Cold Brew Recipes For This Summer

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.

After eighteen to twenty hours, you should strain the content of your container and you will get fully aromatic, fully balanced, incredibly tasty dark beverage, just perfect for making wonderful summer cocktails. It takes some time to make it, but the good thing is that it won't lose flavor if kept in refrigerator for several days.

Ice drip method is simple as well, but it requires special equipment. The whole system consists of one water container with water drip regulator, one container for ground coffee and a jar under it. This system uses different ratio, usually one to ten, depending on your personal taste. You will need some patience here as well, because the whole process may take up to ten hours.

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.

So, now you have the base for your tasty summer cocktails. Maybe you should try this one. It is called Nutty milk pleasure, and it's not so hard to make it. Two table spoons of brown sugar, water, approximately 200 ml, some cinnamon powder, 200 ml of your cold infusion, and maybe 100 grams of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream instead, depending on your personal taste.

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.