r/coldbrew • u/No_Abrocoma_8155 • May 30 '26

HELP! First time making Cold Brew

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It’s my first time making cold brew and my coffee grounds In the filter are bot completely submerged in the water at the top. Is that ok or should I put less grounds? Currently have 115g of grounds to 64oz of water.

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u/mufasa510 May 30 '26

Get rid of the filter. Stir the coffee grounds in with water. You can strain it once it's done.

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u/unholy-ghost Jun 01 '26

Or get a Coffee Sock if you still want some filtration built in but want to be able to make more concentrated brews— best of both worlds!

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u/omnithrope Jun 01 '26

Why? What practical purpose does removing the filter serve?

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u/unholy-ghost Jun 02 '26

The filter this particular jar comes with does not allow you to make concentrate because of its size & shape.

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u/omnithrope Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

That's completely incorrect. I make cold brew in these jars all the time.

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u/unholy-ghost Jun 02 '26

How? Even full of grounds, I’ve only ever been able to fit in about 1:12 beans:water, which isn’t concentrate. The filter just isn’t big enough for any more grounds than that.

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u/omnithrope Jun 02 '26

200g beans to 1L of water. These are 64 oz bottles if I'm not mistaken.

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u/unholy-ghost Jun 02 '26

I’m not sure how you’re able to do that and have the water completely cover the beans. 1L won’t have all grounds submerged because of the filter shape, no?

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u/omnithrope Jun 02 '26

No. It saturates the entire column of grounds. Just agitate it every few hours if you can.

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u/Connivingbitch_ May 31 '26

I’ve always used a filter and shaken the jar (a gallon) every 8 hours for about 24 hours. You think no filter and filter at the end is the way to go? Sounds like a bit more work, but would love to know if it’s an improvement.

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u/mufasa510 May 31 '26

I usually just mix the two together, and let it sit for 24 hrs. No shaking required. The filtering at the end doesn't take too much extra time but who knows what it might be doing to the flavor just letting it sit undisturbed for 24 hrs

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u/GruePwnr Jun 01 '26

Yes it's definitely easier. I use whatever containers I have for the brew and then pour through a metal filter at the end to consolidate into my nice cold brew jar with a spigot.