Saying Goodbye to My Coffee Maker, NOT my Coffee!
Something horrible happened when we moved. We thought we were being “so smart” by placing all of our necessities toward the back of the truck. That way, everything we needed first would be readily available to us from the get-go. But as I opened the door and grabbed my box of work binders, calendars, and notepads something on the other side of the truck started moving out of the corner of my eye. I watched in horror as our iCoffee Single Serve Coffee Brewer plummeted onto the gravel drive. “Nooooooooooooo” I screamed. But all of the screaming didn’t stop it from breaking into pieces. Our beautiful, wonderful, “I love this thing so much” coffee brewer was gone. How would we ever replace it?
 I quickly picked up something else to love. Convenience cold coffee, but my wallet didn’t love it nearly as much as I did. My next step was to try pre-prepared cold brew from the grocery store. It’s not bad. And since I really prefer cold coffee anyway, I decided to learn how to do it on my own for even greater savings.
Now, let me just stop here for a moment.
Y’all.Â
I feel like a moron for tossing away so much money on cold brew and convenience cold coffee. All I needed to make cold brew on my own is a mason jar, fine strainer, and ground coffee.
Seriously!!!!
That’s all we need!
If you are tired of tossing large amounts of money at cold coffee drinks. You have to try this!
Make Cold Brew Coffee at Home
Ingredients/Supplies:
- 2 Quart Mason Jar
- 1/3 – 1/2 Cup Ground Coffee (or Coarsely Ground Beans)
- Water
Pour coffee into the bottom of your Mason jar. Fill with water. Shake gently. Refrigerate for 48 hours. Strain with your cheesecloth and fine strainer. Return to the refrigerator until you are ready to make your cup of coffee.
Sweet Vanilla Coffee Tip: Place 1/4 tsp Vanilla flavoring, 1 tbsp of sugar, and 1/4 cup of milk (or half and half) into a highball glass. Stir until sugar dissolves. Add a scoop of ice. Fill cup with cold brew coffee. Stir. Yum!
Let’s Talk about strainers for a moment before you go! There are several things you can use to strain coffee grounds from your cold brew. If you aren’t sure you are going to love making your own cold brew, I suggest using cheesecloth or a nut milk bag. You can find good quality cheesecloth or nut milk bags for less than $9. The bonus is they are so useful in the kitchen you really aren’t “out” anything for them if you decide cold brew isn’t for you.
If cold brew is your new “make it at home” thing, like it is for me, than I recommend grabbing yourself a ultra-fine mesh filter that fits right into your mason jar, like one of these:
I love my ICoffee single cup and have no idea what I’d do without it! I love hot coffee only so as much as I love the ease of the way you make coffee, I don’t like cold coffee.
I Love Hot and Cold coffee and did not know that you could make it this way. I am excited to try it bc buying at a coffee shop is super expensive.
Thank you for posting this I’m a coffee drinker
I love my cold coffee. I get it already made though. I may have to try your way to save some money.
That is so easy, I am trying it.
I’ve never been much of a coffee drinker myself. I will have to tell my mom about this! Thanks for sharing!
I love my morning coffee, recently purchased a Keurig and must say I love it! I like cold coffee as an afternoon treat now and again.
I only want cold brew in the summertime – but I ‘m with you! I make my own – so cost saving, and I love being able to use my own beans to grind for the coffee…..
I’ll have to pass this onto my daughter.
Love, love, LOVE this!! Pinning!! My daughter would love this too. I’m just going to make it and surprise her the next time she comes over. Then I’ll share the pin with her!!
I don’t mind cold coffee in the Summer but not Winter! I do like the old fashioned hot cup in the morning too.
Cold coffee has never sounded appealing to me. But after reading this I MUST give it a try! Thanks for sharing!
Back to the roots of how to make coffee, nice natural way
girl,,i have got to have my coffee steaming hot,,,i have tried the cold stuff and would just drather have a soda insead,,love my coffee as hot as possible
I’d like to try different coffee makers, and I’d also like to try this cold-brew method!
I feel silly for not ever thinking of making my own cold brew. You make is sound so easy that I think even I can handle it!
Interesting way to improvise, though I suppose you would have to wait 48 hours.
This is really interesting. I had no idea you could make coffee like this.
I have never tried this but sounds so easy! I am going to give it a try!
My son loves cold brew coffee. I’ll make this for him.
This sounds so good. I’m absolutely going to try it. Thank you.
I’ve never seen or heard of this before. Thanks for posting!
I love this idea! Such a fast way and I like it cold.
What a clever way to make cold brew and save money too.
I’ve been looking for a new coffe maker. Theres so many options out there, it makes deciding hard.
This is so interesting, I had no idea that you could make coffee this way! I am definitely going to try it sometime. Thanks for sharing!
Interesting neat way to make coffee, ha!
I get cold easily so I only drink hot coffee
I have never tried this before, but I am going to!
I am not a coffee drinker! But my sister loves cold brew she stops at McD all the time. This she could make herselfd
I’ve never had cold brew coffee before. I do like iced coffee so I would probably like this.
thanks for this! my cofffee habit is super expensive too but i am not willing to let it go!
We have a French press and absolutely love it, but I have never tried cold brew before! I will definitely have to try this, especially in the Summer when I don’t like hot coffee as much.
oh that sounds so good I love coffee but never tried the cold coffee
I don’t know if anyone I know drinkgs “cold coffee” like this. I do know that a lot finally finish there cup long after it is not hot
Coffee is complicated LOL
Very good tips for those who like cold coffee. I don’t like coffee at any temp.
My hubby insists on making a whole pot whether or not it’s going to be finished, so I have more than enough for enjoy cold coffee whenever I want. But this is such an awesome idea, I am going to share it with my daughter and her fiance, who is a sheriff. He needs coffee at a cheaper price!
I love cold brew, so thanks for this amazing post.
I’ve never tried cold brew coffee. It sounds delicious. I’m going to try the easy route!
Right on!
talking to me y niece she loves cold coffee sharing this with her
I am not a fan of cold coffee but I will be forwarding this recipe along to my boyfriends’ mother. Sorry you lost your brewer when you moved but it sounds like it was destroyed for a good reason. You now have a great recipe.
Thank you for the information. I recently bought a Bella One Scoop One Cup Coffee Maker.
I love coffee! Must give this cold brew a try! Thank you!
I’ll have to try it once the weather gets warmer
Good things sometimes comes out of forced change. To cut back on sugar I started drinking tea with milk & no sugar. Yum!
Looks easy _ I will try it
Sorry to laugh, I understand, thanks for the tips on cold coffee, I will try.
A break from the usual is always refreshing, especially when its not expensive change.
Good idea! My brother spends a fortune on cold brew coffee. (But I can feel your pain when the brewer gave up the ghost!)
I don’t make cold brew at home very often, but I do love it
I love my coffee, and I am always up for trying new coffee drinks. This is something I am going to need to try. It looks super easy to make.
I only drink one cup per day and I don’t know what I would do without my coffee maker! Thanks for sharing!
It is still warmish here where I live so I am stick drink iced coffee… I need to try this.