Anyhoo that spendy set up is for the other folks who read the same article and *could* taste the difference.

I can taste the difference, but I still cold-brew my coffee with a plastic pitcher from the dollar store and a Melitta cone filter (about $3, but I also use them to brew hot coffee in the winter).

I also can definitely taste the difference in cold- vs. hot-brew, but, as noted, the equipment isn't the issue. I just use a plastic pitcher, big filter, and a bowl-sized strainer. All you have to do to cold-brew is dump cold water on top of a cup of grounds, wait 24-48 hours, and strain. Mmmmm, tasty cold coffee....

Your cold brewing set up is as low tech as the one I used, Jessica. I can't recall it now. I think it was something like

1) put coffee in jar
2) put water in jar
3) wait
4) strain out coffee grounds

I also can definitely taste the difference in cold- vs. hot-brew, but, as noted, the equipment isn't the issue. I just use a plastic pitcher, big filter, and a bowl-sized strainer. All you have to do to cold-brew is dump cold water on top of a cup of grounds, wait 24-48 hours, and strain. Mmmmm, tasty cold coffee..

Yeah, I cold brew in my french press. I will do it on Friday night, and then I have nice iced coffee for me when I come back from the farmer's market on a warm sunday morning!

Wait--so the point is to drink your coffee cold?

Huh.

shudder

failed to taste the difference between that and sticking the last of the hot pot in the fridge.

That's exactly what I do. Or, if there isn't any coffee left due to the coffee glutton that I live with, I brew ~2 mugs' worth, put it in a big ass travel mug, and put the mug in the fridge overnight.

::joins connie in the "eww, cold coffee!" corner::

Seriously. I can't even abide coffee-flavored ice cream.

I love cold coffee. But it has to be cold FRESH coffee; coffee that's been allowed to oxidize is just as appealing as a bowl of applesauce that's been allowed to sit on the counter overnight.

Bleah.

Number of guys today who thought I'm religious, despite a very obvious cleavage: 2.

One, who sat next to me on the bus, offered me his copy of The Prayer of the Road. I thought it was cute. Like the time Nilly's brother thought, Lord knows why, I'm Shomeret Negyia (for non-Jews: [link] ).

Gotta be something in the air.

Also? DO NOT WANNA STUDY AND KINDDA HAVE TO. Linear regression is not a friend.

OMG, it just occurred to me: gotta run the Bible via TranslateParty!

gotta run the Bible via TranslateParty!

Right after you're done with your exams.