With our simple recipe, you will make a delicious cold brew concentrate that you can mix with cold water or milk later!
Cold brew is truly a game-changer. It’s incredibly easy to make—just mix coffee grounds with water and let it steep. But the real magic is in the flavor. Forget watered-down iced coffee. Cold brew is much more flavorful, rich, and smooth than plain coffee. As a bonus, it lasts in the fridge for two weeks! You have to try it!
Key Ingredients:
Coffee: For the best cold brew, use freshly ground coffee beans. Aim for a coarse grind, like coarse sand. You can use the coarsest setting on your grinder or ask your we can grind it for you (just let us know you’re making cold brew!). – check out our bean selection
Water: Use cold, filtered water for the best flavor.
French Press: use a French Press to make this recipe or if you do not have one, no worries! You can use any large container (like big mason jars). The great thing about the French press is that once the coffee is brewed, you can press down the plunger to filter out the coffee grinds. If using another container, pour the finished cold brew through a fine-mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth or a coffee filter to remove the grounds.
We like to put everything into the French press the night before and let it sit overnight. In the morning, filter the coffee and pour out the coffee concentrate. If using a French press, just press the filter down. You’ll still need to filter out the coffee grinds. Cheesecloth over a fine mesh strainer is a good option.
Now that you have cold brew concentrate, you can experiment with the ratio of water to concentrate. A 1:2 ratio of coffee concentrate to water is ideal when served over ice. You might prefer 1:3, though. It all depends on how strongly you take your coffee.
The concentrate lasts in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks
Now you have amazing homemade cold brew, you can use that as the base to the below recipes.
HERE ARE FOUR COLD BREW COFFEE RECIPES TO TRY:
Salted Caramel Cold Brew Coffee Recipe with Cold Foam
- Mix together 5 oz of cold brew and 1 oz of the caramel sauce
- Place ice cubes into the bottom of your glass
- Pour cold brew/caramel sauce mixture to your glass
- Make cold foam:
- Add approximately 4 oz of whole milk or creamer whisk cold milk using a hand frother until the milk is nice and frothy
- You can spice up the foam by adding cinnamon, vanilla or any other extra flavor to the milk prior to frothing for an extra touch of flavor
- Pour cold-frothed milk over the ice and coffee
- Drizzle with caramel sauce
- Garnish with a pinch of salt to preference. (Pink Himalayan salt has a great visual effect.)
Vanilla Cold Brew Coffee Recipe
1. Mix together 5 oz of cold brew and two tablespoons of French Vanilla Powder or Vanilla Creamer
2. Place ice cubes into the bottom of your glass
3. Pour cold brew/vanilla powder mixture to your glass
4. Make cold foam:
- Add 4 oz of whole milk (or alternate milk) (Note: whole milk makes the ideal foam. Oat milk is a great alternative as well).
5. Pour cold foam over the ice and coffee.
Chocolate Cold Brew Coffee Recipe with Vanilla Cold Foam
1. Mix together 5 oz of cold brew and 1 oz of the chocolate sauce. A handheld frother works great.
2. Place ice cubes into the bottom of your glass
3. Pour cold brew/chocolate sauce mixture to your glass.
4. Make cold foam:
- Add 4 oz of whole milk (or alternate) to a hand frother or cold frother.
- Add ¼ cup of vanilla powder to the frother
5. Pour vanilla cold foam over the ice and coffee.
6. Drizzle with chocolate sauce.
Berk’s Cold Brew Lemonade
1. Mix together 5 oz of cold brew and 5 oz of your favorite lemonade. A handheld frother works great.
2. Place ice cubes into the bottom of your glass
3. Pour cold brew/Lemonade to your glass.
4. Make cold foam:
- Add 4 oz of whole milk or vanilla creamer to a hand frother or cold frother.
5. Pour vanilla cold foam over the ice and coffee.
6. Garnish with a slice of lemon (Shaved lemon over the foam has a great visual effect.) or a mint leaf
So, get going with making cold brew coffee and lattes your way. Post your cold brew coffee masterpiece recipes online and tag @bersbeanscoffee on Instagram or post on our Facebook page.
Greg Berkowitz – Berk’s Beans Coffee
