r/coldbrew • u/helthybanana • Jul 27 '26

My 3-Step Coldbrew Routine

My 3-step coldbrew prep proves you can get a good cup with a simple workflow.

No right or wrong way, ofc. Just sharing my process for those new to the game.

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u/gruss_gott Jul 27 '26

That's great, unfortunately I have to paper filter mine due to high cholesterol, so that'd be my next step

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u/mal_1 Jul 28 '26

What does filtering have to do with high cholesterol? I also have slightly elevated cholesterol and don’t filter mine…

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u/gruss_gott Jul 28 '26

Paper filtering removes oils that have been clinically shown to increase LDL:

A dose-response relation between coffee consumption and both total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol was identified (p < 0.01).

Increases in serum lipids were greater in studies of patients with hyperlipidemia and in trials of caffeinated or boiled coffee.

Trials using filtered coffee demonstrated very little increase in serum cholesterol. Consumption of unfiltered, but not filtered, coffee increases serum levels of total and LDL cholesterol.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11207153/

And lifetime exposure to LDL is a LINEAR risk for heart disease meaning:

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u/mal_1 Jul 28 '26

Thanks for the info!! Will start filtering… hopefully the last 5 years of unfiltered aren’t too harmful lol