I love cold brew coffee. They sell concentrates for it all over, and boy is it expensive! I have been making it at home all year for a fraction of the cost. It lasts in your fridge for up to 2 weeks......but it definitely wont last 2 weeks!
Cold brew coffee is much less acidic because it never comes in contact with heated water. There is also high levels of caffeine in comparison to conventional brewing methods. My girlfriend who doesn't drink coffee because it gives her instant heartburn loves this stuff!
To Make:
- Soak 1 1/2 cups coarsely ground coffee grinds (any normal cheap coffee brand) in 7 cups of cold water, covered, in a pitcher for 15 hours (or round about) overnight. Make sure you stir it well so that all of the grinds are saturated.
- Strain the brew through a coffee filter, and then strain it again through a fresh coffee filter (believe me, it makes a difference). Other recipes say you can use cheese cloth or a french press, but this is my method of choice.
- To make a coffee, simply add some ice cubes to a glass, and fill halfway with cold brew and top off with milk. I use about 1/2 tsp agave nectar as a sweetener in it and drink it with a straw. You can also drink it as is, use vanilla, or any other sweetener you may like.
I had also seen some recipes for a cold brew tonic around. It is a lot closer to a black coffee in taste (I am not a black coffee drinker, so not really up my ally to judge). I made it for my cousin who is a black coffee drinker, and she loved it!
Cold Brew Tonic:
- Simply pour 1 part cold brew coffee and 2 parts tonic water, soda water, or sparkling water (we used sparkling water......we like to keep our sweets for actual sweet stuff) over ice and adorn with a sprig of rosemary for essence.
I also heard it's great with gin in it!
Enjoy!
xo, Alysha
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