Cold Brewed Coffee Love

When I was living in New Orleans, I fell madly in love with cold-brewed coffee. I'd pack up my laptop and walk a few blocks down to the local PJ's and drink whatever flavor appealed to me that day. My favorite is still Southern Pecan.
I worked at PJ's once for a short while, but I was never privy to the secrets of cold-brewing. I saw huge white buckets covered by large filters filled with coffee grinds and I wasn't so sure how that made coffee. As far as I knew, one needed hot water and a machine to make coffee. It all seemed a little mysterious to me.

One day, at the grocery store,I saw Cool Brew, a cold-brewed coffee concentrate. Just add milk or water, pour over ice and magically, you had a delicious iced coffee. Cheaper and quicker than going to your local coffeeshop. Yummy.

When we moved to North Carolina, I had a difficult time finding anyone who'd even heard of cold-brewed coffee. Finally, I came upon it one day at a Caribou Coffee in Traingle Town Center. What Joy! It tasted just like home! Only problem was that the closest Caribou is 30 minutes away from my home by car. Not very convenient.

As I was looking for a solution to create my own cold brews, my mother-in-law bought me a Toddy Maker Cold Brew Coffee Maker.

I was quite skeptical at first, but after the first time, I was hooked! The concentrate will stay good in the refrigerator for 14 days, but it never lasts that long for me.

My standard recipe for an iced-coffee is:
1/3 cup coffee concentrate
1 cup water
creamer to taste(I use almond milk)

Mix these together then pour over ice.