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What is iced coffee? It is very simple, that is, soak the coffee powder in ice water, then extract and filter the iced coffee. Ice extract coffee looks high-end, but in fact, the production process is simple and rough, which is very suitable for busy people to make their own at home. OK, today Qianjie Coffee is going to teach you how to make iced coffee.

[cold coffee]

Cold brewed coffee is a perfect combination of stronger coffee flavor and less bitter taste after 12 hours of soaking overnight compared with ordinary hot coffee. This coffee, which sounds like a lot of work, is actually much easier to make than expected. Simply put, soak the coffee powder in cold water, soak it overnight in the refrigerator, and then filter it.

In fact, the principle is similar to ice-extracted coffee. Ice-extracted coffee is extracted with cold water for a long time, dissolving only small molecules such as fruit, acid, flowers, etc., which tastes strong and smooth, showing the best original taste of coffee.

Many people ask Qianjie coffee, what kind of beans should be used as ice extract?

As we all know, it is better to choose single bean to make ice extract coffee, which can effectively remove bitterness and tannin, taste rich and smooth, not sour, and does not hurt the stomach. sometimes we also use more than two kinds of single bean to make ice extract. Ice-extracted coffee is more fragrant and tastes more delicate and subtle than ice-extracted coffee. First of all, you have to have an ice extractor, you can go to a treasure, HARIO and TIAMO, the household price is around 200.

If you want to get a good cup of ice coffee, you have to consider many conditions when making it, such as the kind of coffee beans, grinding degree, extraction time, water quality and so on.

The standard of ice extract coffee

1. The choice of coffee beans

We can first look at the genetic characteristics of coffee beans. For example, African coffee beans have typical exotic flavors, such as blueberries or oranges, as well as fermented fruits, while Brazilian coffee beans have more nutty, soil and cocoa flavors.

It is difficult to say which particular kind of beans is more suitable for making iced coffee. In addition to beans will affect the flavor of coffee growing soil, the altitude of growth, environmental humidity and temperature, later treatment, will also more or less affect the flavor of beans.

two。 Grinding thickness of powder

The degree of grinding is an important point for the balanced extraction of coffee at any time. If the coffee powder is too coarse, it may not be able to evenly extract the soluble substances in the coffee, and the extracted coffee liquid is also light; on the contrary, if the coffee is ground too fine and the coffee beans are deeply roasted, the extracted coffee will have a woody taste. bitter substances will be extracted more and more, and the coffee will become sour and bitter. Generally speaking, the powder of ice-extracted coffee is slightly thicker than that of ordinary coffee.

3. Extraction time

The extraction time depends on the grinding thickness of your coffee powder. In general, the finer the grinding, the shorter the extraction time, and the thicker the extraction time, the longer the extraction time, as when extracted with hot water. When the coffee powder is just soaked in water, it can be stirred several times to fully contact the coffee with water and precipitate the oil and carbon dioxide in the coffee powder, which is helpful to the better extraction of coffee. The best soaking time for ice-extracted coffee is 12-24 hours.

4. Water quality

No matter what kind of coffee, water quality is crucial to the final taste. Especially for ice-extracted coffee, the fusion and soaking between water and powder is the key to the whole production process. So ice extract coffee generally choose fresh filtered water and bottled water. You don't have to use ice cubes or water close to 0 ℃, just try to keep the water temperature below 20 ℃.

Some people will filter out the coffee liquid after the ice extract coffee is extracted, and then put it in the refrigerator to naturally ferment for a few hours to make the coffee more full-bodied and full-bodied. Although the ice extract coffee is delicious and the caffeine content is low, don't drink too much, one cup at most.

Although the operation of ice extract coffee is simple, there is a very important thing for you to pay attention to: the coffee beans used in ice extract coffee must not be too bad. As the saying goes, a skillful wife cannot make bricks without rice. If you use too bad coffee beans, the quality of the ice extract coffee made in the end can not be good, so friends! Choose the beans to make iced coffee.

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