Best cold brew recipes for your morning boost

If the best cold brew coffee quenches your thirst, you aren't alone. Since 2016, cold brew consumption has exploded in popularity by more than 300%! Hot drip coffee will always remain a traditional favorite, but cold coffee has become a daily, delightful year-round trend, especially among Gen-Zers and Millennials.

Sip the Perfect "Iced Coffee"

The best cold brew coffee offers an exquisite difference from plain iced coffee. You're getting a smoother, richer flavor you can make at home. The best cold brew coffee is less acidic and gentler on the gut. The caffeine kick is also more potent.

How to Make Cold Brew Coffee

It's a simple process using a traditional cold brew maker: Grind beans coarsely, and place them in water. Leave the mixture out on the counter or in the refrigerator for 12 to 24 hours, and wait.

To make a cold brew concentrate that can then be diluted with water or milk, roll with a ratio of 4. Cold brew experts say that 4 ounces of coffee to each pint of water is ideal.

What Are the Best Coffee Beans for Cold Brew?

Cold brew coffee is all about a gentle extraction at low intensity, where sweetness and fullness take over. If you're wondering about the best coffee beans for cold brew, try these beans:

Medium-roast beans offer the best balance and are considered the sweet spot for the best cold brew coffee. Also, cold brew aficionados recommend medium or darker coffee beans for milk drinkers. Light roast beans are an option if you enjoy your cold brew black.

Beans with candy bar flavors are another excellent choice when you are eager to learn how to make cold brew. Gaffle’s coffee beans infused with chocolate, caramel or nuts can deliver big flavors with plenty of sweetness.

How To Drink the Best Cold Brew Coffee Without Brewing

"The Classic Cold Drip Concentrate" by Gaffle! is fast and easy to make with flavors of dark chocolate, caramel and cherry. Mix 1 part Gaffle Cold Drip Concentrate with 2–4 parts water, milk or your preferred dairy alternative. Adjust the ratio and serve over ice. No brewing is required.

Gaffle also features their Blue Magic Cold Drip Concentrate with flavors of orange zest, milk chocolate and vanilla. Or for a treat with a little less jolt, try Gaffle's Decaf Cold Drip Concentrate with flavors of chocolate, graham cracker and honey.

Cold drip concentrate the Gaffle way offers the smoothest, richest flavor that’s conveniently delivered right to your door.

The Best Cold Brew Recipes for Your Morning Boost

Try one of Gaffle!'s incredible cold brews!

Dubai Koffee:

1. The Coffee Base: Mix your chosen Gaffle cold drip concentrate with a high-quality or homemade pistachio syrup.
2. The Milk & Ice: Add ice to your glass. Pour your choice of chilled milk.
3. The "Dubai Cold Foam" Topping: Whip milk with a little pistachio syrup and/or sweet cream for a thick, fluffy foam, and pour over the latte.
4. Dust the top with cacao powder and ground cardamom. Garnish with crushed pistachios. Add toasted katafi (shredded filo pastry) to create that authentic Dubai chocolate-bar texture.

Mocha:

1. The Coffee Base: Start with your favorite Gaffle cold drip concentrate.
2. The Milk & Ice: Fill a 12 oz. glass with soft-chipped ice. Pour your cold drip concentrate over the ice. Top off with rich chocolate milk. Stir gently, and enjoy immediately.

The cold drip concentrate revolution is growing rapidly. If you've never tried it, you're missing out on a coffee-loving adventure!