Cold Brew v2.0

It's the time of the year again! About one year ago, I embarked on a journey to explore cold brewed coffee. It has been rewarding even though there was immense inconsistency to what I was brewing. I've tried adding new stuff to coffee, such as vanilla beans, orange peel, and cinnamon, to yield different flavours. All my cold brews were filtered and prepped using the french presses I have, depending on the volume I'm brewing.

Now that the heat in Singapore is back, my cold brews are back too! A year on, I've upgraded my cold brew gear and the results are pleasing. Even though I've less variety, the quality has improved by leaps and bounds. I've got a brand new cold brew pot a few days back and it's one of the favourite pieces of coffee equipment I have. It's made in Japan by Hario and it is very simple to use. The pitcher is made of Hario's high quality heat-resistant glass, and it houses a filter core with a micro-mesh filter. The plastic used for the entire brew pot is some pretty sturdy stuff.

Hario Cold Brew Pot, 600ml

Next up is a milk frother. It's a pretty cool little toy for frothing up milk just by shaking the small plastic capsule. Add some milk into it and shake the capsule for 30s and you'll get creamy froth right away. And yes, it is made by Hario too! It's very useful in creating cold milk coffees.

Hario Latte Shaker

The latest creation I've made is a cold cafe latte, made with cold brewed coffee and topped with cold milk froth. The beans I chose was from Nylon Coffee Roasters, Konga Natural (single origin espresso ), brewed in the cold brew pot in a 10:1 water to coffee ratio with a brew time of 24h. Milk is just normal full cream fresh milk. I think the cold brew has brought out the really exciting fruity flavours of the coffee and it is by far the best cold brew I have tasted. Yummy, fruity and flavourful. It's good without sugar and milk too! (:

Cold Cafe Latte (looks more like a cappuccino given the amount of froth, but it's okay!)

Indeed, the cold brew has been an excellent pal in the intense afternoon heat. And I'll see a lot more in the days to come. I've brewed 4x600ml worth of coffee over the last 6 days and I've got a 1l pot on its way here!