How To Make Japanese Iced Coffee At Home
Huff PostNGUYENTHANHTUNG via Getty Images During coronavirus lockdown, we’ve practiced brewing better coffee at home in lieu of visiting our favorite coffee shops. Acolytes of the Japanese method say it tastes better than cold brew, and while cold brew needs to sit overnight, Japanese iced coffee can be made in under 10 minutes. “When customers ask the difference between cold brew and iced coffee, I say Japanese coffee has that really crisp, clean flavor,” he said. The only downside to Japanese iced coffee is that it produces much smaller batches than cold brew. Here’s how to make it at home To make it at home like a barista, you will need: a scale coffee maker grinder whole coffee beans hot water, preferably purified or filtered by reverse osmosis regular-sized ice cubes To brew the coffee in a Chemex: Rinse a paper filter, dump out the hot water, weigh the ice, then weigh the coffee.