Living in Queensland iced lattes are an absolute must in the summer time. However, they do tend to add up when you are buying this deliciousness every day. I’ve tried and tried to master them at home, but they’re too weak or they have a bitter aftertaste from being cooled too quickly. Enter DIY cold brew.
Without sounding like a hipster, the cold brewing process means you can actually taste the coffee notes better for a more enjoyable cup. I’ve developed a bit of an addiction actually but looking at coffee shop setups you’d never dream of being able to make it home. It’s all a little steampunk – these giant straining devices of wood and copper reaching to the sky.
Fear not though, it turns out you can easily DIY cold brew for a fraction of the price – without any special gear? Interested? Read on!
What You Need
- Mesh Strainer
- Large Jar
- Coarsley ground Coffee (ground for a plunger/french press)
- Water
- Paper Towels
What You Do
- So get your jar and measure out your coffee. For these jars from Coles, I use 200g of coffee to 800ml of water. It’s a 1:4 ratio so you can size up or down if needed.
- Put coffee in jar and then fill up with water. Put lid on and give it a gentle shake.
- You can either leave the jar out on the counter for up to 24 hours or put in the fridge for up to 48 hours.
- After that It’s straining time! Get your mesh strainer and line it with paper towels. Pop it on top of your jug. Now I know I said no special equipment but if you are going to do this regularly, consider investing in a reusable nut milk bag from eBay – it’ll save you a fortune in paper towel.
- Pour a third of your coffee into the paper towel/strainer. Once it stops free flowing, give it all a gentle squeeze to squeeze out the coffee goodness. Repeat the process until you are done. Your DIY cold brew will last a week in the fridge in a sealed bottle or jar.
Pop it in a cup with some ice and top up with milk for a yummy morning treat, or add a scoop of icecream for a delicious chilled affogato. You can also make extra and freeze as ice cubes so you don’t have anything watering down your coffee!
33 comments
Sounds yummy! Perfect for summer. I tend to make iced coffee using my nutri bullet. Works really well.
I’ve never tried that! Should give it a go.
Oh yum! Iced coffee is just perfect for all the hot weather we’ve been having!
Definitely!
IT sounds so easy!!! If I liked coffee, I would definitely want to give this a go!!!
Laura || http://www.thelifeoflaura.com.au xx
It works pretty well with iced tea too. I made a batch of green tea and left it for about a week and it tasted beautiful as iced tea. No bitterness at all and I didn’t even have to add sugar!
ohh must try this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We have the same template by the way CUTE! hahah
Isn’t it gorgeous? Bloggy twins!!!
Oh yum! I love this idea. Thanks for the hack, love my iced coffee!
Can’t live without it!
This sounds perfect for summertme! Am the biggest coffee drinker
Definitely! So much nicer as a cold drink in the hot weather.
What a great idea! Its so expensive to buy from the store!
I know right?! Might as well be liquid gold.
Love this idea! Might make a batch up for this week. Thanks for sharing this!!
Bella | http://www.digyhu.com
Enjoy!! It tastes pretty epic 🙂
What a great idea! I’ll have to give this a try.
Yay!! 🙂
Oh wow this is actually really cool! Such a good idea. x
Thanks! xxoo
Oh wow, this is awesome. Perfect for coffee lovers, and cold summer drinks 🙂 It’s just like me wonder if this can be added to an alcoholic drink lol
I’ve actually been working on an espresso martini recipe using this, so stay tuned 😉
It sounds great! I’m so glad you kept going and figured it out–good on you!
This looks like the perfect cost effective alternative! Can’t wait to try it out for myself!
Rochelle || http://www.simplesocialsister.com
Hope you enjoy it!
I’ve been wanting to try cold brewing- you make it sound so easy!!! May have to give it a try.
It’s so much easier than I thought it would be honestly!
That’s a great idea with not a lot of effort…sometimes although I’m longing for a coffee its just too hot throughout summer, sounds like i need to pre-prepare some of this!
It’s definitely great to keep in the fridge
What a great idea! Love this DIY cold brew, rather than wasting countless $$ on buying some. Definitely trying this this afternoon! x
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Hope it goes well for you!
This is such a great DIY idea! I love a good iced coffee in summer.
Definitely an essential!