Nitro Cold Brew
Also nitro coffee
Cold brew infused with nitrogen and served from a tap like a stout, with a creamy cascading head and no ice.
ColdServed coldFrom United States
- Volume
- 300ml10.1 US fl oz
- Espresso
- 0shots
- Caffeine
- 120mgderived, USDA FDC
- Glass
- Pint glass470 ml
The build
Watch it made, step by step- Cold brew300 ml100%
- Volume
- 300ml
- Caffeine
- 120mg
- Espresso
- 0shots
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
Cold brew pushed through a nitrogen tap, poured without ice to show the cascading head; no sugar or milk needed for a creamy texture.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 300 ml nitro cold brew
USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee volume in components, assuming 1 g per ml. FDC 171890 (Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water) 40.0 mg/100 g x 300 ml. See cold-brew; brewed-coffee value applied at ready-to-drink strength.
USDA FoodData Central record 171890 · read 2026-10-26
A derived figure: the reference food's caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee in this build. Real cups vary with the coffee, the dose and the shot.
Variants by country
1| Name | Country | How it differs |
|---|---|---|
| cold brew | United States | The still version. |
History
Popular accountWikidata records 2010 as inception and nitrogen as a part. Portland and Austin cafés are usually credited with the first taps (popular account).
United States, 2010s.
Parts of this story are repeated widely but were not confirmed against a source this atlas accepts. They are kept as the story people tell, not as fact.
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