How to Make First Watch Iced Coffee at Home the Easy Way

Ever wondered how to make First Watch iced coffee? 

The other day me and my girlfriend wanted to treat ourselves and decided to make for a first time First Watch iced coffee. Stick around, you’ll be surprised about how easy it is to make it. I’m also going to share a bunch of tips and tricks along the way.

Let’s jump straight into it. 

Why should you drink iced coffee? 

Having an iced coffee on a sunny day is always a good option. 

Iced coffee is refreshing and it will help you to cool off – I can’t think of a better drink than an iced coffee on a sunny day. Iced coffee is also less acidic than hot coffee; it is filled with ice which neutralises the pH level of the drink and makes it less acidic. Plus, First Watch iced coffee is known for its fresh ingredients. 

A little bit about First Watch 

First Watch is an American restaurant chain growing fast with over 500 locations in 29 states. It’s known for its excellent customer service and fresh ingredients in every plate they serve. Some of their most popular dishes are farm stand breakfast tacos, lemon ricotta pancakes and smoked salmon eggs benedict. 

And obviously they make top coffee which is a must try if you’re planning to visit one of their restaurants.

How to make First Watch Iced coffee at home

Let’s take a look step by step on how to make this special coffee at home. 

Ingredients

• Coffee Granules (instant coffee) – 1 to 2 tbsp.
• Warm water – 2 tbsp.
• Sugar – 2 tbsp.
• Cold water – ½ cup
• Milk (any type) – ⅓ to ½ cup
• Ice – 1 cup

Execution

Here are the steps of making great First Watch Iced coffee: 

• Use a tall glass and put in the coffee granules, sugar and warm water until the granules are completely dissolved
• Add the cold water up to the middle of the glass 
• Add the milk (keep in mind that the more milk you add the sweeter it will get)
• Put the ice in, give a good stir and you’re good to go

Tips on how to make your First Watch coffee taste better

Let’s go over a bunch of tips and tricks on how to make your First Watch coffee taste even better: 

• It’s important to use hot water at the beginning to make sure the coffee granules and sugar dissolve properly 
• To ensure that your drink is evenly cold you can add the ice to a different glass, prepare the mix and pour it over the glass filled with the ice
• To make your drink tastier you can use half milk and half creamer (but this means that your drink is going to have more calories)
• Use your favourite syrup flavour to add an extra layer of taste

What is the Ratio of coffee to water of coffee to water for iced coffee?

As a rule of thumb, the ratio should be 1:10:6

Let me explain.

This means that for every coffee gram, you’ll need 10 grams of water and 6 grams of ice.

For example, to make First Watch Iced coffee you’ll need 10 grams of coffee (2 tbsp.), 100 grams of water and 60 grams of ice (4-5 ice cubes).

It’s vital to know the ratio especially if you’re planning to make a lot of iced coffee.

Let’s wrap it up

Do you know how to make First Watch iced coffee? First Watch is a great place to have food and coffee; you can always try it at home and make it and try your own variation by adding extra ingredients including coffee cream or syrups.

FAQ

Let’s go over a bunch of frequently asked questions to help get a better understanding of the topic. 

What type of coffee does First Watch use? 

At First Watch, they use Arabica coffee which probably makes more aromatic coffee full of different flavours. The origin of the coffee they use is from South America (mainly Colombia). 

Is there a trick to making iced coffee?

Τhere isn’t any tricks on how to make perfect cold coffee, the main idea of making iced coffee is to fill a glass with ice and pour the coffee over it to turn it cold. It’s wise to pour over hot coffee as this makes better iced coffee. 

What are the steps of making iced coffee?

Here’s how to make cold coffee: First off, brew coffee as normal whether it’s filter coffee or espresso. Then, pour the hot coffee over a glass filled with ice and you’re good to go. You can always put extra cream or syrup or even Mocha sauce to your coffee to add extra layers of taste.

How to make iced coffee with hot coffee?

The best cold coffee is made with hot coffee, this is physics. If you try to make cold coffee and pour lukewarm coffee over the ice it won’t get as cold as if you were to pour hot coffee over.