Coffee Concentrate

You need to plan 12 hours ahead for this but it is worth the effort. I've been buying the gigantic can of Midwest Country Fair coffee from Hy-Vee for around $4.50 a 2 lb. tin. You'd probably expect it to be horrible (hell, I'd expect it to be horrible-but given this long soaking treatment it is actually pretty decent and it makes excellent iced coffee. The concentrate will make 2 generous servings and can also be kept in the fridge up to two days. The soaking process mellows the coffee and turns the el-cheapo store brand coffee into something that honestly rivals what you could get at some coffee places-it beats the pants off anything I've ever had from Scooters.

You Will Need:

A glass jar
1/3 cup ground coffee
1 1/2 cups water

Mix it in a jar and let it sit 12 hours at room temperature. Strain through a coffee filter fit into a sieve. Strain again (this seems silly, but it does make a difference even if you can't see any particles). Dilute with an equal amount of water. Serve hot or cold. Seriously, mixed with sugar, cream and a bunch of ice it is almost like a frappe.