The Daily Pour

Cold brew · 10 min · easy · serves 8

Simple Cold Brew Concentrate

The make-once, drink-all-week recipe: coarse coffee and cold water at a 1:5 ratio, steeped overnight in the fridge. Ten minutes of effort yields two weeks of smooth, low-acid concentrate.

vegan optiondairy-free optionno added sugardecaf-friendly

Ingredients

  • Whole bean coffee, ground extra coarse200 g
  • Cold filtered water1 L

Equipment

  • Cold brew filter jar, or large jar plus sieve and paper filter
  • Long spoon
  • Storage bottle

Method

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Gear this recipe uses

Cold brew

1 L cold brew filter jar (sample)

A mason-style jar with a fine mesh core: coarse grounds in, fridge overnight, smooth low-acid concentrate out. The simplest possible entry into iced coffee season.

Best for: Iced coffee all weekBest for: Sensitive stomachsBest for: Zero-effort brewing

Worth knowing: 16-hour lead time — no same-morning coffee

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Grinders

Compact hand burr grinder (sample)

A steel-burr hand grinder that outperforms cheap electric blade grinders for a fraction of the counter space. Grinding takes about a minute per cup — a ritual some people love and others don't.

Best for: Small kitchensBest for: TravelBest for: One or two cups a day

Worth knowing: Manual effort every brew — tiring beyond two cups

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Scales

0.1 g coffee scale with timer (sample)

Weighing coffee and water is the cheapest way to make every cup repeatable. A built-in timer covers pour-over pacing; 0.1 g resolution is enough for any home method.

Best for: Fixing inconsistent coffeeBest for: Learning ratiosBest for: Any brew method

Worth knowing: Membrane buttons can lag when wet

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