Cold Brew
Cold brew is incredibly versatile. It makes for a delicious low acidity version of your favourite coffee, can be used in mix drinks and cocktails, and is a great way to use up excess beans.
It can also be prepared in large batches and stored for extended periods, meaning you can enjoy a refreshing cold brew for days (even weeks depending on how its stored). While most recipes will recommend preparing a cold brew concentrate, which can then be diluted to your liking, our recipe can be enjoyed immediately as-is.
What you’ll need
- 1x Cold brewer (or container and filter)
- 1x Grinder
- 1x Scale
- 50 g of coffee
- 500 ml of room temperature water
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Assemble everything you’ll need from the list above
- Weigh your 50 g of coffee and grind at a medium-fine grind (roughly the coarseness of sea salt)
- Place your ground coffee into your cold brewer (or alternatively, any container with the right capacity - e.g., french press, glass jar, etc.)
- Pour your room temperature water into your brewer/container, ensuring that all of your grounds are saturated
- If your grounds are free-floating, wait a few minutes, and mix again before placing your brewer/container in the fridge, covered for 18 hours
- Once brewed, follow the directions on your cold brewer to remove the grinds and filter, or if brewing in a regular container, pour your cold brew through a paper filter (e.g., a rinsed filter in your favourite dripper) to remove any grinds or fines
- Drink immediately as-is or with a few ice cubes, or place back in the fridge to enjoy later!
Variables
As noted above, this recipe is intended to enjoy as-is at a 1:10 ratio (1 g coffee for every 10 g of water). However, if you plan to use your cold brew for mixed drinks, you can try creating a concentrate using the same process but a higher ratio of coffee (e.g., 1:4). Similarly, if you enjoy your cold brew with more ice and are worried about the drink becoming diluted over time, you can brew at a ratio of 1:8 and adjust from there. Cheers!