Cold Brewed Coffee

[aegis2005]

Have you ever cold brewed coffee for ice coffee purposes? I never make ice coffee at home, because it always taste too weak to me, so I stick to hot. I read a blog post the other day about how cold brewing it for at least 8 hours gives the optimum strength, so I think I'll give it a try. Has anyone else ever done this?

[amellis2]

I put twice the amount of coffee to brew when I make iced coffee, but the letting it sit for 8 hours seems to make sense to me for some reason.

[tashaandsage]

Here is a post from the Pioneer Woman on making cold brewed coffee thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/06/perfect-iced-coffee/

[aegis2005]

Jun 7, 2012 16:24:54 GMT -5 tashaandsage said:

Here is a post from the Pioneer Woman on making cold brewed coffee thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/06/perfect-iced-coffee/

This is the post I read Just made up a smaller portion and stuck it in the fridge. Planning on straining tomorrow morning. I'm a skim milk kind of girl, but kind of intrigued by her condensed milk suggestion ...

[tashaandsage]

You'll have to share how it turns out. I've wanted to give a smaller batch a try. And let me know too if you try the condensed milk- it is intriguing.

[sara76]

Oh my yum, I'm absolutely going to do this!

[aegis2005]

Condensed milk = 130 calories per 2 TBSP :-|
I'll be sticking to my skim milk and Splenda.

I used a coffee filter in a mesh strainer, because I thought the cheesecloth would let grinds through. It tasted good, and I'm glad I made it up.