Sous Vide Coffee (Cold Brew Coffee Recipe) Savoring The Good® (2024)

FAQs

How to make cold brew coffee sous vide? ›

Add the ½ cup fresh coffee grounds and 4 cups water to a mason jar and seal the top. Once your sous vide bath has reached the target temp (150°F), set the timer for 2 to 4 hours and place your sealed jar of coffee and water into the sous vide container.

Tips & notes. Scale it up or down using a 1:12 ratio. This cold brew coffee recipe scales up and down easily, as long as you stick with the ratio of 1:12 (coffee to water). No matter how much you're brewing, the wait time is still the same: around 8-11 hours inside the fridge.

Stick with a coarse grind. Using a coarser grind will make the filtration process easier and your coffee taste far less bitter. Grinding too fine can heat up the grounds, which can negatively affect your cup. Stir the grinds in the water making sure they are fully saturated.

Oxidation and degradation still happen when you brew your coffee cold, but it happens much more slowly. This is why cold brew almost never tastes acidic or bitter. It also stays fresh longer than hot-brewed coffee, lasting 2 to 4 weeks refrigerated. Hot coffee usually goes stale after a day.

Cold brew is not the same thing as iced coffee, which is hot-brewed and then chilled. Instead, it's made by steeping coarse-ground coffee beans in room-temperature water for 10 to 20 hours. Making cold brew coffee at home is easy, economical and healthy. Plus, it allows you to customize the beans used and the strength.

Starting with warm water will help the sous vide circulator bring the water to the right temperature more quickly. Try a square vessel. Square is a much more space efficient shape than a circle. So with a square container, you'll have an easier time fitting both the circulator and the food.

Now let me show you the actual Golden Ratios: 1:15 to 1:18 (coffee to water).

In the past few years, cold brew coffee has become increasingly popular among specialty coffee drinkers and consumers more widely. Cold brew is generally made using room temperature water (around 20°C or 68°F), which eliminates acidity in the cup and brings out the sweetness and body of the coffee.

Generally, we suggest aiming for a coffee ratio of 1 gram of coffee to 15-18 milliliters of water. To make it easier to read, we write this out as 1:15 to 1:18. Pro tip: 1 milliliter of water = 1 gram of water, so we'll just use 'grams' for simplicity's sake.

Why did my cold brew coffee turn out bitter? ›

The likely causer bitterness is over-extraction. Over-extraction can happen when the brewing time is too long or the coffee grounds are too fine.

Sour cold brew happens when your coffee grounds are too coarse. Coarse grinds take a while to extract—which is why they're ideal for cold brew. But, if you overshoot the grind size, you won't be able to extract all of the tasty solubles in the right amount of time, leaving you with a sour and likely acidic drink.

Now something obvious, that is dairy milk or any plant-based milk. If we can add them to traditional coffee, why not try it with the cold brew. Cold brew coffee with a few ice cubes and milk looks and tastes great. It also combines well with spices, maple syrup and honey.

While there are many options, dark roast or medium roast is usually best for cold brew coffee. A dark roast type will offer you dark, earthy, and chocolatey flavours. Cold brews made from light or medium roast may have a different flavour but will still be smooth, and is still something we recommend.

Add coffee grounds and water to your pitcher, mason jar, or other container. Give it a stir to ensure that the grounds are evenly saturated with water. Cover the container, place in the fridge, and allow to cold brew for 18-24 hours.

In the past few years, cold brew coffee has become increasingly popular among specialty coffee drinkers and consumers more widely. Cold brew is generally made using room temperature water (around 20°C or 68°F), which eliminates acidity in the cup and brings out the sweetness and body of the coffee.

For steaks 1-inch or less, initial cooking time can be shortened to 30 minutes. Steaks cooked under 130°F (57°C) should not be cooked longer than 2 1/2 hours at a time for food safety reasons.

The best part about making cold brew at home is you can dial it in to your personal taste. Somewhere in the 16 to 20 hour range is the sweet spot for most coffees. We're willing to bet you'll find your favorite steep time right in there somewhere. Start with a 16-hour batch, taste, and go from there.