concentrate coffee receive! It doesn’t have to ba a cold brew. I prefer the complexity that heat brings to coffee.
Hmm... Just bought this one with the same sale you did, wish I had seen this video first, haha. But I'm still eager to try it and will invest in some filter too. I'm new here, but will be subscribing! Very interested in this series you're doing!
I have yet to master the cold brew. I can only make them in a couple of small batches. Despite having the same ration, for some reason one always comes out different than the other. However, I have been able to brew in a way that doesn't have a woody taste.
Quite looking forwards to this one, we're certainly of to a seemingly nice start.
I’m just going to shout out my favorite gadget, the Rumble Jar. And it amuses me to think that my $30 gadget makes a cleaner brew than the Instant beastie.