Cold Brew, But Make It a Whole Thing

COLD BREW RECIPES  ·  CHAMBERLAIN COFFEE INSPIRATION

Six recipes that turn a bag of cold brew into the best drink in your fridge. Easy to make, tastes delicious. 

Cold brew on its own is already a win. But cold brew as the base for something else? That's where it gets genuinely fun. Because cold brew concentrate is smooth, bold, and not bitter, it plays well with almost anything, milk, cream, syrups, citrus, even sparkling water. It doesn't fight you. It just makes whatever you build around it taste better.

All of these recipes start with a bag from our cold brew lineup. Brew it overnight - drop the bag into cold water, refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours, remove the bag, and you'll have the concentrate ready to go. 

RECIPE 01

Classic Iced Cold Brew

Uses: Medium Roast Cold Brew Singles or XL Cold Brew Bags

Start here. Not because it's the simplest (it is), but because a great classic cold brew over ice is something worth knowing how to do properly. The Medium Roast is the right bag for this. It's clean, balanced, smooth, and the only real variable is how much you dilute the concentrate. Straight concentrate over ice is bold and rich. A 1:1 ratio with cold water gives you something closer to a classic drip coffee, just infinitely smoother. Figure out where you land and that's your everyday.

  • Cold brew concentrate (brewed from cold brew singles or XL Cold Brew bag) 

  • Cold water (to dilute, if preferred)

  • Ice


How to Make It

  1. Brew your cold brew bag overnight in a jar of cold water in the fridge (12–24 hours). Remove the bag.

  2. Fill a glass with ice.

  3. Pour concentrate over ice. If you'd like it lighter, add a splash of cold water.


RECIPE 02

Cold Brew Oat Milk Latte

Uses: Medium Roast Cold Brew Singles or Espresso Cold Brew Singles

This is the drink that made a lot of people realize they could stop paying café prices for iced lattes. Cold brew concentrate plus oat milk over ice is genuinely that good, and it takes about 45 seconds to put together once your concentrate is ready. Use the Medium Roast for something smooth and balanced, or the Espresso Cold Brew Singles if you want the concentrate to punch through the milk and remind you it's there. Both work. Pick based on how your morning is going.

What You'll Need

  • Cold brew concentrate (brewed from 1 bag)

  • 4–6 oz oat milk, cold

  • Ice

  • Optional: a drizzle of honey or simple syrup


How to Make It

  1. Fill a tall glass with ice.

  2. Pour in cold brew concentrate - about halfway up the glass.

  3. Top with cold oat milk and stir gently. Add sweetener if using.


RECIPE 03

Vanilla Cold Brew Cream Soda

Uses: Vanilla Cold Brew Singles

This one sounds like something you'd order at a trendy café, and it tastes like it too. The Vanilla Cold Brew concentrate has enough sweetness and character on its own that when you mix it with sparkling water and a splash of heavy cream, something genuinely special happens. The bubbles lift the flavor, the cream softens everything, and the whole drink sits in this interesting space between refreshing and indulgent. 

It's the recipe to make when you want to feel like your afternoon break is doing something for you.

What You'll Need

  • Cold brew concentrate (brewed from 1 Vanilla Cold Brew bag)

  • 4 oz cold sparkling water

  • 1 oz heavy cream

  • Ice

How to Make It

  1. Fill a glass with ice.

  2. Add cold brew concentrate and sparkling water.

  3. Float the heavy cream over the top by pouring slowly over the back of a spoon. Stir once before drinking.

RECIPE 04

Brown Sugar Espresso Cold Brew

Uses: Espresso Cold Brew Singles

If you know, you know. The brown sugar espresso drink has become one of the most ordered things at coffee shops for a reason, the combination of bold espresso, brown sugar, and cinnamon is just really good. This version is built on the Espresso Cold Brew Singles, which gives you that deep, roasted intensity without needing a machine. Make a quick brown sugar syrup (it takes three minutes), shake everything with ice, and you have the drink people are currently paying $7 for, made at home for a fraction of that.

What You'll Need

  • Cold brew concentrate (brewed from 1 Espresso Cold Brew bag)

  • 2 tbsp brown sugar syrup (1 part brown sugar, 1 part warm water, stirred until dissolved)

  • Pinch of cinnamon

  • 4 oz oat milk, cold

  • Ice

How to Make It

  1. Add cold brew concentrate, brown sugar syrup, and cinnamon to a shaker or jar with ice.

  2. Shake well for 20 seconds until chilled and slightly frothy.

  3. Strain or pour over a fresh glass of ice and top with cold oat milk.

RECIPE 05

Cold Brew Tonic

Uses: Medium Roast Cold Brew Singles

This one catches people off guard in the best way. Cold brew and tonic water sounds like an odd pairing, but the slightly bitter, citrusy character of tonic actually complements the natural sweetness of a good cold brew concentrate beautifully. It's sharp, refreshing, and unexpectedly elegant. It’s the kind of drink you'd order at a specialty coffee bar and remember. The Medium Roast is the right pick here: clean enough to let the tonic do its thing without the two flavors fighting each other.

What You'll Need

  • Cold brew concentrate (brewed from 1 Medium Roast bag)

  • 4 oz cold tonic water

  • Ice

  • Optional: a twist of orange peel

How to Make It

  1. Fill a glass with ice.

  2. Pour in cold tonic water first, then add cold brew concentrate on top.

  3. Give it one gentle stir. Garnish with an orange twist if you have one.


RECIPE 06

Vanilla Cold Brew Breakfast Smoothie

Uses: Vanilla Cold Brew Singles

Your coffee and your breakfast, handled at the same time. The Vanilla Cold Brew concentrate blends into a smoothie in a way that feels completely natural - the flavor is smooth and sweet enough that it doesn't taste like you threw coffee into a blender, it just tastes like a really good, slightly caffeinated smoothie. The banana brings the creaminess, the almond butter brings the staying power, and the vanilla cold brew brings the reason you're making this at 7am instead of the usual.

What You'll Need

  • 4 oz cold brew concentrate (brewed from 1 Vanilla Cold Brew bag)

  • 1 frozen banana

  • 4 oz oat milk

  • 1 tbsp almond butter

  • Handful of ice

How to Make It

  1. Add all ingredients to a blender.

  2. Blend on high until completely smooth.

  3. Pour into a glass. Drink before it gets warm. That's the only rule.

All of these start with a bag. Shop the full cold brew lineup at chamberlaincoffee.com/collections/cold-brew-instant