Immersion Cold Brew vs. Cold Drip Coffee Brewing

[@omarnajam1789]

The sponge visual was so helpful! Thank you!

[@AlternativeBrewing]

You're so welcome!

[@philipdeppen8593]

Immersion 24 hours in the fridge is my go to. I never let it sit room temperature do to inconsistency do to temperature etc. Sunlight adds to inconsistency as well and sometimes slight sourness

[@MarkQueitzsch]

Josh is right - you can use any beans to make cold brew! I normally grind soon-after-roast-date Campos Superior beans when making espresso, but when my sister put me onto cold brew (she has an Alternative Brewing-bought Hario 1L jug and Hario Skerton grinder), she said she was using supermarket-bought Lavazza Oro beans (often $20/Kg on special). It was delicious! I bought the same from Alternative Brewing, and it gets more use than my neglected espresso machine and Baratza Sette 270wi grinder! Go the Hario 1L jug: no plastic and looks more stylish. For brewing, I grind 60g of beans, empty then onto the filter, pour fridge-chilled water over the grounds, and put the jug into the fridge for 14 hours. When brewed, I decant the coffee into a wine bottle, taking care not to pour the small amount of coffee mud at the bottom of the jug. I let that sit in the fridge overnight, and then slowly pour (about 250mL) from the bottle whenever I want a coffee. This process eliminates the sediment-tongue feeling. When there's one cup left in the bottle, I brew another jug that afternoon, in time for it to be ready the next morning.

[@unityxdrummer7892]

Thanks Josh... I specially like your videos since Wolff College of Coffee. Very clear and useful info

[@mars9399]

Thanks for the tip : )

[@wingkithung]

Found an automatic cold drip machine called Brezicoffee. It’s got hot pre-infusion and instant ice cold drip. Seems like it saves all the trouble of setting up a cold drip tower.

[@henryt9731]

3:27 have 2 of these, i would still run the coffe thru a paper filter afterwards. I just don’t like seeing oil on top of the coffee…

[@pamelashoppinghauls]

I was given a cold brew drip set for Christmas last year. Their is a lot to it like you have the water part, then the coffee filter thats attached and then you can choose if you want it a quick drip or to drip over 10 hours. It sits in the cup you can use after. I think it was brought at aldi. Anyways i can't drink bean coffee i have to have instant as i suffer from heartburn and acid reflux with no gall bladder. Was worried about it and was so happy when i had my first cup of dripped coffee with no reaction to it what so ever. I have one every day but i have to set it up before i go to bed and let it drip in the fridge over night. But i am tempted to ask hubby for one of these this year

[@BillyBruzek]

I take my hario cold brew pot, barely turn my sink on to let it drip into the grounds, then let it sit overnight. Produces great results. I didn’t know cold drip was a style. Thank you for the video!

[@danv7827]

Oh dear, I didn't know the caffeine content was so high. I just downed about 250ml of my Hario Cold Brew....

[@schnader]

I was randomly interested in trying out Cold Brewing and this video was the first one to pop up. High quality video, very clear explanation and some personal touches to it. I expected this channel to be very popular with the amount of quality and was surprised by the "low" subscriber count compared to the video quality. Thanks for the information, I'll take a look for an immersion brewer to get started since they seem a little more affordable and new-user friendly so I can see if I like it or not. Keep on doing what you love and you'll make it big one day. Cheers!

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Hey Khada thanks for the love and kind words! You too - If there's anything I can help with, let me know 👍

[@lilzkha5377]

It’s jhin himself Looks like you like coffee How much coffee do you drink a day? 4?

[@drewbadwolf5182]

Try a mason jar an some cheese cloth

[@slycordinator]

Back in the States, if I made cold brew, I would just use a gallon mason jar with a reusable "nutmilk" filter. It worked fine because there, fridges are big enough that such a thing will fit with generally little issue. Now, that I live in Korea, that size jar would never fit in ours. The Hario pitcher you showed fit the bill perfectly, as it filters everything perfectly while being able to fit perfectly in the thinner door space typical of fridges here in east Asia. Edit: Though, here in Korea, the drip cold brew is always called Dutch Coffee. I had never heard of it till I moved. Apparently, it was introduced here from Japan who I guess had improved on the methods. Cafes usually sell Dutch as a concentrate here.

[@PCT6566]

I love my Hario Shizuku I adjust the time it takes by using mostly ice in the water chamber

[@nickspeelman9174]

You forgot my preferred extremely low-cost immersion method: A cotton drawstring bag and a pitcher from the dollar store.

[@AlternativeBrewing]

haha 🔥 too true!

[@athenaathena77712]

Still haven’t nailed it down to a preference I made cold brew to just have it ready & concentrated & just add my hot water & creamer to speed up my morning routine ;) I’m still learning ;) thank you for this helpful video !

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Great tip! Your welcome 😀

[@Stezzanz]

I absolutely love my cold drip. Ended up getting a cheap tower off Aliexpress and it has served me well. The dripster is next on my plan. I'm surprised by how strong I can get the cold drip, easily rivaling my colleagues immersion brew. In saying that I love strong coffee and will often only drip 200-300ml through 50 grams. Thanks for your video, it really was fascinating. You have a sub.

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Thanks for sharing! and the sub 👌

[@yandeslongchamps]

Would love to try cold brew coffee from a Yama drip tower. Those are so gorgeous. It's expensive to try tho. For now, it's immersion cold brew for me in a mason jar with a metal mesh filter.

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Good choice!

[@andromydous]

I'm going to list my problem first and then my frustration. I've made countless cold brew coffees that all end up with a woody taste and none of the coffee taste. I ditched the automatic coffee machine a few years ago and fell in love with the adventure of pour over coffee (hot brew) and grinding my own beans. I eventually found the method that works for me. However, the frustration comes from the multitudes of methods/recipes to accomplish the same thing. As previously stated, I did work out what works for me with the pour over method. On the flip side, that same frustration crosses over to cold brew and I have yet to figure out. I made a similar comment as this one on a different channel and immediately got a couple of responses to how the reply-er does it. I've tried light, medium, and dark roast. I've tried 12 hours on the counter and 24 hours in the fridge. I've tried the coarsest setting I could get down to almost a medium grind. I've always filtered out the fines. I've tried varying different ratios (though most people tend to use the inaccurate empirical measurement and some don't even say if the measurement is before grind or after grind). I know what cold brew is supposed to tasted like. I've bought several different cold brew coffee brands at the grocery store. So, I'm at a dead end.

[@mprz8188]

Hey, I'm here to help you out. See, cold brewing requires little effort, so would like to know a bit more about your hardware: which grinder do you use? Which water do you use? Cold brew and cold drip are very stringent when it comes to water quality. Cold methods reveal a lot of flavor so if you're goal is delicious cold brewed coffee you should check your water first. On the other hand, even when coarse grounds are recommended for cold brewing, this must be taken carefully and as a reference only. I've had coffees that never tasted great at coarse settings but more into the medium range. It's immensely relative. Have you tried comparing flavor profiles countertop vs fridge at the same ratio and steep times? Depending on what coffee you're brewing I would give you some recommendations. In general, I'd stick to medium roasts and as for the process, i think naturals yield the best concentrate. Please check your roast quality. Cold brewing reveals any defect in your roast process too. So take this in account and go with very well roasted coffee only. Woody and ashy flavors are a product of extraction problems. As a rule of thumb, taking your Ambient temperature as reference, for every 10°C increase in temperature cut your immersion time by half. Looking forward to your comments

[@andromydous]

@@mprz8188 I'm sure that if I was able to get filtered water (vs tap water) and fresh roasted beans (vs retail beans), my coffee (no matter how I brew it) would taste better. I'm not able to do either. However, I've come to the conclusion that my main problem is people. Specifically my fellow Americans who refuse to use metric measurements. While I will argue all day that Fahrenheit is more accurate and Celsius was developed to make you feel better about how hot it is, measuring in grams is more accurate than using cup measurements. Every cup of coffee beans is going to be different due to size of individual beans and how they arrange themselves as you're filling the measuring cup up. With grams, 26g will always be 26g. My recent small batch experiments has proved it out. I threw out other people's recipes and did 3 different ratio's. Using 250ml for all 3, I did a 1:15, a 1:13, and a 1:11 for a ready to drink cold brew. I found the 1:11 a bit on the strong side and the 1:15 a bit on the weak side. 1:13 was really good. I should mention that I left it sitting on the counter for roughly 16 hours. 12 hours on the counter and 24 hours in the fridge, both produced not so desirable drinks. I could experiment more for brewing in fridge, and I understand why someone would do so, but on the counter is faster and it only takes 1-2 hours in the fridge (after brewing is done) to get cold. Still less than 24 hours.

[@mprz8188]

@@andromydous I would wholeheartedly suggest you to buy a couple bottles of soft water and try 1:8, 18 hrs steep on the countertop and use medium coarse grounds (28 clicks on Comandante, 9+ on the Kplus) around 850 microns Please keep in mind that regardless of the coffee you're using if your water is not right your results won't be right

[@mprz8188]

@@andromydous in case you should need further assistance, I can be as technical and precise as you want. I'm an engineer so that's second nature for me. No worries. I can surely give you tips and recipes but, as with many other things in life, your starting ingredients MUST be good if your goal is a great tasting cup of coffee. Otherwise, hope you can understand that no brew method can fix bad beans and bad water. The brewing, being it cold or hot, can just REVEAL flavors. Hope this helps. Anytime ✌️

[@andromydous]

@@mprz8188 Yeah, fresh coffee and better water will always get you better results. However, from my experience, you can brew really good coffee from retail whole bean coffee. I do it on a regular basis. Sometimes I try a brand that I've never tried before and it's not so good. You just have to experiment. There's one brand at a particular place that always produces really good coffee (with beautiful bloom). However, at that particular place, I can only get it in one origin and one type of roast. One thing I always check for is their use-by-date (it's rare that retail will be marked with a roast date). I've found that 9 months min to a year out is about as fresh as you're going to get without getting it at a coffee shop/roaster. The one caveat is if you're buying it online (like Amazon), because you don't have the ability to check the use-by-date in that situation. That's where experimenting comes in. Find out what brands are being delivered to you with a consistent acceptable range of use-by-date. Not everyone can afford to buy their coffee directly, or at the cost that a coffee shop asks for. Not everyone can afford the "proper" water, or filtration system, to brew their coffee with. The one's who can't, like me, have to make due with what we can. But, it is very doable to brew a good cup of coffee and be able to get some, if not most, of the notes and textures with the way I do it and the standards I look for.

[@rolandocalderonguerra2346]

this video help me so much the question will be how much time is ok the cold brew i refered if i repose for 24 hours how much time life have that cold brew refrigerate or can be drinked and i see for first time your channel let me tell you are good explainer and good person to share tips im learning about v60 i buy timemore and hario i practice can give me a tips how can get more sweet coffee please? that help me so much thnks for all

[@ShaunPanzer]

I have had the Rumble Jar about a week and I don’t know why this isn’t the way everybody makes and drinks coffee !!! Easy to make , easy to clean and best of all best flavors out of your coffee !

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Obliv69]

i bought the hario 1ltr pot late last year from alternative brewing. i liked it so much that within a few weeks i ordered 2 more (one as a gift and a 2nd for myself) i use the $12/kg lazzio dark roast beans from aldi

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Living the cold brew dream! 😀

[@タターキャンデイー]

OMG the last method with aeropress is particular interesting to me.

[@EdouardKourani]

Hello, what s your thoughts on the Hario Drop Water Dripper? It only seem to take an hour, what would be the difference between that and a 3-5 hour drip? and how would you grind the beans? Thanks a lot, the video is great

[@AlternativeBrewing]

I like it - but really depends on the beans and the ground size you're using./ It may come out weak every time or with a little bit of trial and error you may crack the code. The Cold Drippers you can control or the Steeping method I imagine is a little more consistent here.

[@DayaCIDfan]

This video is fantastic - answered all my questions such as 'what happens if we brew longer than 24 hrs'... and so on. Impressive work and of course, the sponge demonstration was dope too - good luck folks, you have a regular!

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Silencio0717]

Is it necessary to use cold water for the immersion brew? I use water from the jug (ambient temperature) then put the brew setup in the fridge.

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Ambient water is good too 👍

[@Laughingorcorp]

Nice video showing the cold brew method. Also, I like so much the music sound you using , especially the end of show. 👍👍👍

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@marknohr4433]

So have you done immersion brewing and then done a final rinse of the grounds?

[@AlternativeBrewing]

No, I'd be curious what results you get from that though!

[@drewt8943]

Great video! Having had both styles, immersion is definitely my go to, but as a straight coffee over ice, not being cut with water or milk. I find cold drip to be too light for my taste. As for the quad shot blowing your head off, doesn't everyone drink quad shot espresso's multiple times a day, or am i the odd one here? Haha!

[@mars9399]

Does one method produces a more acidic coffee flavour? The immersion method produces a deeper flavour for you?

[@joanmuk8945]

I use the mydutch beanplus cold drip, and I always realise that only the grinds in the middle are wet, and the grinds at the periphery are dry. Would cold drip constitute more wastage?

[@Alex-yi9ng]

Cold drip seems legendary, once it has dripped fully u know it's ready and takes 2 to 5 hours. The new immersion brewers do not compress the beans like a typical french press tho. And if u brew it on the counter it is a faster extraction instead of the fridge, cool. The immersion brewer extracts more of a concentrate coffee and the drip is a lighter coffee, interesting. But the analogy isn't equal to coffee because I think the volatility is the target with cold brew extraction, am i right?

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Yes 👌

[@BlondeWickAU]

This video is great, thanks so much for the extended information, insights and explanations, I really feel like cold brew is a must for me now!

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@conniebelitsos5187]

I've made cold brew I loved & another time not so good, I guess I didn't get coffee /water ratio quite right, I'm actually Happy with the ice coffee I make double brewed hot then poured over ice, so which method of cold brew would be best for me, also I don't like week coffee...thx...

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Sounds great! You're welcome

[@gweendino]

Do you have video talking about ratios of coffee to water for immersion cold brew?

[@AlternativeBrewing]

not yet! but a handy ratio to work with is 10 - 1

[@gweendino]

@@AlternativeBrewing just confirming 1 g coffee to 10g water?

[@AlternativeBrewing]

@@gweendino that's right 👌

[@janicetyp]

great and informative video, loved the video time stamps and transcript

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Awesome, thank you!

[@TC_Prof]

Hands on drip for me legend thanks Josh

[@AlternativeBrewing]

You're welcome 👍

[@mars9399]

Why do you prefer the drip method? Im curious to know the taste difference between the drip and cold.

[@MrRedeerob]

Great video to explain. Thank you.

[@AlternativeBrewing]

You are welcome!

[@heretobrew]

Beautiful brewers. I have a Hario cold brew jug. I disagree that it is mostly for concentrate, but I can $ee rea$on$ why you would push people towards a cold drip set up. In saying that, cold drip really can create an incredible flavour. Master of None in Malvern had a cold drip that tasted like cherry marmalade. Anyway, it's worth mentioning that cold brew has a different caffeine profile. Some caffeines in coffee are only soluble in hot water. So while we might consume more coffee, the caffeine is very different. I find I crash when I have 2 espresso coffees a day, while my 2 cold brews really allow me to coast right through.

[@AlternativeBrewing]

totally agree about the caffeine hit - & I've found this fairly consistent in Brewing Time over Caffeine effects.. something to do with chemical tolerances too I believe; as I drink more espresso than Cold Brew on average. Cherry Marmalade! 😋

[@heretobrew]

@@AlternativeBrewing Earlier in the year, when it was hot and we were allowed to exist in the real world, they had a great mango and green tea cold drip. They served it with a ball of ice - which was actually frozen balls of cold drip, so it wouldn't dilute the good stuff! On a really hot day they ran out, and people were coming down being all, 'I've heard your cold drip is amazing!' Great reasons to move to Melbourne.

[@mars9399]

Do you get heart burns with expressos? What about the cold brews?

[@deimuader]

What do you mean the caffeine is different? Caffeine is a specific molecule, not a type of molecules.

[@Patrick-pw3rz]

Can't decide between the Puck Puck and the Dripster. Any recommendations?

[@AlternativeBrewing]

The Dripster will do more volume of coffee and, i guess is a little easier to set up. PuckPuck is great too, but well I also want to use m Aeropress for Hot Coffee 😀

[@jackwebb437]

Love using my French press for both hot coffee and cold brew immersion method. Hot coffee......soak x 4 minutes Cold brew.......soak x 24 hours The cold brew still tastes good when you microwave a cup. But I also usually have to dilute the cold brew as I make it much stronger so that I will have more volume to last for a few days. Both methods good. Both taste good. One thing to note is I will make a lot of cold brew stock and make a big volume of mocha latte for my family. I will use our leftover water bottles and make several servings. All my wife and other family members have to do is get a bottle out of the refrigerator, shake it up, pour it over ice. Enjoy! Besides I can make this for about 75¢ a serving versus $5.00 at Starbucks. And most importantly is my family appreciates and likes them. It’s good to be alive!!!!

[@9hundred67]

you don't need any of these fancy contraptions. you can just use a jar with ground coffee and water leave it for a while and then strain it through a coffee filter.

[@kuroketsueki9059]

I still really don't get the drip method, if the water drip is only at the center, would it wet just the middle part of the ground?

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Not entirely. Water will become dispersed in the grounds as it travels through the bed of coffee. Allowing a small amount of water in the chamber prior to the drips helps an even extraction 👍

[@Denuto]

Interesting, ive always found cold drip to be bigger in flavour and higher in caffeine!

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Interesting!

[@Louis8rings]

Came asking this exact question and got the answers I was looking for. Fantastic video. I’m lazy and like an iced latte… so you know what one buying!

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@vipnetworker]

Very helpful video 🙏🏻

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Glad to hear that

[@DanielBachmann]

I love cold brewing as all coffee machines are full of stuff like mould, brass, aluminum, plastic, calcium and require more energy and dollar

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Great point!

[@Phixeas]

I have been dripping into my immersion brewer on the counter for about two hours and then refrigerating it overnight submerged in the grinds, Im finding the drip is extracting really strong right off the bat and its ready the next morning. Has anyone else tried this?

[@marimbaduda1]

Saved! Thanks 😊 🙏

[@AlternativeBrewing]

You're welcome!

[@TallyHoTech]

Just the video I was after. Wooof. Thanks

[@izone1688]

Strong cold brew or cold drip ?

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Cold Brew is more concentrated / strong in flavour

[@izone1688]

Thank you ❤👍

[@donniedarko979]

Brew jar is soooo much better than French Press.

[@MirrorCoffeeRoasters]

Thanks for sharing this! Interesting and valuable information

[@shellmnm]

What do you recommend the best coffee grounds and water ratio for the immersion cold brew jar? Also, is it better to use coarse coffee grounds than already grind fine coffee grounds?

[@AlternativeBrewing]

A ratio of 1:10 is pretty standard for Cold Brew. Fine grinds will have more of a chance getting through the Filter so I'd recommend a medium grind at the very least.

[@dreamervanroom]

Immersion FTW.

[@cataxy5697]

oof i had a whole bag of stale 100% kona coffee beans but threw it out since it had gone bad (it used to be amazing according to my mom when it was new but it tasted like aids as of a few weeks ago. it was in a box for a year or two) i should have saved it lmao

[@vipnetworker]

Question: I've never been a coffee drinker, so I am completely ignorant on coffee. I've just started making cold brew to mix with other drinks. After using a mesh filter to remove the coffee grounds, I've noticed a mud like consistency settling to the bottom. Is that normal? Do most people drink that? Or filter that out too? It seems like it will mix fine if shaken or stirred, but I've tried using a standard paper coffee filter and that filters it out completely. I'm only using it as a mix in protein shakes, so I don't care about the consistency. I just don't want to drink it if it is bad for me.

[@AlternativeBrewing]

Yes, this happens with any filter that is not a paper filter - so even espresso that uses metal filter always have a little bit if undissolved solids in the drink. It's totally fine to be drinking - I'd say in small doses. Too much and it will most likely have a gritty texture whilst drinking ... not that pleasing. But If only a little - I wouldn't bother with going the extra procedure to remove it unless you prefer it that way.

[@sallybrown9194]

❤

[@cyndrie4562]

so immersion is better if u got the time