coffee + water + time = magic

Cold coffee is SO hot right now!

Unlike iced coffee where hot coffee is poured over ice, cold brew coffee is made with room temperature or cool water and time. It is super easy to make and is extremely smooth, rich, flavourful and with zero acidity or bitterness. Another benefit - unlike hot brewed coffee, it stores for a couple of weeks without losing its delicious flavour!

Now that I know how easy it is to mix up a batch of coffee concentrate, I love that I can make it at home instead of paying $6. a cup in a coffee shop!  Here is the Sparkplug Coffee guide to great-every-time cold brew coffee...

Our Cold Brew Coffee Method

ingredients:

• 1 cup / 240 ml of ground freshly roasted Sparkplug Coffee. Any blend, preferably a medium grind

• 4 to 5 cups / 1 litre of cool or room temperature water

you’ll need:

• A jar/ pitcher large enough to collect the 4-5 cups of water you’ll be brewing (or a French press)

• Ideally, a Reusable Cotton Cold Brew Filter, but a a piece of cheesecloth in a strainer over a jar, also works - as does a French Press.

basic preparation:

• Mix grounds with water

• Let sit for 12-18 hours

• Filter grounds from water

• Dilute the concentrate to taste - Start with 2 parts water, ice, milk etc. to 1 part concentrate

with an organic cotton cold brew filter

• Pour the ground coffee inside filter, and place the filter inside the mason jar, pitcher or other container

• Pour water through making sure to saturate all grounds. Close the top of the filter, push it into the jar and cover

• Leave in the fridge or on the counter 12 - 18 hours

• Pull the filter out (squeeze out as much of the liquid as possible)

• Dilute to taste & enjoy!

try this:

• Basic black: cold water and ice

• Smooth white: add milk or cream

• Creamy alternatives: almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk

• The SE Asian way: sweetened condensed milk

• Hot cold brew? for sure! Add hot water for a delicious instant hot coffee

• Adults only: A COLD BREW COFFEE COCKTAIL THAT WILL MAKE YOU SING!

• For kids & young at heart: a coffee float with milk and ice cream

ALSO EASY….

with cheesecloth or paper coffee filter

• Mix ground coffee and water in a jar, pitcher or other container. Make sure to saturate all the grounds (stir once or twice in the first couple of hours)

• Leave in the fridge or on the counter 12 - 18 hours

• Filter by putting cheesecloth or paper coffee filter into a strainer. Have patience! can take up to 1/2 hour to filter through

• Dilute to taste & enjoy!

with French Press  

• Mix ground coffee and water in the French press carafe

• Leave in the fridge or on the counter 12 - 18 hours

• Press filter down

• Dilute to taste & enjoy!