Cold + Strong

It has been about 4 or 5 years now since discovering the magic of cold brew coffee. I'm sure you have had it at starbucks, your favorite coffee shop, or even at the grocery store but you're totally wasting your money. Cold brew is life-giving therefore it deserves its own blog post 110%. For that many years I have been trying to explain to friends how I make my weekly batch so it just feels right to make a little ( poorly executed ) tutorial so that instead of trying to explain it over a busy toddler from my Mom brain ... I can just direct you here! Viola.

 Cold brew is exactly that. NOO it is not hot coffee put in the fridge- heavy eye roll. Cold brew is STRONG coffee, much lower acidity making it easier on weak stomachs ( HI thats me ), and best of all you can make one large batch and enjoy it all week without making anything. Take that Keurig. 

I am no food/beverage photographer and in fact the idea of taking pictures as you're making things just sounds kind of awful to me, so I do this out of pure love . Your welcome.  I love you so I give you the recipe for life. 

Ingredients:

Large container - I use this 8 cup mason jar because it's cute and can seel

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2 cups ground coffee - When I started this I used to grind espresso beans but too many kids and schedules later I use cheap ground coffee and realized it tastes JUST AS GREAT. Win. 

Mesh Strainer - I either line it with a few paper towels or a cheese cloth shown here 

Bowl -it's helpful to use a bowl that is more narrow that the strainer can rest on.

Water

Directions.

Scoop out two cups of ground coffee throw it in the glass jar. Fill the rest with water. Close lid and let sit out for 24 hours- WHAT?! a whole day? YES. The longer the stronger. You can thank me later. 

After steeping forever you need to strain the coffee out. I use a mesh strainer like this one

Set the strainer over your bowl and be sure to line it to prevent any grounds from falling through. Paper towel is great or cheese cloth if your husband is a recycling crazy person and sheds tears over throwing anything away. 

 Once you've poured it all through cloth or towels ,   squeeze all that golden caffeine right on out. DO not throw coffee in the sink PLEASE. It is really bad for disposals so it's best to throw it away . Even better, I used to make coffee scrubs mixing it with sugar and essential oils... again  back when there were less kiddos and SO much more time.

 What you have now is a concentrate. If you want to get real wild you could drink that BUT it is recommended to mix it with water. The ratio is supposed to be about 1:2 or 1:3 but I tend to just fill the whole jar back up with water and call it a day.

 Cold brew is naturally sweet so I personally don't use any sugar. Dairy doesn't work well with me so my preference is almond milk creamer and lately a splash of pumpkin pie spice because leaves are yellow and that is life.  Sorry I did not clean my kitchen for you...that would just be lying.

 Yum. ENJOY. Be happy. Do all of your awesome things you do!