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Originally Posted by Starkizzer
This is interesting. Those of you who have tried this, have you noticed an increase in bitterness?
I only ask because cold brewing is supposed to cause the coffee to be more bitter vs brewing with hot water, and the bitterness is why I do not drink black coffee.
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I used cheap Maxwell House ground coffee. I normally don't find that kind of coffee palatable, but it's actually pretty good with this cold press method. I put the grounds in a coffee press with filtered water, left it at room temperature for 8 hours, pushed down the filtering plate and voila - coffee. The resulting liquid was smooth. There wasn't anything harsh or acidic about the flavor, but it also didn't have too much character. I'm sure it would be even better with decent beans.