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June 29, 2021
As the summer days and nights heat up, we love adapting our pour over ritual for a refreshing iced glass of coffee. On a recent trip up to Sea Ranch — one of our favorite spots in California — we spent some time playing around with some iced pour over recipes we like. One we've developed over time, and one made by Canyon assistant roaster Frank Valerio!
While we made these recipes on Chemex, they're really applicable for any type of pour over device. As a rule, grind a little finer for iced pour overs than you would for regular hot (to account for the dilution of the ice), and grind a little finer for other pourover devices than for the Chemex. Experimenting is the fun part, and if that sounds daunting, don’t worry — we explain exactly how you can experiment below :) As we’ll allude to later, we always stress to our friends, family and customers that you have the power to make adjustments and change how your cup!
Our recipe is written to work whether or not you have a scale. We think scales are really fun for getting precise with brewing coffee at home, but we know it’s not for everybody — we certainly didn’t start our home coffee brewing journey with one! For that reason, we are big proponents of being able to make amazing coffee without a scale :)
Supplies / What you need:
- Chemex or (pour over set of your choice... we love this one!)
- Filter
- Your favorite Canyon Coffee!
- Ice
- Kettle (see: Home Goods)
- Burr grinder (this is the one we've used at home, for years)
- Water (filtered water highly recommended)
- Optional: scale (we love the Hario ones)
- Stopwatch (the one on your phone is perfect!)
Using all the same equipment and protocol as above, here's a different ice-and-water-to-coffee ratio and method developed by Canyon Coffee assistant roaster and barista extraordinaire Frank Valerio! Try it out...
One thing we always try to convey to our friends, family and customers is that you have a lot of control over how your coffee tastes! So, when you taste your coffee, if it’s not completely to your liking, it’s time to try an adjustment to make an improvement on your next batch. Over time, this is how you will perfect your own recipe.
Here are some common responses to taste/flavor, and our recommendations for adjustments to make:
TOO “WEAK” / DILUTED / SOUR
TOO “STRONG” / BITTER / MUDDY
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