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ginkgo found a recipe for cold brewed coffee, and I made some.

This isn't coffee, this is coffee concentrate. Same amount of grounds and water as when I make a hot french press full, but holy crap. I looked at the lack of opacity in the resulting liquid, and thought "Lame. This looks really weak." Ha! I enjoy chewing/sucking on coffee beans directly, but I might have to dilute this a tad. Yikes.

Goes well with a squirt of simple syrup however. :)

Edit: When you pour the water over the grounds, cover them airtight. Air during the brew process leads to bitterness. I use the french press still, and just put Saran Wrap over the carafe. Pop it in the fridge at night, press it in the morning, enjoy chilled smooth brew.

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[badger.livejournal.com]

Sounds just my cup of, well, coffee. Seriously. Sounds good.

[kickaha.livejournal.com]

It is. I used the same amount of medium grind dark roast bean that I use for the french press, except I added cold filtered water instead of boiling. Let it sit at room temp for 12 hrs, during the day, then pop it in the fridge over night. Next morning, hel-LO NURSE!

The actual recipe calls for significantly more bean (1/5 lb of bean to 2c water), but it then goes on to say that to serve it properly, it needs to be cut about 1:4 with milk, so you end up more with a coffee-flavored iced milk.

This, however, will do me just fine.

[greenteablues.livejournal.com]

I've been having a lovely honeymoon with a recently acquired Moka pot and its almost-exactly-espresso, but I'll have to try this for comparison.

Thanks!