How to Make Cold Brew Coffee the Simple Way

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How to Make Cold Brew Coffee the Simple Way

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How To Make Cold Brew Coffee The Simple Way

In this Instructable, Duby from Tinker will explain his process; How to make Cold Brew Coffee the easy way.

There are many ways to make coffee and the results for flavour and strength vary per technique. Cold Brew creates a wonderfully smooth coffee, with low acidity and has the highest level of caffeine.

Watch the short video or follow the written steps with photographs as a guide.

Happy coffee making.

Grind Your Coffee

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Start off by grinding one cup of freshly roasted coffee beans to a medium consistency, somewhat like the texture of beach sand.

Just Add Water

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Place the ground coffee into a large glass container and add 4 cups of filtered water.

Stir and Cover

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Stir & cover with cling film. Then place in the fridge and leave it overnight or for a minimum of 12 hours.

Filter Cold Brew - First Pass

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Pour the cold brew through a sieve and return the course grinds back to the earth.

Filter Cold Brew - Second Pass

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Place one square of paper towel into a clean sieve and allow the cold brew to do a second filtration. This time you will be removing the finely ground coffee.

Ready to Enjoy!

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Once complete, your cold brew is ready to drink. 8) Heat it up or serve it cold over ice, with or without milk.