"I purchased my Toddy over 22 years ago. Thank you for making such a useful and durable product that makes wonderful coffee..." - Wilson H. Annapolis, Maryland

Cold-Brew Instructions

Cold-brewed coffee concentrate.
For more detailed instructions, click here.


1. FILL - The Toddy brewing container is designed to hold (1) one pound of coffee and (9) nine cups (72 fluid ounces) of water. (If your coffee is packaged in sizes larger or smaller than one pound, click here for detailed proportion suggestions.)
   
   Add (1) one cup of water into the bottom of the Toddy brewing container. Then, add (1/2) half-pound coarsely ground coffee. When pouring the water over the grounds, the water should be added gently, in a circular motion, to make sure all the grounds get wet and there are no dry pockets. Slowly pour (4) four cups of water over the grounds, then add the remaining (1/2) half pound ground coffee. Slowly pour (3) three additional cups of water over the grounds. Finally, wait five minutes and slowly add (1) one cup of water.
   
   DO NOT STIR. Lightly tap the topmost grounds with the back of a spoon to ensure all grounds get wet. Allow to cold brew for 12 hours before draining.



2. BREW - We recommend that you cold-brew your coffee grounds 12 hours to achieve maximum results. Remove the stopper and let coffee concentrate flow into the glass decanter. Toddy's cold-brew process should yield (6) six cups (48 fluid ounces) of coffee concentrate. The coffee beans absorb the balance of the water.
   
   You may cold-brew your grounds longer than the recommended 12 hours. However, if you do, more acidity and caffeine will be absorbed into the liquid (although the amount of acidity and caffeine will never be as much as coffee brewed by conventional hot water methods). The trade-off: Richer concentrate will be produced (with the same amount of liquid), therefore allowing you to produce more cups of coffee per pound of coffee beans.



3. SERVE - The Toddy produces a naturally low acid, bold yet smooth coffee concentrate that may be refrigerated for up to 14 days without any deterioration in taste or freshness. And, importantly, there's no waste. Toddy can be made one cup at a time simply by adding steaming hot or cold water, milk or cream. It's also microwavable (do not boil concentrate).
   
   We recommend a ratio of (1) one part coffee concentrate to (3) three parts water, milk or cream. However, one of the benefits of using the Toddy system is that you can mix to taste (make it as strong or as weak as you prefer).
   
   And, you drink the coffee you make (unlike hot brewed coffee, where an average of 3-4 cups are consumed for every 8-10 produced).
   
   NOTES: Different coffee brewing methods require different types of grinds. It's important that you use a universal or, better yet, coarsely ground coffee with your Toddy.
   
   If you grind your beans at home, you may use an inexpensive blade grinder, grinding your beans between 9-11 seconds - similar to the grind used in an old-fashioned percolator.

Cold-brewed tea concentrate.


1. FILL - The Toddy brewing container is designed to hold 1/2 lb. of loose tealeaves and (9) nine cups (72 fluid ounces) of water.
   
   Add (2) two cups of water into the bottom of the Toddy brewing container. When pouring the water over the grounds, the water should be added gently, in a circular motion, to make sure all the tealeaves get wet and there are no dry pockets. Then, add (1/4) quarter pound of tealeaves. Slowly pour (5) five cups of water over the tealeaves, then add the remaining (1/4) quarter pound of tealeaves. Finally, wait five minutes and slowly add (2) two cups of water.
   
   DO NOT STIR. Lightly tap the tealeaves with the back of a spoon to ensure all tea get wet. Allow to cold brew for 12 hours before draining.



2. BREW - We recommend that you cold-brew your tealeaves 12 hours to achieve maximum results. Remove the stopper and let tea concentrate flow into the glass decanter. Toddy's cold-brew process should yield (6) six cups (48 fluid ounces) of tea concentrate. The tealeaves absorb the balance of the water.



3. SERVE - The Toddy produces a pure, naturally low acid tea concentrate that may be refrigerated for up to 14 days without any deterioration in taste or freshness. And, importantly, there's no waste. Toddy can be made one cup at a time simply by adding steaming hot or cold water, milk or cream. It's also microwavable (do not boil concentrate).
   
   For a cup of fresh, steaming hot tea, simply add 1 part concentrate to 7 parts steaming water (or add cold water and microwave). For a glass of delicious iced tea, simply add milk or water, and serve over ice. One of the benefits of using the Toddy system is that you can mix to taste (make it as strong or as weak as you prefer).