There are times when the day is too hot, the kind where you don’t want to go out of the house. This is one of the best times to make iced coffee instead of sniffing through the aroma of hot brewed coffee.
Cold brew or toddy coffee is the process of steeping the coffee grounds in cold water or in room temperature for a prolonged period (more than 12 hours). The coffee produced is mostly diluted with milk or water, mixed with ice plus other ingredients like chocolate, and can also be served hot.
How do we make iced cold coffee? Iced coffees are becoming more popular nowadays and various types of good quality coffee makers are now available to make that refreshing iced cold coffee on a hot day.
Toddy T2N Cold Brew System
You can make coffee any way you wished, hot or cold, American strength or espressos. The Toddy Cold Brew coffeemaker extracts the bean’s true tasty flavor, while eliminating much of its acidity and there’s no better way in describing the coffee than “smooth”. The Toddy coffee maker can also be used for making delicious tea, over ice or served hot. Consumers of the Toddy brewer are now hooked up in making iced cold coffee. They are somewhat becoming of a cold brew coffee snob. Even if they no longer smell the pleasing aromas coming from hot brewed coffee, they still get a taste which reminds them of that smell. Consumers also praised the included plastic handle of the new Toddy brewer which makes lifting easier when the brewer is full. The set also includes a glass decanter with a lid, two reusable filters, one rubber stopper, recipe guide and set of instructions. You can get the Toddy T2N Cold Brew System for around $30.
French Press Coffee Maker
Coffee lovers say that French press recipes makes the best iced cold coffee and can be anyone’s new morning breeze. You are going to need the same coarse grinds as a French press. After adding the grinds in the French press, simply pour room temperature water. Give it a thorough stir for the grounds to fully immerse in water. The waiting process which is 12 hours or more is the hardest part in cold brew method. After 12 hours, carefully decant the cold brew coffee into a separate vessel. You can also use a coffee filter to make sure no coffee particles passes through the French press when decanting. Serve it with ice and enjoy a delicious iced coffee.
Nespresso Machine
If you don’t like to have much mess on your counter and are looking for a quick and easy method to have a delicious Iced Coffee, try Nespresso VertuoLine. Not only it eases your work, it produces a café style drink at the convenience of your home.
One can prepare an iced coffee by Nespresso by just pouring a lot of ice in your cup or tumbler and putting it under the spout of machine (See the best Nespresso capsules that you can use to prepare the iced coffee). After insertion of pod, just start the brewing process as by pressing the start button and you are ready to experience a great thing at home.
Japanese Style
The Japanese-style iced coffee rely its success by blending hot-freshly brewed coffee extraction and immediate cooling. By using hot water (ideally 195-205 F), the coffee bean’s soluble solids can dissolved much better. Whereas by using cold water, the coffee will incompletely dissolve, leaving behind some soluble substances from the coffee beans that give charming effects of coffee flavor. And as the saying goes by “coffee is best served fresh”, with the Japanese iced coffee you no longer need to wait for 12 hours or even more. It will only take around 4 minutes to brew. Aside from the fast brewing time, many coffee lovers attest that the Japanese iced coffee produces more deliciously iced coffee than cold brew. By brewing hot coffee and instantly cooling it down by dripping the hot coffee into a vessel (such as Chemex) with ice, this process will lock down the aromatics and charming flavors in your coffee that tends to leave by evaporating in the air.
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