Cold brew concentrate made from ground coffee, cool water and a little patience.
Here’s a simple way to make your cold brew concentrate at home. FYI, you will need to let it sit in the fridge overnight so a little patience is required but it’s super easy and it doesn’t require fancy gear or exact measuring. Try experimenting with different coffees and different roast levels. Let us know how your cold brew concentrate turns out.
-4 ounces (by weight) coarse ground coffee
-2.5 cups water
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step 1 – Combine coffee and water
step 2 – Steep 8-12 hours in fridge
step 3 – Pour through a paper filter
step 4 – Let drip for about 30 min
step 5 – Store cold brewed coffeeBrewed Coffee refers to all coffee preparations produced by adding non-pressurized water to coffee grounds. Contrasted with espresso coffee, which is produced under pressure, brewed coffee is primarily... ...more in fridge
Here’s the gear we used and the gear we think would work well.


5 Responses
Is that 4oz volume or mass of coffee?
Sorry we missed your question – 4 ounces (by weight) coarse ground coffee
what types of coffee beans work best for cold brew?
Hi Tim, there aren’t any specific beans that work best per se. It totally comes down to your personal taste preferences. The best place to start is to take whatever you like hot and make it cold and see what you think!
I’ve found coffees that have apple notes turn out real nice in cold brew. I am going to try a washed Ethiopian cultivar sometime in the summer this year.