Iced coffee concentrate

[Anonymous]

I try to not get taken in by the ads fed to me on social media. If I find a product that looks good I Google it to death and usually get talked out of it once I read real reviews.

But I'm a daily iced coffee drinker and tempted by the Javy coffee concentrate. No weird ingredients or sugar/fake sugar. Seems really convenient - pour it into water. Good for travel, where I usually end up with a bad cup of hot hotel coffee to start the day and hope to find iced later. The Amazon reviews look good. If you're tried it, what am I missing?

[Anonymous]

I haven't tried it but iced coffee concentrate is super easy to make in a French press. Not so much if you're traveling, though Bodum makes a good travel French press.

In a French press, weigh the grounds and add 6x that weight in water. Stir, cover and percolate in the fridge overnight or 12-16 hours. In the morning, press and decant the concentrate into a bottle, jar, whatever. Easier to press if you give it a little stir first.

When you want an iced coffee, use equal parts concentrate and cold water or cold milk, pour over ice. Easy peasy.

[Anonymous]

I like cometeer. You're supposed to keep it frozen but I think it would be fine out for awhile.

[Anonymous]

OP back to update. It's not good. Lol...lesson learned.

The ads mostly show people using a ton of milk and syrups, so I guess it's for people who like coffee flavored dessert type drinks. I wanted to use it for a plain old cup of coffee with a splash of milk and it's just not good coffee. I guess it's ok for travel if coffee will be hard to find, but too expensive for it to be worth it for that.

[Anonymous]

Iced coffee recall
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/snapchill-llc-recalls-canned-coffee-products-due-potential-clostridium-botulinum

[Anonymous]

Honestly, it's so easy to make a pot of cold brew concentrate. Get the OXO cold brew maker, dump in a bag's worth of your favorite ground coffee, add six cups of water. Let it sit for 12-16 hours on your counter, then drain. It should last you two weeks, one iced glass a day. Easy to take a small bottle when traveling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP back to update. It's not good. Lol...lesson learned.

The ads mostly show people using a ton of milk and syrups, so I guess it's for people who like coffee flavored dessert type drinks. I wanted to use it for a plain old cup of coffee with a splash of milk and it's just not good coffee. I guess it's ok for travel if coffee will be hard to find, but too expensive for it to be worth it for that.

Thanks for the update! I'm sorry it didn't work out, but I always appreciate a follow up to these things.

I would try making your own concentrate, using a French press or a Toddy cold brew system. That way you can use a coffee bean that you actually like . It keeps in the fridge for a while once it's brewed, or you can even freeze it in small containers.