How to Make Cold Brew Coffee

Name: How to Make Cold Brew Coffee
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 24 h
Total time: 1445 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup ground coffee; 3 cups filtered water

by Koti Beth Designs

4 cups

24 hr 5 min

Learn how to make cold brew coffee in a mason jar at home. This is very easy to do and doesn't take any special equipment.

Cold brew coffee isn't as acidic as hot brew coffee. It's also stronger. If you like to make iced coffee drinks or iced lattes, cold brew tastes better since it isn't bitter.

I use a mason jar to make my cold brew. I had a pitcher, but it broke. Mason jars are more durable.

I pour my cold brew through cheesecloth to strain out the coffee grounds. You can also buy a filter and 2 quart mason jar to make your cold brew in.

Cold brew takes 24 hours to brew, so you will need to plan ahead. I have several recipes to use it in on my how to make cold brew with ground coffee post if you need some ideas.

How to Make Cold Brew Coffee

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Recipe details

Yield 4 cups
Time spent: Prep time: 5 Minutes Cook time: 24 Hours Total time: 24 hr 5 min

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Instructions

Combine coffee grounds and water in a quart sized mason jar.
Let sit in the fridge for 24 hours.
Pour the coffee through a coffee filter or cheesecloth in a colander to remove the coffee grounds. Compost the coffee grounds and save the cold brew coffee to enjoy.

Tips

Combine coffee grounds and water in a quart sized mason jar.
Let sit in the fridge for 24 hours.
Pour the coffee through a coffee filter or cheesecloth in a colander to remove the coffee grounds. Compost the coffee grounds and save the cold brew coffee to enjoy.

Comments

Candy Dowler Morehouse on Jul 17, 2021

My quits how can it yield 4 cups when you only use 3 cups of water?

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- Chris Galka on Jul 17, 2021
  
  I suspect they are using small coffee cups—6 oz each. Plus ice and cream….3 x 8 oz water is the same as 4 x 6 oz coffee cups (not mugs)…..
  
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- Cindy J Wells on Jul 17, 2021
  
  I have to dilute the cold brew coffee with water by at least half and then add milk or cream.
  
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- Candy Dowler Morehouse on Jul 18, 2021
  
  Cindy, you should have written that into
  the recipe.
  
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- Elaine Morris on Jul 18, 2021
  
  Yes! That’s a very important part!
  
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- Mic42751732 on Jul 18, 2021
  
  It works fine if you use 6oz
  Cups....
  
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- Silvia Rodriguez on Jul 22, 2021
  
  you are right. maybe the ice makes the fourth cup?
  
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1cs1267 on Jul 17, 2021

I'm confused. I read your post as well as your blog w/the directions ... the ratio used is 3 c. water to 1 c. coffee. In another place, it said the ratio is 4 to 1, meaning 4 c. water to 1 c. coffee. So help me out, which is it?!

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