For fans of caffeinated drinks, eating a glass of iced coffee with milk in a very hot weather is like heaven! If you've always bought milk iced coffee at high prices at cafes or franchise coffee shops, why not try making your own? This article contains a simple recipe for iced coffee milk and ice coffee milk made with the cold brewing technique. Add sauces or various spices according to taste to enrich the taste!
Ingredients
Ice Coffee Milk with Cold Brewing Technique
- 85 grams of coffee beans
- 700 ml cold water
- 250 ml cold milk
- 1-2 tsp. sugar or to taste
- 5 ice cubes
Traditional Iced Coffee Milk
- 60 ml water
- 3¾ tbsp. coffee powder
- 1-2 tsp. sugar or to taste
- 250 ml cold milk
- 5 ice cubes
Step
Method 1 of 3: Making Iced Coffee Milk with Cold Brewing Technique
Step 1. Measure and grind the coffee beans
Cold brew coffee uses more ground coffee than traditional coffee. To make cold brew coffee, you need 85 grams of coffee grounds for one cup of coffee. Put the coffee beans into the grinder, then process until a coffee powder with coarse grains (roughly like sea salt) is formed.
The type of coffee you brew will determine the degree of grind of the coffee. Generally, cold brew coffee uses coffee beans that are ground to a medium-coarse to coarse degree
Step 2. Mix coffee and cold water in a bowl
Pour the coffee grounds into a closed container, pour enough water or until the coffee grounds are submerged. Stir until the two are evenly mixed. After that, close the container tightly.
You can also brew coffee using a French press to make the filtering process easier
Step 3. Brew the coffee in the refrigerator, for at least 12 hours
Put the coffee container or French press in the refrigerator, let it rest for a minimum of 8 hours and a maximum of 24 hours.
Step 4. Strain the coffee grounds
After brewing for 12 hours, remove the coffee from the refrigerator. After that, prepare a bowl or other container that is large enough; Place a small perforated metal filter that has been lined with a cheese, tofu, or coffee filter on its surface. Pour the coffee through the filter to separate the brewed coffee and the grounds.
If the coffee is brewed with a French press, simply press the plunger to filter the coffee and separate the brew from the grounds
Step 5. Mix milk and sugar
Traditional milk iced coffee contains milk that has been heated. However, if you want to make iced coffee with cold brewing technique, you should use cold milk that is shaken or blended until foamy. Combine milk and sugar in a blender; process at high speed for one minute. It is the air that enters while the milk is being processed that will make the texture frothy.
To do this process, you can also use a hand blender, a hand mixer, a sit-down mixer, or even a mixer. After processing, pour the milk into a closed container; shake for one minute
Step 6. Mix coffee with frothy milk
Pour 250 ml of cold brewed coffee into a cup. Pour the rest into a covered container, refrigerate until it's time to serve. After that, pour the frothy milk into the glass of coffee, stir well until the two ingredients are well blended.
Leftover coffee can be stored for two weeks in the refrigerator
Step 7. Serve the milk coffee with ice cubes
Fill the glass with ice cubes to keep the iced coffee cold. After that, you can decorate the surface of the iced coffee with cocoa powder, grated chocolate, vanilla sugar, ground cinnamon, or another favorite flavoring.
Method 2 of 3: Making Traditional Milk Iced Coffee
Step 1. Measure and grind the coffee beans
Generally, to produce a double shot espresso it takes about 3¾ tbsp. coffee powder. Prepare 3¾ spoonfuls of coffee beans, grind it to form coffee powder that is slightly finer in texture than table salt.
Step 2. Fill the portafilter with freshly ground coffee grounds
Separate portafilters with their group headers; Pour the coffee grounds into the cleaned portafilter and lightly tap the surface of the portafilter wall to evenly distribute the coffee grounds inside. After that, use a tamper to press the surface of the coffee grounds so that the texture is denser.
Step 3. Install the portafilter correctly
After the coffee grounds have been tampered with, put the portafilter and the group head back together and turn the handle slightly to lock the portafilter in position. Place the heat-resistant cup under the portafilter.
Step 4. Turn on the water for 30 seconds to extract the coffee
Press or turn the button on the portafilter to turn on the hot water inside. Let the extraction process last for 25-30 seconds. If it is less than 25 seconds, the taste of the coffee will be very weak and sour. However, if more than 30 seconds, the taste of the coffee will be very bitter and dry. Turn off the water after extracting the coffee.
Step 5. Heat the milk
Transfer the cold milk to a metal cup. After that, insert the base of the steam wand onto the surface of the milk. Hold the cup at a 45° angle and start the steam engine. Once the volume of milk has increased, return the tilt of the cup to its original state.
The milk is ready to serve when the temperature reaches 65.5 to 71 °C), or when the cup walls are hot enough to the touch
Step 6. Mix espresso powder, milk and sugar
After the milk is heated, immediately pour it into a glass of espresso. Add sugar to taste; mix well until all ingredients are well mixed.
You can use any sweetener, such as granulated sugar, brown sugar, honey, or even maple syrup
Step 7. Cool your brewed coffee
Let the coffee milk sit for 30 minutes or until it cools down. Once the glass walls don't feel hot to the touch, transfer the milk coffee to the refrigerator and refrigerate until it's time to serve. Generally, this process takes several hours. To speed up the process, stir the milk coffee every 30 minutes to even out the cooling temperature.
- Do not put coffee milk that is still hot in the refrigerator. Sudden changes in temperature can crack your cup!
- Do not put ice cubes in a glass of hot coffee to cool it down. Melting ice cubes will thin the texture of the coffee and spoil the taste.
Step 8. Serve cold milk coffee with ice cubes
After the temperature of the milk coffee is completely cold, pour it into a serving glass filled with ice cubes. Add sauces and other accompaniments to taste (such as whipped cream or nutmeg powder) before serving.
Method 3 of 3: Making Various Drinks
Step 1. Make iced milk tea
These days, the popularity of milk tea is increasing by leaps and bounds! To make it, you just need to mix hot milk with tea instead of espresso powder. First, try brewing a glass of your favorite tea, but double the amount of powder used to make the flavor stronger. After that, pour 250 ml of milk into the blender and process on high speed for one minute. After the tea is brewed, mix the hot tea with the freshly blended milk in a large glass. Add sugar to taste and place the tea in the refrigerator until it is cool enough to drink.
After the tea cools down, pour it into a serving glass filled with ice cubes and serve immediately
Step 2. Make instant milk iced coffee
Most coffee manufacturers also sell instant coffee grounds, which you can buy at the nearest supermarket. To make it, pour instant coffee grounds into a tall glass, add cold milk, and stir until the coffee grounds are completely dissolved.
Pour the instant milk iced coffee into a glass filled with ice cubes, decorate according to taste
Step 3. Make a simple iced coffee milk
Brew the coffee, but double the amount of ground coffee used to make the taste stronger. Once brewed, set the coffee aside to cool. After that, pour half a serving of coffee into a glass and put it in the refrigerator. You can pour the remaining coffee into ice cube molds and freeze in the freezer. To make a simple iced coffee milk:
- Mix cold milk coffee with ice cubes from coffee in a shaker (bottle for making milk shakes)
- Add 250 ml of milk and sugar to taste
- Close the bottle tightly, shake until all the ingredients are mixed and the milk is foamy
- Pour into a serving glass, serve immediately
- Ice cubes made from coffee can also be used to cool hot coffee without risking changing the taste
Step 4. Decorate your iced coffee milk
Generally, iced coffee milk is served with additional sauces and flavors to enrich the taste and enhance its appearance. After pouring the iced coffee milk into the glass, try pouring chocolate or caramel sauce on it, mixing it with a sprinkling of your favorite spices, or spraying some whipped cream on the top of the iced coffee.
- Generally, the taste of iced coffee is enriched with the addition of chocolate sauce, vanilla, hazelnut, and peppermint.
- Meanwhile, spices that are often combined with iced coffee milk are ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
