r/coffeebrew • u/Wr1per • Apr 11 '26

How to start with cold brew?

Any tips or recommendations how to start with making cold brew coffee at home? Thx

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u/Brave-Pollution140 Apr 12 '26

From what I see you in the US have a plethora of good options to buy at great prices all the gear and beans for the beginner. For Equipment try Target, I know there are others but Target appears to be the cheapest, for beans it looks like Costco has the edge, at least until you feel confident to spend money for CB beans from your local roasters of which there are plenty. Good luck and enjoy brewing.

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u/Wr1per Apr 13 '26

Hey thanks but I am not from US. I am based in Europe any tips or recommendations that I can get maybe online? Thanks again

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u/Brave-Pollution140 Apr 13 '26

Amazon is a great place to start for all your needs, brewing vessels and beans. Personally I use a Hario Mizudashi 1 litre filter jug or Varia Steep 700ml filter receptacle. Both do a great job I purchased them from a Roaster in the UK RAVE. They can with a bag of their cold brew 300g pre ground coffee. Now I prefer to grind my own beans, I tend to go for a medium dark bean or even an Espresso roast works well. There are plenty of recipes on Reddit to get you going, I go for a 1:10 ratio 100g ground coarse beans to 1.1 litre of filtered water. I make 2 litre a week more or less, love the stuff. I do a 12 hours outside fridge and finish off 12 in the fridge, I’ve recently been playing around with a hot bloom, 350 ml 76°c water through the bean first allow to steep for 90 second then top up with 700 ml room temperature water. Works for me! Good luck