Mar
29
2009
How to Make Iced Coffee
I get a ton of questions asking how I make my iced coffee, so here’s a little picture tutorial to demonstrate the process. To brew my coffee, I use a standard auto-drip coffeemaker.
- Start with 12 cups of water.
- For 12 cups of water, I use 7 tbsp of ground coffee. If you prefer stronger coffee, use more ground coffee (8 tbsp); less for weaker coffee (6 tbsp). If you have a 10-cup coffeemaker, you could easily adjust these measurements. A good way to determine the coffee grounds to water ratio is 1 tbsp of coffee for every 2 cups of water.
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- I typically use heaping spoonfuls of ground coffee because I like my iced coffee strong!
- Brew coffee as you normally would.
- Pour coffee into a pitcher or thermos. If you do not have either of these, you can just put the coffepot itself into the fridge (once its temperature cools a little).
- Chill iced coffee in the refrigerator overnight.
- Pour over ice and enjoy!
Tags: how to make iced coffee
Mara @ What's For Dinner? — March 29, 2009 @ 10:52 am
Great tutorial!! Thanks!
zestycook — March 29, 2009 @ 11:08 am
Super awesome post Tina! Love the step by step instructions.
Meg — March 29, 2009 @ 11:12 am
I love iced coffee! Thank you so much for this! By the way…LOVE your coffee maker.
Pearl — March 29, 2009 @ 11:31 am
YAY! that’s how i make my iced coffee, too!
Megan — March 29, 2009 @ 11:35 am
I am such a coffee addict! This iced coffee recipe will certainly come in handy…
Also, Tina – Just wanted to say that I loved your FoodBuzz 24,24,24 beer pairing/pub food blog post from a few months ago. I brainstormed a special dinner for my blog and my proposal was accepted by FoodBuzz for the month of March. Your adventurous and down-to-earth approach to food is very inspiring
http://runnerskitchen.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/foodbuzz-24-24-24-manhattan-from-north-to-south/
coco — March 29, 2009 @ 11:38 am
yeah~~~ That’s a simple way to make iced coffee!
VeggieGirl — March 29, 2009 @ 12:27 pm
Great stuff!!
K — March 29, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
Iced coffee is so good! I don’t even have to add anything to it – it reminds me of coffee flavored ice cream!
Beadie @ What I Ate Yesterday — March 29, 2009 @ 12:48 pm
Yum! Thanks for the tutorial!
Dori — March 29, 2009 @ 1:50 pm
Yay, delicious! I never would have thought to make iced coffee this way!
Brittany — March 29, 2009 @ 2:05 pm
Delish! I’ve always wondered how that was done! GREAT tutorial i will definitely be trying this soon!!
Sarah — March 29, 2009 @ 2:31 pm
I feel like this was posted before…? Like a couple months ago?
Shannon (The Daily Balance) — March 29, 2009 @ 2:47 pm
Thanks for the how-to!
J — March 29, 2009 @ 4:43 pm
who cares?
Jessicar — March 29, 2009 @ 5:42 pm
J–
on Mar 29th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
“who cares?”
Obviously all of us!!! lol.
Liz — March 29, 2009 @ 5:58 pm
Tina, this seemed eerily familiar to the way I make coffee. I store my coffee in the exact same container, and brew my coffee in the exact same coffee maker! Did you do a lot of shopping at Crate and Barrel??
Tina — March 29, 2009 @ 8:41 pm
@Sarah: I don’t think so? Maybe another blogger did?
Tina — March 29, 2009 @ 8:41 pm
@Liz: Yes! And Mal and I registered there for our wedding!
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Tracy — April 6, 2009 @ 9:00 pm
On all the information I read about iced coffee, I have two questions that go unanswered…how long does the coffee keep in the fridge and is there a best time to put it in the fridge (can you put it in hot straight from the coffee maker directly after brewing it or should you wait awhile…and I know not to put it in glass so as to not break it with temp difference)
Tina — April 6, 2009 @ 9:03 pm
@Tracy: I’m not sure how long it keeps in the fridge– maybe a couple of weeks? Mal and I drink ours in about 3-4 days! As soon as the coffee is done brewing, I pour it into our big thermos and put it in the fridge. I don’t allow it to cool at all. However, if you’re putting your coffee pot in the fridge to cool it, I would wait until it cools down a little.
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Isabel — May 3, 2009 @ 10:16 pm
If I have leftover brewed coffee in my thermos and I refrigerate it, how long can it keep?
‘Cause I tried putting the leftover brewed coffee that was still hot (still in the thermos) into the fridge and several hours later I opened up the thermos and the coffee was still ‘hot’. How can it stay fresh in the thermos in the fridge if it doesn’t cool down?
I thought I could refrigerate my hot leftover brewed coffee in the thermos in the fridge.
What should I do with all my leftover hot brewed coffee that’s still in my thermos?
Tina — May 4, 2009 @ 7:02 am
@Isabel: It’ll probably keep for 1-2 weeks. Mal and I drink it so fast, it never lasts even a week! I would take the cover off the thermos because the point of iced coffee is having it be cold and it doesn’t sounds like yours is getting there.
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Goldie — June 10, 2009 @ 9:25 am
Oh My Gosh!
I need this in my life – i exercised this morning so I can pre it during my evening off…
is it weird I’m excited about it!?
Heidi (Chai & Yoga) — July 2, 2009 @ 5:58 pm
I’ll have to try this, it looks like a really easy recipe! What’s your favorite type of coffee to use for iced drip coffee?
I just experimented with a recipe for iced chai with ginger, fennel seeds and fresh mint, it turned out really yummy! If you ever feel like taking a break from the iced coffee, here is the recipe:
Iced Summer Chai
http://chaiandyoga.com/iced-summer-chai/
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Averie — August 1, 2009 @ 3:19 am
Yum…your method looks great. I also have a (new) Cuisinart coffee maker (great minds think alike, I noticed yours in the pic) but I am not that organized to brew the night before. I brew at like 630am and when I need my 3pm ice coffee, it’s plenty cold from just sitting at room temp and then I pour over ice.
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Amanda — February 16, 2010 @ 8:20 am
Do you use any milk and/or sweetener in your coffee? If so, regular milk or soy milk? Regular sugar or sugar substitute? I’m trying to cut back on sugar so lately I just drink my coffee black with Splenda. Is there a low cal/sugar free milk alternative that you can recommend? Thanks
Trishelle — March 12, 2010 @ 12:40 pm
YUM!! I was just about to ask you on your breakfast post this morning how you make your iced coffee, and yet I had a feeling that it would be in your recipe collection
Thanks so much for sharing the recipe. I can’t wait to make this and try it for myself!!
Trishelle
Jenn — March 19, 2010 @ 3:01 pm
It looks like you added something else to give it a milky appearance, weird! I love coffee hot or cold…THX!
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Kristin — April 27, 2010 @ 11:10 am
Does your thermos have to have a lid to keep in the refrigerator or can you keep it in there for a few days without one? I am sick of my hot coffee all of the sudden, must be the warmer weather!!
Kelly — June 18, 2010 @ 7:33 am
I found a product where you pour coffee in an ice cube tray and when you pull it out you have flavored ice cubes. or you can just take a ice cube tray and fill with coffee. It works great if you do not want watered down iced coffee
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coffee coupons — August 27, 2010 @ 2:25 am
very detailed instructions. thanks for sharing.
Kenzie — August 27, 2010 @ 4:02 pm
It is so hot out right now, but I still need a coffee fix! I am going to try out your recipe for iced coffee… Although it makes so much sense, last time I didn’t chill it over night, I just put ice in it, all the ice melted and I ended up with watered down coffee..not good. So I’m trying your way! Kudos.
-Kenzie
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