What are the pros and cons of cotton vs mesh filters for making cold brew coffee in a Nalgene water bottle?
From my research so far into making cold brew coffee in a Nalgene while backpacking, I have found there to be two types of filters, cotton ones called "coffee socks" and mesh ones that screw onto the top of the bottle.
I like the idea of cold brewing because I fairly often don't bring a stove, and I prefer the taste.
What would the pros and cons of a cotton coffee sock vs a screw on top mesh filter for making cold brew coffee while backpacking?
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From left to right, Nalgene 1 liter bottle, mesh filter, cotton sock filter.
Cotton coffee sock,
- Lighter
- Folds up really small
- Harder to clean as the grounds will stick to it and get stuck inside.
- Can be used with fine coffee grounds.
Metal mesh filter
- Heavier
- Takes up more room, the easiest way to carry it would be to leave it screwed into the bottle.
- Easier to clean the grounds out of as you can dump them all out. The Nalgene lid needs to be cleaned as well unless you like grounds in your water.
- Works best with coarse grounds.
I had the coffee sock for a while, it folds up nice and small and is really light, but the grounds stick to the cotton and its a pain to clean. I just got the metal filter that screws into the top of the bottle and its much easier to clean. It's heavy enough that I might not take it by myself, but on a group trip, it would probably work pretty well.
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