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No. 124 Coffee

Cold brew coffee

Coarse coffee steeped in cold water for about 12 hours, strained, then served over ice. A concentrate at 1:4 to 1:5.

Coarse coffee being stirred into water in a glass jar for cold brew
Preparing cold brew coffee Photo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 4 servings · about 10 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Mix the coarse coffee and cold water in a jar or cold-brew maker.
  2. Cover and leave to steep for about 12 hours, in the fridge or at room temperature.
  3. Strain through a coffee filter or a sieve lined with muslin; strain twice if needed.
  4. Serve over ice, diluted with water or milk to taste. Keep it covered in the fridge.
Glass
Highball glass
Technique
Brewed
Difficulty
Easy

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About the Cold brew coffee

Cold brew uses time instead of heat. The National Coffee Association suggests 1 g of coffee to 4–5 g of water with about 12 hours' contact; that makes a concentrate you can dilute with water or milk to taste.

Cold brew is not the same as iced coffee, which is brewed hot and cooled.

Tags: coffee cold contains caffeine

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Sources

  1. National Coffee Association — Cold brew coffee
  2. Wikipedia — Cold brew coffee

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