Another option, which I own and can recommend is the dripster. The cold water drips onto a bed of coffee over the space of a few hours (2-3 normally) so much faster then the diy set up you currently (and I used before).

It produces a great tasting coffee. Easy to clean, good build quality and the filter kept all the ground coffee in the top half.

It states it can be used for tea but I have not tried this...

There are a few other posts about this system on here (including from the maker) and it can be currently brought on amazon for under £40.

 

I have the litre mizudashi. It's not possible to do a small brew, but as it sits in the fridge door and the filter is removable it's a great option, I easily drink it within a few days.

 

If you, as Missy does above, put your large Mizudashi in the door of the fridge, any issues of height of the basket not diffusing throughout are AFAIK overcome. You would however buy a different sized mizudashi to suit what you are brewing in the same way different sized V60 / Chemex / French Press / Moka pots / siphons etc are sold to suit the brew size being done.

Personally I do the same as Missy, mine goes in the door for 48 + hours and the resultant brew is good for 2 weeks in a sealed glass "pop" or Grolsch style bottle (can be bought from various sizes from a certain Swedish retailer) which is then watered down, ice added as a refreshing drink.

I do filter mine through a V60 filter partly because it does get agitated in the fridge door, if left to stand undisturbed then a careful pour mostly negates this step as long as you stop when you get to the sludge!

Cleaning takes no more than 3-4 minutes.

Hope of help

John

 

4, Oxo.

It's OK but the shower/rainmaker is a gimmick as you let the coffee all get equally soaked so I cannot see how it adds value. I do 250g at a time with c 1100ml of water an get c650ml out, I'm having to grind moderately course (think store bought pre-grind espresso), anything too fine and it clogs (filter is at the bottom so fines clog it). You can stand it all together to make coffee but you really just need the jug with coffee and water, then when ready place it on the stand with the flask beneath. On that course grind, it's through in less than an hour (probably 20-30 mins).

Let the flask stand for fines to settle out then decant to a bottle with stopper and put it in the fridge.

When not in use it pretty much all fits together in the space of the stand.

 

I have the litre mizudashi. It's not possible to do a small brew, but as it sits in the fridge door and the filter is removable it's a great option, I easily drink it within a few days.

+1

I got mine last year, and there wasn't a day when it wasn't brewing in the fridge. As others have said, I decant into a glass bottle once it's brewed so it's in a sealed container and I can get my next batch brewing.

I like to put it in a small thermos with ice and take it to work. My thermos is good enough that there's still ice when I pour it at about 2pm.