Beanz wrote:
It would be good to have a Yama Cold Water Drip 6-8 Cup set up to play with... I have been experimenting and have been soaking ground coffee in in a jug of water overnight or during the day. I leave it to soak in the fridge I use approx 10g / 220ml of cold filtered water, the grind setting is the same as I use for espresso shots. I soak for approx 8 hours+/-, I then pour through an open Aeropress / Coava filter, I stir it gently to stop the filter blocking. Alternatively you can press it through. The results are surprisingly good... Has anyone else tried a similar brewing method ?
I've been trying similar - all the cold drip discussions over the last year have me yearning for a Hario or Yama but I want to see how good you can get with the low-tech soak method before I find a cafe with cold drip and see how big a difference there is (although I'm already in trouble for how much real estate is consumed by my coffee paraphernalia). The reading I did suggested a much higher dose (150g/L) with coarser grind and I've been using Ethiopian/Yemen roasted a bit lighter than my usual. I put it in a sealed 1L bottle in the fridge for 15 to 24 hours and have tried Coava, paper and plunger to filter it - I put about 900ml water in and get ~700ml out. I drink it straight in quantities like an espresso and it's pleasingly intense - it's great at work (more instant than instunt). Interestingly the ones I did yesterday have had a bit of pressure in the bottle and there is a bit of spritzig in the result - not sure I like it but presumably it will go. I've only done 6 brews so far and have only started taking detailed notes on the last couple - the best so far (really coarse (2-3mm chunks o bean), ~20hours and paper filter) was very drinkable. The worst (plunger grind, 24hrs, Coava) was "odd", bitter and barely drinkable.
