Iced Coffee

[JohnB]

I picked up a couple Vietnamese phins, some Veitnamese coffee and some condensed milk to make iced coffee. I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed.

http://coffeegeek.com/guides/vietnameseiced

Any tips for making other kinds of iced coffee? It's hot here in the desert and I want my beverages cold, even my morning ones!

[Steve Paxton]

That sound yummy! I haven't tried condensed milk in my iced coffee concoctions yet - I will definitely give it a try!

Starbucks has regular ole' ice coffee in a pitcher for anyone who asks. When you order an iced coffee, they will pour it over ice and add their "Classic" syrup. Add cream and you're good to go!

Years ago, my wife and I decided to start making it at home - mostly because it's so expensive to buy one glass at a time. A $2.00 iced coffee drink at Starbucks can be made at home for pennies. Every morning we brew a large pot of hot coffee to start the day out. I have a cup or two (hot) and then the rest goes into a glass pitcher and is stored into the fridge (year round). We usually add two or three mornings worth of coffee to the same pitcher. Starbucks will sell you a bottle of their classic syrup if you ask. You can substitute a bottle of their sugar free vanilla syrup for the classic if you want to ditch the calories.

When you are ready for a cup, simply pour a cup of iced coffee into a glass of ice and add classic syrup and cream. Presto! Coffee (iced or hot) doesn't have a long shelf life so don't keep it around in your fridge more than three or so days. You can drink it after three days but it breaks down chemically and begins to taste different (old).

This recipe looks intriguing too - check it out.

[JohnB]

Cold Brew! I'm going to have to try that out. Those instructions look pretty good. I'll have to pick up a pound of coffee at Fry's this week and give it a try. I think I'll even try making my coffee at night and refrigerating it for the next morning.