Tips for Serving Delicious Cold Brewed Coffee from Parisi Artisan Coffee

Cold brewed coffee can be made ahead of time and can be served many ways… as an iced café-au-lait, with flavored syrup, or diluted with hot water for a hot cup of coffee. Here are a few tips from Kate Blackman, manager of Kansas City’s Parisi Artisan Coffee store in Union Station.

Use a simple french press unit

It includes an airtight lid… important because you brew it in the refrigerator.
Bodum makes a great French Press – you can find it online, at a kitchenware store, or through www.parisicoffee.com.

Select whole bean coffee

Grind it fresh at home, grind it at the store, or purchase it from a roaster like Parisi, which can ship it to you specified as French Press grind (a coarse grind).
Don’t use pre-ground coffee… it is too fine for this use.
Sumatra coffee, which is low in acidity, is a good choice.

Double the amount of coffee that you would normally use

Use two rounded tablespoons per cup (equivalent of about 2 grams per ounce of water).
Typically 10 scoops are needed per liter of water.
The coffee will be more concentrated, but can later be diluted with water, ice or milk.

Add cold filtered water

Use water from a bottle, a Brita filter or other filtered water.
A typical French Press holds one liter of water.

Put on the airtight lid and place in the refrigerator

Allow it to steep in the fridge for 8 – 12 hours or overnight.

Before serving, replace the airtight lid with the plunger lid

Slowly plunge the grounds down to the bottom of the container before serving.

Get creative about ways to serve it!

Consider using cocktail glasses instead of simple coffee mugs to add an entertaining flair.
Adding ice, chocolate and half-and-half makes for a luscious, creamy chocolate beverage.

Keep remaining coffee in the fridge

If stored properly cold brewed coffee can stay in your fridge for 7 - 14 days.

Enjoy!

You and your guests are in for a treat!