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Cold Brew Coffee

Be your own barista by making rich, delicious cold-brewed coffee concentrate at home to serve over ice or use as an ingredient in cocktails. It’s easy, cost-effective, and allows you to experiment endlessly with adding different spices and flavors.

Ingredients

Directions

Filter Bag Method

  1. Fill a cold brew coffee filter bag with the ground coffee.
  2. Place in a half-gallon jar or pitcher with an airtight lid and add the water. Cover with lid and steep in the refrigerator for 12 hours and up to 24 hours.
  3. Remove the coffee filter bag from the pitcher or jar, cover and store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
  4. To serve, use a ratio of 1 part coffee concentrate (about 1/4 cup) to 3 parts milk or water or a combination of both (about 3/4 cup).

Toddy® Cold Brew Method

  1. Insert stopper into the outside bottom of Toddy® brewing container. Dampen the felt disc coffee filter and insert into the top inside of brewing container.
  2. Add 1 cup of the water to brewing container, followed by half of the coffee grounds (6 ounces). Let steep for 5 minutes. Pour in 3 more cups of the water in a circular motion to dampen the grounds. Add remaining coffee grounds and remaining 3 cups water. Tap the top of the grinds to be sure they are wet. Cover with lid.
  3. Let steep in the refrigerator for 12 to 24 hours. Place brewing container over coffee decanter (or a pitcher that has a sealable lid) and remove the stopper to let the cold brew flow in. Discard coffee grounds. Cover and store coffee concentrate in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
  4. To serve, use a ratio of 1 part coffee concentrate (about 1/4 cup) to 3 parts milk or water or a combination of both (about 3/4 cup).