How to Make Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate

Cold brew coffee concentrate is perfect for you If you love cold coffee in the summer, but hate that excessive bitter coffee or watery cold coffee or scared of acid reflux after having one or two coffees in a day. Cold brewing the coffee gives you a perfectly smooth cup of iced coffee every time.

Brewing undoubtedly is the most essential and crucial step in making a great cup of coffee. Brewing techniques and choosing the best filters is what you must pay maximum attention to as they determine the quality of the coffee. If done correctly, brewing is what adds the unparalleled, delicious taste and flavor to your coffee. Make it a point to monitor your brewing process and it will truly be worth the effort!

Cold brewing the coffee is superior to hot brewing coffee as it has several health benefits. It reduces the excessive bitterness of the coffee by lowering its acidity. It is very important for iced coffee as cold brew makes your coffee sweeter.

What Is Cold Brew Coffee

Making cold brew coffee concentrate is quite simple and you can easily brew cold brew coffee at home. You don’t require any special equipment, just good quality cowardly ground coffee beans is all you need for the cold brewing of coffee. You can grind your own coffee grounds at home if you have a coffee grinder at home or you can buy it from the super market.

How to Cold brew the Coffee

Combine the coffee grounds with water, allow it to steep in water for 12 hours. During this time a concentrated coffee infusion is created, which you can use to make your coffee anytime of the day. The cold brew concentrate if stored in refrigerator lasts for several days so you can make a large batch and store it for a week or two.

Difference between Cold Brewing of coffee and Hot Brewing of Coffee

In cold brewing of coffee, all the flavor and caffeine is steeped into the cold brew concentrate and what is left behind is compound that makes it bitter and sour. The cold coffee or iced coffee that is made with cold brew is smooth and sweet which is perfect for cold coffee.

How to Make Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate

It is a great way to make coffee every day and saves a lot of time if you love to drink coffee daily. Even though I don’t call myself a coffee person but one iced coffee per day is still what I and my family enjoy during the summers. So I make cold brew coffee concentrate and store it in the refrigerator every weekend along with my meal preparation and making coffee with this cold brew concentrate is very easy.

If you have cold brew concentrate ready with you can make both cold or hot coffee with this. For making iced coffee from the concentrate you just take out the required amount of concentrate and pour over ice add milk and sugar if you like it and it’s ready to serve. If you like frothy cold coffee you can blitz this in a blender jar or Nutribullet if you have it, or even simply vigorously shake it in any jar after closing the lid gives you frothy cold coffee.   

If you want to make hot coffee with cold brew coffee concentrate it is very simple too. Just take out a portion of cold brew coffee concentrate add some more water heat it and add milk if you like.

If you love coffee and cannot refrain from having it more than twice a day, yet you have to prevent your body from situations like acid reflux or similar issues, cold brewing is what you must opt for your coffee. Cold brewed coffee doesn’t even go stale if you make a big batch and store it for a month easily.

So prepare a batch of your own cold brew coffee concentrate and enjoy a cup of delicious coffee every morning without compromising your health.

Here’s how you can make a perfect cold brew Coffee concentrate at home!

• To prepare your cold brew concentrate, you’ll need a jar small or large depending on the amount you are planning to make.
• Add 1 tablespoon ground coffee of your choice per cup coffee you want to make.
• Now add 1 cup of cold filtered water to it.
• Cover it and keep it aside for about 12 hours.
• In winters you can leave it on the counter and in warm weather I suggest keeping it refrigerator would make more sense. I kept the cold brew in the fridge.
• Now Strain it with a sieve or coffee filter if you have it.

• Place this dark liquid in a container, cover tightly and refrigerate or use it immediately.
• Most of the coffee grounds will sink to the bottom, you can add them to the compost or make a scrub with coffee grounds which is excellent for the skin 🙂
• If you make large quantities you can store the cold brew coffee concentrate for 2-3 weeks enjoy the coffee every day!

I hope those of you who love coffee and don't drink it often as much as you want. This cold brew technique will be useful to you. For me, I can't tell you How much I am liking my evening cuppa that perks me up each time 🙂

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