All kinds of fancy coffee from DIY Starbucks at home? All you need is a cold brew.

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What is the most stylish way for coffee users to spend the summer? Cold coffee, of course. Cold-brewed coffee tastes much better-smoother and less acidic-than making hot coffee and putting it in the fridge to cool it through.

But better taste also means longer brewing time and more bean consumption. For 2 cups of cold brewed coffee, pour 1 cup (237ml) to medium size coffee powder with 1 and 2 cups (315ml) of room temperature water, fasten the lid and soak for 12 to 24 hours, then stir, pour into a filter covered with filter paper and slowly filter, and slowly drip for another hour or so.

In the end, the thick liquid is the coffee essence. It tastes much stronger than regular coffee, and if you drink it directly, you generally need to add the same amount of ice water or ice milk to dilute it, but if you are a fan of espresso, it doesn't matter.

But its main function is actually used to make all kinds of coffee ice drinks. The reason is very simple, if you use coffee directly, plus all kinds of tricks, you may not be able to taste the coffee in the end. Only when the concentration is higher, can hold live.

In addition, such cold coffee essence can also be used to make desserts, the most classic is Tira Misu, I will introduce it to you in a few days.

Cold-brewed coffee mash-up IDEAS: basic version

1. It's more surprising to use them instead of ice water. Remember the proportion is 1:1.

Hot Chocolate Milk

Coconut water

Bubble water

Sweetened condensed milk

Cream soda

2. It is more practical to pour coffee essence into ice cubes and freeze into coffee ice cubes. Whether it's making coffee smoothies or iced coffee, you don't have to worry about diluting the taste of coffee after the ordinary ice has melted. It's more interesting to go with other ice drinks.

Cold coffee mash-up IDEAS: advanced version

Coffee Coffee Frapp é

1 cup (237ml) ice, 1 cup 79ml) pre-chilled coffee essence, 1 cup 79ml milk, 1 tablespoon (15ml) sugar in a blender to beat into snow paste, top with whipped cream, then sprinkle with cocoa powder.

Coffee dark beer cocktail (Coffee-Stout Cocktail)

2 tablespoons (30ml) of pre-chilled coffee essence, 3 scoops (178ml) ice, 1 tablespoons (7.5ml) fennel wine (Sambuca), shake well, then strain into a glass, then pour into 3gamma 4 glasses (178ml) iced stout beer.

Snow Top Coffee (Coffee Float)

1 79ml) pre-chilled coffee essence, 1 to 2 teaspoons syrup into the cup and stir well, then fill with 2 vanilla ice cream balls, top with whipped cream, sprinkle with coffee beans and add two egg rolls to garnish. Syrup doesn't need to be bought, it's super easy to do: pour the same amount of sugar and water into the milk pan and stir it over medium and medium heat until it melts completely. Sealed bottles that have been sterilized in advance can be kept for a long time. Ice drinks are often made in summer and should really be kept at home.