Coldbrew Deluxe Recipe (V1)

This cold brew is creamy and caramel sweet, but you don’t need a dentist appointment after consuming this delicious human rocket fuel concoction.

⚒️ Equipment

• 1000ml swing top glass bottle for end product (shop at IKEA for KORKEN)
• measurement cup at least 1 liter
• teaspoon (but more cool is a digital scale with 0,1 gram accuracy)
• measurement glas 100ml (science lab style is the best)
• small glas tea cup and tea spoon
• water boiler/kettle
• spoon
• funnel
• coffee-filter holder for paper coffee filter
• cheesecloth
• sieve
• paper masking tape + permanent marker (for label)

📋 Ingredient list

• 50 ml cream 30% fat (shelf stable is ok)
• 500 ml water (roomtemp)
• 500 ml cold-brew coffee extract (see chapter Cold-brew coffee extract)
• 3 teaspoons cane sugar (diluted in water) - Around 12,6 grams total
• 20 ml tap water (for the cane sugar concentrate sirup)

This ingredient list dilutes the coffee extract by 1:1 with plain water. Which gives a good taste/caffeine kick. If you want more caffeine kick you can use 2 parts extract on 1 part water. Using only coffee extract is not recommended taste wise and high caffeine content.

☕ Cold-brew coffee extract

Cold brew is fantastic because it’s less acidic and naturally sweeter than hot-brewed coffee. The base recipe is simple, but there’s a lot of room to experiment with ratios and flavors.

This sub-recipe is the “Classic Cold Brew Concentrate” it creates a strong concentrate that you will dilute when serving, which is the standard way to make cold brew.

WARNING: You may consume this concentrate but be prepared for a panic attack because of the maximum amount of caffeine is extracted from the ground coffee. You will not sleep ;-).

🛠️ Brewing method

1. Grind the Coffee: Grind your coffee beans on the coarsest setting possible. This is crucial—too fine a grind will result in cloudy, over-extracted, and gritty coffee.
2. Combine & Steep: Place the coarse grounds in a large container (mason jar, pitcher, or French press). Pour the cold water over the grounds. Stir gently to ensure all the grounds are saturated.
3. Wait: Cover the container and let it steep.
   • At Room Temperature: 12 to 15 hours.
   • In the Refrigerator: 18 to 24 hours (a slower, gentler extraction).
   • Tip: Steeping for longer than 24 hours can start to extract bitter flavors.
4. Strain (Filter): The next day, strain the coffee to separate the grounds from the liquid.
   • Best Method: Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth, a nut milk bag, or a paper coffee filter. You may need to do this in batches and filter it twice for a clean brew.
   • French Press Method: Slowly push the plunger down. You may still need to filter the final liquid through a paper filter or cheesecloth to remove fine sediment.
5. Store: Transfer the concentrate to an airtight container and refrigerate. It will keep well for up to 1-2 weeks, but the flavor is best in the first week.

🧊 Serving and Diluting

The liquid you made is a concentrate and is typically too strong to drink straight. You need to dilute it.

🥤 Classic Cold Brew Serve

1. Fill a glass with (crushed) ice.
2. Add 1 part Cold Brew Concentrate and 1 part cold water or milk (dairy or non-dairy). An extra variant with a dash of dairy cream makes a dream!
3. Stir till it splashes and a vortex is seen and enjoy your beverage!

🚀 Instructions

Instructions how to brew the Coldbrew Deluxe Recipe v1.

Create cane sugar concentrate (sirup)

Start by boiling the 20 ml water in a water boiler or kettle. Place the 3 teaspoons (or ±12 gram) measured sugar in the tea cup and stir until all granules are dissolved.

Combine all the ingredients

In a vessel and stir with a spoon until uniform. Funnel it into the 1 liter swing top bottle and label with date of creation. Keeps around 1 week in the fridge. Don’t forget to label the date with some masking tape and a permanent marker!

📸 Pictures