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My name is Esteban Humberto Nevarez. I will be posting about coffee. Just wanna share my thoughts about it and show you don't have to have the highest end equipment to make a good cup. Mostly I make cold brew and rate the resulting product.
Made this cold brew last week. Turned out Pretty Good.
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Made this cold brew last week. Turned out Pretty Good.
Made this batch of cold brew this week. It turned out to be Pretty Good. Somehow I thought it tasted better on day two. Which I have no explanation for.
October 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Made this batch of cold brew this week. It turned out to be Pretty Good. Somehow I thought it tasted better on day two. Which I have no explanation for.
Made this as cold brew. It's a little better than Acceptable, but not good enough to be Pretty Good. It tastes like what I'd consider a basic coldbrew to taste like. Definitely worth the 8.99 I spent.
October 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Made this as cold brew. It's a little better than Acceptable, but not good enough to be Pretty Good. It tastes like what I'd consider a basic coldbrew to taste like. Definitely worth the 8.99 I spent.
This one turned out to be delightful. A rating of Very Good. I made cold brew with the whole bag.
August 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This one turned out to be delightful. A rating of Very Good. I made cold brew with the whole bag.
Tried this recently. Only made coldbrew with the bag. It rates as Acceptable. Beans were darker and more oily than a typical medium roast when I opened the bag. I generally don't mind risking trying coffee from Trader Joe's. I used to work there and the coffee hits at times.
August 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Tried this recently. Only made coldbrew with the bag. It rates as Acceptable. Beans were darker and more oily than a typical medium roast when I opened the bag. I generally don't mind risking trying coffee from Trader Joe's. I used to work there and the coffee hits at times.
This coffee ranks Pretty Good as both cold brew and a pour over.
July 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This coffee ranks Pretty Good as both cold brew and a pour over.
This coffee is somewhere between Acceptable and Pretty Good as a pour over. As cold brew it was Pretty Good.
July 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This coffee is somewhere between Acceptable and Pretty Good as a pour over. As cold brew it was Pretty Good.
This one turned out Acceptable as cold brew and Acceptable made through auto-drip. Haven't made a pour over of it yet. Was feeling lazy today and I've been sipping cold brew the last few weeks exclusively.
June 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This one turned out Acceptable as cold brew and Acceptable made through auto-drip. Haven't made a pour over of it yet. Was feeling lazy today and I've been sipping cold brew the last few weeks exclusively.
This coffee is Pretty Good made as a pour over and Very Good as cold brew.
June 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This coffee is Pretty Good made as a pour over and Very Good as cold brew.
This one brewed as a pour over was similar to Fast Forward by Counter Culture. As cold brew it was better than Fast Forward. Significantly so. The coffee shop I was employed at did Fast Forward as their cold brew. I didn't like it. This Cultivate Better Together was Pretty Good as a pour over...
June 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This one brewed as a pour over was similar to Fast Forward by Counter Culture. As cold brew it was better than Fast Forward. Significantly so. The coffee shop I was employed at did Fast Forward as their cold brew. I didn't like it. This Cultivate Better Together was Pretty Good as a pour over...
This coffee surprised me with how good it is. As a pour over it is Very Good. As cold brew it is F***ing Exceptional. I know I said I wouldn't do tasting notes, but I'm excited. The peach note comes out a lot as a pour over and it tastes fruity and juicy as cold brew. It's wild. Unexpectedly great.
May 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This coffee surprised me with how good it is. As a pour over it is Very Good. As cold brew it is F***ing Exceptional. I know I said I wouldn't do tasting notes, but I'm excited. The peach note comes out a lot as a pour over and it tastes fruity and juicy as cold brew. It's wild. Unexpectedly great.
My daughter got this for me for my birthday last year in December. It gets a rating of Very Good. I only brewed it as a pour over and with my cheap auto-drip maker. Drank all of it before taking the opportunity to make cold brew.
May 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My daughter got this for me for my birthday last year in December. It gets a rating of Very Good. I only brewed it as a pour over and with my cheap auto-drip maker. Drank all of it before taking the opportunity to make cold brew.
This was that grinder I broke.
May 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This was that grinder I broke.
Made this as a pour over and cold brew. It's Very Good both ways.
May 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Made this as a pour over and cold brew. It's Very Good both ways.
This is the other coffee in my top two favorites. I was reflecting on how much I loved this sundried Burundi. I remembered we got it at the coffee shop I was a barista at for a year. I think that crop at that time had a cashew tasting note. It was out of this world then. Still is.
May 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is the other coffee in my top two favorites. I was reflecting on how much I loved this sundried Burundi. I remembered we got it at the coffee shop I was a barista at for a year. I think that crop at that time had a cashew tasting note. It was out of this world then. Still is.
Made a pour over of this today. Been a few years since I brewed this one. It tastes like how you'd expect a basic coffee should taste. It receives a rating of Pretty Good. I have not made cold brew with it yet, but plan to. Again I like to have decaf on days off to moderate caffeine intake.
May 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Made a pour over of this today. Been a few years since I brewed this one. It tastes like how you'd expect a basic coffee should taste. It receives a rating of Pretty Good. I have not made cold brew with it yet, but plan to. Again I like to have decaf on days off to moderate caffeine intake.
Made a pour over of this coffee this weekend. Used 50g of coffee and 750g of water. Made two 12oz cups. The coffee turned out to be between Pretty Good and Very Good. It got better as I sipped on it.
I also made some cold brew with this coffee and it turned out Very Good.
I also made some cold brew with this coffee and it turned out Very Good.
April 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Made a pour over of this coffee this weekend. Used 50g of coffee and 750g of water. Made two 12oz cups. The coffee turned out to be between Pretty Good and Very Good. It got better as I sipped on it.
I also made some cold brew with this coffee and it turned out Very Good.
I also made some cold brew with this coffee and it turned out Very Good.
Now grinder from REI. I got it using 50 bucks in gift card money and paying about 15 bucks out of pocket. Not exactly cheap. That said it grinds very consistently. It only does approximately 40g of coffee beans at a time. I'm planning to use it for cold brewing exclusively. It is manually operated.
April 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Now grinder from REI. I got it using 50 bucks in gift card money and paying about 15 bucks out of pocket. Not exactly cheap. That said it grinds very consistently. It only does approximately 40g of coffee beans at a time. I'm planning to use it for cold brewing exclusively. It is manually operated.
Just a few more images depicting this method. I use a smaller measurement spoon to add grounds in the tea bags.
April 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Just a few more images depicting this method. I use a smaller measurement spoon to add grounds in the tea bags.
More images of this cold brewing method.
April 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
More images of this cold brewing method.
Cold Brew Method 3: 902g of water with 52.059g of coffee. I brewed it for 20 hours instead of the normal 24 hours I usually do. Didn't notice a difference in quality. Stir the grounds after placing in the water. Set the plunger/ filter on top of grounds just below the water's surface.
April 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Cold Brew Method 3: 902g of water with 52.059g of coffee. I brewed it for 20 hours instead of the normal 24 hours I usually do. Didn't notice a difference in quality. Stir the grounds after placing in the water. Set the plunger/ filter on top of grounds just below the water's surface.
Cold Brew Method 2: I use a wide mouth Mason jar and loose leaf tea bags. 1940g of water and 114.118g of coffee. I usually turn the jar upside down to give more space for the bags of coffee to expand while absorbing water to facilitate extraction. Very gently massage bags once in water.
April 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Cold Brew Method 2: I use a wide mouth Mason jar and loose leaf tea bags. 1940g of water and 114.118g of coffee. I usually turn the jar upside down to give more space for the bags of coffee to expand while absorbing water to facilitate extraction. Very gently massage bags once in water.
Cold Brew Method 1: I use these tea urns. I do a 1 to 17 ratio of coffee to water in grams and brew it on the counter or in the fridge for 24 hours. 1843g of water to 108.412g of coffee.
April 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Cold Brew Method 1: I use these tea urns. I do a 1 to 17 ratio of coffee to water in grams and brew it on the counter or in the fridge for 24 hours. 1843g of water to 108.412g of coffee.
This was a go to coffee of mine for months. I've brewed it with a drip maker, pour over, and cold brew. It's Very Good. I most recently made it as cold brew. It's been months since I last had it as a pour over or made it in the basic a** coffee pot. So can't report comparative to both.
April 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This was a go to coffee of mine for months. I've brewed it with a drip maker, pour over, and cold brew. It's Very Good. I most recently made it as cold brew. It's been months since I last had it as a pour over or made it in the basic a** coffee pot. So can't report comparative to both.
Whenever I brew via drip I pour what I don't drink into a Mason jar and stick it in the fridge immediately. Keeps for 48 hours before stale. Girlfriend bought me the drinking lid from Loveland Coffee in Irmo. I'm sure there are other places to acquire.
April 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Whenever I brew via drip I pour what I don't drink into a Mason jar and stick it in the fridge immediately. Keeps for 48 hours before stale. Girlfriend bought me the drinking lid from Loveland Coffee in Irmo. I'm sure there are other places to acquire.