How to AeroPress Cold-Brew Coffee in Two Minutes
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 5. 08. 2019
- We learned a new coffee brewing trick with the AeroPress. You can brew cold-brew coffee in only about two minutes by extending the stirring time to 60 seconds. Are you ready to try it?
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I just tried both the new cold brew method and the hot water method side-by-side, and I have to agree with you. Although I must say, I was very surprised at the lovely floral, sweet and subtle undertones of the cold brew in such a short time. A perfectly delicious cup! The hot water method yielded a bolder first impression, which I enjoy immensely, and while I could detect those undertones, it took quite a while to get past that initial boldness to taste those subtleties. I will use both methods! How wonderful to know that I can use water straight out of my canteen to make a delicious cup of coffee without heating up water when hiking. Thank you so much for this video.
Just tried this method. Works pretty good! I too prefer hot brew but on a hot day, this quick and refreshing.
Holy moly!!!
I tried this just now! I'm tasting a very distinct complexity to this coffee that I've never tasted before!
WOOOOOOW
I'm definitely going to try this. I'm a big cold brew person and have tried a good half dozen different ways of making it but never this. Even though you don't like cold brew you did a great job on the video.
Thank you! Let us know after you try it.
whats your opinion on this method?
or can you recommend any other methods? :)
I love it! I'm so surprised that it would taste anything like a regular hot water brew! And to know that you don't need to add heat is extremely convenient in nearly every circumstance. This is exciting!
Iâll be using this on hiking/road trips and traveling forsure.
just what I needed quick and simple way to make cold brew coffee Thank You
I tried this with an Ecuadorian Light Roast, and I must say the result is quite amazing. I taste more of the subtle floral notes with this it. Bravo.
Iâm mind blown. I hate cold brew but this recipe was so refreshing. Thanks for sharing
Great video. I can't wait to try this tomorrow morning.
Very cool. It's nice to know there is a quick and easy way to do cold brew. Or even just room temperature brew! Hot water is not always available!
Yeah, thatâs right! It wonât be our #1 brewing method but it is good to have it in mind when in need.
Just tried this, best can do brew I've had, works well with cold milk poured over instead of water
I also really like to drink filter coffee, I usually brew it before making it, I really like your way of making coffee
Gonna definately try it out.
Thank you!! I feel vindicated from my coffee buddies who rolled their eyes at my "quick" Aeropress cold brew recipe. Now I can tell them Alan Adler agrees. ;-) I must admit I was very skeptical when I first came across this idea a year ago, because everyone was saying a long brew time was an absolute must. I gave your recipe a try (espresso grind for 2 min). but my results were a bit cloudy/murky from what I had been getting in my Aeropress cold brew.
The recipe I've been using the past year is similar but creates a cleaner cup (in my experience). I use a slightly courser grind ... more like a "fine" Aeropress grind. The max. amount I can make at one time in the Aeropress is 25g coffee w/ 150g water (approx. 1:6 ratio). I say "maximum" quantity because any more will be very difficult to press through the paper filter.
This ratio (1:6) makes a concentrate because I prefer to dilute my cold brew with tonic and ice. On occasion I may include a subtle accent of ground cardamom in the brew or served with a rosemary sprig, etc.. :-) Nice!
To compensate for the "slightly" courser grind from your recipe, I extend stir time (1-2 min.) and extend the total extraction time to 10 min. (includes stir time). I love the cleaner results and 10 min. is still an acceptable wait time for me. ;-) This makes enough concentrate for two good sized glasses of cold brew+tonic w/ice.
Are you using light or dark roast coffee?
@@yueyu9762 I prefer to use lighter (medium) roasts and especially the flavor profiles that compliment the âadditionsâ - tonic, rosemary, cardamon, lime, etc..
after stirring for 1-2 minutes, you wait for 8 more minutes right?
@@adityagondalia7285 Correct. Because it's room temperature water and not hot, the coffee extraction will be very slooow to where extending the time is very "forgiving" and will have no noticeable effect on the brew. I've let it go for 15-20+ min. (forgot to set a reminder alarm ;-) and did not notice a difference.
For example, a popular way to make cold brew at home is to use a french press and let it sit overnight in the fridge.
I tried this before using multiple methods like putting the coffee and water into a shaker, shake it and fill it into the Aeropress or Alan Adlers method with water at 20°C. At this temperature you need more pressure than the paper filter can handle and it will burst. I also broke my Haroon server using this method. I'd go with 30-35°C water next time and use a sturdy glass.
I just tried it at home over ice and itâs so good! I happened to have Ethiopian Yirgacheffe from a specialty coffee class I just took. If I wanted to double the recipe to make a larger cup should I double the stir time?
Wow, thanks for sharing this recipe! It's always nice to try something new
Cheers! We were also excited to try it.
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It works!!! Just did It with a Costa Rican Central valley coffee đ€Ż
Tested. Works. Thank you!
Cheers! Happy to hear that đȘ
I did the minute stirring with cold brew and used inverted so it did go thru and was all still right red. Was using 15 kliks on commandate. Lovely flavour.
What do you think of the recipe? Let us know when you test it out.
Well ... I tried it out. I used 15g of Ethiopia Haru Suke (Yirgacheffe) from Yume Coffee, and 60g of water, grind size is 6 on the Wilfa Uniform. It produced a decent iced coffee, and this would work great if you don't have access to hot water. But if you do have access to hot water, I'd pick the hot Aeropress over ice as well. Thanks guys.
Just tested it with some light roast Colombian beans. More acidity, but surprisingly more complex taste than with classic cold brew.
Thanks for the review! We agree.
Thank you, Marek! We were also surprised.
Great tips dude! I used brazil coffee and brew fellowprismo since the information with fine grind size. It has clear notes, clean , rich, and bold as classic black coffee. I think this betterđ
Thanks for sharing this; will see how this works out tomorrow! Love your videos~
Thank you! Let us know after you test it out.
@@EuropeanCoffeeTrip So, I actually found it surprising good for cold brew! I think I've always prefered the flavor profile you get from hot brews on ice, but with certain coffees this could be preferred on the hot summer days.
Amazing people (and even the OG himself) can whip up new ways of brewing with the AeroPress :D
It sounds great for outdoors.
So happy to learn about this because I hate that other recipes tell you to make a large jug of cold brew and you need to wait 12 hours, but with the aeropress you can make 1 glass in 2 minutes! Thank you!
Thanks, Scott. I hope you will enjoy the recipe.
Wow. I just happened to have bought some Yirgacheffe (Light Roast) and this cold brew recipe stacks up pretty good to some 12hr cold brew I made the night before. Then again, I may have just added the perfect amount of cold water and maple syrup.
Maybe you haven't found the right cold brew yet. I used to feel the same way until my most recent job at Kafi in London. Phenomenal cold brew coffee. Maybe I am wrong and this is your preference but I ask you to try first. Love the content. Can't wait to try this recipe.
I think the bean(s) used and the roast, darker seems to be smoother and better for cold brew.
I've tried this recipe but with 28°C water and let steep over an hour. For most medium roast Colombian coffees, two minutes fall short. Ethiopian coffees tend to produce lots of fines, so this may actually help with extraction but with other coffees I'd suggest going really really fine (Turkish) and stirr longer, steep longer. Otherwise under extraction is almost guaranteed!
Just tried the recipe, did not dilute the brew and was very surprised by the pleasant taste and body of the brew :)
Iâve only ever poured hot coffee over ice cubes for a âcold brewâ but we tried this method this morning and it was great!
Notice any difference on the taste?
I made this method but i didn't believe flavor would be good so when i tested omg it's pretty good really
hot over ice isn't cold brew though
â@@SystemBotThis isn't either
Whaou, very interesting! I'm a big fan of Cold Brew and Cold Drip, so I need to try this method right now!
Please try and let us know what you think!
@@EuropeanCoffeeTrip Whaou ! That's impressive! I didn't expect such a good result. We're very close to a classic Cold Brew. With just a little less depth in taste. But this recipe is amazing.
@ Amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience. All the credit goes to Alan Adler:)
And the far shorter time brewing process is more than enough to compensate for mere miniscule depth difference.
Thanks for the video! I noticed you did not rinse the filter, was it intentional?
i have just tried it and that was awesome i havent tasted a coffee like this it was very aromatic
Ok, sorry to hear that. It depends on the coffee you used though - we compare it to what this particular coffee taste and smell like when brewed with hot water. It was Ethiopian coffee that is generally more aromatic and acidic.
@@EuropeanCoffeeTrip I think they were saying that they liked it
Thank you for making this video.. sure, I'm gonna try that! "Salam Kopi" from Indonesia.
Thank you! Greetings from the Czech Republic.
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Comandante clicks! Thank you very much for that.
Cheers! That is the advantage of Comandante, you can go very fine.
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It was informative. Thank you. The glass is so pretty. I wonder what brand it is.
Thank you! Itâs Loveramics glass, check them out, they have beautiful cups and tableware.
after pouring the water in the aeropress, half of it already drips through.. does this mean i need an even finer grind? Love cold brew and really glad i can have my own in about 2 minutes!
im using the skerton grinder, what adjustment should i do, how many turns to achieve the grind size tou suggested. thanks
I tried this method and it came out a little on the weak side, but absolutely delicious. So, on the second try, I stirred for 2 minutes and it came out stronger, and has a deeper flavor.
My favorite method for brewing regular coffee is actually to use regular drip grind, 3oz water per tbs grounds. Then, I stir in boiling water. I put on the plunger to let it steep 3 minutes total including pressing time and it is a perfect black cup of coffee for me. This method with half the water over ice works great for your Japanese style cold brew where you just chill it immediately like the guy said here in the video.
i tried this recently, i had a fine espresso grind coffee, and i know it extracts fast, so, i wanted to try a fast cold brew, so i stirred for a while, although i didn't time it, i didn't think it was crucial, but likely for over a minute and under 2 min, under 3 for sure. the result was as i expected, still strong and fully brewed taste, but less bitterness.
now i see here a similar method but with a precise timing, to which i think your mileage may vary, dark roasts, lighter roasts, very fine or coarse espresso grind will require some adjustments i reckon, but i was pleasantly surprised by how quick i was able to extract the coffee with room temp water.
i did another cold brew experiment with the aeropress just leaving it in there for a longer period of time, without stirring, fine ground again, which would give a bitter nasty cold brew taste when done the traditional cold brew way, so i think i left it in there for 30-45 min and tried, came out good too, but the stir method was stronger and better overall.
The reason why Mr Alan uses Ethiopian coffees for this recipe is because of the high amount of fines these coffee produce. But you could also compensate for this by combining grind sizes. For example you could try using 50/50 so that 50% of the coffee is grinded a couple clicks finer. Don't worry about over extraction: that's something hard to achieve with cold water and such short ratio.
That being said, I tried using much cooler water but still hotter than ambient. I tried 60°C and stirred for a minute, inverted. At one minute I plunge down applying enough force to increase the pressure as much as possible to push the extraction a bit more. At the end just add up some hot bypass and tastes sweet!
Why is it when you put the filter and water in, none of it drips into the cup, but when i do it, half of the water is in the cup by the time im even able to get a scoop of coffee grinds? The water just flows right through. Same happens even if I add the grinds first (they are fine as well)
You always put the coffee in first, right? I have this problem of water dripping through usually. My advice is a) make sure the coffee evenly covers the filter so there are no gaps b) if using the regular hot water method, put the plunger into the top *immediately* after you pour in water to create a seal. Leave for 3 minutes. Then don't stir, just swirl the whole machine, then press down -- that's James Hoffman's recommended method.
Haven't tried this with the cold brew method yet, but my guess is I'll need to do a), plus start stirring immediately. You could try the inverted method, although this is pretty dangerous with hot water.
I know this is old, but if you haven't tried the inverted method, it works a lot better. I have this problem of everything just leaking through before it brews, and the inverted method solves that. If you have a flat surface, have a good kettle that doesn't pour too fast, and are somewhat careful, it's really not dangerous. The only time I've gotten a little burned is from being an idiot and trying to pour hot water from a pot (didn't have a kettle) into the aeropress.
@@beardofnursing8602 yeah that's what I've been doing ever since I got it. Once or twice fucked up and made a huge mess, but otherwise is much preferable
@@arthatis Doing inverted helps. Wetting the filter first also helps though. You should always wet your filter before you press anyways. It helps make a less oily cup.
I used tge inverted method I just poured the water in it turned my back heard a boom aeropress bomb went offâ@@beardofnursing8602
Thanks for the great video! I got the problem, that the water is going trough the filter way too early; before I can even mix it for 60 seconds all the water would already have gone downâŠwhat can I do about it (I am 100% acting to the user manual)
wow! it worked really well - honestly I might let it steep a little longer - enjoyed this!
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I agree with you on the cold brew, still prefer using hot water for the brewing.
Thatâs the same for us! Itâs good to be aware of the option.
Like the recipe!!
btw, did you change the grind size when try it with hot water?
Thank you! Actually, we didn't - a tip from Alan was going little bit finer with cold water brewing, but it is mainly because of the long stirring time.
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Hi. What Grinder Brand and reference did you use for this video?
Just tried this with 9 clicks on timemore c2 and 200ml total water weight.. came out amazing
Just tried it and it was very good but oh my god 9 clicks on the c2 is the finest I've ever gone and it took f o r e v e r
This is a perfect use case for the unwanted/unused fines sifted out for making a French press or pour over! Just collect them and pop them in the aeropress!
Could you make a video on that?
That's too funny - just searched for "cold brew aeropress" and guess what grinder and beans are sitting ready ... Commandante and Yirgacheffe ... happily looking forward to the next minutes :D
ok should have watched till the end - took 15 clicks on the C40 which might be supposed to be a filter/espresso grind. When i saw you took 8 i was already stirring, thus expanded that to two minutes. It was good though tomorrow next try :D
Just tried this and it tastes so good! I just wish the yield was higher.
Mason Shaffer I usually make a coffee for my wife and I by doubling the recipe. However, I will try this tomorrow if it works the same.
I am huge fan of Ethiopian Coffee too!
Whoa, I'm excited to apply this cold brew technique. My question is, I use Latina N600 grinder, what grind size is suitable with this method?
Try to compare to the size in the video amd for best taste you have to test and see for yourself. If it is not according to your expectation, adjust and taste again. Try doing 3 batches, with slightly different grind, everything else has to be same. Taste and choose. You can then taste it again in several minutes and compare. Then just put all the rest in one glass and keep in fridge or drink right away but next time, you can improve on something else as temperature or filtration of water or stirring time +10 sec for example. The possibilities are endless
Hey Oky, we don't know this grinder but go really fine for this recipe and Michal's advice is excellent.
Looks like they included that recipe in the more recent aeropress I bought
What ratio did you use?
When you guys doin the hot one you said wait several hour, so how many hours do you guys preferred?
Also with the normal water is works for me, thanks for the tip :)
No, you misunderstood him. When using hot water, he immediately pressed it onto ice cubes. He actually did three things: Alan:s recipe, hot on ice recipe, and regular cold brew. When he said about brewing for hours, it was about the regular cold brew.
Gonna try this!
Please do and let us know what you think.
does this method work with the AeroPress go?
Summer time, stay đcool.
I use medium fine grind. Inverted method. Add room temp water. Stir for about half minute. Steep about 10 minutes. Stir for half minute again. Invert. Press over ice. Stir. Remove all ice except for one cube as to not over dilute. Enjoy! I think it's a little weak if you only steep for 2 minutes.
What is the best receipt to make ice coffee ..?
Whenever I follow the instructions (1 scoop and water up to the #1) the coffee absorbs all the water and turns into a weird slush. Should I just forgo the instructions and add more water?
I love it
Ahh whatâs up man
This is the last place I expected to find you
For the hot water method, are the amount of coffee and water the same? Thanks!
I use this method frequently, I usually use 8 to 1 ratio of water to coffee, my go to recipe is 16g of coffee to 128g of 80°C water and filter it in 128g of ice.
Tried this for single cup, tastes pretty good :)
Question: Should I stir for longer time if brewing larger batches? (2 scoop, water to lvl 2), or is one minute still okay?
I always thought that cold brew long steep time lowered acidity, which is a big benefit to those with sensitive gi's. For me, thats why I drink it. Hot brewed coffee really affects my stomach.
I also like cold brew for this reason - lower acid. But I don't think it's the long steep time that lowers the acid, it's the lower temp. Case-in-point: this aeropress method, also vacuum infusion cold brew, takes minutes.
Yeah, thatâs mainly about the temperature. We like acidity so that was what we missed in most cold-brewed coffees we tried.
Hot-bloom cold-brew is a nice blend of the 2 methods. Hot steep 45 sec, then quench with cold water & cold steep as usual.
@@AndyVanBass nice! they mentioned it was acidic in the vid so I thought perhaps it left some in vs long brew.
@@EuropeanCoffeeTrip Sorry, I thought recipe was terrible. The 12 hour plus is the way to go for much richer tastier cold brew. I tried 3 times this weekend. Sorry. :-)
Has it been tested on what is actually in the cup after short cold brew?
Yeah, it is an espresso strength coffee, so it is okay to drink it even without diluting it, but perhaps you can still play with coffee/water ration to get an optimal result. We don't have a refractometer to test a TDS but we will try in the future.
I just tried this. It seems to lack basic flavour that 24 hour cold has. But, in a pinch if you just want non acidic cold coffee quickly, itâs pretty good. Totally will try the inverted method next time though, it might make it stronger.
I try to Cold-Brew for many time. My problem is while stiring I lost many of water drip out. I think more finer grind will help.
or use invert method :D
Hi in your video you say 60-70 ml of water, but in the web page you list it as 60-70g. Just so you know if you can correct it.
How much water did you dilute it with?
We diluted it with about 100-120ml of water in the video. It is more about taste preference than anything else. For some reason, I prefer my cold coffees little bit stronger.
What about press the cold brew then top it up with 80 degree water?
Well, why not but you lose the advantage of no need for hot water. If you have access to it, we still prefer 80C brew.
I was obviously forced to try it right away and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would but the taste was quite empty.
I have a question. When I do this whenever I start to stir the water quickly drips through the filter so when I start to plunge there's barely any water left. I used the finest setting in my hand grinder and I use the handground precision btw.
What seems to be wrong?
Champsy Cardinal rather than doing it this way, try putting the plunger in only to around the 4 mark and adding the coffee in and stirring before putting the filter on. Then put the filter cap on when youâre ready to flip the aeropress onto the mug
@@cjc1193 tried it this morning. Thank you very much for the help!
Champsy Cardinal totally agree...but can also try a reused filter (I rinse the same paper filter for 5-10 uses, after the ~2nd use, the resistance increases markedly). May not work, but might. Iâve not liked the inverted method, but had only tried it with hot water and had a âpressure bombâ đŹ make a mess.
@@troybornhorst9173 thank you very much!
I tried adjusting my grinder to make a finer grind and started reusing the filter. You're right. It had an improvement.
I'm a fan of traditional steeping of cold brew at room temp for 12 to 24 hours. The brew is so smooth. 2 minute cold brew seems like it would be under developed but I'm going to give this a try for sure!
How many grs? How many grs of water?
They where saying they use 15gr & 60gr of water, styr for 60 sec and then top up with coldwater to your liking
Iâve tried this method multiple times and it still tastes watery, even without diluting,nothing like the cold brew done the typical way . Iâve used ethiopian coffee, hand ground to fine, etc and nothing makes a difference. The hot brew method is delicious but the cold does not work
By the time I'm done stirring all the water is already in the cup and there's nothing left to press, am I missing something?
What manual grinder are you using?
It is Comandante grinder, it is probably the best hand grinder you can get on the market at the moment. We were to the factory last month so expect a video soon!:)
What would happen if I use coarse grind?
I tried it. It's good. I use less additional water after the press though, wary of the lack of the coffee strength. But it's nice. And it's surprisingly sweet.
Two things. Water would run through coffee too quickly and because it was course ground, it wouldnât extract enough from coffee. It will be probably quite weak coffee with missing taste quality.
I've been coming back to this recipe and it's been powerful and dependable, except I used the inverted version and adjust a bit according to its grind.
I even liked the brew result of beans I hated.
I tried this but most of the water dripped through the filter while I was stirring. Is there any way to stop this from happening? I did a fine grind...
Yeah, either even finer grind size, using multiple filters or you can use an inverted method (upside down) so there are no drops before your turn it and press.
@@EuropeanCoffeeTrip Good to know I can try this with inverted, will make an attempt tomorrow! Thanks so much for the reply! I just got an aeropress last week and have been geeking out lol
room water temperature?
You're using a paper filter for this recipe right?
Yes, a regular paper filter. I think you can use also metal filter but you may need to adjust the grind size. Not sure about that.
Not perfect, but i'll take this over waiting hours any day!
Unfiltered water? How barbaric! :D
I love 20g of Guatemala coffee, ground on setting #4 for porlex mini, inverted method, 30g 80°C water for blooming, another 30-70g water (depending on mood) at 30 second mark with 2-3 stirs, at 60 second mark I turn the aeropress upside down and finished product goes to the shaker with two small ice cubes for quick shake and you end up with a great foamy cold coffee. Not coldbrew, but cold one nonetheless.
yes i have a very similar method - spoon the instant Nescafe into a mug and pour boiling water on it.......
@@RuseMediaVideo ok, it doesn't sound like a similar method!!:)
Not if you live in a place with nice, soft water ;)
instructions starts at 1:27
I still prefer my method. Regular Aeropress inverted for two minutes using normal 95C water, then pressed over ice. Add water to taste.
volume is very low
Cold brew is so underestimated.... Really well brewed cold brew must be way way better than this method. But very interesting, I'll reach for my local cafe to see if they could try it
Yeah, it can be true. This is not a perfect method and taste is in our opinion different that what you get in a more traditional setup.
I think traditional steeping at room temp to cold chill at 12 to 24 hours is the best but I am interested in giving this method a try. I feel it may leave the cold brew under developed in taste and smoothness though.
How is it not leaking when not inverted?
When you insert the plunger, there is a little back pressure that keeps the coffee/liquid in the main chamber until your press. Give it a try!
Hmmmmm
I used 70g water for 15g coffee
but I end up with like ~40ml of water, and it looks too transparent to dilute, almost tastes like water
Not sure why? :( I did everything right
Your grind might have been too coarse.
WHY WHY WHY!? I wish I knew this 2 weeks ago when I was in france with 42c!
Haha, it was also so hot here in the Czech Republic.
But what about with its caffeine content?
For me, it did not work. The water went through too quick to stir for 1 minute
If you can, grind it finer. That should help!
I do not like cold coffee so will pass. For some odd reason I do like the cold brew nitro from my local coffee shop, Iron Coffee Co, Will stick with my inverted method which I just finished up about 10 minutes ago.
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We donât like it very much either but this way of brewing is surprisingly good.
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I've just made one. It's good, but not terrific. I'll stick with my usual iced coffee recipe.
hasilnya belum terfermentasi jadi kurang enak... lebih suka cold brew yang dimasukkan ke pendingin
This music catched my attention.
Doesnt work, water drains through too fast.