In this recipe, cold-brewed coffee is less acidic than hot-brewed coffee. You can microwave a half-mug of coffee and then add a half-cup of boiling water for a quick hot cup of coffee, or you can use this concentrate directly over ice. Create your own unique brew by determining the coffee to water ratio.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 18 hrs |
| Total Time: | 18 hrs 10 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- ½ pound coarsely ground coffee beans
- 4 ½ cups cold water
- cheesecloth
- coffee filters
Instructions
- Put coffee grounds in a large container. Slowly pour water over grounds.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap and steep at room temperature for 18 to 24 hours.
- Line a strainer with several layers of cheesecloth and place atop a pitcher; strain coffee through the cheesecloth into the pitcher. Discard the grounds. To get a clearer brew, strain coffee again through coffee filters. Store in refrigerator.
Reviews
I really love this recipe. It’s going to be my coffee for the morning refresher. Thanks for shairing.
Its half a CUP of coffee grounds. Not half a pound!!! This was the first and only cold brew recipe I looked at when our coffee maker bit the dust. It was late, I was tired and I started grinding coffee grounds and weighing them out and something seemed off. Only then did I compare to other recipes I realized what went wrong here. Otherwise decent recipe. I wanted something basic to cold brewing and typo aside, it fit the bill.
Just something I’ve learned. You want a coarser grind. It’s supposed to be less bitter that way. I’m fasting 20 hours a day so I can have black coffee, water or tea. I’ve never been a coffee drinker so it’s been difficult. I decided to try cold brew. It just so happens that one day I was at Costco and they were having a coffee sampling and it turns out that Josie’s espresso is the least bitter and when you use it to make cold brew coffee it’s incredible. Just a little something I learned. Also once you grind it then measure it out.
This is way too much coffee for the amount of water. I’ve made cold brew before but couldn’t find my notes on the ratio. So I started to weigh out 1/2 pound of coffee, and knew right away this wasn’t right. More like 1 cup of coffee grounds to 4 1/2 cups of water.
This recipe is perfect!
Fantastic. I’m new to cold brew and looked up a few recipes/combinations. This one works great for me and tastes awesome… You control the ‘potency’ when you add this concentrate to water to have some coffee. I just made second batch today. Easy and excellent. Here are my slightly modified directions: 1. Krups coffee bean grinder settings: Coarseness #8 and number of cups to 11. 2. Fill hopper with beans and grind. Will take two full hopper grinds for the 8oz of beans. 3. Put coffee grounds in a large container(1/2 Gal mason jar). Slowly pour water over the grounds. 4. Gently stir with slotted wooden spoon to create a slurry 5. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and steep at room temperature for 18 to 24 hours. TIP #1: Gently stir again once every 4-8Hrs with slotted wooden spoon TIP #2: .5Lb = 8oz = 227g = 3C Unground beans
Sooo good for iced coffees!
I’ve made cold brew coffee– similar ratio to this one. i mix it 50-50 with cold water for my iced coffee double the recipe if you are buying a lb of unground coffee (i’;d up it to 10 cups of water too) if you get 12 oz pre ground (like most of the coffee on the shelves at my store) bag, use 8 cups of water completely awesome tasting though
I tried cold brew coffee at a coffee shop and loved it. I immediately looked up how to make it myself. I made mine in a sprouting jar. The lid is a strainer. When it was done brewing I put a coffee filter in a food strainer. I left the lid on the jar and pouring the coffee in the coffee filter lined food strainer. Most of the grounds remained in the sprouting jar. Next time I make it I think I will put the ground coffee in coffee filters and tie them up and then I will put them in water. Like a tea bag. I’m thinking that might work and will be much easier clean up
I’ve seen 2 different ratios for cold brew coffee – 2 cups coffee and 4 cups water OR 1 cup coffee and 4 cups water. I guess it depends on personal preference. Be sure to use room temperature water and COARSELY ground, good quality coffee. Add the grounds, add the water, stir once then let it sit on the counter 12-24 hours without touching it! I bought a half gallon plastic jug with a lid at Dollar Tree. for this purpose. I usually strain it using my coffee maker’s filter holder and a regular filter. I have also used cheesecloth (from the Dollar Tree) but the filter works just as well IMO. Then “season” it any way you wish – half and half, evaporated skim milk, syrup, etc. Saves me a ton of money and tastes great! Oh yes, store the final product in the fridge.
Sounds perfect., but can someone tell me how to measure 1/2 pound of coffee grounds is. I measured it on one of my scales and it seems like a lot. Thanks. Marie
I have always been disappointed with coffee. This is wonderful. I made it just as written. You can do anything with the finished product. Makes great lattes. Thanks for the recipe, I will be using this often.
As a tip to anyone that will go to the trouble of making cold brewed coffee. If your intent is a less bitter easier on the stomach result it’s time for you to start roasting your own coffee. I’ve been roasting now for almost ten years and by doing so have never had a better cup of coffee and never will it be bitter or cause stomach issues. As well you can have such a variety of beans to try that you’ll never be in a rut with the same old coffee.
This is the perfect cold-brewed recipe!
You can also use a French press to filter the coffee grounds out. Great recipe!
I agree with the other reviewer that this coffee tastes like coffee smells. I’ve made this a few times and have always had to use fine grind coffee so my ratio is about 150 grams of coffee to 1 liter of water. Diluted with hot water, it has a smooth texture and flavor. Cold over ice is just fantastic! Thank you for the recipe.
Cazuela, You’re a genius! I pay over $4 a cup for Starbucks cold brewed coffee, and this is even better!!! Smooth, not bitter and ALWAYS in my fridge! Thanks so much for sharing; you’re saving me a ton of money =)
It makes excellent coffee even for a sensitive tummy.
Drip brewed coffee had begun to make our tummies unhappy. Getting older stinks, lemme tell ya. I’ve been doing the cold brew thing for the past few months and we can enjoy our coffee again. I just put as much coffee as I’d use to make a full pot in a quart mason jar, fill with water, cover and shake a bit. Then, after 24 hours, strain it through a Melitta cone type filter. Makes super coffee hot or cold.
This is the exact recipe that came with our Cold Brew Coffee Maker. I make iced lattes with this recipe on a daily basis. 2oz (or more) cold brew concentrate and 6oz milk, plus ice and a little vanilla syrup. Delicious!! Make sure when you pour the water over the coarsely ground coffee, that you pour it slowly in a circular motion so all the grounds get wet, with no air pockets. No need to stir, and no need to refrigerate until AFTER you strain the grounds out. I let it steep for 12-16 hours.
Delicious and smooth concentrate. Worth the 24 hrs you have to wait!