Sumatran Cold-Brew Coffee

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This look requires a Toddy acold brew system, which you tin find online oregon astatine retail stores specified arsenic Williams-Sonoma.

The beans recommended for this look are Sumatra Dolok Sanggul from Swing’s Coffee Roasters, which has shops successful Washington and Alexandria. But if you can’t find the beans oregon they aren’t successful season, you tin substitute a akin legume that’s roasted medium-dark. Fresh beans are important. Don’t usage beans much than 30 days past their roast date.

The cold-brew ore needs to steep for 12 hours. It tin beryllium refrigerated successful a sealed instrumentality for up to 2 weeks.

From Washington Post Food unit writer Tim Carman.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 4-4.5 cups of concentrate

  • 7 cups filtered water, oregon much arsenic needed
  • 12 ounces fresh, medium-dark beans, coarsely crushed (see headnote)

From Washington Post Food unit writer Tim Carman.

Tested by Tim Carman.

Published May 2, 2017

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Updated March 16, 2026

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