So some people claim that they just don’t like cold coffee. Now believe it or not, I really like all kinds of coffee– I know, shocker, right?
Anyway I drink more cold coffee than I do hot, year round. My drink of choice is an iced latte with skim milk and 2 shots of espresso. I actually have one sitting right here. (sip) Ahhh!
I’m convinced that the majority of people that don’t like cold, or more accurately iced, coffee have this taste remembrance in their head of picking up their mug of coffee from their desk taking a big sip, not realizing their coffee is no longer hot and practically gagging at the taste. This is not what we are talking about people! That’s old coffee, not cold coffee.
Now when you come to HouseBlend or in dire circumstances another coffeehouse the iced coffee choices are abundant: iced coffee with cream, blended mochas, iced lattes, monkey mochas (an HB favorite) and the list goes on and on. But when you’re at home, it’s a little more difficult.
I’m going to share with you my new favorite way to enjoy iced coffee at home and it’s actually through a cold brewing method. Now there’s all sorts of fancy gizmos that allow you to do this, but I’m going to share the most basic way, and you probably won’t even have to go buy anything.
Ingredients:
There’s only two things you need: coffee and water.
You do need your coffee ground a certain way, however. And the grind you need is course. This is the same grind you would use for a French press or even an electric percolator.
You can make this iced coffee for any amount depending on how much coffee you need (I recommend lots) and how many coffee drinkers you have in the house. Just do a simple ratio to figure out what you need. I say simple because I don’t do ratios. If you don’t do them either you can call my wife, she does them very simply 
Ok so you need 9 cups of water and 2 cups of course-ground coffee of your choice for 1/2 gallon of cold press or iced coffee. I recommend doing at least a 1/2 gallon as it will keep great in your fridge and this is not instant gratification coffee, which is hard for me!
So all you do is put the coffee in a container, preferably one with a lid, and pour the water on top. That’s it. Really. Don’t stir, just make sure all the grounds are wet. Then cover and let it sit for 12-24 hours. See what I mean about no instant gratification!
Once the coffee has set for the allotted time you just have to strain out the grounds. Here’s what I’ve found works best:
Strain once through a strainer to catch the majority of the grounds. Then pour through a standard coffee filter to catch the remaining, smaller grounds. This will take a few minutes (10-15 mins) so more patience is required.
And now you’re done. Throw it in the fridge and mix each cup to your taste with milk, cream, ice cream or any combination that is delicious to you! And if you still aren’t convinced, just come to HouseBlend and have a monkey mocha–now that’s some awesome cold coffee!!
