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So I found out why iced coffee costs more than hot coffee
August 11, 2005 Posted by Chris Tingom Filed under Coffee
It’s because they brew it double strength. Yes, that’s why! I asked a good friend last night, Mr. Kent Downer, who is the coffee geek extraordinaire.
He explained that they have to brew it double strength so that when they pour it on ice it melts to the right consistency. Makese sense to me. He says it still ends up being a stronger cup of coffee than drip. Interesting though!
Here is a different take from Forbes Magazine.
This page backs up Kents claim that it is brewed double strength.
Andres says:
and there’s iced coffee, and then there’s “toddy” iced coffee…two different beasts…we serve toddy brewed iced coffee at CounterCulture Café, which takes 10-12 hours to brew…it is roughly double-strength, as other iced coffees, but it’s far smoother in taste, and pretty heavy on the caffeine content.
Arizona Coffee » Iced Coffee and Renovations says:
[…] I must be insane — this morning despite the cool 54 degree temperature I ordered an iced coffee at Hava Java (Camelback Rd. and 32nd St). What’s the matter with Hava Java? The woman behind the counter filled a plastic cup to overfilling with ice cubes and pointed around the corner to the coffee stand. I had to pour hot coffee over my ice (melting most of the ice). Someone please tell me this isn’t normal. I had to add two sweeteners just to cover the weak coffee with so much melted ice. […]