Cold Brew Coffee Recipe
Perfect for hot summer days and in the home office! Would you like to prepare the coffee trend yourself at home? We show how you can easily prepare cold brew coffee yourself
Equipment
- Coffee Grinder
- Coffee Maker
Ingredients
- 7 g Coffee Beans
- 1 l Cold Water
- 100 ml Filter Coffee
Instructions
- Take the beans of your choice and grind them as coarsely as possible. A good guide is the grind size for the French press.
- Put the freshly ground coffee in the first coffee pot
- Now add 1 liter of cold water.
- Stir the coffee and water mix well to distribute the grounds.
- Cover the container and leave the coffee in the fridge for at least 12 hours - longer is not a problem and can even improve the end result. Give it a try with up to 24 hours of rest.
- Now the ground coffee is filtered: You can use a sieve for this, it works easier with a classic hand filter , a Chemex or a special cold brew maker . Since the degree of grinding is coarser, a good filter bag with coarse aroma pores should be used.
- Enjoy your cold brew coffee and top it with ice cubes if you like!
Notes
A special feature of the cold brew coffee is that it has an extremely long shelf life. You can store it in the refrigerator for up to two weeks after preparation. So you can always take a sip when you feel like it - unlike coffee, which at least needs to be drunk warm.
If you want to go fast, you can also use the cold drip method instead of the full immersion method described above. But how does this differ? The most important change lies in the preparation time of the drink. Instead of waiting 12 hours, the specialty can be made in two to three hours via a cold drip. Water is added drop by drop to the ground coffee. However, you need a special preparer for this, without which you will not be able to make your own.
Instead of two cups, you can also use a French press (press can). Here you just have to make sure that you only use the lid to cover and only press down the stamp after 12 hours.
