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Step-by-Step Guide: How to Make Cold Brew Coffee

Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee
Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Here it is! The highly anticipated cold brew coffee recipe has arrived!!!! Cold brew coffee, celebrated for its naturally sweet and smooth fermentation notes, often comes with a premium price tag that might make you hesitate before purchasing. But now, the method to make it yourself is here!!! It's incredibly simple! So let's dive right into this step-by-step guide with photos and illustrations
Cold brew coffee illustration

It's Here! The Highly Anticipated Cold Brew Coffee Method!

Cold brew coffee, cherished for its naturally sweet and fermented flavor profile yet often met with hesitation due to its premium price point—now you can make it yourself! The method is incredibly simple! Let's dive straight into our step-by-step visual guide!

Step 1: Prepare Your Container

First, prepare a cold brew bottle. If you don't have one, no worries! Any sealed container will work as a substitute! If you don't have a cold brew bottle or a sealed container, that's still no problem! Simply use any glass and cover it with plastic wrap!

Cold brew bottle alternative options

Step 2: Select and Grind Your Coffee Beans

Choose a single-origin coffee bean that you like and grind it. (For this recipe, FrontStreet Coffee uses 50g of Mozart from Costa Rica, ground with an EK43s grinder at a cold brew setting of 9 marks. Please adjust according to your equipment and the condition of your beans on the day!)

Grinding coffee beans for cold brew

Step 3: Combine Coffee and Water

Pour the ground coffee into the built-in filter of your cold brew maker and add room temperature purified water. (We're using a 1:12 ratio here—that's 50g of coffee to 600ml of water. You can adjust this based on your preferred concentration. Make sure the water level is high enough to immerse all the coffee grounds.)

Adding coffee grounds to filter Pouring water over coffee grounds Coffee grounds immersed in water

Step 4: Cold Brew for 8 Hours

Tighten the lid and place it in the refrigerator for 8 hours. (Important note: Refrigerate, don't freeze!)

Placing cold brew in refrigerator Cold brew brewing in refrigerator

Step 5: Filter the Cold Brew

After 8 hours, remove the coffee from the refrigerator and filter it to ensure a cleaner taste.

Filtering cold brew coffee

Step 6: Final Filtering and Serving

After filtering through paper filters, it's ready to drink! Add ice cubes for an even better taste~

Final filtered cold brew coffee with ice

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Finished cold brew coffee

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