P‍‍ros:

  • It makes cold coffee faster: it takes about 10 minutes including the time to boil water.
  • The flavors are more robust than a cold brew.

Cons:

  • It makes just one to two servings at a time.
  • A little more labor-intensive than a cold brew and more work to make a big batch the night before.

Japanese Iced Coffee in a glass cup.

Equipment You Will Need for Japanese Iced Coffee

If you are already making hot coffee with a dripper, you will not need to buy special gear.

Japanese Iced Coffee in glass cups.

Coffee Beans that We Love

In conclusion, if you are a coffee lover and especially iced coffee, please give Japanese iced coffee a try. We recommend using delicate beans that are full of flavors. If you live in the bay area try the beans from Sightglass, Ritual, Four Barrel, or Blue Bottle.

Another bay area coffee roaster we highly recommend and offer truly extraordinary coffee beans is Helio Roast. It’s run by a former university professor named Kern Trembath. There are a few unique characteristics about Helio Roast:

  1. They use electric roaster powered by solar energy.
  2. They only roast the beans after you order them. You decide on the type of beans you want and roast level, and your coffee bean is handcrafted just for you.

There is nothing like freshly roasted coffee beans, the resulting coffee is simply excellent. Kern has generously offered all JOC readers 10% discount if you use the code “JUSTONECOOKBOOK” during checkout (we do not make any money from your order, we like to support small local businesses).

We’ve tried Sumatra Toba Batak, No Fear, and Sumatra Lintong Pak beans roasted at Full City+ level and they were amazing.

Helio Roast Coffee Beans and Coffee | www.justonecookbook.com

Lastly, if you travel to Salt Lake City, stop by and purchase some beans from John at the Salt Lake Roasting Co. John has an amazing selection of coffee beans from all over the world and we always stop by for some coffee and pastries when we go skiing in Utah. He also ships his delicious beans so you can purchase them online.

Cold Brew Coffee with ice cube in a glass.

If you missed my Cold Brew recipe, please read here.

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Japanese Iced Coffee アイスコーヒー | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Japanese Iced Coffee

4.85 from 13 votes
The treat we look forward to the most in the morning is a cup of Japanese Iced Coffee. It releases all the wonderful flavors and aromatics from the coffee beans.

Video

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 oz coffee beans (Our preference is a light to medium roast with bright flavors. 1 Tbsp is roughly 5 grams but each coffee grinds weigh differently but close.)
  • 5.3-5.6 oz ice
  • 1 ½ cup hot water (plus additional water for step 2; 12.3 oz; Boiling water (212ºF/100ºC) over-extracts flavors from the grounds, which will result in a bitter brew)
Japanese Ingredient Substitution: If you want substitutes for Japanese condiments and ingredients, click here.

Instructions
 

  • Start boiling water.
    Japanese Iced Coffee 1
  • Pre-wet the filter and dump out the water from the cup.
    Japanese Iced Coffee 2
  • Grind 30 grams beans (I select "drip").  
    Japanese Iced Coffee 3
  • Add 150-160 grams of ice to the server.
    Japanese Iced Coffee 4
  • Add ground coffee into rinsed filter.
    Japanese Iced Coffee 5
  • Pour 20-25 grams of hot water (205ºF/96ºC), using a circular motion around the cone and fully wetting the grounds. Allow the coffee to steep for 30 seconds. Pour remaining hot water (up to 350g) so the total weight is 500g/500ml.
    Japanese Iced Coffee 6
  • Serve the Japanese iced coffee with additional ice in a glass.
    Japanese Iced Coffee 7

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Japanese Iced Coffee
Amount per Serving
Calories
0
% Daily Value*
Sodium
 
6
mg
0
%
Calcium
 
27
mg
3
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Author: Nami
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: coffee, how to
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