It's summer time and my morning jones for java requires a temperature modification! I used to work at a popular national chain coffee shop that charged $2 - $3 or more for just a cup of cold press coffee. In this instructable I will show you how to use the exact same procedure but on a smaller scale for at-home consumption.

Step 1: The Grind

At most grocery stores or coffee shops you can buy your beans in bulk and grind them on the premises. I find that this is the best way to get the right grind. I used to have a small coffee grinder but found that I never could get the right balance between too coarse and too fine of a grind. The coffee shop I worked at would grind beans for cold-press on the "metal filter" setting. At home, when we make hot coffee we use a french press so the coffee I use for this recipe at home is ground on the "french press" setting on the grinder at the grocery store.

For those of you grinding at home, below I have posted an up-close pic of perfectly coarse coffee grounds for this recipe. I put the grounds next to some Grape Nuts cereal for a size comparison.

Step 2: Measure the Coffee

Measure out about 2 mugs full of ground coffee. For those of you who are into precision, that's 8oz or a half pound of ground coffee.

Now, just dump your coffee grounds into the 1 gallon pitcher.

** You can add another mug or two of ground coffee to the same amount of water to make a concentrate not unlike Toddy .

Step 3: Just Add Water!

Now you have a 1 gallon pitcher with dry coffee grounds in the bottom. Fill the pitcher up with cold water. The coffee shops use filtered water but I just use good old Cleveland municipal water!

Step 4: Wait 12 Hours

Put a lid on your jug or cover it with plastic wrap and let it sit overnight (12 hours or longer). I left this batch in the refrigerator for 18 hours. Its also just fine to leave it on the counter. Refrigeration is not necessary. I just like mine to be nice and cold when it's done so that I can drink it!

Step 5: Drain It

Here is where the metal filter and the big mixing bowl or second 1 gallon pitcher come in.

Slowly pour the steeped coffee through the metal filter into the second container. Some of the grounds will be floating on top and kind of frothy looking. Some of the grounds will have settled to the bottom of the original pitcher. Most of the grounds will be mixed in with the liquid.

There is no need to empty out the metal filter mid way through. Just keep pouring slowly and steadily and all of the liquid will make it through.

Step 6: ENJOY!

Return the filtered coffee to the clean pitcher. Pour yourself a cup and enjoy!

I like mine with ice and plenty of soy milk.

This is my first Instructible. Please give me feed back.
Thanks!