Cold Brew Coffee Maker Kit with Amber Storage Growler & Silicone Funnel - Make Iced Coffee, Fruit Infused Water & Tea - Airtight, Glass and Stainless Steel, BPA Free, 40 oz

Recent purchase - owned just over a week. Had previously made cold brew at home - which involved 2-gallon jugs, mesh strainers & quite a hassle. Sought out a home method like this in retailers near me, and could find NONE. Resigned myself to online shopping (which I rarely do...) and after many searches, reviews, etc settled on this "kit". While the price point was slightly higher than I initially was planning to spend, I think it was worth it. I was swayed because of a few factors ; a carafe with NO handle, but a no-slip grip on the neck // a secondary storage container (not needed, but nice), and the general design & associated reviews.I will say that in attempting to make my first batch, I did partial grounds, water, more grounds and water. Super easy - but I went WAY overboard. ( I read the directions ... but I just did what I thought was the same as my prior method). Let it cb overnight on the counter, and then transferred it to the fridge in the AM. Total brew time of about 24 hours; then transferred to growler. The mini funnel that came in the kit was perfect for this step. Again, I went over board - so I diluted the first batch with some additional (spring) water after my first glass. My fault, not that of the company. Second batch, made the same way - but cut back on coffee grounds. I like strong coffee, but not so strong it's bitter / gives me that stomach rot feeling. But you can really make pretty strong coffee - depending on what kind of coffee and ratio.The first batch I had the grounds pretty well packed in the filter - took a little gentle tapping to empty, again my fault. (Second run much easier). Cleaning was fairly easy; but I also have bottle brushes and assorted sponges - for other "odd" shaped containers, etc. I will say that the one thing I am a little concerned about it - is breaking the carafe. It's fully glass, and other reviews have me a bit "anxious" - but nothing in my current usage dictates my level of concern. Assume you treat it like any other glassware, should be fine. (Came packed in bubble wrap during shipping - which was nice). Also, not a complaint, just a matter of "fact" - the carafe is "small" compared to my previous methods. I think from my searching it was in line with other CB options, but considering I drink cold coffee all day / work from home - I can drink a full brew in 2 days, maybe a little less. (Which the growler certainly helps, to have a second brewing).Overall I am very happy with my purchase thus far, and would (and have) highly recommended to others seeking a convenient home cold brew method.

Great Cold Brew solution. I don't consider myself a "coffee drinker" because the bitterness makes me shy away from coffee. I find myself concocting milk, sugar, vanilla, just to cover that bitterness. Then I discovered that "cold brew" does indeed greatly eliminate bitterness, and so reduces my sugar intake. I compared numerous cold brew makers' reviews & decided on this one because: wanted glass to avoid flavor & chemical contamination, no glass handle to break or take up space, high volume (40oz), and most important I wanted very fine mesh filter. Many makers don't give any detail about their filter; if they don't emphasize it, they aren't proud of it. For my 1st run I used standard pre-packaged, grocery store, in the bag ground coffee - not even the recommended coarse ground. Even so, I only got a very slight bit of fines/sludge which stayed behind anyway as I poured off the coffee. Truly impressive. The fit of the lid, without filter, could be tighter but I understand the compromise involved with getting it to all fit when together or apart. I don't use the growler; I imagine it is hard to clean the inside "shoulders" of such a bottle. The price is competitive though even not using that lagniappe. I use a "Grolsch Style Flip Top Glass Bottle" instead for my storage.

TL;DR: sturdy and well-crafted, good bang for your buck, and filter the coffee one more time to maximize the flavor.This past spring I found that I was spend too much money on cold-brew coffee. My friend bought this coffee-maker and recommended it, so I gave it a try.The kit makes it very easy to make 32-36 ounces of cold-brew. You add the beans to a durable metal diffuser, plonk the diffuser into the brewer shaped like an 8th grade science beaker, and slowly pour water over the grounds until the brewer is full. The process can take as short as 2 minutes, or as long as 10, depending on how ornery your beans are feeling. After filling the glass container, jam it in the fridge for 24 hours, or keep it on the shelf for 12, and then your coffee's done.At first, I was a little underwhelmed with the coffee itself. The first few cups were great, but the last one came gratis with a fine dusting of silt that took a lot of my enjoyment out of the coffee. The silt persisted through various degrees of coarsely and finely ground beans.Then it occurred to me that I still had a whole box of filters left over from my pour-over days. I tried filtering my next batch by putting a funnel with a filter over the handy growler that comes with the kit. The difference is unbelievable. The extra 5 minutes it took to pour into the growler filtered out 100% of the silt, leaving me with a top-notch cold brew.I've now been using this coffee maker every week for almost 3.5 months, and it still produces wonderfully smooth and full cold-brew every time after a filter.