Thursday, August 17, 2017

Cold Brew Recipes For This Summer

By Ann Parker


When it comes to a cold brew coffee, two brewing methods can be used, the one called the immersion method, and the ice drip method. Both are quite interesting and really simple, and each has its own characteristics. Among numerous cold brew recipes you will probably find something for yourself.

Immersion is so simple you can start with it right now. All you need is some freshly ground coffee, water and a container that is large enough for the mixture. Normally, people use one part of coffee and eight parts of water, but you can adjust this ratio to your taste. Some people like stronger taste, and, i this case, simply use less water instead.

You should simply combine water and coffee and let it sit for 15 to 20 hours in the container. After that, filter the mixture and place your favorite drink in a bottle. You can keep it in your refrigerator for several days. Resulting beverage is smooth, full of wonderful taste and aromatic, with adorable caramel aftertaste.

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 have roasted almonds, great, if not, it's really easy to roast them in your pan. It takes only a minute or two. Let them cool, and make some almond milk in your food processor, adding water in almonds. When you strain this mixture, add cinnamon and combine other ingredients together. Decorate with ice cream or whipped cream and cinnamon sticks.

Another tasty summer beverage is called Caramel touch. You should caramelize two table spoons of sugar and combine it with 100 ml of milk. When it all melts, put it aside to cool. In the meantime, combine 50 ml coffee liqueur and 300 ml of your cold brew coffee. Fill large glasses with ice, pour caramelized milk over ice and fill the glasses with coffee. You may also add some ice cream or whipped cream on the top.




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