Freeze cold-brew coffee in an ice cube tray and use for iced coffee drinks. (Roy Inman/Kansas City Star/TNS) Freeze cold-brew coffee in an ice cube tray and use for iced coffee drinks. (Roy ...

Cold-brew coffee is a hot trend, and you can make it yourself

Verywell Health: Cold Brew vs. Hot Coffee: Which Is the Healthier Choice for Your Morning Routine?

Cold brew is made using a different process than hot coffee or iced coffee. Cold brew is less acidic, but hot coffee has more antioxidants.

Cold Brew vs. Hot Coffee: Which Is the Healthier Choice for Your Morning Routine?

The Daily Meal on MSN: 10 tips and tricks for making the best cold brew at home

10 tips and tricks for making the best cold brew at home

Yahoo: Coffee Experts Agree, Freezing Your Coffee Beans Keeps Them Fresher for Longer

Coffee Experts Agree, Freezing Your Coffee Beans Keeps Them Fresher for Longer

Freezing is one of the easiest, most convenient, and least time-consuming methods of preserving foods. Freezing does not sterilize foods; the extreme cold simply retards the growth of microorganisms and slows down chemical changes that affect quality or cause food to spoil.

Freezing, in food processing, method of preserving food by lowering the temperature to inhibit microorganism growth. The method has been used for centuries in cold regions, and a patent was issued in Britain as early as 1842 for freezing food by immersion in an ice and salt brine.