Reddit reviews Filtron Cold Water Coffee Concentrate Brewer

I'm not really sure what an "iced coffee blender" is. Are you talking about making iced coffee, or frappuccinos (blended coffee-like drinks)?

If you mean regular iced coffee, you really don't need to spend $150. You need a decent grinder and a cold-brew system like this one.

Also, make iced coffee ice cubes or put your glass(es) in the freezer to prevent dilution.

As far as flavors, you may be in the wrong subreddit for that kind of question. You could try a decent mocha powder like the kind that Intelligentsia offers because it mixes well with espresso, but honestly, the coffee should really be allowed to speak for itself.

"Flavors" like caramel mask the taste of mediocre (or worse) coffee with sugar and artificial sweeteners. Trust me, I worked at Starbucks and looked at the ingredients in those syrups. If you need those syrups to enjoy the coffee, there's really no point in shelling out more money for better coffee or equipment.

I'd use one of these
http://www.amazon.com/Filtron-Water-Coffee-Concentrate-Brewer/dp/B0001GSSIO

I just use it for regular coffee. Use a Filtron to make a carafe of concentrate, then all you have to do is pour a little and add hot water from an electric tea kettle. You can also use the concentrate to make passable lattes by heating milk in the microwave and shaking it up to get it foamy.

I use a Filtron and I love it. $38 on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Filtron-Water-Coffee-Concentrate-Brewer/dp/B0001GSSIO/

I use the Filtron. 24 hours on course ground medium dark coffee with two quarts of water. Drain then 24 hours on 1qt of water, for a seconds batch.

Filtron is good as well.

If you're buying a present for your husband, just get him a filtron. It's very easy to use and not too expensive. For beans, I like to use a blend. Lately, I've been using Verve's StreetLevel. It's $15 and free shipping. If you don't have a grinder, you can also order it coarsely ground. While its not ideal to order preground, they ship it really quickly and I don't think it makes much of a difference in cold brew.

https://www.amazon.com/Filtron-Water-Coffee-Concentrate-Brewer/dp/B0001GSSIO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473863512&sr=8-1&keywords=filtron+cold+brew+system

https://vervecoffee.com/collections/blends/products/streetlevel-1

Is all you want to make coffee-wise cold brew? Forever? If so, then you can get away with a grinder that I'd never recommend for hot coffee because of its uneven particle distribution -- this one (use an always-available 20% off coupon). For cold brew, you don't have to worry so much about overextraction.

Then get the Filtron, and you're all set.

If you might want to someday do hot coffee, I'd get a better grinder -- this one. And a kettle and a kitchen scale.

Cold brew at home is pretty easy to tackle.

There are a number of cold brew contraptions you can buy to ease and simplify the transition between steeping and drinking.

• Filtron
  
• Toddy
  
  Alternatively, if you own a french press, then the results from that are just as good. Throw the grounds in, add water, plunge after X hours.
  
  General steps:
  
  

1. Medium coarse grind of beans - a middle of the road coffee is fine (even a few weeks out), here you don't need your most expensive or freshest free-range cage-free single origin.
   
2. Ratio of water:coffee - experiment here as you do your batches, but 4:1 (by weight) is a decent starting point for a coffee concentrate that you can then dilute with water/milk and syrups as desired.
   
3. Pour measured out water over grounds.
   
4. Stir the mixture a bit to even out the coverage.
   
5. Let the container sit for 12 hours at room temperature. (24 hours if done in the fridge)
   
6. Strain, dilute to taste and serve.
   
   
   
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   Resources:
   
   See the comment from /u/dreamer6 - on how to create the vanilla cream and syrup
   
   Blue Bottle - guide and recipe
   
   Stumptown - guide and recipe
   
   NYTimes - blurb article and recipe

I love my filtron. It's worth a look. https://www.amazon.com/Filtron-Water-Coffee-Concentrate-Brewer/dp/B0001GSSIO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1483010878&sr=8-3&keywords=filtron

I would strongly recommend investing in a cold brewer if it's your favorite method. There are a few available but I use a Filtron Cold Water Coffee Concentrate Brewer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001GSSIO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_P7Eqzb5CJZ9VN.

Best cold brew I ever had by a wide margin. One benefit is because it's a concentrate you can mix yours with less water if you like it stronger and your SO can mix with more water.

The below is the page that sold me on it.
https://www.stumptowncoffee.com/brew-guides/filtron

I use a Filtron Brewer

Do it yourself at home with this or this.