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Cold Brewed Coffee

July 29, 2013   |   No Comments

I keep stumbling upon the Pioneer Woman’s Perfect Iced Coffee and it looks so good and so {simple}.  I love iced coffee in the summer. I finally decided to try my own version, since her recipe makes 2 gallons.  I don’t have enough space to store 2 gallons of iced coffee and though I really LOVE it, I’m sort of caffeine intolerant.  Too tempting and I’d be bouncing off the walls.

I began by getting a gallon bottle of water.  I didn’t want to use a pitcher for the cold brew and you’ll see why in a minute.  Remove (temporarily) about 3 cups of water.  Then I carefully added half a bag of ground coffee.
Next I put the cap on the bottle and shook it well so the grounds would settle to the bottom instead of floating on top.  Afterwards, I added back most of the water I removed from the bottle.  Seal and store in the fridge for 12-24 hours.  Occasionally give a shake to mix.
Of course I realized after I started straining it that I forgot to photograph the bottle, so thats why it isn’t full to the top.  The Pioneer Woman suggest using a cheesecloth lined strainer, but I didn’t have any.  I used a small tea strainer that has very tiny openings, so it worked pretty well, but I see where the cheesecloth would be so much better.  Most of the grounds do settle to the bottom and stay there while straining.
This is why I didn’t want to use a pitcher for brewing.  The clean up was easier and it was one less thing to wash.  I am pretty satisfied with the result.  I used to brew a pot of coffee and chill for iced coffee, but it was always bitter.  For some reason, this was not.  Pretty smooth and delicious!  I’m sold!

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