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#1
12-18-2016, 04:39 PM
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OT: Cold brew machines?
I know it's winter and most of you probably aren't thinking about iced coffee...but, I tried ( and loved ) cold brewed iced coffee at a local coffee shop today on my ride and was thinking about buying a home machine.
Anyone own the Yama version? Thoughts, experiences, opinions and flames welcomed. Thanks in advance! Steve
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#2
12-18-2016, 05:32 PM
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My wife fell in love with cold brew. I bought her a Hario set up like the Yama and we found it difficult to use. Specifically, it was hard to keep the drip rate adjusted to a consistent rate.
After my experience with that setup, I just make a pot of french press and put in the refrigerator for 24 hours. And that's from a bona fide coffee geek. Jon
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12-18-2016, 05:59 PM
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I use a simple pour over method. I try to use the same proportion of ice/water I would use for just water for a hot pour over. I fill a glass with the ice and hot pour over it. Not watery at all and delish. ..quick to boot
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12-18-2016, 06:27 PM
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I do quick cold brew in a whipping syphon. 100g of coffee, 500ml water. Charge with 2 N2O cartridges and let sit for an hour or two. I then evacuate the air as quickly as possible in order to cause cavication and then filter out the grounds.
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12-18-2016, 06:40 PM
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the defining feature of cold brew is... (drumroll) brewing it with cold water. 
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12-18-2016, 06:44 PM
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12-18-2016, 07:09 PM
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12-18-2016, 08:43 PM
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We keep a basic Primula at the vacation house, and, honestly, like it very nearly as much as the Yama at the main house. So much depends on using the coffee you love, properly ground, and playing around until you master the process.
$30 for a Primula is worth trying.
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#12
12-18-2016, 09:01 PM
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I am a big fan of The Breuer. It's super simple and made well. I do wish it brewed more but it forces you to make it fresh.
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#13
12-18-2016, 09:08 PM
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another fan of Toddy. kinda silly really, since it is no more than a plastic brew bucket that fits on top of a carafe for the drip/dispensing (after sitting a day with cold water and coffee); but it works, you just wash the filter out and reuse. not sure why anything more complicated would be necessary. and yes, I've done something similar to the wine carafe followed by a drip filter, but the toddy is a little more convenient. fill bucket with water and coffee, let it sit overnight, pull the stopper from the bottom and drip into carafe.
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12-19-2016, 02:28 AM
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I've used the Toddy cold brew bucket at my last job at a restaurant and it was pretty easy. We used a huge bucket, which was a pain to deal with because you're left with 5lbs of soaked coffee grounds that you end up trying to completely drain of concentrate. hah obviously wouldn't be that useful for home use unless you have the space in your fridge...but you'd have enough cold brew concentrate for about two months
I've been considering trying out my first cold brew with the Filtron Cold Brew concentrate brewer. I've heard good things from it in terms of taste and cleaning...maybe a christmas gift to myself! can be found for around $40
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12-19-2016, 06:05 AM
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https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The Iwaki is what I have, and I like it because it's easy to clean and makes good coffee. Before I had that, I used a big jar to steep the grounds, then poured it through a coffee filter to separate the grounds, and that also made good coffee, but it also made a big mess, every single time.
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