I never drank coffee until 2 summers ago. Just wasn't my thang. Then I saw a recipe for Iced Coffee Concentrate and somehow I thought that would be yummy to try? I didn't want to waste Marius' good Organic, Fair Trade, Kicking Horse Coffee for it (cough, coffee snob, cough), so I stole some of my stepdads Kirkland as he had recently stopped drinking coffee and it was just sitting around.
Next thing we knew, my sister Molly and I were sluggin' back quart jars of iced coffee like it ain't no thang.
The only problem...was that I was 5 months and Molly 7 months pregnant. Ya know, the time when you're supposed to cut down or stop drinking coffee? We started. My Mom sat by and watched, until all went wrong with Hamish in utero and she called an intervention. Obviously the coffee didn't CAUSE it, but I needed to eat for optimum fetal health and coffee wasn't included in that.
Fast forward to the next summer...now we both had a small baby and a toddler and guess what got picked back up again? Iced coffee. Never in earnest, just one here or there.
This summer? Ohhhhh this summer. I'm not quite sure what started the coffee drinking...could have been the move...the miscarriage right before the move...the stress...I started drinking iced coffee on a regular basis. Probably 5/7 days. Okay, yesterday I had two. Don't shoot me.
Safe to say I've got it down pat. Take notes, cause you'll want to do this too!
How to Make Iced Coffee
You'll need to Cold Brew. Don't just put hot coffee in the fridge, specifically cold brew your coffee. It's less effort and you'll have a bunch of coffee concentrate in the fridge for future days/weeks. The reason we cold brew is it's not as acidic. I can't drink a cup of hot coffee, churns my guts, even if it's been chilled. I can only drink cold brew!
Iced Coffee Concentrate
1.) Mix 1 cup finely ground coffee and 2 litres of cold water in a large jar and shake well. We only have a hand grinder for course grinding and perking coffee at home, so I did this at the store with their grinders. Or I use my blender. Coffee Choices; Marius prefers Dark Dark Dark coffee, and that gives lovely flavour, but for the best kick, use Espresso. Kicking Horse Cliff Hanger Espresso will kick you in the butt!
2.) Let is sit 24 hours on the counter. Yes the counter. Just do it.
3.) Strain through fine cheesecloth or a fine dish towel. Not one you care about too much cause it will stain! A piece of cotton fabric would work too. Squeeze the ball of grinds in the cloth to get out the last drops!
4) Pour into jars and refridgerate! This lasts a few weeks...if it actually lasts that long without you using it all. I make a gallon jar at a time...heh heh.
Make Iced Coffee with Concentrate
Now! How to actually make yourself a cuppa Iced Coffee!
In a pint jar, I prefer small mouth, put two iced cubes and a pinch of sea salt.
A Fat drizzle of Maple Syrup or Honey.
3 fingers Coffee Concentrate...
Top it off with Milk...(Raw for me of course...)
Now put on a lid and shake up that sweet elixir. I usually have a shudder the first sip (gulp). I can't help myself.
Now don't skip the iced cubes and salt. Shaking over ice makes a huge difference in flavour and sea salt just needs to be in everything. Please.
Best Iced Coffee Ever
Ingredients
Iced Coffee Concentrate
- 1 cup finely ground coffee preferably Espresso
- 2 litres cold water
Iced Coffee
- 2 small/medium sized ice cubes
- 1 pinch sea salt
- Fat Drizzle Maple Syrup
- 3 fingers coffee concentrate
Instructions
Iced Coffee Concentrate
- Combine the coffee grounds and cold water in a jar.
- Shake well, let sit 24 hours, then strain.
Iced Coffee
- In a pint jar combine the ice cubes, sea salt, maple syrup, and coffee concentrate.
- Fill the rest of the jar with milk.
- Put a lid on it and shake well! Enjoy!
Nutrition
Get Your Drink On
Be sure to check out our other beverage recipes! DIY drinks don't get much tastier (or easier) than this!
Nichole
What is "3 fingers" coffee concentrate?
thecandiedmango
Late reply: I think it’s pouring enough liquid into a cup to make the level rise as much as the width of three fingers. I remember hearing that in old western films in reference to whiskey, so that makes sense - maybe 1-3 ounces of liquid, depending on how wide the cup is.
Deb?
I had to google a three finger measurement.
Yep, you guessed it. Non drinker here. ??
But now I know. ?
Traci
I drink this coffee year round. Much better than anything you can purchase.
Cindy
This is my go to coffee all summer! I love making a large batch to have in the refrigerator for the week.
rachel
I make this on repeat all summer long! Love it!
Tisha
I love the simplicity of this! Simple but maple syrup makes it so yummy!
Shannon Gardner
You are right about this being the best! I am not much of a coffee drinker but I love this! I love that is sweet hut with good ingredients. I will make this as a little treat for the coffee lovers I know and they all rave about it, even the ones that love a ton of sugar in their’s! Thank you for this recipe!
Johanna
We drink this all summer, it is so good! As soon as it gets warm, my hubby asks if I have any iced coffee in the fridge. It really hits the spot on hot summer days.
Instead of espresso coffee, we use a dark roasted, regular grind coffee and the results are excellent. Strong coffee is a must as the coffee flavour reduces if I use a milder grind...perhaps from letting it sit for 24 hours?
Thanks Kate for a great recipe!
Linda
This is so good! And seriously addictive!
Jenna
Hi! I'm wondering if I can pour it through a coffee filter in my pour over? Kicking Horse Cliffhanger is my fav coffee for many years now!
kateschat
Yes totally can use a pourover!
Salwa Shami
I loved and Lol at the way you explained the story and the recipe steps. ?
That would be fun to hear you on YouTube, for example.. Do you have a YouTube channel? I'll search that.
Now, I only drank cold brew coffee, for the last 3 years and it's the best with way less acid as you mentioned. The regular coffee will hurt my stomach immediately..
I steep it in a nut-milk bag (got them online).. It's so easy to strain..
I warm it up on a very low heat and I add a tsp of MCT Oil, but I will definitely try your fun recipe, especially in this heat ?
Thank you so very much! ?
Jordan Knox
This is so good! Easy to drink too many of them then be up until all hours of the night ha!