Cold Brew Coffee (Recipe & Tips!)
Learn how to make cold brew coffee with this simple recipe! Your first batch will turn out great. Find everything you need to know about cold brew here.
Updated by Kathryne Taylor on July 10, 2025
Cold brew makes the best iced coffee, no doubt about it. It might seem intimidating to make your own, but it’s actually quite simple once you learn how. Today, I’ll guide you through the process from start to finish.
Homemade cold brew coffee is:
- Smooth, slightly sweet and super refreshing
- Easy to make with basic kitchen equipment
- More affordable than buying at a coffee shop
- Ready-made for busy mornings
You can make cold brew on the weekend, then pour your coffee from the fridge every morning. No boiling water. No fussing with a coffee maker.
As someone who is 100 percent not a morning person, homemade cold brew coffee is a total game-changer.
Let’s make our own cold brew!
Fun Facts about Cold Brew Coffee
Cold brew takes longer to make than drip coffee.
Since the water is cold, it needs to steep for about 12 to 18 hours to soak up the coffee’s color, flavor and caffeine. The cold extraction process brings out fewer of coffee’s bitter compounds, which produces a sweeter and smoother result.
Cold brew can be strong.
This depends on several factors, including the beans used, steeping time, and dilution. The dilution is the factor that’s easiest to control. Don’t drink cold brew concentrate straight—it’s highly caffeinated.
Cold brew is less acidic.
If regular drip coffee or espresso upsets your stomach, cold brew may not. The only way to know is to try it, and you’ll have more control over the end result if you make it yourself.
Coarsely-ground coffee makes the best cold brew.
No coffee grinder at home? No problem. Just grind your coffee at the grocery store using their big coffee grinder machine, with the dial set on the coarse/French press option. I’ve provided approximate amounts of ground coffee to use if you don’t have a scale for a more accurate weight measurement.
Cold Brew Variations
Use any coffee variety you enjoy to make cold brew.
Any variety will work, and you’ll find that it tastes less bitter when steeped in cold water instead of hot. It would be a fun experiment to compare a glass of cold brew coffee with hot coffee of the same variety.
You can heat up cold brew and drink it hot.
Indeed, it’s true, and it’s very good. The flavor stays about the same.
Make it decaf.
Maybe you’re watching your caffeine intake or craving an afternoon coffee treat without the buzz. You can brew cold brew with decaffeinated coffee—I’ve tried it with this brand, which uses the Swiss water extraction process to remove over 99 percent of the caffeine.
Turn your cold brew into a makeshift iced latte.
Instead of diluting your cold brew with water, pour in an equal amount of your milk of choice. It tastes like an extra-smooth iced latte. I love it with whole milk, creamy almond milk or even pistachio milk. Another option is to add a splash of half-and-half or heavy cream instead.
Basic Cold Brew Coffee Ratio
This ratio is flexible. A kitchen scale will be helpful if you have one, but it’s not necessary. You’re making cold brew concentrate, and you can dilute the concentrate to taste once it’s finished.
- Per 1 cup of water, you’ll need 1 ounce (by weight) coarsely ground coffee. That’s about 1/4 cup whole coffee beans, which yields roughly 1/2 cup ground coffee. If you’re accustomed to the metric system, 1 ounce is equivalent to 28 grams.
- You’ll end up with a little less concentrate than the amount of water you used, since some of it will be absorbed by the coffee grounds. However, you’ll dilute it with an equal amount of water, so you’ll double your final yield. Clear as mud? I mean, coffee? Good.
Examples
- Let’s make cold brew coffee in a standard 1-quart wide-mouth mason jar (affiliate link). In the jar, combine 3 ounces coarsely-ground coffee (about 3/4 cup whole coffee beans turned into 1 1/2 cups coarsely-ground coffee) with 3 cups of water.
- After steeping and straining the mixture, you’ll have about 2 1/2 cups of cold brew concentrate, which is enough for 5 cups of cold brew. You’ve just made enough coffee to last you from Monday through Friday!
- If you have a 2-quart jar, simply double the amounts offered above.
- If you have an extra-large French press like I do, you can use 5 ounces of coffee (about 1 1/4 cups whole coffee beans turned into about 2 1/2 cups coarsely-ground coffee) and 5 cups water. You’ll end up with about 4 1/4 cups concentrate, or enough for 8 1/2 cups of cold brew.
Watch How to Make Cold Brew Coffee
Recommended Steeping Time
The steeping time is flexible as well. I’ve read suggestions for “overnight or 12 hours,” and “at least 18 or up to 24 hours,” so do what works with your schedule. Starbucks steeps their cold brew for 20 hours.
If you accidentally steep yours longer (even 24+ hours), it’s ok. Your concentrate may taste a little more bitter than it would have, but it’s probably fine. It may also be extra-strong, so you might want to dilute it with some extra water.
How to Strain Your Cold Brew
Once you’re done steeping the coffee, you’ll need to strain the coffee grounds out of the water. A fine-mesh sieve or French press filter isn’t sufficient (you’ll end up with murky, sludgy concentrate). Most methods will suggest using cheesecloth, but I hate cheesecloth! It’s difficult to work with and seems wasteful.
I played around with other options and found two that work great. See my photos for examples of each. Choose one:
- Thin paper coffee filters: Use the “basket” paper filters that splay out in a round seashell shape, as shown here. Make sure your filter is made of very thin paper, not a thicker material that will take forever to filter through. These are the filters I used.
- A linen or cotton napkin, or a rag made from a t-shirt: Any thin, clean, lint-free, cotton or linen cloth will do. It should be large enough to cover your sieve when draped across it. Don’t use something precious, because it could develop a coffee stain or smell. Wash it and reuse it!
To strain, simply place the coffee filter into a small, fine-mesh sieve or drape your cloth over it. Then, place the sieve over a pitcher or liquid measuring cup and pour the concentrate through it.
Have I convinced you to try making cold brew coffee at home? Please let me know how it turns out for you in the comments.
If you want to try something different, try making cold brew iced tea. Like cold brew coffee, it’s smoother and less bitter.
If you’re looking for more recipes to ease your morning routine, here are 23 make-ahead breakfasts.
Cold Brew Coffee
Let’s make cold brew coffee! It’s easy to make, and it’s so nice to have coffee ready to go. This recipe is written for a 1-quart wide-mouth mason jar; you can scale it up or down using 1 ounce* (28 grams) coffee per 1 cup water. The quantities provided will produce about 2 ½ cups concentrate, which is enough for 5 cups of cold brew.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces (85 grams) coarsely-ground coffee (that’s about ¾ cup whole coffee beans turned into about 1 ½ cups* coarsely-ground coffee)
- 3 cups water (filtered water if you have it)
Instructions
- In a 1-quart wide-mouth mason jar, combine the coffee and room-temperature water. Stir to combine. I like to let my mixture rest for about 5 minutes and stir it again; the coffee grounds seem to gain more water exposure this way.
- Put a lid on your container and refrigerate it for 12 to 18 hours.
- When you’re ready to strain your cold brew, place a thin paper coffee filter or a small, thin cotton napkin, cloth or handkerchief over a small fine-mesh sieve. Pour the concentrate through the prepared sieve into a liquid measuring cup or pitcher. Let it rest for a few minutes to let the last of the cold brew trickle down.
- To serve, fill a glass with ice and fill it halfway with water. Then fill the rest of the glass with cold brew concentrate, and stir to combine. Cold brew concentrate will keep well in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, although I find that it has the best flavor within the first week.
Notes
*Measurement note: These are ounces by weight, not by volume. This is always the case with non-liquid measurements. “1 ½ cups coarsely-ground coffee” is the least exact measurement I can offer (the volume of the ground coffee depends on the exact coarseness of your grind)—but it will work. Just adjust the concentrate-to-water ratio to suit your liking as your pour your glass of cold brew and you’re all good.
Nutrition
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I’ve been making my cold brew in a mason jar for a while ( learned from another site) and the cold brew I ended up with is so concentrated and bitter, I can barely finish a 12 oz cup. Now I realize the problem is that I didn’t dilute it enough to enjoy the subtle sweetness and smooth of a home-made cold brew. Thank you for the very detailed post! Home-made cold-brew is way cheaper than ordering it in cafe.
Miemie, thanks so much for commenting! Yes, it can be bitter and too strong if done other ways. So, I’m glad this was helpful for you! Enjoy your morning cold brew. :)
I can’t wait to try this!
Be sure to report back!
Thanks for this recipe! I’ve heard a lot about cold brew but didn’t know how it was done. This is very thorough and helpful! I look forward to trying it soon!
:) Tracey
You’re welcome, Tracey! Be sure to report back on what you think.
Will do, Kate :)
I have always wanted to try cold brew at home and this recipe was so helpful and so straightforward!! Honestly, I didn’t realize how much better it would taste! I drink coffee every single day (and have for years) — usually, I would just add ice to my regularly brewed coffee. Never again! I love making this cold brew and am so grateful you took the time to explain it step by step!
It’s always cold brew season on the West coast ;)
That it is! :)
I’m going to have to try it-just because your photos make it look so darn good!!!!
It takes just as good, too! Love to hear what you think, Lynn!
Hi!
Sorry – you could not possibly have guessed – but I am allergic to coffee! One cup and I have the whole programme – nausea, vertigo, my muscles do not move the way I want them to!
I love the smell of freshly ground coffee, but – fortunately – as soon as the powder hits hot water – issa noo good for me!
Nevertheless, carry on!
I’m sorry to hear that! Hopefully you can do tea? Try my cold brew tea if you can! https://sooka.info/2015/cold-brew-iced-tea/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
My mom and granny turned me on to cold brew in the early 2000’s (they were so ahead of their game), it tastes soooo much better! I just recently started making it again so that I can have quick coffee before my 5:30am workout Monday – Friday. I use the Toddy system because that’s what my mom used and it’s easy to make a large batch (we drink a lot of coffee). Toddy makes filter bags that would probably work well with a large Mason jar, too, and they’re fairly inexpensive. I purchased them on Amazon.
I would say they were ahead of the game! That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing, Mandy! I appreciate your review.
I have been making my own cold brew for a couple of months but mostly by guess work. Thanks for all the helpful tips, they will improve my finished product a great deal I am sure. I do like to start my day with a 12oz cup of keto coffee at about 4:30a.m. but then I want a couple of cups of ice coffee during the day. Cold brew answers that need nicely.
I’m glad the tips were helpful for you! I really appreciate the review, Chef William.
The photography here is stunning!!
Rebecca
Thank you! It was fun to do.
Thanks for the instructions! I’ve read about this method before and I always wonder why I couldn’t just cold brew a non-concentrated batch in my French press overnight and pour it out into a glass for drinking after 12 hours? Why would I need a strainer for cold brew but not for hot French -pressed coffee, since it’s using the same size grounds? Do you have any insight into that? Thanks!
Yes. You can do that.
Hey Samantha, good questions! I think you could definitely make a non-concentrated batch in your French press. I appreciate the convenience of making a concentrated batch once and doling it out over the week. Re: straining, this really up to personal preference. I’m a French press drinker and I’m not bother by the sediment in my hot French press coffee. However, I am bothered by the sediment in my cold-brew coffee made and filtered by the same press—I suspect something about soaking the grounds loosens up more little particles that slip through, or something like that? Anyway, try it and find out! You can always filter your filtered French press cold brew again.
I think you may have your whole bean to ground coffee amounts backwards. I’m struggling to see how grinding coffee would double the volume given that there would be less air between the coffee grounds than there is between the beans.
Hi Norbert, I know it may seem counter intuitive, but the amounts are correct. Try it and you will see! :)
Grinding coffee in a coffee grinder barely changes the volume at all from whole beans to coursly-ground, remains at about 3/4 cup. This part was confusing and had me checking other recipes for clarification, still don’t understand.
I have this doubt too, I don’t get how coursly-ground coffee beans gives you more volume the the whole coffee bean. Please explain
I ground 3/4 cup (coarse) and got… 3/4 cup.
Norbert is correct…the volume is less after grinding, actually, mine stayed at almost the same level in my grinder. Maybe you have some kind of magic grinder that increases the amount after grinding ? :-)
But seriously why not just go by weight? Much simpler
I just visited Trader Joe’s and ground up coarsely 14oz of beans and it fit right back into the same container. The volume from bean to ground stated the same.
I’ve been meaning to make my first batch of homemade cold brew for the past two weeks and have been putting it off. Thank you for the lovely, detailed post! I will definitely reference when I get around to making it :)
You’re welcome! Let me know what you think when you make it.
I love making homemade cold brew; it’s in my weekly meal-prep routine! :)
It helps save so much time, doesn’t it! Thank you, Brittany!
We do cold brew all summer, I have a 2 quart pitcher I “brew” it in then strain into recycled sangria glass bottles w/a flip lid. I use my coffee maker gold filter nestled in a strainer to filter into the glass bottle. I like it fairly strong so use the concentrate in a glass of ice w/a splash of almond milk & pump of Torino syrup. As the ice melts it does get slightly diluted, but still a nice full flavored coffee.
Thanks for sharing your cold brew variation! I appreciate it review, Sherry. :)
I love cold brew but every recipe always seems to use a really high amount of coffee to the amount of water (maybe this is why it costs a lot in the shops) is it not possible to use less coffee so then it wouldn’t need diluting?
Hi Craig, you could use less ground coffee, and then you wouldn’t need to dilute your concentrate, but you’re making less finished coffee that way. Does that make sense?
Hi Kate! Are you cup measurements metric cups – for those of us in Aus / NZ? We’re heading into summer and I’m going to need this recipe!
Hi Kath! These are US cups. Hope that helps! If you try it, be sure to report back!
Oh My Goodness!!! I just made this cold brew coffee and it was amazing!! I didn’t really know what to expect (I’m not really a big fan of cold coffee and had never tried to make it before) – I followed the directions exactly and it was really wonderful. Enjoying a big icy glass right now!! :)
I’m really happy to hear that, Laura! Thanks for sharing your experience.
We make this all the time in large quantity. We like the “Coffee Sock” or filtering. :) Love your website and recipes!
Thank you, Melisa!
I LOVE cold brew coffee. I pour my coffee into a drawstring bag made from linen and then pour the water over that. It works rather like a tea bag and eliminates the need to strain the coffee. I just empty the coffee grounds into the compost and toss the bag into the wash. Go team cold brew!
Team cold brew! Thanks for sharing, Louisa!
What size is the linen bag?
Hi Mary, my bags are about the size of a piece of printer paper. I have also been using a bag made from unbleached muslin. Both work well. If you were to make one I think you’d be happy as long as it was larger than the bag of coffee you want to use but not so large to be overwhelming.
Not sure what happened, but I followed the recipe/time/quantities exactly, and ended up with a massive pile of wet coffee grounds, and about 1/4 cup of strained liquid coffee. Any ideas?
Hi Jenna, I’m bummed to hear that! What was your filtering setup? Someone else reported that it took a long time to strain the mixture, and I’m wondering if that’s because your paper filter was thick. Mine was quite thin (paper-thin, you could say) and worked great.
I have slowly but surely been integrating coffee into my diet. There’s no sense of consistency to how often I make coffee, but I always add Stevia and almond milk into a cup! It’s a serious game-changer! As for cold brew versus hot, I have no preference. Depends on my mood and the weather, really!
Thank you for this post, your instructions were clear and explanations helpful. The cold brew coffee turned out great and I’m already on my second batch.
You’re so welcome, Lee! Thanks for letting me know your experience and providing a review.
This is perfect for many coffee drinkers like me who may have stomach issues, especially if they have a hard time digesting a regular cup of Joe with high acid value.
Thanks for sharing, CL!
My cold brew turned out delicious! I had trouble straining it though. I placed a coffee filter in my fine meshed strainer and it was dripping SO SLOWLY! I was running late so I just strained it a few times through the strainer without the coffee filter which worked pretty well. However I got a bunch of jars dirty by straining it so many times. Do I need a different kind of filter?
Hi Laura, I’m sorry to hear that!! I didn’t have that issue with the coffee filters I have (thin paper filters by If You Care brand). I think that’s the easiest solution here.
The best cold brew coffee recipe to date. I am so grateful for you!
I hand milled the beans and followed your ratio, brewed for 24, strained and enjoyed. I shall never steer away from this method. Thank you so much!!
Great to hear, Samira! Thanks for letting me know you love it.
Hi, I’m assuming that I could use decaffinated beans and get the same results?
Also, I just received a Primula Cold Brew Coffee Maker for Christmas. It has a fine mesh brew filter for the coffee beans. Have you ever tried something like this before?
Thank you!
I know what I’m gunna try tomorrow!
Let me know what you think!
Did you get the measurements for whole beans and coarse ground yield backwards in the recipe?
No, they are correct, believe it or not!
It’s impossible to take a material, grind it up, and get twice as much material in the end. If you could do this, people would be grinding up nuggets of gold all day long. Several people have mentioned this in the comments, and I really think that you should check this again. Otherwise, thanks for the tips.
I’ve got my first batch steeping right now in my large French Press, in the refrigerator. Is that correct? I wasn’t sure if it was supposed to steep on the counter or in the fridge. I’m hoping this will help me ditch the Keurig machine and all those pods in the environment.
I’ve been seeing beverages in food stores that say cold brew coffee and was curious what that actually meant so I googled it the other night and stumbled on your page. After reading through, I thought, sounds interesting, let’s make it. So I got what I needed yesterday and steeped it for about 18 hours and had my first cup this afternoon. Delicious! I love iced coffee but usually make it the night before and let it sit in the fridge. This is so much better! Thanks for this recipe and the easy steps to follow!
Welcome! I’m glad you made this, Kimberly and loved it.
Thanks Kate, great recipe, and really nice pics. can’t wait to try this :) . I really enjoy your site, You rock!
J*
Thank you, Joseph!
When you say steep the coffee for around 20 hours, do you mean on the counter or in the fridge? Thanks, John
Hi John! See step 2. In the refrigerator. :)
We absolutely are in love with Cold Brew Coffee and are baffled by people who don’t! I’ve tried different filters that haven’t worked for me. Cheese cloth…ug!!! Made a mess. And I hated just throwing it away (which was least mess but wasteful!) My break through: panty hose!!! Sounds cray cray! I know! Buy the nice sexy thigh high ones at Macys (not cheap Walmart ones) with the elastic band at the thigh. Not the regular full pantry ones. TRUST ME!!! Life changing.
Thanks for sharing, Betsy!
Betsy, do you put the grounds in the hose and then in the water or do you pour the already brewed coffee into the hose to filter?
Thanks
Thanks! You saved me! I can’t drink regular coffee anymore B/C the caffeine and have to go the 50/50 route. I tried this and LOVE it! If I could and didn’t have to worry about harassment issues I’d give you a giant hug! This is wonderful!
Seriously laughing right now! I love that, Mark. Thanks for sharing.
How can I do this with finely ground Turkish coffee? I’s like to use up my current supply and not waste it. Thanks!
Hi Lupe! I’m afraid that finely ground coffee will be quite difficult to strain out once you’ve mixed it with water, so cold brew is not the answer. It would make great espresso, I think!
Hey, hi! I’m a little confused as to the coffee to water ratio for cold brew- I’ve just made a batch referring to a Jamie Oliver recipe which called for a 1:8 ratio, but that did not seem to yield a ‘concentrate’, as I thought it was supposed to, it was quite watery and easy to drink straight up or over ice. Your recipe seems to call for a 1:2 ratio of coffee to water when I calculate it as 1.5 cups of ground coffee with 3 cups of water, but in terms of weight it seems to also be a 1:8 ratio as 3 oz is roughly 85 gm and 3 cups is 700 ml. Am I doing some gross miscalculation here? Please help! xxx
Hi Prachi! I’m putting on my math hat. ;) I am not sure what went wrong with Jamie’s recipe. How long did you let the coffee beans soak? Were you measuring the coffee and water by weight or by volume?
1 ounce by weight = 28 grams.
1 cup water by weight = 8 ounces = 227 grams.
Which, yes, comes to about 1:8 ratio coffee:water by weight.
Here are my guidelines again: Per 1 cup of water, you’ll need 1 ounce coarsely ground coffee (about 1/4 cup whole coffee beans, which yields about 1/2 cup ground coffee). If you follow my recipe, I’m confident that your cold brew will turn out as a concentrate. Hope this helps!
Hi Kate! Thank you for your reply :)
I wouldn’t say anything went wrong per se, it’s just that I could drink the cold brew straight up without diluting it. I measured them by volume I guess. I took the 1/4th cup measurement and put one part coffee and 8 parts water using the same cup. And I steeped it for approximately 18-19 hours.
I read your recipe carefully, and your comment, but I still don’t get it! You said the ratio is 1:8, but when you say ‘per 1 cup water there should be 1/2 cup ground coffee’, that becomes 1:2. How can the 2 ratios be different? And how can 1/4th cup beans yield double the volume in ground coffee? Lol, So confused!
I recently admitted to my daughter that I started drinking instant coffee. She shamed me so bad that I want to try to cold brew. It seems simple so I’m going to try it. I bought some Folgers half caffeine before I read your recipe so I’m going to try that I’m so excited that it stays good for a week because that was One reason I went to the instant I didn’t want my coffee maker sitting out I didn’t want to make coffee every day so this is going to be great I got a little French press got a dig that out I’m gonna make it now and I’m gonna try it in the morning thank you I’m so excited that it lasts the whole week. I will keep you posted on my progress I appreciate it Patty
Let me know what you think, Patricia!
This is Patty I just had my 1st cup of the cold brew wow. This has got to be hands-down the best cuppa coffee I have ever had. I did it just like you said that I went half-and-half with water and I heated it so delicious. I love it I told my daughter and she said That I am not allowed to drink instant coffee ever again LOL and believe me I don’t want to coffee so good
Thanks for your review, Patricia!
My question is how much water do you add to the concentrate when you go to serve it? When I get Cold Brew at Starbucks they always add water and I don’t know the best ratio for that. Thank you so much for the recipe and the detailed instructions. I have an 8 cup mason jar that I make it in, but I’ve yet to create one with the strength of Starbucks Cold Brew. I’m excited to try it!
I’m not sure if anyone else has mentioned this, but you have your ratios reversed. 1/2 cup of whole beans once ground into smaller particles will only fill 1/4 cup, not the other way around. Of course if one has too little ground coffee then it won’t be concentrated and no need to dilute, and if one has too much ground coffee they can dilute it more, it’s just a warning to anyone on why their coffee may be too strong or weak.
How do you get 1 1/2 cups of ground coffee from 3/4 cup of whole beans? How do you end up with more than what you started with?
Hi Maria,
You dont :) it’s just a simple error as someone pointed out and hasn’t been corrected yet. Theres more air in a cup of whole beans, so when ground, the volume by sheer rules of physics will absolutely decrease. I suspect she has the volumes swapped between the two. Good catch!
I wish I would have read the comments first. I just used almost all of my coffee making this recipe because I initially did a 1-4 ratio and after re-reading, although I didn’t really get it, I went back and added another cup of coffee (for a 1-2 ratio). I really hope hubby and I both like this and at least I know I’ll be able to dilute it more if need be lol. I don’t grind my own because it’s too much hassle but when I have in the past, I remember thinking, “man, there’s not really much, is there?” So I really didn’t understand this measurement that she keeps assuring everyone is correct haha. Even in the grocery store grinders that do a better job of aerating than a cheap home grinder, it just goes to the same spot in the bag.
Kate, thank you SO much for this very detailed step-by-step! The only way I can drink coffee black is cold brew & was hesitant to try making it myself but this seemed so easy that I couldn’t resist. I made a batch last night & anxiously waited this morning to try it. Well, my first batch is already gone – I drank it all myself…LOL I can’t wait to make more tonight. If anybody is on the fence about making cold brew at home, this is the recipe to try! I think I might try adding clear extracts (vanilla or almond) to see how that goes. Definitely will try the iced tea recipe, too!
You’re welcome, Lisa! I’m so glad you loved it. I’m happy it was just what you needed the next morning. :)
Tried this recipe over the weekend and didn’t end up with a concentrate but, rather, just plain ole cold brew. Not sure what went wrong! I let it steep in the fridge for over 12 hours. It tastes good but I feel like I went through a lot of coffee grounds for not a lot of coffee…
“about 1/4 cup whole coffee beans, which yields about 1/2 cup ground coffee”
How does this magic happen?
Hi Kathryne:
I really enjoy your writing and your recipes. I bought your cookbook—I use it and your online recipes frequently. I just thought I’d write to tell you that you’re doing a great job.
Thank you,
Kathryn Parker
Toronto, Ontario
I hope you enjoy the cookbook, Kathryn! Thank you for your comment.
Thanks for sharing this! So easy and saves a bunch of time. I used a nut milk bag that I purchased on Amazon for straining, and it worked really well + totally reusable. Love your blog!
Thank you, Mari!
I’m in morning classes in college, and this looks perfect for convienence and cost when I have to be in class at 5 in the morning! I can just grab and go. Do you think if I left the coffee undiluted, this would work as a “substitute espresso” in an iced latte? Can’t afford or fit an espresso machine in my dorm so maybe it couldn’t hurt to try?
Thank you so much! This is the best coffee ever… I never realized how much I like iced coffee…straight black. Nothing else.. this recipe is smooth and rich. Thank you for sharing.
You’re welcome, Robin! I’m glad you loved it.
Best Coffee ever and…one more thing… I used a very clean knee high stocking to strain…I also use and WASH.. for tea. Best and cheep strainer especially for this coffee as there is a large amount…. you can empty or just throw away.. No muss no fuss.. :) .
I know sounds gross but if it’s clean then no worries.. pick the cheep ones up at the drugstores..
I’m so glad you loved it, Robin!
I love this ratio! I do find cheese cloth a bit easier, but I tie up my grounds in a cheese cloth “tea bag” instead of straining it. I’ve also used a clean long sock. You can fold the edges over the main jar and screw on the lid. Thank you for the ratios! They worked perfectly!
I’m glad you loved it, Ashley!