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    French Press Cold Brew With Cold Foam

    Published: April 29, 2024 / By: Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy 183 Comments

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    French Press Cold Brew With Cold Foam is so delicious. Perfect for hot summer days.

    Once you make this at home, you will wonder why you have been spending so much at the coffee shops. The best part is you don’t need any fancy equipment to make homemade cold brew. You can use it to make a Chocolate Coffee Martini too.

    French press cold brewed coffee topped with cold foam.

    French press cold brew is smooth and bold. The velvety cold foam topping elevates your coffee experience creating the perfect balance of frothy goodness and rich coffee flavour.

    With the help of a large French press and some good quality coffee beans, you can easily make a flavourful cold brew coffee concentrate. Once you master it (and it is so easy), you will be saving money making your own cold-pressed coffee. It tastes better than the bottled Starbucks coffee you can buy in the store.

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    Coffee beans and grinds ready to make cold brew.

    Are you a coffee fanatic? WE ARE! No, I really mean it. I think I have tried just about ALL the gourmet coffee drinks out there. I am glad we have figured out a way to enjoy delicious coffee drinks at home.

    Boozy Bourbon Iced Coffee, is a summer favourite. Of course, no fall season is complete without the famous Pumpkin Spice Latte.

    And if you have never tried making a Chocolate Milk Latte, you don’t know what you are missing.

    French Press Cold Brew Process

    If you have never made cold brew using a French press, you are in for a surprise. It is so easy.

    Honestly, in just a few simple steps, you are on your way to the best cold brew concentrate made right at home. No need for an expensive cold brew coffee maker.

    Collage of steps required to make French Press Cold Brew
    • Place your coarsely ground coffee beans in the French press.
    • Add cold water (leaving room for the lid).
    • Gently stir to moisten the coffee grounds.
    • Put on the lid (DO NOT PLUNGE).
    • Let sit on the counter for 24 hours (if you can’t wait that long, at least wait 12).
    • Slowly press the plunger down.
    • Pour cold brew concentrate into a glass bottle.
    • Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks (ours never lasts that long).
    A bottle of cold brew concentrate.

    Cold-Brewed Iced Coffee At Home

    It’s as simple as 1-2-3.

    • Pour some cold brew concentrate into a glass.
    • Add ice (and additional cold water if you want a milder-tasting brew).
    • Sweeten with your choice of sweetener (honey, agave, raw sugar or flavourings).
    • Add milk or cream if desired (cold foam is amazing)
    Iced cold brew in a glass.

    Cold Foam Perfection

    This is the BEST part, like the icing on a cake. You know that wonderful steamy froth you get on hot lattes? This is a cold version.

    Once I had at Starbucks cold foam, I was on a mission to make it a home. All you need is non-fat milk and a *(affiliate) handheld frother.

    Starbucks uses a blender (I carefully watched to see how they did it). All milk is not created equal. It took a bit of trial and error to find out which milk worked best.

    Non-fat milk produces the strongest foam. It contains more protein than fat. Higher-fat milk (1%, 2%, and whole) work best for latte art.

    If you love oat milk, this is a great alternative to dairy. Be sure to purchase the barista oat milk for best results.

    You can also flavour the milk before aerating. The new vanilla sweet cream cold brew is the new craze at Starbucks right now.

    Cold foam ready to top coffee.

    Suggestions/Recipe Tips

    Fresh beans are best. If you cannot grind them at home, make sure they are coarsely ground. You can use both caffeinated and decaf beans for this cold brew recipe.

    Don’t rush the brew time. Let stand at room temperature for a minimum of 12 hours. It takes time for the proper extraction to happen. Delicious things take time (and patience), but it is so worth it.

    Once the brewing process is complete, it is time to strain the grinds. SLOWLY plunge. If you do it too quickly, the concentrate will become cloudy.

    Glass bottled cold brew coffee concentrate can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

    Iced cold brew coffee topped with foam and sugar.

    What is the coffee-to-water ratio? This is where it certainly comes down to personal preference. Weigh your beans before you grind them.

    A good place to start is 1 cup of beans to 4 cups of water. Depending on the coffee beans you choose, how long you steep, and how strong you like your finished coffee drink, there is lots of room to experiment here.

    Don’t worry, there is no wrong way. Let your taste buds guide you to making it just the way you like.

    We have an 8-cup French press. We used 6 cups of water, along with the grinds of 120 grams of coffee beans (measured before grinding). This produces about 1 liter of cold brew concentrate. It is surprising the amount of water the grinds absorb!

    You will quickly find the water-to-coffee ratio that works best for you. The type of coffee you choose will make a difference in the strength of the concentrate. So will the amount of coffee you use.

    What are the best coffee beans for cold brew? It is really important to use good quality coffee beans to produce the best cold brew concentrate possible. Be sure to use freshly ground whole beans.

    We used a nice dark espresso. You can experiment and find which coffee variety works best for you. Some people prefer a milder flavour so they don’t have to water it down as much.

    The darker the coffee, the stronger the coffee concentrate. You don’t have to use the MOST expensive beans (because you need a lot), but don’t use the cheapest either.

    If you prefer, you can always use flavoured coffee beans as well.

    What is the best grind for cold brew concentrate? The grind of the coffee is VERY important, you don’t want the coffee to be bitter. Large, coarse grinds (similar to raw sugar) are what you are looking for.

    Depending on your grinder, you may need to grind in batches until you get the amount you need. If your grinds are too fine, you will end up with cloudy coffee concentrate.

    Check out this *affiliate link for coffee grinders to easily grind the beans at home.

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    Give these recipes with coffee a try:

    • Mocha Coffee Yogurt
    • Will’s Extra Special Marinade
    • Espresso Rubbed Steak
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    French press cold brewed coffee topped with cold foam.

    French Press Cold Brew With Cold Foam

    French Press Cold Brew Topped With Cold Foam is the perfect caffeinated, cold summer drink. Once you master the EASY to make cold brew concentrate, you will wonder what took you so long to make iced coffee at home. Of course you can make it decaf if you perfer.
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    Course: Coffee Drink
    Cuisine: Canadian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1 serving
    Calories: 20kcal
    Author: Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy

    Ingredients

    • 6 ounces cold brew concentrate (or your desired quantity)
    • ice
    • 2 ounces water
    • 2 ounces skim milk (made into cold foam)
    • sweetener (if desired)
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    Instructions

    • Place the coffee concentrate into a glass.
    • Add ice.
    • Add additional water (if desired).
    • Sweeten (if desired) and mix.
    • Top with cold foam.

    Nutrition Information

    Calories: 20kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 171mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Calcium: 69mg

    Notes

    You can experiment on how strong you like your coffee. Add more water if you want a milder coffee. As the ice melts it will also dilute the coffee concentrate.
    Looking for a decaf version? No problem, make the concentrate with decaffeinated coffee beans.
    You can replace the skim milk with 2% or whole milk. Oat milk is a great non-dairy option. 
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    1. Choclette

      May 29, 2024 at 2:33 pm

      Now the hot weather is here, your cold brew is perfect. I have yet to try the cold foam, but it looks like a must try for next time.

      Reply
      • Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy

        May 29, 2024 at 2:36 pm

        Cold foam is like icing on a cake, but for coffee. ENJOY!

    2. Angela

      May 17, 2024 at 11:08 pm

      This was so fabulous! I am so glad that I found this recipe so I can make this delicious drink at home! YUM!!!

      Reply
      • Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy

        May 18, 2024 at 9:34 am

        I know right? No more running to the coffee shop, this is better!

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