How to Make Iced Coffee

							How to Make Iced Coffee




Whether you want to make it special or just have some leftover coffee from breakfast,
iced coffee can be a refreshing afternoon treat. If it's really hot outside and you want to
cool down but still get your caffeine and coffee flavor, iced coffee is the way to go.

Difficulty:
       Easy

Instructions
Things You'll Need

      Pitcher or carafe
      Dark-roasted coffee grounds
      Sweetener
      Coffee maker
      Ice
      10- to 12-oz. glass
      Milk
      Water
      Tall plastic cups

   1. Standard Iced Coffee
           o   1

               Brew a pot of fresh coffee using 2 tablespoons of dark-roasted ground
               coffee per cup.
         o   2

             Transfer the hot coffee to a carafe or pitcher.

         o   3

             Let the coffee stand at room temperature for 3 to 5 hours, or refrigerate it
             until cold, about 1 1/2 to 3 hours.

         o   4

             Fill a tall glass with ice cubes.

         o   5

             Pour the chilled coffee into the glass.

         o   6

             Stir the coffee to equalize its temperature. Add milk if you like.

  2. Quick Iced Coffee
         o   1

             Brew a pot of fresh coffee using 3 to 4 tablespoons of dark-roasted ground
             coffee per cup.

         o   2

             Add sugar to the hot coffee if you would like to sweeten the whole pot of
             coffee; it will dissolve more easily in hot coffee than in iced coffee.

         o   3

             Fill tall, plastic (not glass!) glasses with ice cubes and pour the hot coffee
             over them.

Tips & Warnings
     Iced coffee is best with darker-roast coffee blends. Experiment to find the one you
      like best.
     Make ice cubes out of room-temperature coffee. Store them in the freezer and
      make undiluted iced coffee any time.
     For a decadent version of iced coffee, stir sweetened condensed milk into warm
      coffee before pouring it over ice.
   Never put a pot of hot coffee directly in the refrigerator. The rapid change in
    temperature can crack the glass.