- Cold Brew Coffee, Whole Bean, Fresh Roasted, 16-ounce

I am a Cold Brew addict. For years, I've been filling Starbucks pockets by purchasing their cold brew coffees almost daily. I decided to buy my own set up to save some money and it sat for a year. With the economy, and increased prices (including Starbucks!), I decided to re-visit my efforts. Tried a couple grocery store whole bean purchases but YUCK. Finally did a search online for best coffee for cold brew at home, and came across a life-saving article!! This was one of the top 10 in the author's list so I gave it a try and O.M.G. 1st pot came out UH-mazing! I literally could no longer drink Starbucks after this - it ruined me for anything else! Nutty, chocolately, smooth finish, DELICIOUS and I'll never go back. I brew in a 2-qt jar and I get about 3 batches out of a pound. A little pricey at $16.99 but OMG totally worth it! Especially since I was also buying the Starbucks Cold Brew out of the dairy case, and those are now up to $6.49 a bottle - RIP OFF! I get about 4-5 coffees out of each batch (3-4 if I do 16 oz cup) and I pretty much drink daily (one a day usually, sometimes two). Want your own better than Starbucks Cold Brew Coffee? Get yourself a bag of this coffee, a 2-qt cold brew pitcher with filter (County Line makes an awesome one, around $28), and a Burr Grinder. Then grind beans on coarsest setting possible (15 on mine), pour into filter (leaving about 1 to 1-1/2 in from top), add water (preferably filtered) to fill and steep on counter for 26 hours (took me 3 tries to get the right details)-and I guarantee you will be the hap-hap-happiest cold brew drinker since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny (bleep) Kaye! If this could be ordered on subscription, I'd so do it!

I usually brew hot coffee in the morning but sometimes I have a week where I know I won't have the extra time to brew something up. For those times I like preparing a pitcher of cold brew the day before and then I will have enough for 2-3 days of grab n go. I use a Takeya cold brew filter pitcher and have an Encore grinder. The Volcanica Cold Brew blend does what it says... it makes a good cup of cold brew. I like the flavor profile and it takes a splash of cream well. I haven't tried the other Volcanica flavors (use Stumptown and Lavazza for hot brewing)

I've gotten two bags of this and each was wildly different in flavor profile, but I didn't mind that. The first was strong cocoa hot chocolate flavored with an aroma to match. It brewed nicely, strong with a rich cocoa flavor but not much acidity. The second batch I got smells like strawberries almost maybe a little jasmine fragrant when you get a good sniff. It brews nicely, with mild acidity and a good light roast profile. I'm going to try pour over or aeropress with this second fruity batch to see what I can get out of it. Good stuff.

I had not tried cold brew coffee before. I had bought this brand before and liked it so I bought the cold brew beans. It is delicious. I've made coffee ice cubes with it and I have cups of this. I usually put a ton of flavors, cream and sugar into my coffee but the cold brew is luscious with just half and half and a touch of sugar. Cold brew is so smooth, I love that. I could drink this day and night, but for obvious reasons I don't. I immediately bought two more bags. ☕🧊