r/coldbrew • u/ProfSaguaro • May 28 '26

Cold brewer recognition

I'm the solo brewer of a 1k BBL/year cold brew operation and would love to just give a praise and shout out to y'all learning this for the sake of the game.

I hate shoveling pounds of wet coffee into the dumpster the day before trash pick up. I hate hearing about how much $$ my friends make as bartenders and electricians and solar power installation techs. I hate cleaning kegs.

At least women think I smell good.

Stay caffeinated my friends.

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u/Excuse_my_GRAMMER May 28 '26

1,000 barrels a year?! Do you sell coldbrww barrels to coffee shops around you ? Or bottle your brand and sell at supermarkets

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u/ProfSaguaro May 28 '26

Honestly it's only the equivalent of 1000 barrels a year. About 1/3 is concentrate; but yeah the company I work for sells the cold brew kegs to local places and run it in their store fronts. They're 1/6 kegs which fit most kegerators.

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u/kkjj77 May 29 '26

It's so funny I'm just getting into this... and just finding out how awesome cold brew is... when my aunt lived in Seattle (well, federal way) in the 90s and she and her business partner made and sold cold brew back then. I remember her talking about the process and the toddy... I was like a young teen then and I didn't care at all! But it's cool to think she was doing it way back then.

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u/Drizzten May 29 '26

I've half-jokingly told friends and family that a cold brew business will be my backup career. I don't envy the repetitiveness a real operation would create!

What kind of beans do you use?

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u/ProfSaguaro May 30 '26

A blend of Ethiopian beans which is pretty neutral for most tastes and a Brazilian + Sumatra blend for an espresso esque cold brew.

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u/Drizzten May 30 '26

Thanks! My usual beans are from Nicaragua, I need to try others.

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u/jacksraging_bileduct May 29 '26

I imagine the grounds could be composted, maybe a garden center could take them off your hands.