How to Make Cold Brew at Home Using a Mason Jar

We have a slightly embarrassing confession: for years we paid $6 or $7 for cold brew at coffee shops, convinced it required some kind of special equipment or expertise we didn't have at home.

Turns out it requires a Mason jar, some coffee, and 12 hours of patience. That's genuinely it.

Once we figured this out, we started making cold brew every Sunday and haven't looked back. Here's exactly how we do it.

Mason Jar Cold Brew

Makes 2 servings - scale up as needed (and you will need to scale up)

What You Need

• 1 cup coarsely ground coffee (coarse grind matters here: it strains cleaner and tastes less bitter)
• 4 cups cold water
• 1 wide-mouth mason jar + reCAP FLIP cap
• A fine mesh strainer or coffee filter

Steps

1. Add coffee grounds to your Mason jar.
2. Pour cold water over the grounds. Give it a gentle stir so everything is saturated.
3. Seal with your reCAP FLIP cap.
4. Refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours. Longer = stronger (we usually go the full 24).
5. Strain through a fine mesh strainer or coffee filter into a second Mason jar. Take your time here; rushing the strain makes it cloudy.
6. Seal, refrigerate, and enjoy over ice for up to 2 weeks. (Ours never lasts that long.)

That's really it. No special equipment, no complicated process, no $7 price tag. The reCAP FLIP cap keeps the jar airtight through the whole brew and keeps it fresh long after you've strained it, so you're not racing to finish it before it turns.

Make a batch this weekend. You'll wonder why you waited so long.