Cold Press Coffee

I love coffee. It's my favorite part of waking up every day. Heat up some water for the french press, and give myself some time to do the dishes from last night, or make breakfast. It is slower but it's still good!

I was just wishing for an easier way to make iced coffee in the summer, or perhaps something to make coffee ice cream with. Or even a coffee concentrate to make lattes.

So, I make my own cold press from time to time. It's really easy.

Take a good amount of coffee (I use a cup or two at a time), put it in a pot. Pour water (about 2-3 times as much coffee as you have) over the coffee. Stick a lid on it, and let it sit for a day or so. The longer it sits, the stronger it is.

Then, I strain it into my french press using a funnel and a fine mesh strainer. I get the last little gritty stuff out using the french press, and funnel it in to a jug.

Voila. Cold press coffee.

It's good with milk, or over ice. Want hot coffee?  Mix 1 part cold press with 2 parts hot water, and you have a regular old cup of coffee, only it tastes better. Coffee brewed at lower temperatures is much less bitter than forcing boiling water through the ground beans. In addition to that, the strainer lets the coffee keep the smooth oils, like a french press does, so it's another bonus over drip coffee.

My phone does cool things, like let me make artistic versions of a boring picture of a jug.