Coarsely ground coffee
1 cup
Drinks
Cold brew coffee.
Coarse coffee grounds steep slowly in the refrigerator for a smooth concentrate.
- Makes
- About 3 cups concentrate
- Hands-on
- 10 minutes
- Total time
- 24 hours
- Effort
- Easy
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For About 3 cups concentrate.
Cold water
4 cups
Recipe water can come from the household drinking-water supply.
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KEEP IT SIMPLE
Tools & supplies
Large covered jar
Hold coffee and water.
Fine-mesh strainer and coffee filter
Remove grounds and sediment.
Pitcher
Catch filtered coffee.
STEP BY STEP
Make it
Combine
Put grounds in the jar. Add half the water and stir until all grounds are wet.
Top up
Add remaining water, stir and cover.
Steep
Refrigerate for 24 hours.
Filter and serve
Pour through a strainer, then a coffee filter. Keep cold; dilute individual servings with water to your taste.
Good to know
- Grounds absorb water, so filtered yield varies.
- Use coarse grounds; fine coffee makes filtering slow.
SAVE THE MAKING
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Bottled cold brew
Ready-to-drink bottles skip overnight steeping; check whether the label says concentrate.
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Sources & further reading
Independent instructions informed by the sources below. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. These instructions have not been kitchen- or workshop-tested by DIBuyIt.
- Hearty at Home: Easy Cold Brew — Ingredient quantities and preparation method.