<p>I used to love those bottled coffee frappuccinos that Starbucks makes. But lactose intolerance has made them off limits… 
I tried to find an online recipe that I could make myself and just use almond milk, but have not found one. Looking for something easy (not a big coffee drinker – I do have a coffee maker and can make coffee for them, but no espresso machine or anything like that). Any recipe suggestions?</p>
<p>The Starbucks instant servings are great for camping, because when I use the press pot the coffee isn’t as hot as I like it.</p>
<p>Trying out the cold brewing method; also did buy the Ronco brew system (I needed it to make the $25 purchase free shipping limit anyway-- I was trying to restock my Amaretto torani syrup).</p>
<p>Not a big ice coffee fan, but I’m playing with a brand new coffee maker and finally, somebody got it right. I am so sick of drip coffee makers with carafes that won’t pour without dripping, little tiny reservoirs that you are supposed to pour water into first thing in the morning before you’ve even had a sip of coffee to wake up. That can’t be cleaned, so they brew worse and worse coffee as time goes by, and never got hot enough to brew a proper cup in the first place.</p>
<p>This little specialty coffee manufacturer, Behmor, known for their home coffee roaster, just started shipping an automatic drip coffee maker for coffee connoisseurs. Water goes into a big stainless steel tank at the top and is completely heated to whatever temperature you specify, just like in a pot on the stove. Then, the microprocessor dumps a little water on the grounds and lets it sit for as long as you specify (from 15 seconds to 4 minutes) to give fresh roasted coffee a chance to swell up and back down before brewing. Then, it dumps water for 15 seconds, pauses for 15 seconds, dumps for 15 seconds, pauses for 15 seconds and so forth until all the water has brewed.</p>
<p>This thing makes awesome coffee. One of only about four coffee makers on the market that actually gets the water hot enough (200 degrees or hotter).</p>
<p>8 cup capacity. Brews into a thermal carafe. Looks nice. Built really well. </p>
<p>[Behmor</a> Brazen coffee maker](<a href=“BraZen Coffee Brewer - coffee brewing basics - YouTube”>BraZen Coffee Brewer - coffee brewing basics - YouTube)</p>
<p>[Crew</a> Review: Behmor Brazen Brew - YouTube](<a href=“Crew Review: Behmor Brazen Brew - YouTube”>Crew Review: Behmor Brazen Brew - YouTube)</p>
<p>I don’t quite clean my auto drip coffee maker once a month, but I do notice a difference after I do. I also try and use filtered water. We have great ( not hard) water, but we have old pipes.
[Keep</a> Your Coffee Equipment Clean (INeedCoffee.com)](<a href=“http://www.ineedcoffee.com/00/maintenance/]Keep”>Keep Your Coffee Equipment Clean - I Need Coffee)</p>
<p>I brewed coffee tonight just to make coffee ice cubes for tomorrow, but noticed that 6 fl oz only filled 1/3 of the ice tray. Because I used like one and a half heaping (large) spoonfuls I ran another 6 oz of water a second time… in fact the water on the 2nd time was darker. And the 3rd time just as dark. Is the chemistry of the coffee changing, though?</p>
<p>I’ve been using 300 mL for four spoonfuls for the past two months and am wondering how much coffee I might have wasted…</p>
<p>Evitaperon -you would be well advised not to overthink this kind of thing. It won’t add to the quality of either your coffee or your life. Just make some ice cubes out of coffee and move on with your day.</p>
<p>The cold-brewing method turns out to be delicious, though the coffee is very smooth. But I used a dark roast anyway, which is naturally sweet and low in acidity (I wonder why more people don’t drink French roast?)</p>
<p>Lots drink it in Seattle, but I have a drip pot & I don’t think French roast makes the best coffee.
This is one of my favorites.
[Espresso</a> Vivace Roasteria](<a href=“http://www.espressovivace.com/reviews.html]Espresso”>http://www.espressovivace.com/reviews.html)</p>
<p>I am a die hard Starbucks Sumatra fan. I also occasionally use their Verona, French Roast, and Italian Roast coffees. </p>
<p>When I was cold brewing a lot this summer I actually had started using their Iced Coffee Blend (a ground coffee blend, not instant). It was really good in the cold brewer even though the recommended method on the package was for hot brewing.</p>
<p>evitaperon: I cannot wait to hear what you think of the Ronco.</p>
<p>What’s the best variety of coffee (origin, roast) to be used for iced coffee? Or does cold brewing mute the origin differences?</p>