How to brew: Cold brew
Brewed cold, coffee turns smooth, sweet and very low in acidity. Make a concentrate and dilute it when you serve.
Quick answer
Use 100 g of coarsely ground coffee for 800 ml of cold water (1:8 ratio) and leave it 12 to 18 hours in the fridge. Dilute the concentrate 1:1 to serve.
- Ratio
- 1:8
- Coffee
- 100 g
- Water
- 800 ml
- Grind
- Coarse
- Temperature
- Cold water, fridge
- Time
- 12 to 18 hours
Scale the recipe
Coffee100 g≈ 14 level tablespoons
- Ratio
- 1:8
- Grind
- Coarse
- Temperature
- Cold water, fridge
- Time
- 12 to 18 hours
Step by step
- Mix coarsely ground coffee with cold water at 1:8 (100 g for 800 ml).
- Stir so all the coffee is wet, cover and refrigerate for 12 to 18 hours.
- Strain through a paper or cloth filter.
- Serve over ice, 1 part concentrate to 1 part water or milk. It keeps for up to a week in the fridge.
Questions
Does cold brew have more caffeine?
The concentrate is strong, but once diluted 1:1 a cup is close to a regular filter coffee.