Cold Brew Coffee III
I tried the cold brew procedure again, but this time with four ounces of coffee, and two cups of water.
Success!
It yielded one cup (8 oz) of concentrate. One ounce (3 tbsp) concentrate in 10 or 11 oz. of hot water makes very smooth and delicious coffee. What’s more, the concentrate has held up well for two days (stored in a glass jar with a screw-top lid). I only drink one or two cups a day, so I’ve got enough for a little less than a week.
Standard 12-cup basket filter papers are too small for the vegetable steamer. When I dumped the grounds into the steamer, the filter collapsed and the grounds slopped over the sides. I had to refilter the concentrate using a conical filter in my auto-dripper. Oddly, the filter clogged almost instantly, and it took much longer for that scant cup of concentrate to go through than the usual mug’s worth. I either need to find larger papers, or go to a permanent fine-mesh filter basket.
Tags: cold brew coffee, Community Coffee