Cold Brewer

This is a really great coffee maker, I just add coffee and water and then set it to forget it. The next morning I have coffee. I chose this because of the simplicity. I am not a coffee drinker, I drink coffee for the energy not for the enjoyment. I see that some people say that the coffee is weak tasting despite adding a ton of grounds and waiting for more than the recommended time. This may happen when not all the coffee grounds are saturated, I use a chopstick to stir the grounds around to make sure that every ground is touched by the water. If you just add the water in quickly, some grounds in the center or bottom will become packed and never touch water at all. Some people are getting a sludge at the bottom of their coffee. The recommendation is to use coarse ground. At that point if you're still getting sludge I recommend to add the grounds to the mesh strainer and then shake it over the sink. That way you are forcing the grounds that are fine enough to pass through the strainer to pass through before you even start the brewing process. I can't speak for the taste, whether it's weak, strong, acidic or bitter, i have no idea. I think that all coffee tastes bad, I add a ton of milk to the point where I don't notice the coffee. I don't know why people are saying that it's easy to clean. Because I spend a quite a few minutes running water on the outside of the strainer to get the remaining coffee grounds out. That might be due to me using pre ground coffee and they're smaller, so easier to get stuck inside the strainer? But honestly that's not even a deal breaker. The design is so sleek and simple and I hate burning hot coffee that I just can't imagine having any other coffee maker. I just tried it with actual beans that I ground myself instead of the dunkin donuts preground coffee. The taste is immaculate. Well not really, I still don't enjoy coffee all that much. But the less acidic taste is definitely apparent, went down smoothly. Definitely buy your own beans to grind or at least buy some higher quality preground coffee, not dunkin donuts.

I started to feel ripped off spending $4+ every morning for a basic cold brew that was mostly ice at the cafe I frequent, so I bought this a few months ago to see if I could get a brew just as good at home and it did not disappoint! I feel like it paid for itself in a week and was 110% worth the investment! I use coarse grounds specifically meant for cold brew and a little bit of ground does leak through the filter but I don't find it bothersome at all. The particles are so fine that I usually drink them all up. It's not like sipping on sand or anything. I brew about two pots a week and use a little more than half a cup of grounds each time (about 9-10 tbsp) It's been two months and I haven't used a whole pound of coffee grounds yet, so I estimate $12.99 gets me roughly 50+ cups of coffee! The pot is an investment, but if I get tired of cold brew I figure I can brew tea or fruit infused water or whatever trendy brew comes around next. I brew in the fridge for 48 hours before removing the filter, though usually I steal a cup after 24 hours and just refill the water and put it back in the fridge. I also fill it alllll the way to the top, not just to the 32 ounce line. It doesn't make a concentrate, but it does make a strong brew that I drink black, just poured over ice. I find it extremely easy to clean, except the filter. I don't bother putting any of it in the dishwasher, just give it a quick hand wash and then brew again. I would have liked the filter to have holes to the bottom because it would make it easier to clean but overall I do really love that there's virtually no waste, no paper filters, no k-cups, nothing, so I try to focus on that while I'm smacking the filter over the sink, trying to get the bottom layer of grounds out! All in all, I'd buy this again in a heartbeat.

In our family, cold and hot coffee are both appreciated. Our problem with cold brew was that our french press left grounds that had to be filtered out. The filtering process used a paper filter that takes the oils, and henceforth some of the flavor, out of the coffee. So we began looking for a solution. We had a Bean Envy Milk Frother (our 2nd one, Bean Envy happily replaced the first when it failed) and had just purchased a Pour-Over Drip Coffee Maker after getting such great customer service on the Milk Frother replacement. Along with customer service on the Milk Frother, the design and quality of the Pour-Over Drip Coffee Maker led us to "take a chance" on this cold brew coffee maker. As usual, it came packaged very well. Along with the cold brew coffee maker itself, the box contents included a nicely printed manual with instructions and suggestions, a thank you/registration card, and a how to contact customer service card. One thing I noticed is that all of our Bean Envy products don't just have generic cards in them, each card is specific to that product. A VERY nice touch in my opinion. The Cold Brew Coffee Maker didn't disappoint in design, quality, or innovation. The container itself is well-formed and feels like it's made out of thick enough glass that it will last a lifetime of normal use while not being so heavy that my wife's arm will get tired holding it. The bottom on the Coffee Maker is ingeniously easy to slip on and off, like their pour-over coffee maker. The filter is stainless steel and easy to clean while being able to keep the grounds out of the drinkable coffee (hint: if you're getting grounds in your coffee with this one, try grinding a little coarser. The filter really does work well). The top of the filter has a cap that seals the coffee maker quite nicely while it's "brewing". When you're done brewing, just pull out the filter and replace it with the included cover. Then empty the coffee grounds from the filter and clean it per Bean Envy's instructions. :) As you can see in our picture, the maker has coffee in it as the only time it doesn't is when it's getting cleaned out to make some more coffee. I can happily and comfortably recommend the Bean Envy 32 oz. Cold Brew Coffee Maker to anyone looking for one.

I recently became addicted to cold brew coffee and decided it was time to buy my own brewer because buying the pre-made concentration was becoming costly. This brewer is perfect. It fits in the compartment in the fridge door and has no plastic parts. I would give it five stars except for one little issue. It comes with two lids, one to use when the filter is in place and one to use when done brewing. Well, the lid to use while the filter is in place works fine. It fits well and makes it easy to lift the entire filter out when done brewing. However, the other lid, while it fits nicely, does not make pouring easy. There is a cut-out to line up with the spout so it should pour easily without removing the lid. Unfortunately, I need to remove the lid when pouring otherwise the coffee winds up spilling onto the counter. I don't know if the cutout on mine is improper size or what but it does make a mess if I don't remove that lid. Not a huge issue and it really does make great coffee. I've been able to keep my cold brew addiction and cut the price since I can make it at home now!

I highly recommend the Bean Envy Cold Brew Coffee Maker. I've made cold brew coffee regularly for about year now, first improvising with a small jar and some coffee filters and then using a larger jar and a cotton filter. The Bean Envy Cold Brew Coffee Maker takes some of the messiness out of the process, with the coffee brewed in a glass pitcher that is easy to handle. Just add coffee to the mesh filter that fits in the pitcher, pour water over the coffee grinds, put the top on and give it from six to 24 hours to brew. Voila! You'll have delicious coffee that is less acidic than the regular stuff. I'm convinced the Bean Envy Cold Brew Coffee Maker is the best on the market. It is easy to use and clean, durable thanks to a silicon ring around the top of the filter that protects the glass pitcher, has a tight-fitting cap with silicon ring that maintains freshness, and looks great sitting on its silicon base. Plus, it comes with a guide giving instructions about how to make cold brew coffee. I had a question and was able to follow up by email with someone from Bean Envy, who responded in a timely manner and was helpful. Such a high level of customer service is almost unheard of these days and most appreciated.

Very rarely do I indulge myself, but in this case I did and I am so glad that I did! I love the iced coffee from outside vendors, but have never been able to make it at home. I thought about buying an “at home” maker, but just never wanted to spend the money. Happened onto this one on Amazon Prime Day and figured for the excellent price on it, I would try it! It is so easy to use - very easy to clean, and makes excellent coffee! I did cut back a little on the coffee that it recommended… It recommended 8 tablespoons for the 32 ounce markings on the pot. I do not like my coffee strong, at all, so after the first pot, I cut back to 7 tablespoons. I add some of the flavored liquid coffee creamers to each cup as I serve it and the taste not only equals pricey iced coffees that I have bought in various coffee shops - it exceeds it! AND is much more economical!! I normally brew mine at room temperature, but then store it in the refrigerator. They say it will keep several days in the refrigerator, but I enjoy mine so much it never lasts more than a couple of days! I love it, and would buy it again!

This is the best cold brew coffee maker. It is incredibly well designed. Many great features that make it stand out from others. The silicone rim on the bottom is a nice touch- no dinging it on the counter top or sliding around. There are two lids- one for brewing and one for storing. The cylinder for the grounds is all metal- zero plastic. The rim/seals are all silicone for a tight, durable, leak-free fit. It’s the perfect size for the fridge and the glass is top quality. It pours well without dripping. Easy to clean with a brush. I liked it so much, I bought a second for a friend. She also raved about how great it was.

Pros: The product is very well made, albeit with one design flaw (see cons below). It's very simple to use and clean. The filter works well and there was no sediment to remove with a second round of filtering. Cons: First a bit of background info. You should weigh your coffee. Don't use volume measurements like tablespoons of whole beans or ground beans. It only take a minute to do this. Yes, it can work but if you want consistency across bean types buy a cheap scale and weigh it. Water is 1000 grams per liter so it's easy to figure the ratio of water (in grams) to coffee in grams. There are a variety of water to coffee ratios to make cold brew. I've seen recipes using 1:1, 4:1, 7:1 (one of the more common ones), up to the range of 10-12.5 : 1. The small ratio of 1:1 makes a VERY strong potion that needs to be diluted. Roughly speaking ratios of 1:1 to 7:1 or 8:1 require some diluting. After that it's a matter of taste. The higher ratios of 10:1 to 12:5 are definitely ready to drink without adding extra liquid. If you plan on serving the coffee over ice and adding some milk you probably want to move down to the 7:1 to 10:1 range. Again taste will dictate how strong you want the coffee so take this with a grain of salt. I've experimenting with each of the 10 batches I have made over the past 4 weeks and I've gone down from 12.5:1 down to 9:1. Given my guidelines above for how much coffee to use I found that when I starting lowering the water to coffee ratio that for the given amount of water the coffee was too high in the canister and a portion of the coffee in the tube was not immersed in the water. Yes, the grounds got wet when I poured coffee in but after that it would seem like they were not really part of the brew process. When I attempted to use a 9:1 ratio with 1 liter of water and 110 grams of coffee the coffee barely fit in the tube and the water level was approximately 2 inches below the highest level of coffee in the tube. Of course I didn't expect this and should have tried to see how much coffee would fit in a dry canister but I started with a wet canister so it was too later to fix itsa. I added 100ml more water but there was still coffee not immersed. I could have tried making only 3/4 of a liter but I think the same issue will occur as far as water reaching all the coffee, but it would solve the issue of the coffee overflowing in the filter canister. In the first brews I started with a higher ratio of 12:1 and noticed that a little bit of coffee was not full under water. As I began increasing the strength (lowering the ratio) I observed that more and more coffee was not under water and when I jumped from from a ratio of 11:1 to 9:1 it was significant enough to realize that this is not getting the full benefit of the cold brew method. I can think of one solution, which would be to make a max of 3/4 of a liter AND find some solid object that doesn't float to put inside the glass container that does not add any flavor but will displace the liquid to be at or above the level of coffee in the canister. The other limitation is that for the ground size I used (very coarse, coarsest grind on the Bartaza virtuoso) the 110grams of ground coffee for a 9:1 ratio with 1 liter of water barely fits in the canister. Therefore I would have to make maybe 3/4 of a liter maximum at a time instead of a full liter. If I wanted stronger coffee then further adjustments would be needed because the tube simply isn't big enough to hold enough coffee unless you keep reducing the total amount of coffee you want. Or I could use a slightly less coarse grind to reduce the coffee volume but I thought a coarse grind was supposed to be used for cold brew and this adds a new variable that I'm not ready to experiment with yet. So I'm going to find something solid to put in the bottom of the glass container that will push the water level higher as my first attempt at finding a way to make the largest batch of stronger coffee that fits in the coffee maker. If that doesn't work I'll revert to trying a french press and then doing a second round of filtering. My recommendation is that this product is fine for making to 1 liter of weaker brews but if you want to make stronger brews perhaps you should find a different product. I gave it high ratings for cleaning and ease of use but 3 star ratings for flavor since it's great for weak brews but not as good (without some fix) for strong brews.

Es mi primer cafetera de tipo cold brew, y la verdad me sorprendió bastante ,tiene una calidad excelente, llego en perfecto estado, los manuales en inglés pero bastante precisos y claros, y bueno una aparente garantía de por vida... buenos materiales y gran apariencia en estos momentos se esta preparando la primer ronda de café en frío y seguro saldrá excelente

Excelente producto, y muy buena relación calidad precio, me encanta el cold brew y este es un muy buen instrumento para hacerlo, es muy prácticos! Personalmente lo recomiendo.

Excelente manera de hacer cold brew, los componentes se ven de calidad y me ha funcionado perfecto. Lo recomiendo

Me ha gustado la sencillez para preparar el café en frío. Además que es delicioso.

Un jarra de los elegantes para tu café o cold brew, es de buen tamaño y buena calidad.