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Just realized cold brew is way easier with a nut milk bag
I spent like 6 months making cold brew with a French press and it was always a hassle cleaning the grounds out of the mesh. Then a buddy of mine who runs a coffee cart in Portland told me to grab a $8 nut milk bag from the grocery store. You just dump coarse grounds into a mason jar, pour water, let it sit 18 hours on the counter, then strain through the bag into another jar. No more gritty sludge stuck in the press filter. Has anyone else switched away from fancy gear to something stupid simple for cold brew?
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wyatt8621d ago
Wait have you heard about the cold brew bags that are basically just big tea bags? I read an article on some coffee blog that said you can get reusable cotton ones that you fill with grounds and just drop in water. No straining needed at all. I tried it with a regular nut milk bag though and it works fine but sometimes the grounds sneak through the seams if you don't double knot it. The whole "fancy gear" thing is such a trap honestly. My buddy spent $60 on a dedicated cold brew pitcher and I'm over here using a pickle jar and a bag and getting the same result.
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rubyj111d ago
@wyatt862 you're right about the gear being overhyped but I gotta gently push back on the nut milk bag thing. The reason some grounds sneak through isn't the seams, it's actually the weave. Nut milk bags are made for fine particles like almond pulp but coffee grounds are chunkier and can wiggle through if the holes are too big. The cotton cold brew bags have a tighter weave specifically for coffee, which is why they work better. Your pickle jar method is genius though, I've done the same thing with a mason jar. The expensive pitchers are just plastic with a built in filter, nothing special. My only tip would be to try a designated cold brew bag if the nut milk one keeps letting silt through. They're like $8 on Amazon and save you the double knot hassle.
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