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Cold Brew · Beginner

BrewMark Cold Brew Concentrate

A 1:8 concentrate that keeps a week in the fridge and dilutes to taste. Coarse grind, long steep, no heat anywhere.

An original BrewMark recipe.

Dose100g
Water800g
Ratio1:8
Temp68°F
GrindCoarse
Time16 hr

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The method

  1. 0:00Combine grounds and room-temperature water. Stir until fully saturated→ 800g
  2. 1:00Cover and leave at room temperature
  3. 16 hrAfter 16 hours, strain through a filter — do not squeeze the bed
  4. 16 hrDilute 1:1 with water or milk to serve

BrewMark’s notes

Sixteen hours at room temperature, not 24 in the fridge — cold slows extraction so much that a fridge steep needs far longer for the same result. Squeezing the grounds at the end is what makes homemade cold brew bitter. Let gravity do it.

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