Coffee Appreciation

Pretty sure someone posted basically a V60 filled with ice. Seemed legit.

But in answer to @jackc I have the hario cold brewer and it's lovely. Dead easy - I fill it up before I go to bed and have a litre of cold brew sitting in the fridge for me when I get up in the morning. I tend to take out the 'cartridge' at 8 hours (their recommended brewing time) as I find it gets a bit silty if left too long. Give it a shake before you pour a glass though and it's fine. Easy to clean and operate. 2 thumbs up. Was a gift so don't know about costs wrt value for money.

In answer to your other question (leaving Brighton for where) changes every day but looking semi actively in Cornwall (maybe near Falmouth), South Wales (Gower), maybe coastal bits of Dorset or north Devon. We've also looked at the borders, Glasgow and the west coast of Scotland too but as we have a young baby those are probably a bit far for grandparents.

Basically somewhere with good beaches, mountains or hills and both 'culture' and an airport/fast rail to London within an hours drive - and of course coffee.

Was a gift so don't know about costs wrt value for money

they're about £20 rrp, can be found for about £10 if you look hard enough, definitely worth the money.

Living ground coffee in the fridge over night then doing a normal pour over method (cold).

Nice! Good luck with the search.

Please don't put coffee grounds in the fridge.

Or do you mean coffee grounds in water overnight and then filter the resulting liquid in the morning?

Yes that's the one! Sorry, I didn't explain that very well.

Just received my Hario Cold Brew maker as well as some Java espresso beans both from Rave. The cold brew thing is £17 on their website at the moment for the big 1L version if anyone else is keen.

Never tried their coffee so looking forward to it

Bit pissed off with Perky Blenders, took nearly a week to get an overnight delivery to me then when I got it the roast date was 7 days ago

I don't touch coffee until it's around a week or so post-roast anyway, so t least it's rested.Not good if they don't deliver on time and it's their fault rather than the postal service.

Yeah something about their courier not wanting to deliver stuff because of the weather forecast (wtf??) Yeah it was raining, so what!

Interesting point about the roasting, you reckon it gets better with age?

Gases need to settle. It's why good coffee has a one way valve on the bag.

Best to leave the grounds soaking at room temperature when brewing cold brew. Then filter it and pop it in the fridge afterwards.

interesting, I've always left it in the fridge. Will give it a go.

Brewing in the fridge will just slow down the extraction.

Sounds like a perfect opportunity for an experiment!

wouldn't that be room temperature brewed coffee, not cold brewed.

≈22°C is cold relative to ≈95°C

Real reason is that artisanal chalkboards are rarely wide enough to write "Room temperature brewed coffee".

What's the best hand grinder for grind consistency?

made up a batch of cold brew from some square mile ethiopian mormora last night, brought it to the office and grabbed a bag of ice from the corner shop on my way in. the jealous looks from the staff here is glorious as is the coffee.

What method to brew it did you use in the end?

RTP or fridge?

Porlex/Rhino.

Yeah I think they're the lead options. I'd like to know if the Rhino has a better grind consistency than the Porlex.

I use both for v60 and find rhino easier to use (grind with) but less consistent in grind, i.e. a more obvious fine 'mud' layer on top of coarser grinds in paper after brew.

I'll check again with both but won't be until Thursday.

The only main difference I've heard between the two is that the handle on the Rhino is less likely to routinely fall off.

(Owner of 8-year old Porlex who's handle has never fallen off).

Would go for the Rhino myself.