Cold Brew Concentrate
Learn how to make a cold brew concentrate and have an instant and homemade cold brew. Made with just 2 ingredients, it's cost-effective and tastes delicious. Watch the video below to see how I make it in my kitchen!
Servings 24 servings
Calories 1kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup ground coffee * See notes
- 6 cups cold water filtered
Instructions
- In a large pitcher, add the ground coffee along with 2 cups of the cold filtered water. Whisk together until the coffee begins to dissolve. Add the remaining cold water, cover the pitcher, and set it aside. Let the mixture sit at room temperature for at least 12 hours.
- After 12 hours, pour the coffee through a fine mesh sieve into a large mixing bowl. Next, pour the sieved coffee through a cheesecloth to ensure no excess coffee granules remain.
- Pour the sieved coffee concentrate back into the pitcher and refrigerate until ready to make cold brew coffee. If using vanilla extract, whisk it through the end.
- To make one cup of strong cold brew coffee, add 1/4 cup cold brew concentrate with 1/2 cup of iced filtered water.
Video
Notes
* Coursely ground coffee, NOT finely ground.
Cold brew coffee ratio: One part cold brew concentrate to four parts cold or hot water.
TO STORE: Coffee concentrate should be stored in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 2 weeks.
TO FREEZE: Pour the concentrate into a shallow container or sterilized jar and store it in the freezer for up to 6 months. Alternatively, you can freeze them as ice block cubes for single serving coffee drinks.
Flavor variations
- Salted caramel cream- Use the concentrate in the base and make a caramel cream cold brew.
- Vanilla sweet cream- Add sugar-free or traditional vanilla syrup to a mixing bowl with 2 tablespoons of heavy or plant-based cream. Beat together with a hand mixer until smooth and fluffy. Pour over the cold brew and swirl through using a spoon or straw.
- Add chocolate- Whisk in 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup into the cold brew.
- Add milk- Almond milk, whole milk, oat milk, or your favorite milk of choice.
- Honey almond cold brew- Whisk in 2 tablespoons honey (or try my keto honey) and 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk to the prepared cold brew.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 1kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | NET CARBS: 1g