Cold brew concentrate changed my mind about iced coffee

I always thought iced coffee was a waste of good beans since it just ends up watered down. Tried making a batch of cold brew concentrate at 1:4 ratio last month and letting it steep for 18 hours. Anyone else find cold brew actually brings out flavors you don't get with hot coffee?

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nathan_barnes1mo ago

Actually that 1:4 ratio is more like a very strong concentrate since most cold brew recipes use 1:8 or even 1:10 for regular strength.

laura2111mo ago

Nah, I think hot brewing gets more subtle notes out of the beans.