Homemade Cold Brew Coffee ~ Using Household Items UPDATE

A brief history of my interactions with coffee: the acid hurts my belly >__>

The End.

Espresso: ouch
Fresh ground coffee: ouch
Keurig Coffee: super ouch (and icky)
Wawa Coffee: super super ouchies
Cold Brew: lalala!!! *stars in eyes I love you forever you're gorgeous*

But.

Cold brew is the new fad among coffee drinkers, so obviously it's going to be quite expensive. I usually pick up a bottle or two of Stumptown Cold Brew, and it runs me approximately $3 something a 12 ounce bottle. Ouch, again.

What's so awesome about cold brew?? Well! Due to the way in which it is...brewed...the acid level is low and bloating post-consumption is zilch! It's a coffee fiends dream of dreams! The perfect drink-all-day-everyday concoction o' happiness!

So! I decided to look up some methods of brewing on the Internets and recreate my own version with instruments I have laying around the old homestead!

Instruments (NOTE: I mistakenly put 6 ounces of water in the original post instead of 6 cups water)
Large 24 ounce+ container with a lid
fine strainer - so that the coffee grounds stay, but the liquid does not :D
Coffee filter
6 ounces of rough ground coffee - like the good stuff
6 cups of filtered water
rubberband
Larger, pourable container (for after the coffee is all done and ready to sit your fridge and be consumed at your discretion)

1.  Combine water and coffee. Place in 'fridge for 12 hours (or 18 if you like it super strong like me!)

2. Take out of 'fridge and pour through fine strainer into another container (I used my blender because it was sitting around all lonely-like)

3. Using the original container with which the coffee/water concoction was first kept (though you may want to rinse it a bit), place a coffee filter over the opening and secure with a rubber band

4. Slowly pour liquid through the filter

5. Once completely strained, pour remaining liquid into serving bottle of choice. I recommend something 24 ounces or larger

6. Refrigerate and enjoy! Personally, I mix with unsweetened almond milk - but do what you will!

Low-acid goodness right tharrrr !

Other than that, my husband and I are attending the Refused and Faith No More show in Philadelphia, taking away all toys/furniture/items our toddler decides to smack out of anger, and I'm embracing permanently wearing this Cat with Glasses T forever and ever:

photo by the ever-talented and blurry Photo Booth option on Mac