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Homemade Cold Brew Concentrate Recipe

Learn to make a cold brew concentrate at home and make all kinds of coffee drinks with it. Very easy to make with only 2 ingredients
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 18 hours
Total Time 18 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 5
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Calories: 15
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients For the Cold Brew Concentrate:
  • 3 ½ cups Water
  • 5-6 ounces Coarsely ground coffee beans

Equipment

  • 1 Medium-sized bowl
  • 1 Spatula
  • 1 Fine sieve
  • 1 Cotton filters or a cheesecloth

Method
 

Instructions For the Cold Brew Concentrate:
  1. ●     Pour 3 ½ cups of water in abowl and add about 6 ounces of coarsely ground coffee beans.
    ●     Start stirring until it reachesa firm consistency.
    ●     After mixing well, cover the bowlwith a lid and refrigerate for about 18 hours (or from early evening to mid-morning). This is called steeping.
    ●     Take the mixture out in themorning and run it through a fine sieve or a cheesecloth to strain the coffeegrounds out. Make sure you check for leftover grounds.
    ●     And voila, your cold brewconcentrate is ready!

Notes

  • Our cold brew concentrate recipe is extremely versatile, so you can use this for both hot coffee and iced coffee.
Storage
To store, place the concentrate in an airtight glass pitcher. To be extra sure of keeping the texture, cover with saran wrap. When that’s done, stick it in the fridge, where it’ll stay good for about a week.