Iced coffee has gained popularity through coffee shops such as Starbucks and donut stands like Dunkin’ Donuts. This cool wakeup call is easy to recreate. Because coffee beans come in an unlimited number of flavors and styles, this versatile beverage is sure to please people looking for cool morning wakeup call.
How to Make Homebrewed Iced Coffee From the Pot
When making iced coffee at home, using a simple coffee maker is an easy solution.
For making iced coffee with a coffee maker, you will need:
- Eight tablespoons of ground coffee beans
- Eight cups of water
- ice
- milk
- Sugar or splenda
Instructions for making iced coffee with a coffee maker:
- Brew a pot of coffee with a coffee maker
- Allow it to cool in the pot or a separate glass pitcher
- Fill a glass with ice and coffee.
- Add the desired amount of milk and sweetener and enjoy.
New Orleans Coffee Company’s Cool Brew
Coffee is a way of life for New Orleanians. While enjoying sweltering heat for five months out of the year, these coffee enthusiasts cool off with a popular coffee concentrate. New Orleans Coffee Company’s Cool Brew is created by brewing coffee over time with cool water. This process produces a less acidic alternative to coffee brewed with hot water. Cool Brew can be served hot, but is most commonly enjoyed in a glass with ice and milk. Cool Brew is a simple and satisfying substitute to making a large pot of coffee.
How to make iced coffee with Cool Brew coffee concentrate:
- Fill a glass with ice.
- Squeeze the bottle of cool brew to fill the internal measuring cup.
- Pour cool brew into a glass.
- Add desired amount of milk and sweetener.
How to Make Cold Brew Coffee
If Cool Brew is not available in your local grocery store, you can make a cold brew concentrate at home. A French press can be utilized to make this form a concentrate, but when money is a consideration there is an adequate substitute that is sure to please the wallet. This style of brewing is a popular energy efficient way to make this rich morning beverage.
To make Cold Brew Concentrate, you will need:
- 2 Large Pitchers
- A basket woven colander lined with paper towels for straining
- 1 lb of coffee grinds
- 9 cups of water
Instructions for making cold brewed coffee:
- Pour coffee grinds and water into a pitcher and stir.
- Refrigerate for 12 hours.
- Strain coffee through towel lined colander, replacing the towels frequently.
- Once Coffee has been strained, serve over ice with desired amount of milk and sweetener.
- Refrigerate leftovers.
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