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Ingenious Creative DIY Cold Drip Coffee Maker! Which Brand of Cold Drip Coffee Maker is Best?

Published: 2026-01-28 Author: FrontStreet Coffee

Last Updated: 2026/01/28, Professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Cold drip coffee - Come summer, coffee lovers' social media feeds are definitely filled with various photos of iced coffee. Whether it's cold drip or the increasingly popular cold brew coffee in recent years, coffee enthusiasts who love life will certainly not miss drinking various delicious iced coffees

Cold Drip Coffee

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When summer arrives, coffee lovers' social media feeds are inevitably filled with various photos of iced coffee. Whether it's cold drip or the increasingly popular cold brew coffee in recent years, coffee enthusiasts who love life will certainly not miss the opportunity to enjoy various delicious iced coffees.

However, the current variety of iced coffee making methods is absolutely amazing. Humanity can no longer stop the creative minds of coffee fanatics!

@汪花生-BOOK思议

Our company's employees are too idle, making cold drip coffee in the office...

@ 四平米咖啡de媛媛

Making cold drip coffee with a mineral water bottle

@Dream Coffee

Homemade cold drip device with multiple pour-over kettles

@数量吃货

Siphon pot version homemade cold drip device

@哈维卡咖啡馆

@若天下--

What on earth is this!

@Abby

Where's the water? Where's the water??

@jerry 孙

So aesthetically pleasing!

Appearance is justice!

@胡萝卜蹲儿胡萝卜蹲儿完青萝卜蹲

AeroPress version cold drip!

@ GIANT_皇上

Homemade mineral water bottle cold drip device

Impressive! Impressive!

@小艾mm

Sister, is this a drip bag version cold drip?

Those who want to taste this must have patience!

These are nothing

The last one is brilliant!!!!

Using a baby's milk bottle to make a cold drip device!!!

Let's Share the "Traditional" Cold Drip Making Method

For making cold drip coffee, it's recommended to choose single-origin beans. Using a slow drip rate of approximately 7 drops every 10 seconds for about 6-8 hours, this long-term low-temperature extraction method allows the coffee grounds to be fully moistened, effectively removing bitterness and tannins. The coffee presents a clear amber color, with rich and smooth mouthfeel, no acidity or astringency, and is gentle on the stomach.

—— Ingredients ——

FrontStreet Coffee single-origin coffee beans 100g [optional: Kenya, Sidamo, Yirgacheffe, etc.]
Room temperature drinking water 500g;
Ice cubes 500g;
AeroPress disc-shaped filter paper [◆Important];
One set of cold drip equipment;

—— Production Process ——

Grind coffee beans into powder (reference grind size: EK43 7 or Fuji 2.5), place a filter disc or filter paper and pour in the coffee powder;
Mix all ice with water, place the filter cloth or filter paper on top of the powder layer, ensuring it fits closely with the powder layer;
First quickly moisten the powder layer, wait for the coffee powder to evenly absorb water and expand, then adjust the drip rate;
Start cold dripping after the powder layer has fully expanded, with a drip rate of about 7 drops every ten seconds;

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Key Production Points ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆

Coffee beans: water: ice cubes ratio 1:5:5

Using ice water for "pre-infusion" is actually similar to the blooming process in pour-over coffee, which can improve extraction efficiency and consistency of the final product. In cold drip's low-temperature and filtered extraction method, direct cold dripping might cause uneven moistening of the powder layer, where some coffee grounds are over-extracted while others don't participate in the extraction;

Covering the top of the powder layer with filter cloth and filter paper also increases contact between water droplets and coffee powder, ensuring even extraction;
The speed of water dripping is also very important. With a slow drip rate of 7 drops every 10 seconds for about 6-8 hours, the low-temperature conditions and long contact time with coffee powder allow only small molecular flavor compounds to be extracted, such as floral and fruit aromas. Larger molecular flavor compounds, like smoky and roasted flavors, are difficult to extract, resulting in a smoother, richer taste with distinct layers and obvious sweet aftertaste, without any greasy feeling.

The final cold drip will have a light and clean mouthfeel, full aroma and very long-lasting aftertaste. Most importantly, this entire production process takes only 6-8 hours on average, making it more efficient whether for home enjoyment or shop service:) Finally, store it in a glass bottle and leave it in the refrigerator overnight for even better taste.