Prepared my first batch of cold brew today, (32g ground coffee, 500ml water) and staring at it I can’t help wondering what the difference is between this and leaving a brewed pot of coffee to sit for a day is? Could someone explain to me what makes cold brew special?
(Followed this guide btw)
It also doesn’t really help that there are things like “Japanese cold brew”, where you do a hot pourover into ice. Allegedly, the fact that it gets immediately cooled by dripping into ice means that volatiles get cooled and remain in the coffee instead of evaporating away, but I dont know if I buy that it would be a noticeable difference vs. just adding ice after brewing is done.