The Brew Blog

Cold brew is the easiest coffee you'll ever make and one of the hardest to get genuinely good. The recipe is trivial — coarse grind, cold water, wait. The variables hidden inside that simple method are what separate a great batch from a dull brown drink.

Flash brew is a hot pour-over poured directly onto ice, and for light-roast specialty coffee it beats cold brew comfortably. You get the aromatics of hot extraction, locked into a cold cup in about four minutes instead of 24 hours. Here's the ratio and the method.

Cold brew and iced coffee are not the same drink. The difference comes down to extraction temperature, and it changes everything — caffeine, acidity, body, aromatics, brewing time. Here's what each one actually is and when to reach for which.

Cold brew concentrate is the practical version of cold brew for anyone whose fridge already feels too full. Same method as the standard recipe, twice the coffee, half the storage, more flexibility. Plus the dilution maths and the drinks worth making with it.