Coffee source

[dustinstriplin]

Hi all, I'm setting up a cold brew tap on my kegorator. I want to make 5 gallons of cold brew at a time and I plan on using a ratio of about 1 gal water to 1 lb coffee. I'll be using a quite a bit of coffee. My wife and I go through it quick.

Where do you go to buy coffee? I'm looking to keep costs down by buying bulk. Most of the stuff I'm seeing is about $10 a lb. Is this in the ballpark of what most people pay?

 

[Coldfrog]

Yeah we pay $9-13/lb for local roasts that we cold brew with. I make 2.5 gal keg batches with 3 lbs coffee to 3 gallons water, with a 48hr cold soak. Makes for a strong cold brew.

 

[dustinstriplin]

Thanks! I’ll have to research roasters in my area. I’m near Seattle, so it shouldn’t be too difficult.

 

[Coldfrog]

Thanks! I’ll have to research roasters in my area. I’m near Seattle, so it shouldn’t be too difficult.

Lots of good ones, we use Fidalgo Coffee Roasters Classic Cold Brew Blend. They are out of Burlington, great little roaster if you are North of Seattle.

 

[bkboiler]

Could roast your own too if you really want to keep costs down...
I tend to find that way you learn even more about the bean that way...
Sweet Maria's is a great resource to buy beans online and learn about roasting, but there are plenty of other good places out there to buy green beans...

 

[dustinstriplin]

I was looking into roasting my own. I couldn’t find a cost effective way to do 5-7 lbs at a time.

I would love to roast my own though. It sounds like a lot of fun.