Growing up in New Orleans spoiled me for many things, but none more than for a great cup of iced coffee. During summer months it is absolutely impossible to drink anything else. There is nothing better than grabbing a medium iced from PJ’s, having a smoke, and submitting to the angry heat of the southern sun.

In Boston, admist the cluster of Dunkin and Starbucks, it can be hard to find a quick, cheap cup so I decided to make my own. Back in college,  a couple of friends made their own “cold brew” with a Toddy system, which was damn good but overpriced. I figured that I could do the same thing without buying the $50 kit…

I found some great info online, mainly here, and it’s super easy:

Get a 1lb of coffee you like, ground coarse…

 Mix coffee with 1 gallon filtered room-temp water and wait 8-12 hours…

Get a pitcher and strainer…

Pour!

After the coffee is chilled, your cold-brew coffee concentrate is done. And you’re ready to make an iced coffee.

Careful, this stuff is gooood, but strong! I genereally do a 1:1 water/coffee mix.