Production methods and characteristics of cold-extracted coffee ice drop coffee and Japanese iced coffee

When the hot water rinses down the coffee powder in the filter paper of the filter cup, the aroma is intoxicating. After a small sip, the sour taste of the fresh fruit and the continuous rhyme in the mouth are all fascinating, which is the charm of fine coffee! The only small disadvantage is that it's too hot to drink like this in summer.

If you love coffee, you also know that many stores have iced American coffee and iced coffee to choose from, which is really a great blessing in summer.

Today, we will introduce another method of making iced coffee, "Cold extract". You can also easily make a delicious cup of iced coffee at home! Iced coffee and Japanese iced coffee will also be introduced at the end of the article.

The practice of cold extract coffee Cold Brew Coffee:

1. Grind the coffee beans

2. Add water at room temperature

3, put it in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours

4, filter out the coffee powder to get delicious cold coffee!

Or you can pack the ground powder in a tea bag and put it in water. After the ice is done, you can save the step of filtering coffee powder and save a lot of time. You can also buy a cold extract coffee bag and ice it with water directly. It's super convenient!

Next, there are two key points: how much water should be added? And how long will it take to freeze?

Some articles suggest that the weight of water is between 12 and 18 times that of coffee powder. if you want it to be thicker, it will be less; if you want it to be lighter, it will be more.

Ice in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours, time between 8 to 12 hours will not appear bitter taste.

What are the characteristics of cold coffee?

Generally speaking, when coffee is brewed in hot water, it is easier to extract caffeine, sour and bitter substances, while cold-extracted coffee with relatively low temperatures is less likely to extract sour and bitter substances, and the sweetness of the first stage will increase a lot. However, because the extraction time is very long, it is not possible to directly determine which temperature of extraction will have more caffeine.

To put it simply, cold extract coffee will strengthen the flavor of flowers and fruits and reduce the flavor of wood, nuts and so on.

Convenience is also a big feature. Drop the cold extract bag before going to bed, and you can drink iced coffee when you get up tomorrow. What... . You say you can't get enough sleep for 8 hours, so you can get up later. )

Other common iced coffee (iced coffee, Japanese iced coffee)

Ice drop coffee is an item offered by many coffee shops. Its principle is that ice water melted by ice cubes is slowly extracted through ground coffee powder. The extracted coffee will be fermented in the refrigerator for 12 hours and the flavor is excellent. Usually the store will give you a small glass of water to mix, and guests who think it is too strong can add some water.

Ice drop coffee is troublesome to make, and most people can't make it at home. But Japanese iced coffee is fine. Japanese iced coffee is actually the same as ordinary hand-made coffee. The biggest difference is that the following cup first put ice cubes and let the extracted coffee liquid pour directly on the ice cubes to get a cup of good iced coffee.