How to Make Cold Brewed Coffee

Cold-brewed coffee provides an easy source of coffee concentrate.

If you think making coffee always involves heating the water, think again. Cold-brewed coffee is simple to make and makes a smooth, delicious brew. The results are a coffee concentrate that can be diluted with water, milk, ice or used straight to make an espresso. Store the cold brewed coffee in the refrigerator for up to two weeks to enjoy a variety of coffee concoctions. Does this Spark an idea?

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10 to 11 oz. bag of ground coffee
9 c water
Wide-mouth container with lid

Instructions

- 1
  
  Place the ground coffee, either espressor or regular, into the wide-mouth container.
- 2
  
  Add 9 c of room temperature water. Gently stir to get all the grounds wet.
- 3
  
  Cover the container and let sit out on the kitchen counter for 12 to 24 hours. The longer you let the grounds and water sit, the stronger the brew.
- 4
  
  Strain through coffee filters or use a coffee toddy. Store in the refrigerator.

Tips & Warnings

A coffee toddy is a commercial product designed to strain cold brewed coffee.

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"The New York Times"; Recipe: Cold-Brewed Iced Coffee; June 2007

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560933104 Feb 26, 2012
May be some of this stuff will wake me up.
Twitchleft Dec 06, 2011
Always learning about coffee.
selkieketterling Jun 21, 2011
Unless you grind your own beans haha
lizziedollie Jun 21, 2011
So if your power goes out, you can still have coffee!
ericbelt May 19, 2011
It is espresso, not expresso; and espresso is a drink or coffee brewing method, not a type or grind of coffee.

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