Toddy Cold Brew System
I picked this up from Raw Coffee Company earlier today on the way home from golf
First off, kudos to the guys at Raw Coffee Company — they were closed at 3 pm but still willing to help me when I walked in at 3.20 pm. Friendly and helpful guy (looks a bit like Bob Marley, with shorter hair), certainly knew his stuff.
Now, on to the Toddy!
Unlike the Bruer cold drip coffee maker, the Toddy works on an infusion principle that’s clsoer to the OXO coffee maker (which I was told was also available from Raw Coffee Company) .
It sounds simple, but requires some amount of patience to start a brew -
1. you pour in around 235ml of water after plugging the bottom with the silicone/rubber stopper and dropping in the moistened polyester filter
2. SLOWLY pour in half the 340g of coffee needed (thats 170g for the mathematically disinclined among you) — I now use a spoon to evenly distribute the grounds
3. SLOWLY pour in water (room temperature is fine, as I’ve learned) — the purpose here is to wet the grounds — and that triggered the blooming process (OMG, the intensity of freshly ground coffee blooming is HEAVENLY)
4. repeat steps 2 and 3
5. tamp down any dry grounds with the back of a spoon — no stirring, it messes up the filter
6. saran wrap the top of the brewer and put it in the fridge for at least 12 hours
The first brew
I started my brew around 4.30 pm, so it’s probably going to come out just fine when I wake up tomorrow morning.
Used a Colombian in coarse grind from Raw Coffee Company as recommended by Karthik
Brew time: 23.5 hours
4:1 dilution of cold water to concentrate.
The first thing I noticed was the intensity. There’s a bit more acidity compared to the Bruer, and so much more body with a lingering aftertaste. Hits hard, feels exactly like what I’m going to need in the mornings.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Available at Raw Coffee Company’s online store. They deliver with a minimum order of just AED85. Just order the Toddy cold brew coffee maker (it also does tea, but I’m not English) with an extra set of filters (always good to have an extra set) and ask them to grind a 500g bag of Colombian for the Toddy. 500g with 2.2l of water will fill it up nicely, and do it in layers
Colombian habit
Used 2 bags of off-the-shelf Waitrose Colombian coffee (AED28 per bag of 227g), along with around 2.2l of water using the water/coffee/bloom/repeat technique. 24 hours immersion. I was extremely worried that the French press grind would be too fine for this.
HOLY CRAP, it tastes miles better than the stuff out of the Bruer. The brew is way more fragrant, far more consistent, much much better body. This has nose, body AND a lingering aftertaste that keeps me wanting more.
It’s official — the Toddy Cold Brewer is my favourite cold brewer. It’s easy to set up, consistent (which the Bruer isn’t), and the results are more to my taste.
p.s. huge bonus points to Raw for their delivery service — at AED85 per 500gm of coffee (pretty much the same price as Yahava Koffeeworks in Singapore), I get free delivery with two bags. Woohoo!
