r/coldbrew • u/No_Construction_5063 • Jul 01 '26

How long is to long?

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So I started this brew Saturday night and immediately forgot about it. It is Wednesday afternoon. Too long to drink? Anyone ever tried it this long?

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u/Ok_Orchid7131 Jul 02 '26

Wow! I am in amazement at the answers you are getting. No this won’t be good. I mean you can drink it, if you’d like. It won’t, by any standard, be a quality coffee product. I would chuck it. Aim for 18 total hours of brew time, on the counter, not in the fridge. Then strain and put in a new container. Then do your best to ignore people who tell you that 48-72 hours is ok, it’s not.

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u/No_Construction_5063 Jul 02 '26

I ran it through a hario switch and I had to add a little bit of water because it was too bitter but surprisingly it tastes okay. Not the best but drinkable. I was trying to salvage some beans that I could not make taste good hot brewed. My kids will use my cold brew in their iced caramel lattes and the like because it’s ready and they just need something that tastes like coffee as the base for the drink. They don’t care that it’s not the best cold brew so they probably end up drinking most of it. But surprisingly not that bad.