How much coffee do I use in the KitchenAid 38oz Cold Brew Coffee Maker?

For an everyday strength, 184 g of coffee to 1,750 mL of water, a 1:9.5 ratio. For a concentrate, 330 g to 1,485 mL.

How long do I steep cold brew in the KitchenAid 38oz Cold Brew Coffee Maker?

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.

What ratio does the maker recommend for the KitchenAid 38oz Cold Brew Coffee Maker?

1:5.3, which is 330 g of coffee to 1,749 mL of water, steeped 12–24 hours.

Immersion brewer

KitchenAid 38oz Cold Brew Coffee Maker: ratio and recipe

184g coffee1,750mL water

That is an everyday batch at 1:9.5, steeped 18–22 hours in the fridge and poured straight over ice. Holds 1,750 mL of water and takes up to 330 g of coffee.

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KitchenAid 38oz Cold Brew Coffee Maker, full of cold brew

The maker’s own recipe

1:5.3330 g coffee1,749 mL watersteep 12–24 h

This is the recipe KitchenAid publishes for this brewer, and it is what Cold Brew Studio opens with when you pick it. It makes about 9¼ cups, best mixed 1:1 with water or milk.

How the maker does it

Official KCM5912SX manual: place 330 g (11.6 oz) coarse ground coffee in the steeper, pour 1.25 L (42 oz) water evenly over the grounds, wait for grounds to settle, then add 0.5 L (17 oz) more water. Steep 12-24 hours (room temp or fridge). Remove steeper, let drain — yields up to 38 oz (1023 mL) concentrate. Serve diluted ~1:3 (concentrate:water/milk).

Source: kitchenaid.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	184 g	1,750 mL	18–22 h	about 5¾ cups	straight over ice
Strong	1:7.5	233 g	1,750 mL	18–22 h	about 5½ cups	with a splash of milk
Jet fuel	1:5.3	330 g	1,749 mL	18–22 h	about 7 cups	cut with a little water or milk
Concentrate	1:4.5	330 g	1,485 mL	18–22 h	about 7 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	184 g	1,750 mL	18–22 h
Medium	1:10	175 g	1,750 mL	14–18 h
Dark	1:10.5	167 g	1,750 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

The steeper is a plain metal mesh basket, not a felt or paper filter, so KitchenAid explicitly warns to use only coarsely ground coffee — finer grounds pass through the mesh into the concentrate. Otherwise this is a standard steep-and-lift-out-the-basket immersion brew; it makes a concentrate meant for diluting (1:3), not a ready-to-drink brew.

This brewer takes about 330 g of coffee at most. Stronger recipes can’t add more grounds, so they use less water instead. That is why Jet fuel and Concentrate come in under the full 1,750 mL.

Let the app keep track.

Cold Brew Studio sizes every batch to your KitchenAid 38oz Cold Brew Coffee Maker, tells you when it is ready, and adjusts the recipe when you rate how it tasted.

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Quick answers

How much coffee do I use in the KitchenAid 38oz Cold Brew Coffee Maker?: For an everyday strength, 184 g of coffee to 1,750 mL of water, a 1:9.5 ratio. For a concentrate, 330 g to 1,485 mL.
How long do I steep cold brew in the KitchenAid 38oz Cold Brew Coffee Maker?: 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.
What ratio does the maker recommend for the KitchenAid 38oz Cold Brew Coffee Maker?: 1:5.3, which is 330 g of coffee to 1,749 mL of water, steeped 12–24 hours.