# Tried your cold-brewed coffee method, Chefguy (slurp)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-your-cold-brewed-coffee-method-chefguy-slurp/453830>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** coffee\
**Created:** [June 22, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-your-cold-brewed-coffee-method-chefguy-slurp/453830 "2008-06-22T20:09:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-your-cold-brewed-coffee-method-chefguy-slurp/453830/1 "2008-06-22T20:09:48Z")

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I was craving some Vietnamese iced coffee today, but of all the Vietnamese coffee places I know, none make decaf. Then I remembered your tip on steeping coffee all day in cold water, and I decided to use that method to make myself some decaf iced coffee. Went to Peet’s and had them grind me up some of their house special decaf, stirred it into a bowl of cold water (I forgot the proportions - I just mixed it good ‘n’ strong on the theory I could dilute it later), and let it sit all day. Then I filtered it through a sieve lined with paper towels, and the results were wonderful.

I am at this moment finishing a big tall frosty glass of strong iced decaf coffee, well sweetened with Splenda. It was every bit as luscious as the local Vietnamese version, and it was not a bit bitter or acidic. The fact that I drink it decaf and with Splenda also means I can have a huge glassful of it and not wig out on caffeine and sugar, too.

Thanks for the great tip, **Chefguy**. This stuff makes killer iced coffee, folks.

ETA: yeesh, I hope it was **Chefguy** who posted that tip originally. I’ve been unable to find the original thread, and was positive it was him. Apologies if I’m remembering incorrectly.

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**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-your-cold-brewed-coffee-method-chefguy-slurp/453830/2 "2008-06-22T20:31:02Z")

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You inspired me to try that method with loose tea, so I just put some Jasmine Green tea leaves in a pitcher of water to steep in the sun on the patio. 🙂

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**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tried-your-cold-brewed-coffee-method-chefguy-slurp/453830/3 "2008-06-22T20:34:07Z")

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FYI, yes, it was [Chefguy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9797146&postcount=16).