Cold Brew Coffee Recipe

Total: 24 hours

Ingredients

coffee beans
water

Directions

1. Weigh out your coffee beans and grind on the coarsest setting. If you don't have a scale, just grind some beans (again, you need to grind them as coarse as possible). The basic ratio is 1 pound of coffee to 9 cups of water.

2. If using a Toddy cold-brewing system, place a filter in the bottom and then a coffee filter on top. If you're not using the cold-brewing system, simply carry on to the next step.

3. Pour your grinds into the toddy or a large jar.

4. If you have a Toddy water container, place that on top of your Toddy. Fill with the proper ratio of water. If you don't have a Toddy water container, simply cover your beans with water. The water should be filtered and at room temperature.

5. Cover the Toddy or jar and let sit at room temperature for about 12 to 14 hours.

6. The next day, carefully drain your cold brew. If you didn't use a Toddy, make sure to strain your cold brew through a fine-mesh sieve set over a jar.

7. Congrats, you have cold brew concentrate! Now you can dilute it with water (Dan uses equal parts water to concentrate).

From The Idiot's Guide to Making Cold Brew