This Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate Recipe is sweet, rich, and smooth. It's slightly less acidic than regular coffee and it is super easy to make.
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This Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate Recipe is sweet, rich, and smooth. You can have iced cold coffee or heat it up for hot coffee.
This cold brew recipe is a good starting point for quantities. The water ratio can be tweaked to your liking.
It was stronger, richer, and smoother than my normal drip coffee, even a week after making it.
What I love about the cold brew method is that it has less acidity than other brewed coffees because the steeping time is 12-24 hours. That's also what gives it a smooth, sweet, rich flavor.
Other cold brew coffee recipes include my Cold Brew Thai Iced Coffee and my Cold Brew Cacao Coffee Recipe.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- It is less acidic than regular brew coffee.
- It is simple and easy to make.
- It's cheaper than at your local coffee shop or even the grocery store.
- It has a deep rich smooth flavor.
🧾 Ingredients
- Coarsely ground coffee: I used dark roast coffee beans. You can use your favorite coffee beans. Use the cold brew coffee in a Maple Latte Recipe.
- Water
To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
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🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Coarsely grind coffee beans in a coffee grinder. Pulse for 8-10 seconds to get a coarse grind.
Step 2: Place coffee grounds in a fine mesh strainer in a cold brew coffee maker or a large glass carafe with water.
You can place grounds directly in the jar and strain it out with a coffee filter or fine mesh strainer after brewing.
Brew grounds for 12-24 hours and strain out grounds.
The strained coffee can be served hot or cold. To serve, fill a coffee mug or glass with about 1 part coffee to 2 or 3 parts water or nut milk.
You can make either a small batch or a big batch of the concentrate and have enough for the week. It will last 7-10 days in an airtight container the fridge.
💭 Tips
- A coarse grind works best because it allows the water to penetrate the grounds and fully steep. The result is a smoother cup of coffee.
- If you don't have a cold brew coffee maker you can use a cheese cloth, paper filter, nut milk bag, or fine mesh sieve.
- The cold brew ratio is a starting point. Change it to your liking.
🍽 Serving
- Sparkling water to make a Coffee Soda
- Vanilla Simple Syrup
- Lavender Simple Syrup
- Chai Syrup Recipe
- Vegan creamer: Vanilla Coffee Creamer, Chocolate Almond Coffee Creamer, Vegan Caramel Creamer
- Homemade dairy-free milk: Oat Milk recipe, Almond Milk recipe, Hemp Milk recipe, Rice Milk recipe, or Cashew Milk recipe
- Spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom
- Cacao powder or cocoa powder
- Chocolate Simple Syrup
- Vegan whipped cream
👩🏻🍳 Recipe FAQs
It is less acidic and less bitter than hot brewed coffee.
Regular brew coffee is made with hot water and ground coffee beans, whereas cold brew is made by soaking coarsely ground coffee beans in room temperature or cold water for an extended period of time.
Other Vegan Coffee Recipes
If you tried this Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate Recipe or any other recipe on my website, please leave a ⭐️ star rating and let me know how you like it in the 💬 comments below. I love hearing from you!
If you get heartburn from drinking coffee, you may want to try Cold Brewed Coffee. It is less acidic than other brewing methods.
📋 Recipe
Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate Recipe
Instructions
- Combine water and coffee grounds in a cold brew coffee maker or large jar. Let steep in refrigerator or on countertop for 12-24 hours.
- If you used a large jar, pour concentrate through fine mesh bag or paper filter into another jar. Discard coffee grounds.
- To serve, fill coffee mug or glass with about 1 part coffee to 2 or 3 parts water or nut milk. Serve hot or cold.
Notes
Nutrition
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*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
**Important! If you are gluten free you may want to avoid coffee altogether. I personally have never had a problem drinking it, and I have a gluten intolerance. It is probably because I drink whole bean organic coffee, and grind it myself. I learned that it can be problematic for people who don't tolerate gluten. So I did some research and one article mentioned to try organic whole bean coffee because it isn't highly processed causing cross-reactivity issues. So please do the research yourself, and test it out. I try to only post recipes that are 100% gluten free since I have a gluten intolerance. I am really careful about avoiding gluten in my daily life.
Danielle Greco says
Great post! I love cold brews, I've only had them at starbucks but I love the idea of having it at home.
Danielle
Willow Moon says
I'll have to try Starbuck's cold brew sometime. I bet it's good!
Erica@ Everyday Erica says
SO easy! I do this a lot in the summer when its warm out, i don't want hot coffee, but need my caffeine fix!
Willow Moon says
I like to make sun tea in the summer. I live in hot Tucson, Arizona, so the tea brews quickly!
Shannon P says
I've never had cold brew before, but this sounds like an awesome drink!
Willow Moon says
It is, you should try it!
Marlynn Jayme Schotland says
I love cold brew, but still have never made it at home. It looks so easy - I need to finally try it!
Willow Moon says
You should! I love how easy it is! Thanks for reminding me, I need to make some more for tomorrow!
Lara @MommyKazam says
This would be wonderful for summer iced coffees! I definitely have to give this a try (and give my poor old coffee maker a break!).
Willow Moon says
I liked the coffee hot or cold! Either way, it tastes smoother and richer then using my coffee maker.
klauss says
Cool package, and the website does not disappoint 🙂
Willow Moon says
They do have a lot of great products!