How to Make Iced Coffee | Folgers® (2024)

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What is the correct way to make iced coffee? ›

4To make iced coffee, pack a glass full of ice cubes. Fill the glass 2/3 full with coffee liquid. Add a healthy splash of half-and-half. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk (you can use plain sugar instead) and stir to combine.

Iced coffee is brewed using hot water then added to ice to cool. Cold brew coffee is made using cold water and takes longer to make.

Iced Pour Over Coffee Ratio

We recommend a coffee to water to ice ratio of 1:10:6. This means 1 gram of coffee to 10 grams of water and 6 grams of ice. At the end, we'll pour the coffee into a glass filled with ice but we're not measuring the ice we're puting in that glass.

For a standard 12-cup coffeemaker, you'll need about 12-13 scoops of ground coffee or about 24-26 tablespoons. This will yield twelve 6 fluid ounce cups of coffee.

Quite simply, an iced coffee is a cold version of your favourite coffee, but it's not simply a coffee that has been left to cool. Like a regular coffee, it's usually a combination of hot espresso and milk. However, ice is added too.

Fill a glass with ice and stir in the sweetened coffee. Pour over the milk and stir until combined.

“Cold brew has a bolder flavor than iced coffee since the brewing process is longer whereas iced coffee is typically milder in taste,” says Corbin. Since cold brew yields a more intensely flavored coffee, Corbin suggests cutting it with a bit of water for a more balanced blend.

Cold brew concentrate is stronger than iced coffee. Because this concentrate is made with a higher ratio of coffee to water than iced coffee, the resulting beverage will have a much higher concentration of caffeine.

Cold brew steeps grounds, slowly, in cold water. Iced coffee is brewed hot—using a standard coffee maker— cooled and served over ice. Certain light, floral notes can only be extracted using hot water, so iced coffee tends to have brighter (acidic) and more pronounced flavors than cold brew.

Generally, we suggest aiming for a coffee ratio of 1 gram of coffee to 15-18 milliliters of water. To make it easier to read, we write this out as 1:15 to 1:18. Pro tip: 1 milliliter of water = 1 gram of water, so we'll just use 'grams' for simplicity's sake.

How many scoops of coffee for 4 cups of iced coffee? ›

Note that pouring hot coffee directly over ice can result in a diluted and watered-down taste. It's recommended to allow the hot coffee to cool down first, which helps maintain the full flavor of the coffee. Fill your cup, mug, or tumbler at least ¾ of the way with ice, then pour coffee over the ice and stir.

The general rule is to add 1 level tablespoon of ground coffee per cup. For example, 6 tablespoons of ground coffee would be recommended for making 6 cups.

Where Should You Store Whole Coffee Beans? Much like coffee grounds, Folgers recommends you store whole coffee beans in “a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.” Placing coffee beans in the fridge or freezer can cause flavor loss, so Folgers doesn't recommend stashing them there.

For the recommended drip coffee ratio, add 1 tablespoon of Folgers coffee grounds to the filter for every 6-ounce serving you plan to make.

Make an espresso shot, which will be warm, but then dilute it with as much ice cold water as you would have used hot water. Pop in a couple of coffee ice cubes and your coffee will be perfectly iced.

Coffee should be at room temperature or chilled before adding the ice cubes.

Difference between Cold Brew and Iced Coffee

You can make cold brew by steeping coffee in room temperature water for long periods, while iced coffee is made by using the standard brewing practice with hot water. Through these different brewing methods, big differences in flavor, texture, and caffeine levels emerge.

One of the easiest ways to add extra flavor to your iced coffee is to add flavored syrup, and there are so many excellent coffee syrup brands to choose from. Big wigs like Torani and Starbucks are always fabulous, but we also love smaller-batch brands like Pink House Alchemy.