New Orleans-Style Iced Coffee

1.  Grind the coffee

Grind the coffee on a coarse setting.

2.  Set up the Toddy Brew System

If using a Toddy: Insert the stopper into the Toddy brewing container. Dampen the reusable felt filter and place at the bottom of the container. Place the Toddy paper filter bag inside the container and pour in the ground coffee, chicory, and water. Stir until the grounds are fully saturated. Twist the top of the bag until closed.

3.  Start brewing

Let steep for 12 hours at room temperature.

4.  After 12 hours

Remove the stopper so that the cold brew is strained into a glass pitcher. Discard the paper filter and coffee grounds.

5.  Serve and enjoy

Serve at once, or cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week. Sweeten to taste with simple syrup or other preferred sweetener.

Instead of sweetening each NOLA to taste, you can sweeten the entire concentrate. In Step 2, after filtering it, add ¼ cup simple syrup. To prepare the simple syrup: In a small pot, combine 3 tablespoons sugar with 3 tablespoons water and warm over low heat until dissolved. Note that while the unsweetened concentrate keeps for up to 1 week, sweetened concentrate should only be refrigerated for up to 2 days.