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Aquach vs Willow & Everett Side-by-Side Comparison

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Aquach vs Willow & Everett Side-by-Side Comparison

Overall Verdict

Aquach is a beautifully designed cold brew coffee maker with a unique easy-to-lift filter and an airtight stopper. Its only flaw is the fine stainless steel lasered filter which is not porous enough for producing a high quality brew. Also, the glass carafe is delicate.

On the plus side, there are three sizes: the 34 oz and 51 oz brewers can both fit a gallon-sized door bin, whereas the 68 oz one is tall and slender and can easily fit into any refrigerator door.

The Willow & Everett, on the other hand, is meant for brewing and dispensing from a refrigerator shelf. The brew quality is about the best you can get for an immersion filter brewer, and this makes it an all round better proposition than the Aquach.

The Willow & Everett, however, is not without its flaws. Dispensing through the tap can be temperamental and often not so smooth. The last 20% of the brew has to be poured out from the top, which is an inconvenience. There’s not much of a comparison to be drawn between these two since the Aquach is a closer match to similar carafe style brewers.

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Pros & Cons

  • Stylish decanter
  • Lid design
  • Decanter handle
  • High-quality filter
  • No plastic parts
  • Funky design
  • Brew ratio
  • Brew quality
  • Tap dispenser
  • Poor brew quality
  • Lid design
  • Weak glass around tap 
  • Tap is temperamental
  • No literature

Key Specs

Brewer HxW
8.5 x 6.3 inches
7.9 x 7.1 inches
Brewer Diameter
5.5" (14.0 cm)
5.1" (13.0 cm)
Brewer Materials
Borosilicate glass, silicone
Glass, stainless steel
Filter Type
Stainless steel immersion
Gause-type immersion
Filter HxDia
5.9 x 2.6 inches
6.9 x 4.1 inches
Decanter Weight
1.1 lbs
2.2 lbs

Where to Buy

Price at publication
$26.57
$32.70

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Analysis and Test Results

Brew Quality

Overall Performance Scoring
7.2
8.4

Bouquet

7.0
8.5

Drinkability

7.0
8.5
A glass filled with coffee in the foreground and a glass cold brew coffee maker carafe behind it.
A glass of freshly poured coffee in a glass resting in front of the Willow & Everett cold brew coffee maker.

Sediment

8.0
8.0
A view inside a cold brew coffee maker glass carafe showing sediment after the brew has been decanted.
The inside of a cold brew coffee maker showing leftover sediment after all the coffee has been decanted.

Design

Overall Design Scoring
9.2
7.4

In the Box

The unboxed Aquuach cold brew coffee maker. On the far left is the box, the user manual, and then the assembled brewer.
The unboxed and fully assembled Everett cold brew coffee maker.

Decanter

The Aquach cold brew coffee maker glass carafe with the stopper lid resting besides it.
The Aquach cold brew coffee maker glass carafe with the stopper lid resting besides it.
A short video showing how the Aquach cold brew coffee maker comes apart into components.
The Willow & Everett 1 gallon cold brew coffee maker resting on a wooden countertop.
Height with Stopper Lid
8.5 in (215 mm|)
7.9
Base Diameter
5.5 in (140 mm)
5.1
Width
6.3 in (160 mm)
7.1" (18.0 cm)
Weight
borosilicate glass
NaN lbs (NaN kg)
Material
18.5 oz (526 g)
Glass and stainless steel

Stopper / Lid

10
7.0
Aquach Cold Brew Stopper / Lid
A top down view of the inside of an aluminum lid removed from a mason-jar-type cold brew coffee maker.
Diameter
3.1 in (80 mm)
4.3
Material
stainless steel & polyurethane
Aluminum
Additional Features
silicone seal
None

Filter

8.0
8.0
A close up side angle view of a stainless steel brew filter for a cold brew coffee maker.
A side-view of a gauze filter from a cold brew coffee maker on a wooden countertop.
A side-view of a gauze filter from a cold brew coffee maker on a wooden countertop.
A close up front-view of a gauze filter from a cold brew coffee maker on a wooden countertop.
Length
5.9 in (150 hmm)
6.9" (17.5 cm)
Diameter
2.6 in (65 mm)
4.1
Material
fine stainless steel
Stainless steel
Additional Features
lifting handle
Additional tap filter

Build Quality

10
7.0
The Aquach cold brew coffee maker disassembled into its 6 components.
The completely disassembled Willow & Everett 1 gallon cold brew coffee maker showing four separate parts.

Usability

Overall Usability Scoring
9.0
8.3

Brewing

9.0
9.0
A gauze filter filled with coffee grounds, a 1-gallon cold brew coffee maker half-filled with water, and a measuring jug.
A gauze filter filled with coffee grounds, a 1-gallon cold brew coffee maker half-filled with water, and a measuring jug.
The Willow & Everett 1 gallon cold brew coffee maker.
The gauze filter on a scale filled with 200g of coffee grounds and the cold brew vessel standing to the right.

Decanting

9.0
7.0

Cleaning and Storage

9.0
9.0