Baraiser Cold Brew Coffee Maker, 3/4 Gallon Iced Coffee Maker with Ultra-fine Mesh Steel Filter and Spigot

I have to say, I absolutely love this little thing. It's super easy, and it fits on any of the shelves in my fridge, so it's always got a home. The mesh basket is delicate, not fragile, so you have to be careful when cleaning it (can't bang it on the edge of the trash can to knock out the grounds), but it's also a great way to do cold brew. I used to use a gallon jar in which I would put the measured coffee grounds and water, then strain through a filter, and pour into a clean milk jug we kept in the fridge. I'd prep it Saturday, pour it Sunday, and that was our coffee for the week. That's why I'm a little disappointed at the actual volume of this thing. I don't think it's a gallon, though to be honest I haven't actually measured. Here's what I know about the volume: I filled a 32 ounce thermos with ice two times, had two pint glasses with ice, and one tumbler with ice. I feel like it's about 20 to 24 ounces shy of a gallon, which is one more day of coffee. So I have to brew more often. However, I can't take a star away for the size because the design is brilliant. I love the way it fits in the fridge, I love the way you just take out the basket and it's good to go. The spigot doesn't leak, and pours at a pretty decent-but-not-too-fast pace. Also, and this is petty thing, it isn't ugly, like the weird milk jug with brown water in it. Lid fits nice and firm. The plastic is surprisingly thick/feels durable. The bottom is slightly slanted towards the spigot, which is a nice touch. It could be slanted just a tiny bit more, but there's no way to avoid having to tip it up to get the last bit out, so it's fine. I love it. I'll probably buy a second one just to have on hand as a backup, as sometimes companies like this that make niche products for fads like cold brew disappear when the fad dies out. Though cold brew has been popular for a long while now, so who knows. Buy one!

Reviewing after my second purchase of this- buy it now. I accidentally broke the spout (spicket?) of my first one after a couple years use. There is not a better way to have constant cold brew in your home. I love the mesh basket for ground coffee and the capacity. So much coffee! I personally throw all of the pieces into the dishwasher for an easy clean up. So durable and worth the cost. Coffee on tap!

Pros: * Works great! * Simple to use * Easy to clean & reboot Cons: * NOT one gallon. Actually holds 3 quarts of water (about 3/4 of a gallon) with about an inch of headspace. * Instructions have most info on the product itself but don't contain quantity information (I measured myself, carefully, with a liquid measuring cup) or information on how much ground coffee it holds (again, had to measure myself, bit of trial and error there. Your mileage may vary). * No "starter" recipe included. Not a huge deal, Google knows most everything, but it would have been a nicer experience to not have to dive into that particular rabbit hole when I just. wanted. the. freaking. coffee. done. For those wanting to avoid that pitfall: BASIC STARTER RECIPE: * 3 cups coarsely-ground regular coffee. * 12 cups (which is 3 quarts) water - we used filtered tap water.

I have 3 of these. Started with 1. My wife wasn't a big coffee drinker until she had some of the cold brew from this carafe and then she got hooked. Since I like my coffee stronger flavored, I ended up purchasing a 2nd so that I could have one batch steeping while dispensing (and still steeping) another. Over a year later, and my daughter has now started imbibing on my luscious cold brew, so I have purchased yet a 3rd carafe. Goes to show how pleased I am with the quality of these units. They sit nicely in the fridge with room behind for my bag of Costco (Jose's) grounds and some other items, and smaller items even fit on top of these. Notice the oldest one faces front for dispensing while the other two age for a few days before I rotate them. This method works well. The cost savings over buying coffee daily are incredible. I get about 3 weeks out of a bag of beans that costs $14. And, providing it has time to steep before my family sucks it all down, the flavor and strength are incredible. Easy 5 stars. They also include a card in the package and email me after purchase to make sure everything is good. That's a nice touch.

I had been wanting to make my own cold brew for a while, but I used cheese cloth a few times and it felt too difficult. I love how easy and fast this makes it to have cold brew. My concern was that the cold brew would taste plastic-y, but it hasn't at all. Definitely recommend! The nozzle is durable and the strainer's coffee grounds capacity is pretty large. The only downside is that the lid is v easy to take off. I wish it had more of a click into place mechanism, but it's still a great value overall for the money I spent.

I wanted to start cold brewing tea for iced tea, but needed something bigger than the pitcher I had been using. When it arrived I thought there was no way it was a gallon - it looked to small - so I filled it up and yes, it dies do a full gallon! The assembly of getting the spigot set up was so easy, doesn’t drip after use, and brewing was a snap. If you brew coffee, I would advise filling part way up with water, then putting grounds in, and pouring water into the filter the rest of the way. The metal filter is sturdy - the only downside is that is hard to get tiny grounds (like tea leaves) out completely. I plan to use this for many years to come!

This works maybe two or three times on its own but the first time you wash it properly it will break. The easiest solution is plumbers tape, wrap around the seal like you're trying to choke the life out of it. Because it will leak like a sieve, everywhere, all over. The other thing is that you're going to have to use a chunkier grind or filters because it will leak that into the liquid as well. Honestly, I feel like there should be a seven dollar product. This is too expensive for something that breaks so easily and I expect better.

I got in a nasty habit of buying cold brew coffee at the store. That stuff is expensive. I had to figure something else out. I looked at a lot of cold brew containers, but this one caught my eye for the volume and height. Others with a high volume capacity were taller and I knew I couldn't accommodate that in my fridge. I have been using this for a few weeks and have had no issues. Some commenters noted getting grounds in their coffee. I have not had this. The mesh is very fine and does not let anything through. I can see someone getting grounds if the have the on the top ring, but filling the mesh prior to inserting solves this. The mesh cleans very easily. One thing to note, do not fill this at a high speed. The grounds rise with the water level and could go over the top ring if filling quickly.