County Line Kitchen 64 oz Glass Cold Brew Coffee Maker with Leak-Proof Lid, Wide Mouth Mason Jar - Iced Coffee and Tea Pitcher - Gray

It's a great product. Simple well built easy to use. I've only used it twice. First I tasted the coffe at different times. four hours, 6, 8, 12, 24. To see the difference that made. I didn't like any of it. In fact I couldn't drink it and threw it all out. Not the coffee makers fault. I just don't like cold brew. It even makes me feel sick. I drink decaf for the flavor of it. I like a deep rich coffe flavor. I like a medium rroast sweet coffe bean espresso. Cold bew just doesn't taste anything like that. Itt has its own taste wich is very mild and smooth or flavorless depending on your attitude. But it does extract more caffeine from the beans even my decaf beans made coffee to caffeinated for me. It also extracted some other stuff from the beans my espresso maker doesn't having a totally different effect on that Ididn't like. I recommend trying cold brew before getting into making it yourself but my coffee shop doesn't have decaf cold brew so I had to buy this to see for myself. If you like cold brew this is a great way to go. Aside from changing the time of the brew you can pla around with adding paper filters inside the metal filter or filtering the the coffee after its downe but I didn't mind the slight sludge on the bottom of my coffee cup. So the machine is simple easy to use works well easy to clean. Great if you like cold brew buts a completely different type of coffee.

Perfect, easy way to make cold brew at home! I have two jars to keep a steady supply of cold brew in the fridge in my busy household. About 10 generous scoops of coarse ground coffee (and about 12 hours in the fridge) will yield a pitcher of cold brew that is ready to use without diluting. Saves us a ton of money. And yes, I have used the more complicated methods/machines. This one is easier and far less fussy.

This is perfect! After reading mixed reviews on other brewers, I decided to give this one a try and I love it. Nice thick glass pitcher and a heavy, solid handle/lid that doesn't leak and feels completely up to the task even when the pitcher is full. The strainer is a very fine mesh that keeps any grounds out of the coffee and I had no trouble cleaning it. It comes with completely understandable instructions but it's easy enough to use you won't even need them. Put the strainer in the jar, fill with coffee (the instructions say to leave an inch but I only filled the strainer to the water line), pour water over the grounds to fill the pitcher, put the lid on and stick it in the fridge. (I leave mine in for 48 hours to get the max coffee effect.) I use my reusable single-serving grab-and-go bottles and use the 64 oz pitcher to get another batch started. I use organic, coarse-ground coffee and the taste is fantastic, even my cold brew expert child couldn't believe it and ordered her own pitcher. Bonus: I know exactly what ingredients are in it.

I had to replace my Primula cold brew set because the plastic cover broke down (took it out of storage from my cellar for the summer season and cover came apart in pieces, had it about 5 yrs). I began my research and at first was looking for a fancy machine that would make the cold brew quicker. The reviews for those machines are hit or miss. I decided to keep looking because I didn’t want to spend the money on so-so results, nor did I want to have to bother with a return. I did like the Primula system and saw they had newer options but one upgrade I hoped for was a bit more of a yield so a batch would last my work week. My search continued and I decided to look at the highest reviews with a good # as well. I looked on Google but settles at Amazon for the most options. Came across this one, checked out the videos (well done for the lost part) and the reviews were overwhelmingly positive. Price was good, process simple and looked like the yield was decent, at least would get me through the week. I’ve used it through the summer and will be putting it away now until about next Memorial Day ( The verdicts is that it checks off all my boxes- - Simple to use and clean. Put all pieces in the dishwasher 1/wk. - After you account for the displaced liquid due to the filter being removed I’d say I got 4-5 cups or 32-40 oz - Price was good and comparable to others that were more complicated or fragile. - All pieces are well made, quite sturdy. I wished the handle didn’t stick out so far but because the glass container is thick and heavy (which I like) you need that leverage to hold it securely. Tip: It takes a while to fill it with water through the strainer w/the coffee, so I fill the container about 1/2 way with water and then do the rest through the strainer. I always let it brew for 24 hrs and there’s no taste difference at all. -

Great simple, economical process for brewing Cold Brew Coffee and Tea, the filter is very nice quality and is durable. The Ball Jar is "Ball" and not some cheap imitiation. Included lid with seal is a nice touch and does not leak, but takes some care in locking it down since the seal grips the filter and jar and adds some load against the threads. Not as easy vs. the regular Ball lids with bands which are a breeze to install. I initially had one of these and was using it to Cold Brew Coffee and Tea at diffferent times, due to demand and not wanting to cross or contaminate the flavor, I recently picked up another and will use one for Tea and the other for Coffee. Even with a coarse grind, I still noticed trapped grinds stuck in the filter, could not get them out perhaps if placed in the dishwasher but I have not tried this method yet? I still get some sediment which I read is common with this method, no big deal as it stay's on the bottom of the jar when pouring. The directions are straight forward but I still cannot match the flavor of Peet's Baridi Cold Brew which is bold and smooth, which I like. Peet's sells the Baridi Blend Beans specially for Cold Brewing, will give that a try to see if I can match the bottled version. For tea, I use 4 to 5 tablespoons of loose leaf tea and brew in the fridge per the directions, get great results and bought additional Ball jars or various sizes to store up a week's worth of cold brew tea and/or coffee for a week. I looked into Cold Brew due to my sometimes sensitive stomach, gastritis issues that pop up occasionally when I drink too much of that highly acidic coffee at work and reading how the reduction in acid % of cold brew, lookedl like a win win for me and so far it has helped. Looked at some of the drip systems and other higher cost Cold Brew methods, but after some research I narrowed it down to a simple filter mesh in a ball jar and this was it.

07/01/2016 Update I have decided that no dilution of the cold brew is necessary. That said, I do put a couple of ice cube in my thermos so, by the time I get to that coffee, it is diluted, but 3 ice cube to 24 oz of coffee is not enough to get excited about. Because I am drinking this straight, I am keeping some coffee "brewing" at all times. There is just a bit less than 7 cups with each brew, and, since I drink 3 or 4 cups (actually 2 or 3 glasses but that's quibbling) a day, I'm planning on buying a second set. Advice: use a darker roast. I used a medium roast for a couple of batches (hey, I had to use it all up) and it just didn't have the richness of flavor that I prefer. For those that are concerned about caffeine: there is some indication that the darker the roast, the less caffeine. -------------------- Original review: Like many folks, I was introduced to "cold brew" coffee by the nice folks at Starbucks. It had a nice smooth, almost sweet taste that I wanted to replicate at home. Before venturing into the cold brew arena, my favorite way to make iced coffee was 4 shots of hot espresso over ice with a bit of sweetener. Initially, Starbucks was pushing the "Toddy" cold brewer, and I found one at Cost Plus (aka World Market)--because I had to have it immediately. I liked the coffee that I made with the Toddy system; however I have arthritis in my hands, and it was becoming more and more difficult to remove that rubber cork. That meant that I needed to find a new cold brew system. I needed something simple that I would be able to use without opposable thumbs--which sounds like a bad joke in the making; however it is becoming my reality. In my hunt for a new cold brew system, I spent hours strolling through the "aisle" here at Amazon, reading reviews, looking at pictures; trying to find the best system for me. I settled on the County Line Kitchen's version of a cold brew system. Truth be told, one of the reasons that I went with this system was that even if the filter didn't work like it was supposed to, I'd still have a 1/2 gallon canning jar. I added one of those pour top lids to the order to make it easier to pour out the coffee. When it arrived, all the parts went into the dishwasher; and I ground some coffee while I waited. The set-up and process is frighteningly easy: silicon gasket on the top of the filter; set the filter into the jar; add enough coffee to fill the filter up to about an inch from the top; and then slowly pour water over the top. The instructions that came with the brewer stated that the lid should be put on and the jar shaken to speed the water through the coffee grounds. I had no problem getting the water through the coffee grounds and didn't find the need for the shake. I left the coffee to brew, on the kitchen counter, for a bit more than 24 hours. The resulting cold brew was lovely. I didn't dilute it as much as recommended--about 1 cup of cold brew to 1/3 cup of water. The flavor of the coffee is quite lovely. I add a touch of sugar-free vanilla syrup, lots of ice and I'm good to go. The resulting coffee is not as strong as the coffee brewed using the Toddy system. This is, I am quite sure, due to the fact that the percentage of coffee used to the amount of water is much lower. The Toddy calls for 12 oz of coffee to 7 cups of water. The County Line Kitchen system uses about 4 oz of coffee to about 7 cups of water. This is why I have reduced the stars to 4. I plan to try the coffee without diluting it to see if that "improves" the flavor for me. I have a batch in the fridge that has been "brewing" for about 3 days so I am looking forward to seeing what that is like. For anyone considering this brewer, I highly recommend the addition of a reCAP Mason Jars POUR, Wide Mouth. This whole system is so much easier for my arthritic hands. That said, it does require me to use two hands to pour the coffee, but that's because the jar is pretty big. All-in-all, I do recommend this cold brew system.

This works well and is very easy to use. We've made many batches of iced coffee already and it's delicious. Much easier than a previous iced coffee maker. My only complaint is that there were no instructions describing how much ground coffee to put in. So I winged it and it turned out fine. But it would be good to have a basic ratio for grounds to water somewhere in the packaging.

This system works really well. The filter is extremely fine. Surprisingly it did not get clogged up as quickly as I expected. It washes out with no problems for me. And you can toss it in the dishwasher for a thorough cleaning. The seam could come loose eventually, but it has a steel band around the outside of the top and bottom to keep it structurally sound. It is well made. Based on my experience with cold brew coffee, here are some thoughts: 1. I foolishly filled it up to the very top with coffee grounds instead of leaving an inch up top. It took 10 min to filter all my water through. Don't do that. If you want to fill it up with coffee, use another technique as per below. 2. Using preground coffee or having a good grinder will give best results because the fines will not clog up the filter, thus allowing for more water flow and movement when you shake it. That said, even with my lousy blade grinder it worked fine and the grounds will always be surrounded with water... though I'd expect the water in the grounds to get pretty saturated unless you periodically shake it. But water tends to diffuse anyways so it probably takes care of itself. 3. To get a stronger/faster extraction you might consider using warmer water. Heating 8 cups of water to warm it up (120F or so) and using that will kickstart the extraction nicely without bringing out too much acidity or bitterness. You can experiment to find the right balance for your beans. 4. I'd recommend adding about 6 cups of water to the jar straight up, then adding the filter and the coffee, then pouring the rest into the filter over the coffee. This will save some pouring time, especially if you want to fill the coffee grounds to the top. 5. If you want to brew more at a time, consider using an empty milk jug like I had been doing. You just use a funnel to pour everything in and you are ensured a full immersion with plenty of room for the water to circulate freely. In this case, the work is done at the END instead of the beginning like with this brewer. What you do is pour the coffee/grounds mixture right into the jar with empty filter which will catch the grounds. The grind will determine how fast it will filter out into the jar. Once it slows down too much, pull the filter out, rinse it, transfer filtered coffee to other container, and repeat. You can swish the filter around to get all the coffee out. Then you can go back and do a second filtration to get most of the fines out. 5.1) If you use the milk gallon approach above, I recommend pouring the coffee into MULTIPLE smaller containers. This way you use each small one for a few days and each one that you use will be filled to the top, not ever opened, and thus will not oxidize and get stale. This way you can use the entire gallon worth of concentrate and last for a week or two. 6. As they stated, you can get a second jar somewhere to make a new batch when the old batch is almost gobbled up, so theres no "down time" or need to short-circuit the brewing process and wind up with weaksauce coffee. 7. They say you can leave it out to brew but I don't really like this idea...not for more than an hour or so. Leaving the coffee at room temp, bacteria will multiply relatively quickly. Sun Tea had similar issues back when it was popular. The caffeine from your coffee will inhibit this somewhat, but I wouldn't take the chance. (assuming you aren't using decaf!) 8. Actually check out the manual...it has some quite interesting recipes!

Excellent item, I use this for cold brew and swap out the stainless steel lid for the lid with a handle (purchased separately) when it's ready to be served up.

If you aren't in a rush for a cold brew, this is an excellent option. I usually give it 48 hours before the coffee is strong enough. Extra large well made glass container. I like that the lid has a sturdy handle. If I had one complaint it would be that the flip top on the lid doesn't snap shut to prevent spills.

Bought this for work, very happy with it. Filter mesh is top quality, everything is easy to clean as well. Make sure you get a coarse ground coffee to work the best. I have since bought another for home.

Very easy to use, good quality materials like thick glass and a tight seal. I stored it on its side in the fridge to test the seal for camping and it held up. Makes delicious cold brew. Make sure to use coarse grind or you may end up with some very very fine coffee grounds in your coffee. I find 24 hrs makes the perfect brew. I would buy again.

I am absolutely thrilled with my Cold Brew Coffee Maker! This Mason Jar Pitcher has become an essential part of my morning routine. The design is not only charming with its classic Mason jar aesthetic but also highly functional. The durable glass construction ensures that my cold brew stays fresh and delicious for days. What's great is the simplicity of the brewing process - just add coffee grounds and water, let it steep overnight, and wake up to a smooth and flavorful cold brew coffee. The stainless steel filter is a game-changer, making cleanup a breeze and eliminating the need for disposable filters. Plus, the pitcher is easy to store in the fridge and pours without any drips or spills. It's convenient, efficient, and produces the perfect cup of cold brew every time. Highly recommend!