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Ingredients
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Cold Brew Concentrate
Serve / Finish
Method
Cold Brew Concentrate
- 1
Combine coffee and water
In a clean jar or pitcher, add 0.75 cups coarsely ground coffee. Pour 1.5 cups cold, filtered water over the grounds, ensuring all grounds are saturated. Stir gently for about 10–15 seconds to make sure there are no dry pockets.
- 2
Steep
Cover the jar or pitcher and let the coffee steep at room temperature or in the refrigerator for 12–18 hours. A longer steep (up to 18 hours) yields a stronger concentrate; ~12 hours is a balanced strength for a 16 oz finished drink.
- 3
Strain
After steeping, strain the coffee through a fine-mesh sieve lined with a coffee filter, cheesecloth, or a nut-milk bag into a clean container. Discard the used grounds. This yields a cold brew concentrate.
Serve / Finish (makes one 16 oz drink)
- 4
Prepare glass
Fill a 16 oz glass with about 1 cup of ice cubes.
- 5
- 6
Sweeten (optional)
If you like your coffee sweetened, add 1 tablespoon simple syrup or your preferred sweetener to taste and stir until dissolved. Adjust milk/water or syrup to reach desired strength and sweetness.
- 7
Serve
Taste and adjust dilution or sweetener as desired. Serve immediately with a straw.