Servings: Eight 4-oz cups

Mason Jar (32 oz) Mason Jar (32 oz)
Spring Water (32 oz) Spring Water (32 oz)
Whole Coffee Beans (One large handful to cover bottom of jar - about ¼ cup) Whole Coffee Beans (One large handful to cover bottom of jar - about ¼ cup)

Put a handful of whole coffee beans in the bottom of the mason jar.
Fill with spring water (room temperature).
Put lid on.  Let sit on counter for 3 hours.
Place in refrigerator for 2 to 3 days (until all the beans drop back down to the bottom of the jar).
Strain.
Serve.

Add spices to the jar.  Add spices to the jar.
Add raw honey to the jar.  Add raw honey to the jar.
Enjoy with almond milk or coconut milk.  Enjoy with almond milk or coconut milk.
Enjoy with Spice Infusion (see separate recipe).  Enjoy with Spice Infusion (see separate recipe).
Reuse whole beans (grind and re-brew using cold brew method using a French press - more of a coffee concentrate with this method). Grind in some nuts with the coffee.  Reuse whole beans (grind and re-brew using cold brew method using a French press - more of a coffee concentrate with this method). Grind in some nuts with the coffee.
Because the ground coffee beans in cold-brewed coffee never come into contact with heated water, the process of leaching flavor from the beans produces a chemical profile different from conventional brewing methods. Brewing at a lower temperature results in lower acidity and lower caffeine content when brewed in equal volume.  Because the ground coffee beans in cold-brewed coffee never come into contact with heated water, the process of leaching flavor from the beans produces a chemical profile different from conventional brewing methods. Brewing at a lower temperature results in lower acidity and lower caffeine content when brewed in equal volume.