Reddit mentions of Toddy Cold Brew System, 1 EA

Highly recommend the Toddy cold brew. Yeah, it's way more expensive than the Mason jar, but it holds a lot more and is also very easy to use.

I believe he said in his most recent subscriber stream it was this:

Toddy Cold Brew System

I use the Toddy system.

http://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458661773&sr=8-1&keywords=toddy

https://www.amazon.com/Toddy-THM-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1538083255&sr=8-3&keywords=cold+toddy

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I've had this for years. It works great and produces a concentrate that can be used several ways. The concentrate keeps well in the fridge up to two weeks.

Toddy Maker.

Here's a quick howto
This is the cold brewing rig I use. It's fairly inexpensive and the filter can be washed and reused forever (as far as I can tell). For your first time, of course, I recommend you improvise something instead of spending money.

This is totally worth the investment. All you need is ground coffee and water:

http://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372607856&sr=8-1&keywords=toddy+cold-brew

You get about 10oz of coffee concentrate that you can mix with milk or just ice water. I've only ever mixed it with milk, but you use about 1 part coffee concentrate for 3 parts milk (25% extract, 75% milk). You can mix sugar or sweetener but I never use sweetener.

You can also use the extract in hard drinks. Adding a bit of rum to an iced coffee is amazing.

EDIT: Forgot Link

Butting in uninvited to say I have a Toddy which tastes absolutely amazing. Once brewed it's a coffee concentrate that lasts up to two weeks in the fridge.

There is and it is awesome:

http://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341951225&sr=8-1&keywords=toddy

(I know it is not exactly the same, but it is very cheap and does a great job)

This is my every day coffee. This is what I use to make it. I've been doing this for three or so years now. Best damn coffee, and everyone gets the strength they want.

A Toddy is only about $30 and is perfect for making cold brewed coffee. You brew 12oz and it will usually last me about a week.

http://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1417011307&sr=8-3&keywords=toddy

Get one of these Toddy Cold Brew things. Starbucks brews their cold brew in a larger one of these and it is awesome at home. Makes a cold brew concentrate, so you cut it with water when you are wanting a glass of it, so you can adjust how strong you want it. It is worth every penny and makes it a simple process. I let it brew anywhere from 16-24 hours and it is always great. Can buy cheaper beans for it too, which is nice.

<--- Barista here! I second the Moka suggestion. Unless you have thousands to shell out on a shop quality espresso machine, this is the next best thing. A good grinder is key, and burr grinders are best. This is mine. Also, steaming wands on cheaper machines never work very well and are horrible to clean. All you really need to get that nice foam easily is one of these nifty milk frothers.




Most retail coffee "machines" aren't built to last and make mediocre drinks. Low-tech almost always produces a superior tasting beverage. I have a Chemex(for normal coffee), a french press(for stronger coffee), a Toddy(for iced coffee) and a Moka(for espresso).


Also, if you can, seek out a roaster that is local to your mother. They will direct you to their best beans for espresso, and it will most likely be very fresh. All the roasters I have worked with are always happy to help customers troubleshoot and tweak to their tastes as well. It's a really worthwhile relationship for a coffee enthusiast.


So, Moka, burr grinder, frother wand, a pound of beans, and you're set. She'll love it. If you have some extra cash, and she likes normal coffee, throw in that Chemex. 10 times better than an auto-drip, and uses less beans as well. :)

I use two cold brew bags with this cold brew toddy system instead of the felt filters that come with it (they tend to clog). A pound of course ground coffee and it's delicious. Unfortunately everyone at work is now addicted to my coffee.

If we want to turn this into an /r/frugal thread about the absolute cheapest way to make coffee - you can get a cold brew setup at home for less than $50 (Toddy is "the original"; OXO makes a similar system). Cold brew tends to be more forgiving of low-quality beans than hot brewed, and the resulting concentrate can be kept in the fridge for at least a week before it goes bad.

Oh...the Toddy (sorry I didn't link earlier, was on mobile) is not a pour over system either. You put in grounds and water and it steeps at room temperature for 12-24 hours, then filters out the grounds to produce a coffee concentrate. Of course you can DIY cold brew without any of this, but the Toddy is just a really convenient system for it. A lot of coffee shops use an industrial-size Toddy system.

I have tried pitchers like the one you linked, but I've found that because it's not truly immersing the coffee in the water it makes a lot weaker of a cold brew, so you get less mileage for your amount of grounds, if that makes sense.

Iced coffee is really easy, albeit a long process >12 hrs, to make, but the concentrate is good for a couple weeks, so you don't have to do it very often. All you need is coffee beans, a grinder, a jar/container, and a fine strainer or something like this if you want the simplicity.

I've only ordered once from them since they changed names from Supersonic to AKA Coffee, but they follow the Nordic style of roasting. I assume they'd have something up your aisle.

Gloria Jean's several years ago sold what they called iced toddy which they made in a cold brew system. I bought one myself and duplicated the taste exactly. I was never able to get the right taste from normal hot brewed coffee. Their cold brew stuff tasted more like an iced latte to me.

I assume you mean this one. Does that provide any benefits over simply making cold brew in a french press? (which is how I've been doing it)

I've done both. From a process standpoint, not a huge difference.

Coarse grind, leave it for a bazillion hours, filter, enjoy.

Toddy is great because it's significantly more capacity. My French press will produce about half to 65% of the concentrate as the Toddy. I get about a literish of concentrate when all is said and done (you add like 7 cups of water, so 1.6 liters). Compared with my 1L French Press which gets me just over a half a liter.


It's also super easy to use and clean. Let it brew, pull the plug into the decanter that's fit for the top.

looks like it's $28 on amazon which is the lowest I've ever seen it. If you're gonna jump, do it now!

http://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW

I used the Toddy system, but that's just because it was given to me by a friend. It worked out pretty well, but you can easily re-create the setup with a large mason jar, just pour through a pour over cone at the end.

Another tip which may seem obvious but I didn't think about at the time: don't be afraid to do some test brews before committing to a batch of coffee. I had never brewed coffee this way before and it came out a tad over-extracted, which came through in my stout.

My sister bought me a Toddy for a wedding present. It makes a coffee concentrate and its perfect for iced coffee.

Look at the Toddy. It's not a push button but it's a dump water, dump grounds and then wait kind of operation. You do have to deal with the used grounds when it's finished but it makes a concentrated coffee that you mix with water, milk, etc and a carafe will usually last me about 2 weeks.

https://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW/

I don't really understand the method you're using to make cold brew but most of these concentrates are made with a cold brew slow dripper (like a Toddy or a Yama tower) to get an extremely high concentration of coffee in the water. That's how they're able to use a 1:1 dilution ratio.

Try a Toddy. It's a cold brew coffee maker. I hate black coffee, because it always tastes bitter and burnt to me. With a Toddy, you mix your coffee and water in the big white thing, let it steep for ~12 hours (so yeah, you'll wanna do that ahead of time), and then filter it into the decanter. It makes a bunch, and you can add more water if it's too strong, or sugar or cream or whatever. I seriously haven't gone back to hot brews since we got our Toddy a few years ago. \m/

Toddy Cold Brew System

The Toddy is a bucket with a hole in the bottom and a cloth filter. You put the filter in the bottom, put a plug in the hole, add ground coffee and water, let it sit overnight, then pull the plug and set it on a vessel to catch the resulting coffee. It comes with a bucket, but where I work we just put it in a pitcher.

Its not fancy and electronic, but for the cash, and if I wanted my coffee over ice, I'd buy one of these babies - http://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW - make coffee once a week overnight and keep it in the fridge and use it when needed. And I'd use the money I'd saved to buy some nice coffee beans. Or maybe something else nice for myself.

I was using mason jars or glass bowls until I got a Toddy last Fathers Day. While it's really just a plastic bucket and a glass carafe, it streamlines the process. With jars, I'd have to strain the coffee through a colander lined with cheesecloth. Not exactly onerous, but removing those steps is a nice plus. Plus, it makes a nice sized amount at once.

Yeah! It actually makes an amazing cup of cold brew coffee. You let the coffee brew in cold/room temp water for 12-24 hours and it takes all of the acid out of the coffee so it's a really mild, but highly caffeinated cup. One batch usually lasts me about a week's worth of morning coffees in the summer! :)

A different spin is going for some cold brew action. We make a batch of extract that lasts a week. Coupled with our hot water machine, we have instant non-bitter coffee.

https://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW

I bought my mom a Toddy cold brew machine for Christmas last year. She can make her own super delicious cold-brew coffee concentrate, and it makes a great iced coffee when combined with water, almond milk, or what have you.

Nothing really fancy. I just use my old Toddy and filtered water. It's really about the quality of the coffee.

"Blend into submission" is just another way to say "blend the shit out of it" or "blend until smooth." Nothing fancy there.

I use this to make cold brewed coffee. You could just use regular coffee that has been cooled; it will work perfectly well. I prefer cold brewed because it's much less acidic so it doesn't irritate my stomach.

I used to work at a Scooter's Coffeehouse in Omaha, NE. We used this style toddy maker, using 1lb of our dark roasted Guatemalan ground coarse and 9 cups of water soaked 12 hours. IIRC the procedures for making sure it got an even soak were to add 5 cups cold water, half a pound of coffee, 2 more cups cold water, let sit for 5 minutes, then add the last two cups of water. I still do this at home (but with better beans now that I'm back in Oregon), and it works well for me.

An amazing way to make iced coffee is to use a Toddy Brewer. You can find them on Amazon for about $30. It is a room-temp brewing system that makes this wonderful double-strength coffee concentrate. And it cuts the acidity of the final product by a ton. Just add water and ice and you have the best cup you can imagine.

http://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398144084&sr=8-1&keywords=Toddy+brewer

Get yourself a Toddy, thank me later.

http://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1394333810&sr=8-2&keywords=cold+brew+coffee

I recommend the Toddy cold brew system. Makes about a week's worth for my wife and I.

Edit: [Link] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_65KJxbBHC1R07)

I do, and it’s SUPER easy. I bought a [Toddy Cold Brew System] (www.amazon.com/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_i_fxKkDbMPE83QH) from Amazon and use that. It has instructions and everything. But basically, I grind 6oz (half a bag) and add it to the brewer with 3.5 cups of water. I let it set (steep or brew, if you will) for about 24hrs. Then drain it, add it to my storage bottle and pop it into the fridge. It lasts 7-10 days, having a 16oz coffee every morning. It’s a concentrate, so you then pour some to your cup, add water and ice. I dont have an exact measurement, as I eyeball the pour. But it’s probably around a 1/4 cup of concentrate? It’s up
To your tastes and how strong you prefer it.

In a pinch, I’ve done it in a mason jar and then Strained through cheese cloth and then a coffee filter. But it’s messier and I don’t like it as much. I love my Toddy system!

Another important factor is finding a coffee bean that you like. I personally find I prefer a medium-dark Roast. I tried various roasts and “flavors” until I found a blend I liked best!

Cold brew at home is pretty easy to tackle.

There are a number of cold brew contraptions you can buy to ease and simplify the transition between steeping and drinking.

• Filtron
  
• Toddy
  
  Alternatively, if you own a french press, then the results from that are just as good. Throw the grounds in, add water, plunge after X hours.
  
  General steps:
  
  

1. Medium coarse grind of beans - a middle of the road coffee is fine (even a few weeks out), here you don't need your most expensive or freshest free-range cage-free single origin.
   
2. Ratio of water:coffee - experiment here as you do your batches, but 4:1 (by weight) is a decent starting point for a coffee concentrate that you can then dilute with water/milk and syrups as desired.
   
3. Pour measured out water over grounds.
   
4. Stir the mixture a bit to even out the coverage.
   
5. Let the container sit for 12 hours at room temperature. (24 hours if done in the fridge)
   
6. Strain, dilute to taste and serve.
   
   
   
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   Resources:
   
   See the comment from /u/dreamer6 - on how to create the vanilla cream and syrup
   
   Blue Bottle - guide and recipe
   
   Stumptown - guide and recipe
   
   NYTimes - blurb article and recipe

Worth it IMO, some of the smoothest coffee you can make. Stains your teeth less because it's less acidic . Here's the brewer I use, Takes an entire 12 ounce bag, 24 hours to brew and it usually lasts me six days in the fridge.

Get a toddy: https://www.amazon.com/Toddy-THM-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW

Grind a bag of decent coffee from Costco. Grind it a little bigger than drip

I find that bean quality doesn't matter much at all if you're making cold brew. I use a Toddy maker and cheap beans from Costco. No acid at all, tastes delicious black, hot or iced. One pot lasts me about two weeks. It definitely helps to grind your own beans, though. Grinders are pricey, but it's a one-time expense.

Oh wow! Thanks - seems like that it would be worth getting that one.

Amazon wants $35 and 4.4 out of 5 stars with 461 customer reviews is pretty good :)

I have one of these personally, although there are ways to make your own cold press system as well.
Basically you use coarse ground coffee, brew it in water for at least 12 hours, and then filter it out. Often what you get is a bit concentrated, so you can enjoy it super strong or add water/milk/whatever.

I use this guy: http://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW

It's kinda spendy for what it is, I'm sure you could DIY for cheaper, but in the long run it saves a ton of $$, and it's great for iced coffee all summer!

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If he's a big coffee drinker, a Toddy cold brew system might be up his alley. It makes even subpar coffee taste great, and it's less acidic that other brew methods.

A badge reel related to his field would be a nice daily use item. I'm partial to these.

Cold brew. I have something similar to this

I have just received a Toddy for Christmas and so far I have enjoyed the experience and coffee that it was made.
https://www.amazon.ca/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482992150&sr=8-1&keywords=toddy

Do you know if he enjoys iced coffee? If so, perhaps the Toddy Cold Brew System?

Cold brewed is THE way to go. If you've got a french press it's even easier, because it has a strainer built in already. I got my girlfriend a Cold Brew Toddy. You can make a good two weeks' worth of coffee at a time (and it keeps that long too). Fab.

Here's the lazy version....buy a Toddy. I use 7 cups of water per 12 oz bag of coffee, or 6 cups for a 10 oz bag. Soak 12-24 hours, then drain.

I've even used pre-ground coffee from the grocery store when I'm feeling especially lazy, but undoubtedly grinding it yourself (as coarse as possible) does taste better.

There's also the similarly priced cold brew Toddy: http://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW/ it worked pretty well until I busted the glass. It makes a concentrated coffee that you make ahead and store in the fridge until you want some and mix with hot or cold water or milk.

If you want to have more coffee and brew less might I recommend: Toddy I got this for Christmas and it is fan-fucking-tastic. I keep a sun tea container in the fridge and it lasts me a week or so (depends on how many in the house are drinking coffee at the time). Not that you asked for recommendations....

A Toddy is fantastic cold brew maker. I use it quite a bit, and it creates large batches of concentrate which can last me up to two weeks. The nice thing is that it's plastic, meaning that it won't shatter if dropped. If you somehow break the glass carafe underneath, you can always replace it with something cheap like a mason jar.

The ratio you need is a full pound of coffee beans, ground at the coarsest setting available using the store's grinder, mixed with a full gallon of water. Mix it well and then keep it cold, in the fridge, for 24-48 hours, then filter it. Filtering it is tough without the proper gear. I strongly suggest this system:
https://www.amazon.com/Toddy-THM-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW

It's only ~$24 and you can't go wrong with it.

I make my own.


Toddy Cold Brew System
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006H0JVW/


I’m not a coffee purist, was just looking to save myself money because I was tired of shelling out $3 at the coffee shop every time I wanted some. You could probably go down a deep hole with this coffee stuff.

1. Go to a Sprouts or Whole Foods
   
2. Pick out the beans you like, and fill up a bag to weigh .75 lbs
   
3. Put the beans into the grinder and set it to coarse grounds.
   
4. Follow Toddy instructions (super easy, pour grounds and measured water
   
5. ???????
   
6. Profit

I use the toddy.

https://www.amazon.com/Toddy-THM-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW

I've had it for 5 years and it works great. I thought the glass was too thin and I'd accidentally break it at some point but haven't had a problem so far.

Mischief managed!

1. A beer brewing kit is necessary for my education because it will allow me to concoct potions necessary to throw wild parties excel.
   
2. Shoes to help me in my athleticism on the quidditch field.
   
3. Toddy for those late nights of studying!
   
4. Unroasted Ethiopia Yirgacheffe so that I can have something to brew in the Toddy.
   
5. Star Wars mug so that I can have a vessel to drink the home roasted Ethiopian Yirgacheffe that I brewed with the Toddy.
   
6. A boomerang for funsies.

Work has by far the worst coffee I have ever tasted, so I will sneak down to the patient coffee area if I am in need.


On a day like today (it is 4:45AM and I am at work because I couldn't sleep at all), I am going with the French Press.


At home, I have a Toddy sitting on the counter making a large amount of cold-brew.

If it isn't black, it is Bulletproof. Instead of Kerry-gold butter, I use Kalona Supernatural as it is grass-fed and very local.


I'm not as picky as you would think about the bean, but the quality does make a big difference when it comes to the cold brew. A range of flavors I have never tasted in typical brewed coffee.

Toddy at Amazon $35ish

I know a lot of coffee shops use a really large five gallon toddy system for their cold brew too (including Starbucks) though I am not near any stump town.

Edit - fixed the link

The Ronco Brew System is a knock-off of the Toddy Brew System and comes with a plastic decanter instead of a glass one. It also comes with a lid unlike the Toddy. I have heard mixed opinions on the Ronco unit's filtering though.

Really, you'll be good with any bottom container that will fit.

oh yeah. for sure. if you've got time https://smile.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467824016&sr=8-3&keywords=iced+coffee+brewer

get this. throw some french press coarse ground coffee in it. let it sit in the fridge for 4 days and that will be the strongest coffee youll ever drink. highly recommended. changed my life.

[your entire fridge will smell like coffee though, which is either an amazing plus, or a terrible con, depending on if you ask me or my wife]

Toddy cold brew system. I got mine from Tonx.org (member store) but it's available on amazon as well:
http://www.amazon.com/Toddy-T2N-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW

Heck yes he is- and visa versa, of course. Last time I saw him live, he was wearing a Yelich shirsey, gotta love that.
I really like the new album- I was a huge fan of his last record, and this seems to continue to evolve his sound in some exciting ways.
I make my own cold brew in a toddy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qkjtDbHZAK9A3. It’s great, but the access to unlimited caffeine has definitely lead to some sweaty palms before.

Use something like this. I have this system and it works flawlessly. It stays fresh upwards to two weeks in the fridge. Dilute it however strong you want it.

I buy 12oz bag of preground beans because I'm lazy. Just throw it in a filter into this unit, add 7 cups of water. Let it sit for 12-24 hours and presto!

I wish I wasn't so late to this conversation, so I'm sure I'm just a repeat comment, but my boyfriend and I have the same problem except (when) I make cold brew in the Toddy he refuses to cut the concentrate with water. Our pitcher will last two days. I don't like Starbucks coffee unless the Kati Kati blend is in season. Freshly ground on the courser side. Mhm.

Anyway, maybe you could entice him with the Toddy and a cool reusable cup? Spend a little up front and commit to a 15 minute weekly prep should help with over all savings.

Side note: I've also seen the infuser bottles (The ones for fruits and tea) work just as well, nightly prep but pretty easy and convenient.

https://www.amazon.com/Toddy-THM-Cold-Brew-System/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=toddy+cold+brew&qid=1566996393&s=gateway&sr=8-4

Want to make the best iced coffee?
Get this. Literally the best iced coffee i've made or had. A few places around here that aren't starbucks makes it this way.

y'ever try cold press? I've been using a Toddy for the last two years.

I fill up a thermos with cold press and bring it into the office on Monday, then mix a shot of it with 2 parts hot water from the office water cooler every morning. Co-workers say it's the best they ever had!

Sometimes though.. one part cold press, two parts whole milk, tablespoon of raw sugar, run it in the blender with some ice until it's mostly foam; a frappuccino that's deliciously bad for you

I bought a Toddy last weekend. I know you can do basically the same thing with mason jars and whatever, but this just seemed quick and idiot proof.

I really enjoyed it. I liked that it was able to make a lot at a time, (lasted me pretty much all week) and could just keep a jug of it in the fridge. (the waiting was the most frustrating part of the process)

I just put it over a ton of ice and then added milk or almond milk.

Since I was just doing it for the first time I used some french dark roast beans from trader joes. Not sure what the best to use are.

I've only done it one time, so I'm obviously not very experienced. But yeah, that's my experience. I'd say it was easily worth it, I thought about going the more thrifty/crafty way, but the convenience seemed worth it to me.

http://www.amazon.com/Toddy-Maker-Cold-Brew-Coffee/dp/B0006H0JVW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1220371554&sr=8-1

I just use a Toddy Cold Brew system. Put a pound of coffee in the top, fill it with water and wait. Then there's a bung in the bottom that you pull out and the coffee pours into the carafe below. It's foolproof.