How to Make Iced Coffee
Brew it cold., Mix the water and coffee., Add water., Steep., Strain the coffee., Serve it up!
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Brew it cold.
This method will provide a sweet, tasty iced coffee with up to 67% less acidity than hot-brewed coffee.
Cold brewing also eliminates some of the bitter, undesirable traits you get from hot-brewed coffee. -
Step 2: Mix the water and coffee.
Put measure of coarse ground coffee to suit your taste into a pitcher.
A full bodied darker roast will give you a richer coffee flavor. , Pour nine cups of cold or room temperature water into the pitcher. , Cover the pitcher, and let it steep for at least twelve hours in a cool place.
After steeping, you must separate the grounds from the water. , Decant the coffee by pouring through a fine-meshed sieve, into another container.
Place a coffee filter (two paper towels work too) in the sieve and carefully pour the mixture through to separate the last of the grounds.
You are left with a sweet, full bodied, coffee concentrate. , In a glass, add a desired amount of ice, and one part coffee concentrate to three parts cold water or milk.
Add sugar if desired.
For easier mixing, use simple syrup in place of sugar. -
Step 3: Add water.
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Step 4: Steep.
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Step 5: Strain the coffee.
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Step 6: Serve it up!
Detailed Guide
This method will provide a sweet, tasty iced coffee with up to 67% less acidity than hot-brewed coffee.
Cold brewing also eliminates some of the bitter, undesirable traits you get from hot-brewed coffee.
Put measure of coarse ground coffee to suit your taste into a pitcher.
A full bodied darker roast will give you a richer coffee flavor. , Pour nine cups of cold or room temperature water into the pitcher. , Cover the pitcher, and let it steep for at least twelve hours in a cool place.
After steeping, you must separate the grounds from the water. , Decant the coffee by pouring through a fine-meshed sieve, into another container.
Place a coffee filter (two paper towels work too) in the sieve and carefully pour the mixture through to separate the last of the grounds.
You are left with a sweet, full bodied, coffee concentrate. , In a glass, add a desired amount of ice, and one part coffee concentrate to three parts cold water or milk.
Add sugar if desired.
For easier mixing, use simple syrup in place of sugar.
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