DIY Iced Coffee

Oh yeah. Coffee with ice in it. Let's do this!

Jono's mom gave me an article entitled "Suck It Starbucks". Therein was a recipe for making your own iced coffee. Here it is:

"No one seems to understand why iced coffee costs so much more than the regular stuff....Well, coffee barons, your days of ripping us off are officially over. Making iced coffee from scratch requires less effort than brewing it hot, and if you do it right, you'll produce a smoother, richer, less bitter concoction than anything you'll find in stores."

"The secret is to steep low and slow: Put your coffee grounds into a stainless-steel pot or a French press and leave them in cold water overnight. The coffee flavor seeps into the cold water, so you get none of the bitterness that often accompanies brewing beans at high temperatures. You end up with a concentrated mixture so dark and potent it's practically opaque. If you make a large batch of the concentrate, you can leave some at home for the mornings and take a pitcher with you to work, where you'll be the envy of co-workers still paying that extra cash for inferior brew. Here's how I do it:"

1. Pour about a third of a pound of freshly ground coffee into a 48-ounce French press

2. Fill the press with cold water and stir to wet the coffee grounds

3. Place the French press lid over the coffee (don't press the plunger) and leave at room temperature for at least 12 hours. The longer you leave it, the stronger the brew.

4. Press down the plunger, pour the concentrated coffee into a pitcher, and place in the refrigerator.

5. Dilute each serving of coffee 1-to-1 with ice-cold water (use more water if the coffee's too strong), pour over ice, and serve with milk and sugar. - Mark Kirby

Ice up kids! (I just noticed it's from those guys at GQ. What a bunch of metros.)

Pic from infusioncoffeeandtea.com