What is cold brew?

Cold brew, is coffee made by steeping ground coffee in room-temperature water for several hours, usually 12 hours or even longer, then chilling serving over ice, or diluted with water.

Cold brewing extracts the flavor along with the caffeine from the coffee beans, producing a rich, flavorful, and stimulating brew. As with conventional coffee, milk, cream, and/or sugar are frequent add-ins with cold brew as well.

Cold brew is similar to iced coffee but not exactly the same. While cold brew is made by steeping coffee grounds at room temperature for a long time, conventional iced coffee is made by

brewing hot coffee using a standard method and then chilling it either by refrigerating it or pouring it over ice.

How to Make Cold Brew

1. We need a cool or room-temperature water, preferably filtered plus some freshly ground coffee beans; a vessel, like a pot, pitcher, or jar to brew in; as well as some way of filtering the coffee.
2. Cold brew can also be prepared in a French press coffee po, so we need to combine water and beans.
3. Common ratios of water to coffee (by weight) range approximately from 4:1 to 10:1.
4. Then let the brew sit, covered, for somewhere between 12 hours or even longer depends on personal taste.
5. Once the allotted time has elapsed, strain the coffee through a filter, chill, and serve.

Curious fact:

The earliest version of cold brew was called ‘Kyoto’ and it dates back to Japan in the 1600s. It was an incredibly popular drink in the city, so much so that today stills this beverage is so popular in that country.