Cold brew · Iced
French Press Cold Brew Concentrate
A smooth, low-effort cold brew concentrate you make the night before in a French press. Mix it with water or milk for iced coffee all week.
Not tested yet We publish a recipe as tested only after making it in our own kitchen.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Wait
- 12 hr
- Total
- 12 hr 15 min
- Makes
- About 3 cups of concentrate
Ingredients
- 1 cup (about 85 g) whole coffee beans, ground coarse
- 3½ cups cold filtered water
- To serve ice, water or milk
Equipment
- French press (34 oz / 1 liter)
- Burr grinder, or ask your coffee shop to grind coarse
- Measuring cups
Gear for this recipe
- ESPRO ESPRO Press P3 French press fans who are tired of grit at the bottom of the cup. Who it suits, and who should skip it
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Instructions
- Add the coarse ground coffee to the French press.
- Pour in the cold water and stir gently so all the grounds are wet.
- Put the lid on without pressing the plunger. Leave it in the fridge for 12 to 18 hours.
- Press the plunger down slowly and pour the concentrate into a jar.
- To serve, fill a glass with ice and mix one part concentrate with one part water or milk. Adjust to taste.
Why it works: cold water pulls out flavor slowly, so the result tastes less bitter than hot coffee poured over ice.
Make it yours: add a splash of the vanilla syrup from our iced oat latte or a pinch of cinnamon to the grounds before steeping.