Easy Cold Brew Coffee

Once upon a time I was a barista at a little coffee house in New Orleans. They made their cold brew iced coffee by grinding five pounds of coffee into a a large filter bag then soaking it in five gallons of water for 18 hours. What I did is very similar to that, but on a smaller level and probably not up to food service standards.

Step 1 Gathering supplies

First you'll need a few things to pull this off:

1.  Coffee (duh)  about 6-8oz for gallon sized container, adjust as needed for your container.
*I don't recommend using espresso grounds like I did here.  I wouldn't go with anything darker than French Roast

2.  Big filter, I used an old, but clean t-shirt

3.  String, used to tie off the bag so the coffee stays in.
*don't use twist ties, they will most likely rust.

4.  Container, I used a margarita mix container because I like margaritas and had a clean one handy

5.  Water, of course

6.  Room in your fridge

Comments

[flataffect]

i do something similar using my french press. I fill it with water and coffee then leave it in the fridge over night. in the morning I stir it and press the grounds out. taste great and virtually no work.

[artcfartc]

That's cool, but I prefer to make mine in bulk. I'd forget the night before and end up having to brew hot coffee in the morning, and it's just too hot out for that right now. I'll probably end up getting a french press when the colder months come around.

[m74murray]

i too was a barista at one point. they did this at my shop and called it De -Acid coffee and heated it up with the espresso steam. it is good in the fridge for at least a week so don't worry about making too much . with the coffee if you like more caffeine use med roast if not so much use dark roast.

[PCfreak]

i did the same thing a few months ago using an old cleaned out creatine container to brew it in

[HollyHarken]

I love your idea! Great way to repurpose a container with a spout. I would imagine that any kind of drink that you want to dispense cold would work. I can think of so many like Tea, Lemonaide, Kool-Aid to name a few. Now I have to go and find one of those buckets!