Super Simple Cold Brew Coffee Recipe

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Super Simple Cold Brew Coffee Ingredients:

• 1 cup coffee beans
• Water

How To Make A Super Simple Cold Brew Coffee:

Grind the coffee beans.

An espresso roast has a rich strong rich flavor and is gonna give you a better cold brew.

Pour the grounds into the infuser of the cold brew coffee maker.

Fill with water, up to the spout. You may see sediment left behind. A little is okay because it gives full body to your coffee (although it makes the last cup pretty gritty).

Leave it in the fridge for 18 to 24 hours. Then, remove the infuser and pour your coffee.

Just a few quick notes.

The cold brew comes out as strong as you would expect from an espresso roast. It’s smooth and clean tasting and doesn’t need any sweetener. I love adding a little sugar to my coffee, but you don’t need that with a cold brew. It’s perfect as it is — once you get the proportions down anyway.

You can top it with cold foam, though, to get a fancy coffeehouse feel.

Pete prefers to grind beans himself because, he says, “the coffee tastes fresher, it tastes better, and it tastes more like coffee.” If you do get whole bean coffee, and you’re not familiar with it, don’t be surprised if the espresso beans are oily. The more the beans are roasted, the more oils are released. So that’s why they’ll be shiny and oily to the eye and touch when you open the bag.

Don’t be intimidated by whole bean coffee. It’s so easy to grind at home. All you need is a coffee grinder. In a matter of seconds, you’ll have fresh ground coffee.