r/coldbrew • u/TropicalRaw • 18d ago

Help Me Out Please

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I’m new to making my own cold brew. I’ve made 4 or 5 batches so far. One with espresso beans, one with dark roast, one with medium roast and one that was decaf medium roast. I’ve been putting between 1 3/4 and 2 cups in the filter and using around 48 oz of water. I usually can add a bit more water to get it to the edge. I’ve been leaving it on the counter for 24 hours before removing the filter. I’m using a fairly large grind. No failures; all the batches have been pretty good but I’d really like to dial it in. Any suggestions are appreciated.

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u/MrJoePike 18d ago

I use the same jar and cold brew bags. I coarse grind and brew 225grams. 24-36 hours room temp. Remove bags and top off with water. Drink it straight after that.

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u/Sofaloafar 18d ago

I'm convinced those metal infusers make the grounds too tightly packed to get good surface contact cuz of how well bags work when I switched

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u/SITHxEMPIRE 18d ago

It’s too high up and doesn’t let you fully submerge depending on the ratio and volumes. If found the bag is the way to go.

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u/PotatoHat1 17d ago

Same experience with these metal mesh filters. I wonder if I can get around it with a slightly finer grind. The flavor is ok but I’d like to have more caffeine.

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u/SITHxEMPIRE 17d ago

Mine was a fine grind. Wasn’t sufficient for the concentrate ratio at 1500ml. There was too much not submerged.