Cold brew coffee is a big hit this summer. You can prepare this interesting and exciting beverage yourself, using one of these methods, immersion or ice drip method. Both are quite simple, but result in different acidity levels. In any case, resulting taste will positively surprise you as well as inspire you for creating great cold brew recipes for tasty summer drinks.
Immersion brewing method is really simple, but requires quite a lot of your time. It produces delicious coffee, sweet without bitter notes, well balanced and with low acidity levels. All you need is a large glass container, freshly ground coffee and water. And you will need some patience, of course. Usual ratio is one to eight, but this depends on your personal taste. Some people rather use one to six ratio instead, to make it all a little bit stronger.
All you have to do is to put everything together and let it sit there for fifteen to twenty hours. Strain the mixture and it's done. The good thing is that this lovely beverage can be kept in refrigerator for days without losing the taste. And the taste is absolutely amazing, balanced and smooth, with caramel notes and full.
Other popular method is called ice drip. It takes less time, but more investment. You need to have special devices for preparing your cold brew coffee. This device consists of a few connected containers. The highest one contain iced water that drips over coffee grounds in container placed below. This process is a little bit faster than the previous one, but still really slow. It takes approximately ten hours, but you can use one to ten ratio here.
It's interesting to see how it is all done, but it really requires so much time. On the other hand, resulting coffee tastes incredibly good, with several layers of tastes, complex aromas and significantly higher acidity, compared to a previously described method. If you want to achieve the best results, good quality equipment is absolutely necessary.
In any case, once you make your favorite cold beverage, you can use it for designing wonderful icy drinks you will positively enjoy. Here are some recipes you can use for the inspiration. Nutty milk pleasure is easy to make and doesn't require too much time. For this recipe you need 50 grams almonds, 2 tbs brown sugar and a pinch of cinnamon, as well as 200ml water, 200 ml cold brew coffee and 100ml vanilla ice cream.
If you don't have roasted almonds, roast them yourself. Simply put them into the pan and roast for a short time, to release the flavor. Then, ground the almonds and combine with water, strain the mixture, add other ingredients and put some ice cream on the top. You can also put one cinnamon stick on, as decoration.
Caramel touch will be a nice surprise. You will need two tbs sugar, 100 ml milk, 50 ml coffee liqueur and 300 ml cold brew. Caramelize sugar in the pan and pour milk over it. Let it cool and filter the mixture. Combine all the ingredients and serve in a large glass filled with ice. You can also add some ice cream on the top if you like.
Immersion brewing method is really simple, but requires quite a lot of your time. It produces delicious coffee, sweet without bitter notes, well balanced and with low acidity levels. All you need is a large glass container, freshly ground coffee and water. And you will need some patience, of course. Usual ratio is one to eight, but this depends on your personal taste. Some people rather use one to six ratio instead, to make it all a little bit stronger.
All you have to do is to put everything together and let it sit there for fifteen to twenty hours. Strain the mixture and it's done. The good thing is that this lovely beverage can be kept in refrigerator for days without losing the taste. And the taste is absolutely amazing, balanced and smooth, with caramel notes and full.
Other popular method is called ice drip. It takes less time, but more investment. You need to have special devices for preparing your cold brew coffee. This device consists of a few connected containers. The highest one contain iced water that drips over coffee grounds in container placed below. This process is a little bit faster than the previous one, but still really slow. It takes approximately ten hours, but you can use one to ten ratio here.
It's interesting to see how it is all done, but it really requires so much time. On the other hand, resulting coffee tastes incredibly good, with several layers of tastes, complex aromas and significantly higher acidity, compared to a previously described method. If you want to achieve the best results, good quality equipment is absolutely necessary.
In any case, once you make your favorite cold beverage, you can use it for designing wonderful icy drinks you will positively enjoy. Here are some recipes you can use for the inspiration. Nutty milk pleasure is easy to make and doesn't require too much time. For this recipe you need 50 grams almonds, 2 tbs brown sugar and a pinch of cinnamon, as well as 200ml water, 200 ml cold brew coffee and 100ml vanilla ice cream.
If you don't have roasted almonds, roast them yourself. Simply put them into the pan and roast for a short time, to release the flavor. Then, ground the almonds and combine with water, strain the mixture, add other ingredients and put some ice cream on the top. You can also put one cinnamon stick on, as decoration.
Caramel touch will be a nice surprise. You will need two tbs sugar, 100 ml milk, 50 ml coffee liqueur and 300 ml cold brew. Caramelize sugar in the pan and pour milk over it. Let it cool and filter the mixture. Combine all the ingredients and serve in a large glass filled with ice. You can also add some ice cream on the top if you like.
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