How to Make Cold-Pressed Coffee

Cold-pressed coffee is an alternative to hot-brewed coffee.

Cold-brewed coffee seems counterintuitive at first glance, but using hot water to brew coffee is not always necessary. Instead of being ready within a matter of minutes like hot-brewed coffee, cold-press coffee can take several hours to brew fully. Cold-brewing creates a stronger concentration of the volatile flavors of the coffee and cuts out 85% of the acids and oils found in regular, hot-brewed coffee.

Things You'll Need

• Pitcher, mason jar or carafe
• Tall glass with lid
• Secondary glass
• Mesh strainer or cheese cloth

Instructions

1. Measure out five to six tablespoons of ground coffee into your designated brewing glass.

2. Add 1 1/2 cups of room-temperature filtered or bottled water to the glass and stir until the mixture is even and clump-free.

3. Put a lid onto the container and let it sit for a minimum of three hours. Some people prefer to let the mixture sit overnight for a stronger brew.

4. Pour the brewed mixture through your mesh strainer or cheese cloth into your second container. Clean the first glass out thoroughly and pour the mixture back from the second glass to the first, straining again. Pour the fully-strained coffee into the pitcher, mason jar or carafe for storage.

5. Store the brewed coffee in the refrigerator and serve over ice.

Tips & Warnings

• The water-to-coffee grounds ratio should be about 4-to-1.

• If the filter becomes clogged, clean it out between filtration sessions.

References

• INeedCoffee: Home Cold-Brewed Iced Coffee