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I would consider a simple french press. Brew hot, add ice and voila. Alternative is brew cold, and when steep time is met pour into serving or storage containers.
Bonus points for BIFL of the Stanley stainless insulated model.
Kudos to you for realizing many beans taste better cold than hot.
Unfortunately, I think you're right. My main issue is that I like the taste/texture with a paper filter but filtering a French press can be annoying. I wish I could have a machine hold the immersion chamber and dispense, but I think I just have to deal with standing there and slowly pouring the French press through paper.
Now that I think about it, last time I filtered the French press through paper without pressing it. Maybe I'll try pressing and then using paper 🤔. It's still not automated but it could at least cut my batches in half.
I just use a standard basket filter in my french press and just press down slowly so the paper doesn’t tear. Got a 100 pack at the dollar store. It’s not as good as pour over but for a “lazy” coffee it’s pretty great still. Weirdly enough, doing a french press normally and then pouring through a paper filter into a cup or decanter makes it taste way worse than putting the paper filter against the mesh filter. No idea why, but it’s a huge difference. James Hoffmann said in a video it made it a lot more bitter, and my wife thought he was just being pretentious so we tried it. It was actually undrinkably bad. But with the paper filter pressed up against the mesh, it turned out beautifully.
I thought it was in my head but I agree that it tastes worse.
So you wrap the paper around the mesh? That's interesting, I never thought of that
Yeah, pretty much. Like this:
I’m not sure where I originally found the idea, but it works well. Give it a try and see what you think. I think Coffee Chronicler on YouTube mentioned it before, maybe that’s where I found out about it. But he used a cone filter which I found doesn’t work well at all. Grab yourself some basket filters like what’s in the above picture, it makes a big difference.
Nice! I'll give it a try. I have basket filters already 😁
Let me know what you think! I’m a big fan personally. I hope you also enjoy it.
Aeropress? Have something like a Fellow Prisma and slip a paper filter on the metal mesh. The Prisma holds the bean juice in without having to mess around with putting the plunger in to stop leakage
I have an aeropress, I didn't think about the XL. The issue is the size. Aeropress holds about as much volume as a Hario switch (2 cups or 500ml-ish per batch). I make 6 batches per week so 3 liters LOL.
I look at my giant 2.5 liter Breville coffee maker and I just wish it could hold the water in 😭😭😭.
TIL that aeropress has an XL model 🥵🏃💸