One of the best things about summer is to switch from hot coffee to cold brew. We have curated the best cold brew recipes for summer that are a fun way to spice things up from your regular cold brew.
If you are someone who loves getting creative with their coffee with unique blends, brews, and recipes, this is for you. Not only are all the ways to use cold brew interesting, but the flavours are refreshing and delicious too. These recipes go so much beyond the regular vanilla cold brews. Let’s take a look at these recipes.
Cold brew recipes for summer
Cinnamon mocha cold brew
Nothing can go wrong with your coffee when you add cinnamon and chocolate. One of the simplest but most fun cold brewrecipes, this one uses chocolate syrup and just a pinch of freshly ground cinnamon. The best part about cold brews is that they are less acidic than regular hot coffee, so it is ideal even for people who are not fans of coffee.
If you are planning to have this first thing in the morning, we’d advise you against it. This is a caffeinated version of the very popular co*cktail LIIT. It is amazing, potent, and refreshing. Make some cold brew by dipping the coffee in water overnight. You will need dark rum, vodka, tequila, gin, ginger beer, lime juice, and the star ingredient, cold brew. Serve it chilled for your house parties or house dates.
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Boba cold brew
Ever imagined your cold brew with tapioca balls at the bottom? This cold brew recipe is fun and surprising. This recipe contains coconut sugar instead of regular sugar for its simple syrup to cut down on the calories, but it tastes just as good with regular syrup as well. Brew yourself some cold brew overnight, add some milk, and pop in some boba or bubbles, and voila, you have magic in a glass!
Even though it sounds like quite the unlikely combo, be prepared to get hooked on it the moment you try it. This cold brew recipe believes in keeping it fizzy, so get your tonic water ready to add some bubbly goodness to your cold brew. Coffee purists might not like this recipe, but if you are up for some experimentation, this is where you begin!
Cold brew coffee, creamy blended milk and decadent dark chocolate, what’s not to like about this cold brew recipe? The twist in this recipe? Milk ice cubes. While your cold brew is brewing overnight, pour milk into your ice trays and get it ready for the next morning. Just blend the coffee, milk ice cubes, and some dark chocolate syrup together, and you have a simple and yum coffee ready in no time!
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Lavender cold brew latte
Creative, aesthetic, yum, this cold brew recipe is everything a millennial’s Instagram feed wants! This sweet summer treat never gets old and uses honey instead of refined sugar. So, if you have a health checkbox, you can mark it. You can either make your own lavender syrup or use store-bought varieties. All the ingredients come together beautifully in this drink, creating the perfect marble texture.
The coconut cream is the star of this recipe, apart from the coffee. You use vanilla, cinnamon, stevia, and monk fruit sweetener to make this which is the perfect topping for your cold brew. It is sweet and velvety, dairy-free, and plant-based, so anyone can have this drink. Vanilla and cinnamon are the best flavour enhancers that can happen to a glass of cold brew. All in all, this cold brew recipe is a win-win!
Ending this list on a ‘high’ note, this cold brew co*cktail is perfect for any girls’ night or nightcap. It takes three ingredients- Cold brew concentrate, coffee cream liqueur and some vodka. You need to fill these ingredients in a co*cktail shaker and shake it until you make it! Again, skip this if you’re planning on having it first thing in the morning, but later in the day, this is the perfect coffee co*cktail to make.
A ratio of 1:8 of coffee to water will produce a nice coffee ready to drink after around 24 hours at a coarse grind. Another option is to create a much stronger cold brew (named cold brew concentrate), by using a ratio anywhere from 1 part coffee to 4 parts water, up to around 1 part coffee to 2 parts water.
The best coffee beans for cold brew will, in part, depend on how you want to use them. If you want to add milk to the finished result, a normal espresso mix works well. However, anything lighter roasted is typically preferable for serving straight up, such as a filter roast or a mild espresso roast.
As you might imagine, brewing with cold water produces changes from brewing with hot water—and some of these changes are really noticeable from the first sip. For example, cold brew coffee has a lot less acidity and bitterness compared to hot brewed.
Although cold brew coffee already tastes excellent on its own, it will even taste a lot better if you consume it with some additions like cinnamon, honey, and milk, or alongside delicious snacks like baked goods and grilled cheese.
Chicory, cacao nibs, and cinnamon are easy starting points. With their history of use in various cultures, there are plenty of recipes to choose from. Try adding a touch of sweet zing to your morning cold brew by adding two teaspoons of ground cinnamon for every 100g of ground coffee topped off with 3 cups of water.
If you're making cold brew in bulk, you want to make sure you're storing it properly. Beckett recommends storing your cold brew (and/or concentrate) in a closed-top container (sealed glass or plastic) in the refrigerator (room temperature storage is more prone to bacterial growth).
Well actually, you can do both, it will all come down to what works best for you in your daily schedule. As cold water extracts the flavours and oils from the grounds slower, it will mean, if you are brewing in the fridge, then even more time will be required, whereas brewing in room temperature will require less time.
Sour cold brew happens when your coffee grounds are too coarse. Coarse grinds take a while to extract—which is why they're ideal for cold brew. But, if you overshoot the grind size, you won't be able to extract all of the tasty solubles in the right amount of time, leaving you with a sour and likely acidic drink.
Since cold brew coffee is cold sugar doesn't dissolve in it easily. To sweeten your cold brew, use an easy homemade simple syrup (in the recipe directions below), or sweeten it with a touch of honey, some maple syrup, or a few drops of liquid stevia.
A fine grind for this coffee will leave you with a bitter cold brew. Try this: Grind the beans to a coarse grind, about the texture of coarse sugar, grinding in batches if needed for a big batch (trust us — you'll want to make a big batch of this stuff).
Cold brew, as the name suggests, is brewed without heat.
To make cold brew, you steep coarse coffee grounds in cold or room temperature water in the refrigerator or on the counter for 12 or more hours. Then you strain it through a cheesecloth, flour sack, or paper filter and pour it over ice.
Bean Type: You can use any type of coffee bean for cold brew, but some people prefer using medium to dark roast beans. These roasts tend to impart a rich and robust flavor that complements the cold brewing process. The choice of bean type ultimately depends on personal taste preferences.
It's easy: Just steep the grounds of your favorite Folgers® coffee roast in cold water and let the mixture chill overnight. Your tomorrow self will thank you.
Cold brew coffee with whole beans is a fun and easy way to make and enjoy coffee. It's smooth, rich, and low-acidic. It's also convenient and less messy than using ground coffee. All you need is some water, some whole beans from Aerial Resupply Coffee and some patience.
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