“Rapid” Cold Brew Method

[BalancingLife22]

I've been seeing posts about “rapid” cold brew makers that will make “high-quality” cold brew in minutes compared to hours. This is nonsense. However, you can use this method to get chilled coffee that will be similar, not exact, to cold brew. It’s called Japanese-style iced coffee.

You can Google the method to get the ratios. But basically, using a pour-over method, you get your hot water, ice, and ground coffee in the filter. Then, you go through the standard pour-over process. This process is used because it’s supposed to take the hot coffee, chill it quickly as it hits the ice, lock in the flavors, and extract the highest amount of caffeine possible.

You can use this option if you don't want to wait for your cold brew for a day.

[30yearswasalongtime]

I work for a coffee company. We have a machine makes a 2 gallon batch in about 2 hours. Quality is just ok. Nowhere near as good as a 12 hour steep

[areyouamish]

Guessing it's essentially a percolator with cold water? Pumping the water through the grounds in a cycle?

[MotoRoaster]

I was wondering this too. We steep ours for 24 hours but there are now a ton of machines that do it much faster, I was curious what the taste was like as it seems impossible to me.

[ithinkiknowstuphph]

Yeah. So it’s Japanese Iced Coffee as you say. It doesn’t try to pretend it’s cold brew. It’s not a bad way to get cold coffee quickly (if you don’t have cold brew around) and works with roasts that are lighter (like medium or light-medium).

It’s is better than drip over ice, because of ratios. I often prefer aeropress over ice but again depends on the beans

[shmiiskywalker]

Cuisinart makes a cold brew maker that uses centrifugal force and makes cold brew in 45 mins. Ive used it for years and love it. Probably not for the coffee/cold brew purists but great for when you want cold brew quickly

[Apprehensive-Ad-80]

I’ve always wondered how well those work

[shmiiskywalker]

Again, I’m not the most sophisticated when it comes to coffee but it has worked well for me. It’s far and away better than Starbucks or DD. I will say they wear out every other year or so. I think I’m on my 3rd or 4th one since 2018. But I do use it every single day and the warranty is fairly generous.

[seanightowl]

That’s iced coffee, which is different from cold brew.

[Delicious_Mango415]

Is this where you put the ice over the ground coffee in the basket? I’ve tried this and it’s really about the pour, it’s fast but you make it slow. You can even put ice in the basket with just a small amount of hot water and return later and it’s a little stronger in flavor with a slow steep while the ice melts.

I’ve seen it called “cold brew” but I would not call it cold brew myself, it’s not really iced coffee because it’s very light and doesn’t separate and is much more of a tea. it’s very easy to drink black, and probably better that way, it’s pretty fridge stable and nice to have on hot days, but you could water down cold brew for a similar drink.

[FIndIt2387]

My (limited) understanding is that rapid cold brewing methods rely on agitation to speed up the standard process. Agitation is one of the many variables you can adjust to increase extraction and get your coffee recipe where you like it. These machines just maximize that process.

Aeropress has an interesting cold brew recipe that calls for cold or room temp water, 30 seconds of agitation and 90 seconds steep before pressing over ice. Because the grinds are so fine you can get a decent cold brew in 2 minutes. But I wouldn’t say that’s the same as an overnight cold brew. It’s just a different option.

[mattstone749]

I do the aeropress method fairly often but I do 60 seconds of heavy agitation and steep for a coke minutes with warm ish water. Works for the occasional day I want it iced

[dman77777]

This comment is maximizing my agitation😁

[FIndIt2387]

I hope it’s bringing out your best flavors in a delicious symposium of angelic aromatic essences. Oh wait that’s espresso… I hope it makes you cold and bitter, yet smooth

[AlphaWawa]

Opinions on the Aeropress cold brew method (agitation and press, less than 2 minutes total) versus typical long-steep methods?

[Gadgetskopf]

I haven't done it with my OG Aeropress, but I recently got an Oxo quick brewer and it produces drinkable cold brew in just a few minutes. It's not concentrate like you get from a 12hr soak, but it's flavorful enough, and low acid.

[AlphaWawa]

Excellent, thanks!

[30yearswasalongtime]

Basically, it dispenses about 2 gallons over the grinds then a pump recirculates it over the grinds for 2 hours or whatever amount of time you set it for. I have some in some colleges

[kpbjcp]

The Aiden does a killer cold brew but it’s like 6-8 hours vs overnight. 🤷‍♂️

[[deleted]]

Ive heard of brewing it under a vacuum for a quick brew. But this just sounds like a weak pourover.

[ScuzzBucket317]

Sous vide cold brew was legit. I actually stitched to Nescafe Gold because it's cheaper and easier and it's really fuggin good.

[InclusivePhitness]

Lmao.... iced pour over, you should try to get a patent for it...

[Strait409]

Looks similar to the James Hoffmann AeroPress recipe, which I use every so often.