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County Line Kitchen Cold Brew Coffee Maker (64oz): ratio and recipe
170g coffee1,615mL water
That is an everyday batch at 1:9.5, steeped 18–22 hours in the fridge and poured straight over ice. Holds 1,656 mL of water and takes up to 170 g of coffee.
What the maker says
County Line Kitchen's included instructions describe filling the stainless mesh filter basket with coarse coffee grounds (manual says roughly 2 cups of grounds fills the 2-quart/64oz brewer, or 3/4 cup grounds per quart for custom batches) and then slowly pouring cold water over the grounds 'to fill the jar to your desired level,' ensuring all grounds are saturated. Steep 12-24 hours at room temperature (or reportedly 24-48h refrigerated) -- longer steeps yield a stronger concentrate. This produces a concentrate; dilute 1:1 with hot water for hot coffee, or serve over ice with milk/water to taste. To skip making a concentrate, the manual says to use half as much coffee. A commonly repeated shorthand for the 64oz size is '1 cup grounds to about 7 cups water, refrigerate 24 hours,' though this conflicts with the 2-cups-grounds figure elsewhere in the same manual -- the manufacturer's amounts are given in cups/'fill to the top' rather than precise weights, and are inconsistent across sources, so treat the coffee amount as approximate.
Source: itsmanual.com
The recipe, by strength
Each one fills this brewer as far as it honestly goes. Numbers are for a light roast steeping in the fridge.
| Strength | Ratio | Coffee | Water | Steep | Makes | Drink it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everyday | 1:9.5 | 170 g | 1,615 mL | 18–22 h | about 5½ cups | straight over ice |
| Strong | 1:7.5 | 170 g | 1,275 mL | 18–22 h | about 4 cups | with a splash of milk |
| Jet fuel | 1:5.3 | 170 g | 901 mL | 18–22 h | about 3½ cups | cut with a little water or milk |
| Concentrate | 1:4.5 | 170 g | 765 mL | 18–22 h | about 3½ cups | mixed 1:1 with water or milk |
If your beans are darker
Darker roasts give up their flavor faster, so they brew at a slightly wider ratio and steep for less time.
| Roast | Ratio | Coffee | Water | Steep in the fridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | 1:9.5 | 170 g | 1,615 mL | 18–22 h |
| Medium | 1:10 | 166 g | 1,656 mL | 14–18 h |
| Dark | 1:10.5 | 158 g | 1,656 mL | 10–14 h |
Everyday strength shown.
How it goes
- Grounds in the basket.
- Water over, slowly.
- Stir once.
- Lid on, into the fridge.
Grind coarse, about the size of coarse sea salt. Find the number for your grinder.
Good to know
Functions as a plain immersion jar -- no mechanism beyond a removable mesh insert. One independent review notes the filter is a 'rough mesh rather than a laser-cut stainless steel filter,' letting more fine sediment through than premium brewers, so a genuinely coarse grind matters more here than on finer-mesh devices to keep the cup from getting gritty.
This brewer takes about 170 g of coffee at most. Stronger recipes can’t add more grounds, so they use less water instead. That is why every strength comes in under the full 1,656 mL.
Let the app keep track.
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Quick answers
- How much coffee do I use in the County Line Kitchen Cold Brew Coffee Maker (64oz)?
- For an everyday strength, 170 g of coffee to 1,615 mL of water, a 1:9.5 ratio. For a concentrate, 170 g to 765 mL.
- How long do I steep cold brew in the County Line Kitchen Cold Brew Coffee Maker (64oz)?
- 18–22 hours in the fridge for a light roast, 14–18 for medium and 10–14 for dark. On the counter, 12–14, 9–12 and 7–9 hours.