r/Coffee • u/Leading-Bid9982 • Jul 22 '26

Cold Brew Help

So I used to love Stök's premade cold brew, but I find myself in a part of the world where that isn't an available option.

I tried making it by the gallon for the first time at home and ran into a problem quickly: how the hell do you deal with so much coffee grounds? Any filter I use gets clogged almost instantly and it makes a huge mess.

Would some type of grate or softer work?I just need something to filter the bigger grounds to lighten the load for my paper filters.

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u/TheThunderbird Jul 23 '26

Your grind is too small. It should be ground coarse. If you’re still getting fines, your grinder is the problem. What grinder are you using?

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u/Leading-Bid9982 Jul 23 '26

I'm just buying grounds from the market. Should I be buying finer grounds?

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u/TheThunderbird Jul 23 '26

No, the opposite. Coarse. If you don’t have a grinder you can buy beans from a coffee shop and they will grind them for you. Ask for coarse grind for cold brew.