Do you love iced coffee? Have you made your own home brewed iced coffee? Gloria decided that since it’s one of her favorite beverages, she needed to master the art of making it herself. She tried a number of recipes and methods with varying results, several of which she didn’t care for at all. After a few tries, she put together her own recipe that she loves.
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This month, I’m sharing Gloria’s recipe and technique for making home brewed iced coffee. She had pinned several ideas, like this How to Make Your Own Cold Brew Coffee from Jen Around the World.
Home Brewed Iced Coffee Recipe
Making sure that you start with a rich, flavorful coffee is key to making home brewed iced coffee. These beans from the local Charleston Coffee Roasters make a great cup of coffee as well as a delicious iced coffee.
Once you’ve ground the beans, add a coffee filter drawstring bag to a large Mason jar.
Using a kitchen funnel helps to avoid messes! Just place the funnel into the bag and pour the ground coffee beans into the jar.
Pull the drawstring and drape the excess string over the outside of the jar.
Fill the jar with water and seal with the lid. Keeping the string outside of the jar will make it easier to remove the bag.
Gloria lets the brew sit for 36 hours. You can shorten that time, but if you want a full bodied taste, it’s best to be patient and give it time. Remove the filter from the jar and discard.
Add ice to a glass and fill. Allow enough room in the glass to add Half and Half to taste.
Adding Half and Half adds to the flavor, but some people might prefer to leave that out. But look how cool it looks before stirring!
Stir and enjoy!
Home Brewed Iced Coffee
Make your own iced coffee for a refreshing drink at a fraction of the cost of buying it.
Ingredients
- 16 oz Coffee Beans
- 32 oz Water
- Half & Half (To Taste)
Instructions
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Add coffee beans to grinder and grind until fine.
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Place Coffee Filter Bag into 32 oz Mason Jar.
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Add a cone funnel to the bag and fill bag with ground coffee beans.
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Pull the draw string to close the bag and allow the string to drape over the lip of the jar.
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Fill jar with water and secure the lid on the jar.
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Set jar aside for 24 to 36 hours.
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Remove bag from jar and discard.
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Pour over ice and add Half & Half to glass to taste.
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How to Make Home Brewed Iced Coffee
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Terrie says
i WILL HAVE TO TRY THIS RECIPE. i HAVE MADE SUN TEA THE SAME WAY BUT ONLY OUT IN THE SUN. tHIS SEEMS LIKE A GREAT THING TO TRY. tHANKS FOR SHARING.
susan says
it hadn’t occurred to me that it would be this easy to make cold brew coffee. Definitely putting this on my summer list.
Shirley Wood says
My youngest daughter is a fan of Iced coffee and she likes to brew her own as well. I will be sure to share this recipe with her. It looks tasty.
Mother of 3 says
I don’t drink coffee but I know quite a few ladies who would love this recipe! Pinned
Jenny says
I’m in love with this recipe! I can see myself sipping this on a hot day for sure. I love grinding my own coffee beans for fresh coffee. I see this in my fridge all summer long- maybe a couple jars since it takes 36 hours.
Erlene says
I’ve been making cold brew for a long time and I love it so much better than hot coffee. You’re going to get addicted…lol. Pinned.
maria says
I love ice coffee and this is a great recipe, pinning
Dee | Grammy's Grid says
Sounds good but to wait 36 hours for 32 oz seems excessive. Do they make those drawstring bags in a larger size, like a gallon? Of course I suppose we could use 4 of the jars, huh? SHared x 2 ♥
Lydia from Lydia's Flexitarian Kitchen says
This looks so simple! I’m not a coffee drinker, but my husband is. I’ll pass on your technique!
Kristie says
That looks really good and eAsy, Beverly.
Beverly says
It is both, Kristie. We both love it.
Julie says
So this is a plan ahead recipe then! I have to say it looks great, I don’t normally drink coffee, I’m more of a tea girl, but I do like coffee flavour in cakes and chocolates. I’m thinking this is more like a coffee flavoured milk shake and therefore might be right up my street!
Beverly says
Yes, definitely a plan ahead recipe. In addition to the half and half, you can add sweetener, too if you’d like.
Julie Briones says
Love me some coffee… any kind and any time of day! *skips to kitchen to make coffee* (okay, I didn’t exactly skip!)
Beverly says
So do I! And with all that coffee, maybe you did skip. 🙂
Marilyn says
Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared.
Crissy says
I’m a big coffee drinker, and I often switch to iced coffee in the summer. Now I know the best recipe! Thanks for sharing at Tuesday Turn About!
Beverly says
We are big coffee drinkers, too. This is a great recipe for the summer. Thanks for hosting the party.