How To Make Cold Brew Coffee

Who doesn’t love coffee? It beats sleepiness and lethargy and instantly uplifts a sour mood. Coffee is also great for our mental and physical health in a number of different ways. All these reasons make it quite irreplaceable in our daily lives.

We all have our favorite type of coffees, whether it’s plain black coffee, caramel latte or double espresso. Despite our varying preferences, something that almost all casual drinkers and connoisseurs can agree on is the fact that cold brew coffee is simply the best.

Cold brew coffee is simply coffee that has been brewed in either room temperature or cold water, for up to one day. The result is a more softened tasted that’s full-bodied and slightly less acidic. The latter is made possible because, due to the lack of heat, the bitter-tasting oils are not extracted from the beans as effectively.

Developing a fondness for cold brew coffee can be bad news for your wallet. They’re more expensive and you’ll quickly find yourself spending more than a $100 a month if you keep buying them every day. Luckily, it’s easy enough and cheaper to brew it at home.

The Recipe

1. Using a coffee grinder, grind about eight ounces of your preferred coffee beans until they’re coarse. If you don’t have a large grinder, you may have to do this in batches.
2. Place the ground coffee in an appropriate container (like a pitcher) and pour 8 cups of water.
3. Mix the coffee and water while gently stirring.
4. Place the mixture in a refrigerator and let it steep for around 12 hours. Do not let it remain for more than 24 hours.
5. Place a mesh strainer over a cup and pour it through. Depending on the quantity you’ve made, you may have to do this in batches.
6. You can then pour the coffee into an airtight jar and store it in a refrigerator for up to two weeks.
7. Serving is easy: place ice cubes into a cup, fill it halfway with cold brew coffee and mix the remaining half with cold water. You can then add milk, sugar or cream to your taste.

And that’s all there is to making a nice cup of cold brew coffee. A huge advantage of brewing coffee this way is that since it tastes less bitter, you do not need to add much sugar. Hence it has the potential to be even healthier than coffee brewed the normal way.

The Benefits Of Drinking Coffee

According to a number of studies conducted over the years, drinking coffee every day benefits your health in numerous ways. Below are a few examples:

It Can Help You Become Leaner

Want to lose a few pounds but don’t have time to go to the gym regularly? Then try having one or two cups of black coffee every day. There’s a reason why you’ll find caffeine in the majority of fat-burning supplements. According to research, caffeine increases our metabolic rate by a significant amount. Furthermore, it helps to suppress our appetite, ensuring that we don’t eat too much.

This effect is most commonly observed with plain black coffee. Milk, sugar, and cream may counter the weight-loss effects of caffeine.

It Lowers The Risk Of Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s is a disease that attacks the nervous system and motor functions. It’s a disease that worsens over the years, putting most patients in a state where even the slightest movement is extremely hard.

While there is no still no cure for the disease, it has been found that coffee can significantly lower the risk of developing it. Moreover, coffee has been found to help patients have slightly better motor control.

It Reduces The Risk Of Liver Disease

Several studies have concluded that drinking coffee lowers the risk of a variety of common liver conditions such as hepatitis and fatty liver and thereby helps to prevent liver cirrhosis.

It Helps To Fight Depression

If you ever need a mood booster, then try having a cup of coffee. Depression is a result of a chemical imbalance in our brains, causing a lack of neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine and dopamine and an excess of inhibitory ones such as adenosine. Caffeine lowers the amount of adenosine and thereby encourages an increment in the former two.

The Bottom Line

Coffee is probably what gets a lot of people out of bed in the morning and it can be hard to imagine life without it. While our preferences in coffee flavors can vary, something that most of us can agree on is the fact that cold brew coffee is just the way to go! It has a milder taste and is less acidic.

In this article, we’ve provided a simple recipe for brewing coffee at home so that you can save a ton of money in the long run. We’ve also discussed a few of the health benefits that coffee brings to the table.

About Shannon Clark

Shannon holds a degree in Exercise Science and is a certified personal trainer and fitness writer with over 10 years of industry experience.