Went to greece a while ago and tried a bunch of coffee there. Did a food tour and was discussing coffee with the tour guide. Told her I really liked their frappes and she informed me that it's an old drink and the only people she knows who drinks them are older people like her parents 💀.
Anyways I didn't let that discourage me from learning how to make them at home after our trip and its entered my rotation of coffee I drink.
They are so easy to make. Takes about 1 minute per drink.
Instructions I use:
- Add in instant coffee and water (according to the instructions in the instant coffee). Note that I think traditional Greek frappes use nescafe.
- Add liquid sugar if you want.
- Blend (I use an immersion blender directly in the serving cup/mug)
- Add ice and milk.
- Serve.
When I make this I also add the ice before blending but I think its more proper to add the ice after.
To be fair, this isn't the only thing I drink but I do make it occasionally. I usually bounce between fresh ground drip, cold brew and greek frappes these days.
This is definitely the most interesting drink of the three I think.
I never got into cold brew. A friend of mine tried to get me hooked on it but it just tastes like fridge to me. And I’m usually pretty good at keeping my fridge clean. I keep a water jug in my fridge and that never tastes off, but cold brew does for some reason. Not sure why.
Do you brew it in thd fridge? I would highly recommend against that. Mix your prefered ratio in a French Press (metal is best here), let it sit covered (but not with the filter) on the counter, away from heat and sun for 10-14 hours. Press the filter down and filter it into a glass container with a screw top. Then place that in the fridge until it's cold. If it's brewed in the fridge, it'll taste like coffee-flavored fridge water. Keep in mind, however, that cold brew is not for everyone, and you might still dislike it, and that's ok.
I’ll probably give that a try at some point. I want to give cold brew a good chance, I just haven’t yet I guess. I’ll try your method next.
You don't have to make it in your fridge. You can let it sit on the counter as well if you want to try it again. I do think you need a good cold brew bean though. I think the best beans for drip and the best for cold brew are not the same. You will need to experiment a bit.
Fair. I could try that. I do also have a beer fridge I could try using too. I’ve also heard cold drip or ice drip is a bit different but still a cold brewing method. I’d consider that as well.
I love iced coffee, so it’s not about not liking cold coffee. I just haven’t been able to enjoy cold brew specifically before. I’m not against trying it again though.
I have a metal coffee screen "filter" that I bought some years ago that screws onto a nalgene water bottle, then the lid screws on top of that. I put a bunch of coffee grounds and water in, then shake the bottle to mix. Allow to sit overnight up to a day, and our out the coffee.
That keeps it cold without refrigerator funk. You could do the same principle with a jar and a v60 or just a drip filter basket.
I’ll consider that, thanks for the tip.