# Teach me to make cold-brewed iced coffee. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [June 30, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-make-cold-brewed-iced-coffee/410052 "2007-06-30T17:42:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-make-cold-brewed-iced-coffee/410052/21 "2007-07-02T16:24:12Z")
[QUOTE=MN\_Maenad] Actually, the recipe is on the left, directly under the picture… [/QUOTE] Well, wudduya know – you are right! Thanks for pointing out my oversight. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-make-cold-brewed-iced-coffee/410052/22 "2007-07-02T19:47:48Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] What I would like to find is a good frappuccino recipe. [/QUOTE] I just mixed my cold-brew with milk (half coffee, half milk), and it’s darn close to the bottled Starbuck’s product. If I had used cream or half & half, it might get even closer. I can’t wait to try this with some flavored coffees. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-make-cold-brewed-iced-coffee/410052/23 "2007-07-02T20:23:41Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] What I would like to find is a good frappuccino recipe. [/QUOTE] According to my bf that works at Starbucks, you just mix frappucino powder with water, and then blend with ice. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-make-cold-brewed-iced-coffee/410052/24 "2007-07-03T15:23:31Z")
I tried this last night. I “brewed” for about 4 hours then strained twice and put it in the fridge. I gave a quick taste this morning, it tastes pretty strong. I definitely like my coffee sweet and light so it was hard for me to tell if straight up black coffee is good. I’ll probably use this for some iced coffee. I just wondered if the result was supposed to be really dark, mine is dark like a regular brewed coffee but not _really_ dark. Does that just depend on how long you brew it? ---
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-make-cold-brewed-iced-coffee/410052/25 "2007-07-03T16:01:10Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] I just mixed my cold-brew with milk (half coffee, half milk), and it’s darn close to the bottled Starbuck’s product. If I had used cream or half & half, it might get even closer. I can’t wait to try this with some flavored coffees. [/QUOTE] I did the same and it was very tasty. However after two glasses i thought my heart was gonna bounce itself right thru my ribcage. Whew! I haven’t been that jicked in quite some time. Anyone sensitive to caffiene should probably be careful. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-make-cold-brewed-iced-coffee/410052/26 "2007-07-26T21:51:00Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] What I would like to find is a good frappuccino recipe. [/QUOTE] I just found a frappuccino recipe on [Consumerist](http://www.consumerist.com). I think it’s supposed to be like bottled frappuccino, not the kind you’d get at Starbucks. I haven’t tried it yet, so I don’t know how accurate the measurements are–it sounds like a lot of sugar, but that’s okay if you like it sweet. **Almost Frappuccino** (by volume) 50% Espresso\* 25% Sugar 25% Whole milk pectin to thicken Pectin is a thickener used in fruit canning, and is the key to duplicating the texture. \*Poor-mans-espresso can be made by running coffee through your automatic coffee machine two or three times. If you want something iced or blended, they have [more recipes here](http://consumerist.com/consumer/caffeine/-281029.php). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-make-cold-brewed-iced-coffee/410052.md?page=1)