Description
Cool Colombian coffee becomes a refreshing summer classic with smooth espresso, chilled milk, and sweet caramel syrup. Baristas and home brewers can easily craft this delightful beverage to chill out during warm afternoons.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 quarts (7.6 liters) cold water
- 1 lb (0.45 kg) ground coffee (good, rich roast)
- 2 to 3 tbsps sweetened condensed milk per serving
- Healthy splash half-and-half per serving
- Whole milk (optional)
- 2% milk (optional)
- Skim milk (optional)
- Sugar (optional)
- Artificial sweeteners (optional)
- Syrups (optional)
Instructions
- Brewing Concentration: Merge ground coffee with water in a spacious container, ensuring comprehensive integration. Seal and allow the mixture to steep at room temperature for 12-16 hours, enabling profound flavor extraction.
- Filtration Process: Arrange a fine mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth over a pristine pitcher. Methodically transfer the coffee mixture through the cloth, permitting complete liquid drainage while capturing coffee grounds.
- Chilling Preparation: Transfer the extracted coffee concentrate to the refrigerator, ensuring thorough cooling for optimal refreshment.
- Glass Assembly: Select a tall glass and populate the bottom with abundant ice cubes, creating a frosty foundation for the beverage.
- Liquid Composition: Cascade the chilled coffee concentrate into the ice-filled glass, filling approximately two-thirds of the container. Introduce half-and-half for creamy complexity and incorporate sweetened condensed milk or traditional sugar, stirring gently to harmonize flavors.
- Final Refinement: Sample the iced coffee and calibrate the balance of dairy and sweetener to match your personal taste preference, ensuring a perfectly customized cold brew experience.
Notes
- Steep Strategically: Allow at least 12 hours of room temperature brewing to extract deep, robust coffee flavors without bitterness.
- Filter Carefully: Use multiple layers of cheesecloth over a fine mesh strainer to ensure a smooth, ground-free coffee concentrate.
- Chill Completely: Refrigerate the coffee liquid thoroughly before serving to maximize refreshing taste and prevent dilution from ice.
- Customize Creatively: Experiment with sweetener ratios and dairy additions to craft a personalized iced coffee experience matching your exact taste preferences.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Drinks, Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 17
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 10 mg
- Fat: 2 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg