If you haven't seen this and you are a BRC customer it is worth a read. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/americas-coffee-owner-popular-black-rifle-coffee-calls-customers-racists-worst-american-society-hate/?ff_source=Twitter&ff_campaign=websitesharingbuttons
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Call me OCD if you like, but I'm serious about my morning coffee and over the years have found that this is my sole way of making the stuff. Find you a coffee that you really like -- mine is a dark roast Sumatra whole bean, available from many different sources. Your mileage may vary, so find one you REALLY like. AND AVOID STARBUCKS, BRC, or any company that has ever uttered a word about politics.... they aren't paying attention to their main job of providing good coffee beans.
Using either the store grinder or a burr grinder at home, grind the coffee to a fine powder, just short of "Turkish"..... "Espresso" works for me, but again, your mileage may vary.
I bought a cold brew coffee maker some years ago for about $20 or $25 dollars. Here is what one looks like: https://www.amazon.com/Primula-Comfort-Durable-Removable-Dishwasher/dp/B086V1QXNM/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=cold+brew+maker&qid=1626611454&sr=8-11
I put the ground coffee in the infuser up to where the mesh ends, fill the container with filtered water, and slooo-oooly allow the infuser to sink into position, screw the cap down, give it a few good shakes, and lay it on its side in the refrigerator door.
12 to 18 hours later you will have a thick-ish coffee concentrate. Pour about 1 inch into a cup and top off with filtered water. If you prefer weaker coffee use less, but my personal taste is strong enough to invade Poland all by itself... if I can see the bottom or sides of the cup, it's too weak. Your mileage may vary.
Heat that cup in a microwave for 2 minutes, just don't let it boil.
Voila! You will have the best cuppa you've ever had or your money back. Cold brewing brings out the coffee bean's natural sweetness and is about 70% less acidic than hot brewed coffee.
Bypass all the politically woke companies, and become a coffee snob like me. Cold brewing has ruined me for any other coffee in the wild. I'll drink a cuppa at a restaurant if I have to, but at home, cold brew is the only way.
Enjoy, lads and lasses.
ADDENDUM EDIT: Using the Espresso grind like I do will give you some "sludge" of microscopic sized particles that get through the mesh filter. Ignore it, it just shows you've got a strong coffee. Now I don't actually chew the sludge, but I'm sure some goes down my gullet... don't care, it's just a different form of caffeine.
Reminds me of Navy coffee. The sludge is the best part.
I do this during the summer months and in the cooler months make pour over coffee using a Chemex. Cheaper and WAAaaay better tasting than anything you can buy at a brick and mortar.
Also, I have been a BRC customer for a while and even continued the last few months after learning about Kyle and their donations. This was a true kick in the balls and I'm done now. Getting a shipment tomorrow and sending it back w a nice note.
That sounds REALLY good. Our son started making cold brew, and I thought it would suck because he's never been a coffee drinker so what would he know? I was blown away at how good it was. Almost sweet, but very strong, no bitterness atall.
I usually use heavy cream in coffee because it seems to bring out the flavor while cutting the bitterness. With cold brew you don't NEED to add anything. Impressive!
Congratulations on finding the elixir of life! 😁
Thanks, can't wait to try it! :D If I weren't going on vacation tomorrow I'd be buying accessories tonight!
I'll repeat, your mileage may vary...but by doing it the way I described, it's the best coffee I've ever had. Pay attention to the grind I suggested and get a nice cold brewer. I tried a glass carafe on my first attempt, but it broke after a couple of months. Get the acrylic type, it's unbreakable.