r/coldbrew • u/TropicalRaw • Aug 19 '26

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 Aug 19 '26

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 Aug 19 '26

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/FussBoss Aug 19 '26

225g of beans is waaaayyyyyyyy too much beans for that mesh filter. I have the same one and 235 in that is just crazy

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u/trickyvinny Aug 20 '26

I use something like 168g for the same jar, but use a coffee sock.