Add the ground coffee and water to a jar or a French press. Stir with a wooden spoon to combine everything and moisten the grounds. Cover the jar (or French press) with a lid and leave it on your counter at room temperature to brew for 14-18 hours. I typically brew mine for about 16 hours.

Once you’ve reached the end of your steep time, it’s time to strain out the grounds. If you’re using a jar, line a fine mesh sieve or strainer with a coffee filter or a couple of paper towels.  Set the strainer over a bowl and gently pour the contents of the jar into the strainer. Allow the cold brew to slowly drip down through the lined strainer into your bowl. Alternately, if you’re using a French press, simply press down the plunger to strain out the grounds.

At this point you have cold brew CONCENTRATE so it must be diluted with water (or milk) at a 1 to 1 ratio before you drink it. You can either do this as you use it, or, go ahead and add the water now which I tend to favor as it’s the easiest.

Store your cold brew in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. The amounts listed above will yield roughly 9-10 ounces of cold brew.

To make a cold brew “latte”, combine the cold brew, milk, and sweetener. Add ice and either stir or shake to combine. Enjoy!