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Cold-brewed coffee, or cold brew, is coffee made by steeping ground coffee in room-temperature water for several hours, usually 12 to 18 hours or even longer, then straining out the grounds and chilling it before serving it either as-is, over ice, or diluted with water.

Cold brew specialists say that the flavor of cold brew is much smoother and milder and lacks the acidic quality of ordinary brewed coffee. This is because cool water doesn’t bring about the chemical changes that produce hot coffee’s acidity and bitter flavor.

Cold brewing extracts the flavor and caffeine from the coffee beans, producing a rich, flavorful, and stimulating brew.