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Toddy Coffee – cold brewed coffee

Due to being cold extracted, Toddy coffee contains caffeine, but it does not contain the oils of regular or espresso coffee, hence the longer shelf-life.  It is gentler in the stomach than coffees prepared with hot-extraction methods.


Ingredients

  • Water:   good water; preferably well filtered water, or distilled.
  • Coffee:   fresh, either whole beans, or coarsely ground.

Measurements
 If you have whole bean coffee:

  • 2 cups of water for every one cup of beans

If you have coarsely ground coffee beans:

  • 3 cups of water for every one cup of beans

Instructions

  • If you are starting with whole beans, grind them coarsely.
  • Add the beans and water together in a wide-mouthed glass jar with a lid.
  • Mix once to get all the coarse coffee grains wet (it is okay for them to float).
  • Allow them to stand for 8 to 12 hours in temperatures between 50oF and 65oF.
  • Filter out all solids.
  • Pour remaining liquid in jar and store in refrigerator (for up to 3 weeks).

To Serve:
Mix 2 or 3 one-ounce “shots” with 12 ounces of either:

  • boiling or steamed water
  • simmered or steamed milk