1/3 cup whole coffee beans
1 1/2 cups cold water, preferably filtered
Ice, to taste
Milk, to taste
Sweeteners, such as flavored syrups, caramel, or melted chocolate, optional
- Grind the coffee beans: Grind 1/3 cup of coffee beans until they are coarse enough to be filtered by the French press, yet fine enough to infuse well. On my burr grinder, I grind right in between middle and fine.
- Combine the ground coffee and water in the French press: Pour the ground coffee into the French press and top with 1 1/2 cups of water.
- Stir to incorporate: Gently stir the coffee with the water until well-blended.
- Put on French press lid: Make sure the plunger is in the up position.
- Steep the coffee overnight in the fridge: Leave the plunger in the up position so the grounds infuse the water overnight.
- Plunge to separate the coffee from the grounds: The next morning, plunge the French press to separate the coffee from the grounds.
- Make your iced coffee: Fill a glass with ice cubes and fill partway with milk. Fill the rest of the glass with iced coffee. Stir to combine and enjoy!