This cold brew coffee recipe is bold, smooth and so easy to make! Learn all about how to make cold brew coffee in the comfort of your own home.
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COLD BREW COFFEE
Learn all the tips on how to make the perfect batch of coffee! Once you make this smooth cold brew, you will never drink store-bought cold brew again. The coffee turns out so smooth, creamy and bold with flavors. With just 2 simple ingredients and a pitcher, you can have this cold brew ready to enjoy!
| Is cold brew the same as iced coffee? No! The method to make cold brew and iced coffee is different. Coffee is brewed with hot water and then cooled for iced coffee. Cold brew is made by using cold or temp water, the brew time is longer, taking about 12+ plus hours, giving you smooth cold coffee. |
WHAT YOU NEED-
- Coffee Beans– For the best results you want to use high quality coffee beans! Depending on the desired coffee strength, you can use either light, medium, or dark roast ground coffee beans.
- Water– To ensure fresh tasting cold brew, you want to use filtered water!
| For an elevated cold brew flavor, add a cinnamon stick or two while brewing! |
HOW TO MAKE COLD BREW COFFEE
- Add ground coffee beans and drinking water to a mason jar or pitcher.
- Serve with desired coffee flavoring, ice and creamer!
- Mix and allow to steep and brew for at least 12 hours, up to 24 hours on the counter.
- Once the brew time is over, strain the coffee mixture through a fine sieve and coffee filter into desired pitcher or drink jar.
- Store in the fridge until ready to serve.
| Add the ground coffee into cold brew coffee bags to avoid the strainer step and for an even easier method! |
COLD BREW CONCENTRATE
When it comes to making cold brew, often you will hear the phrase “cold brew concentrate”. This is what you are going to have after you strain the beans. Cold brew concentrate is going to be very strong, when served you want to dilute it with extra water to get the concentrate to the desired level of strength you prefer.
STORING AND MAKING AHEAD
The great thing about making cold brew at home is that you can make a large batch over the weekend and then enjoy it all week long! Add it to a drink dispenser and place it in the fridge for each access to coffee all day, every day.
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
When making cold brew, it will be very strong, making it a concentrate! When serving, you want to dilute it with water to desired coffee strength.
When storing your coffee in the fridge, it can be good for up to 1 week!
Yes! Although it won’t taste as good as classic coffee, you can still totally use decaf beans.
You want the beans to be from a medium coarse to very coarse. Whatever you have on hand will work.
Yes! You can buy cold brew coffee bags at almost any local grocery store.
Simple Cold Brew Coffee
Ingredients
- 1 cup ground coffee beans
- 4 cups filtered water
Instructions
- Add the ground coffee beans and filtered water to a mason jar or pitcher.
- Mix and allow to brew for at least 12 hours, up to 24 hours on the counter.
- Once the brew time is over, strain the coffee mixture through a fine sieve or cheese cloth into desired pitcher or drinking jar.
- Store in the fridge until ready to serve.
- Serve with desired coffee flavoring, ice and creamer!
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