Just realized my cold brew recipe has been overcomplicated this whole time

I was chatting with the barista at Blue Bottle in Austin last Saturday and she told me she just uses a 1:8 ratio and leaves it on the counter for 16 hours. No fancy filters, no stirring every hour. I've been doing this whole thing with ice and a 24 hour steep and honestly it hit different because her cup actually tasted cleaner than mine. Anyone else find out they were overthinking their brew method after talking to a pro?

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cole_davis4728d ago

@blake_smith you're telling me you actually timed a bloom phase for cold brew? That's next level commitment. I was doing the same nonsense with a Chemex filter and a burr grinder set to exactly 17 clicks thinking I was some kind of coffee scientist. Turns out my neighbor who works at Starbucks just uses a plastic pitcher and a mesh strainer from Target and it comes out perfect. The elitist in me is still mad about it.

blake_smith28d ago

Man that hit home for me too. I was doing this whole thing with a french press, stirring every 4 hours, and even timing the bloom phase like a total psycho. My buddy who manages a cafe in Denver showed me his method which is just ground coffee dumped in a mason jar with water for 14 hours and it tastes way better than my complicated mess every single time.

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