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If you’ve ever tried an espresso tonic, you’ll love this soon-to-be summer fad—fizzy cold brewed coffee! It’s a simple, super refreshing carbonated coffee that tastes like a bubbly burst of caffeinated sunshine in a glass.
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On a warm summer day, there’s nothing better than preparing a refreshing glass of iced coffee… or is there? Spoiler alert: There IS. It’s called fizzy cold brewed coffee, and it’s the best coffee drink you’ll ever have. You can quote me on that one.
This chilled beverage is made using normal cold brew coffee ingredients with the addition of sparkling water. The water gives it a carbonation that provides a perfect bubbly kick. Combined with a strong, familiar coffee flavor, it’s totally unbeatable.
Fizzy cold brewed coffee is especially perfect for long summer afternoons when you need a pick-me-up to avoid a mid-afternoon nap. We’ll make a batch of coffee concentrate and then mix that with sparkling water. BOOM, carbonated coffee, done! Summer, we’re ready for you.
Grab These Ingredients
Fizzy cold brewed coffee requires just three main ingredients. For serving, we can get a little more creative to make this the best coffee drink ever.
- Ground Coffee: We’ll use 1 cup of coarsely ground coffee for this recipe.
- Cold Water: The coffee will be mixed with 1 ½ cups of water to form the cold brew concentrate, giving you the best coffee-to-water ratio.
- Sparkling Water: For fizzy-ness, we will use 2-3 cups of sparkling water.
- To Serve: Add whatever you’d like! I suggest using ice cream, simple syrup, and a squeeze of lemon for a refreshingly delicious fizzy drink.
Making This Fizzy Brew Is So Simple
Fizzy cold brewed coffee is made in four simple steps. After letting the coffee steep, the rest of the recipe will take less than 5 minutes.
Step 1: Steep The Coffee
In a large pitcher or bowl, combine the ground coffee and water. Cover and let sit in the fridge for 12 to 24 hours.
Cold Brew Vs Espresso
Cold brew may sound like it’s essentially a cup of espresso, but it’s actually pretty different! Espresso is heated (much like regular drip coffee). Cold brew is never heated and is steeped instead, giving it a smoother, more mellow flavor.
Step 2: Strain The Coffee
To separate the grounds, strain the coffee concentrate through a towel-lined fine-mesh sieve (or a French press).
Step 3: Add Some Optional Flavor
This drink tastes best with a touch of simple syrup and/or lemon to counteract the bitterness of the carbonation. To make simple syrup, combine 1 part sugar and 1 part water until dissolved, then add it to your preferred sweetness.
Step 4: Make It Fizzy
Finally, add ice to the glass, then fill it ⅓ full with coffee concentrate. Top it off with carbonated water, optionally adding a splash of creamer!
Recipe Tips
Find the steeping sweet spot
You need to steep coffee for 12-24 hours to get the most flavor from your beans. But, any more than 24 hours will result in a very bitter coffee that won’t taste ideal, even with added flavorings. 12 hours is the sweet spot! I like to let mine steep overnight to be ready for drinking the next morning.
Use the best beans
Arabica coffee beans are the most delicious type of coffee bean for cold brew.
Add milk your brew
Just as you can add cream for flavor, feel free to add milk if that’s what you usually use in your coffee. Dairy, oat, soy, or almond milk will all work, too!
Fizzy Cold Brewed Coffee
Ingredients
- 1 cup coarsely ground coffee, 100 g
- 1 ½ cups cold water, 355 mL
- 2 to 3 cups sparkling water, 472 mL to 708 mL
- To serve: Ice, cream, simple syrup, squeeze of lemon
Instructions
- Steep: In a large pitcher or bowl, combine ground coffee and water. Cover and let sit in fridge for 12 to 24 hours.
- Strain: Strain the coffee concentrate through a towel-lined mesh sieve (or a French press). Measure your coffee concentrate and add water as needed to reach 1 cup, drizzling the water through the grinds to get as much coffee as possible.
- Flavor (optional): This drink is best with simple syrup and lemon to counteract the bitterness of the carbonation. To make simple syrup, combine 1 part sugar and 1 part water, stirring until dissolved. Add simple syrup and a squeeze of fresh lemon to your serving glass.
- Fizz: Add ice to the glass, then fill it ⅓ full with coffee concentrate. Top it off with carbonated water, optionally adding a splash of cream.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information calculated by Sarah Bond, degreed nutritionist.
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Yummy!!! I never thought of this before- what a brilliant idea! Thanks for the share- I am pinning for later 🙂
Thanks so much, Shannon!
Ohhh, I had no idea there should be the addition of sparkling water! This looks so refreshing! Love this! Pinning immediately 🙂 XO
Anna || A Lily Love Affair
It’s SO refreshing! Thanks for sharing, Anna!
This looks like such an interesting combo! I’ve never heard of a fizzy version of iced coffee before. I love that gif too, so creative! ; )
Thanks for your kind words, Madeline! I’d heard of fancy cafes serving sparkling water with espresso shots, and other cafes trying out coffee + tonic water (bleghhh), so I thought this was a suitable next step 😉
I love cold brewed coffee, and i need to start making it more often. I’ve never thought to make it fizzy though!
Me too! This was actually my first time trying actually making cold brew and it’s so great! SO easy, not sure why I ever paid the big bucks at coffee shops for the same thing I could make at home.
Oh wow! I never thought of a fizzy cold brewed coffee, but this sounds absolutely amazing. I can’t wait to try it!
Let me know how it goes, Cassandra! 🙂
I’ve never made it fizzy before but that actually sounds really good! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I love iced coffee, but fizzy coffee is a concept I’ve never even thought to try. I’m intrigued!
I just started making cold brewed coffee a few weeks ago. I love how it is less acidic than regularly brewed coffee. I love the idea of adding club soda – I am definitely trying it the next time I make it!
Isn’t it so fun to make? It’s so easy! Let me know how adding the club soda goes, Willow! 🙂
Oh that sounds delicious, I am not a coffee person but do have it once in a blue moon. With the weather warming up, I will be sure to try this sometime.
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I never really used to be either, well until I discovered iced caramel macchiatos in college. Iced coffee and cold brewed coffees are definitely the way to go 🙂
OMG, I have to try this as soon as I leave you this comment. I love coffee and sparkling water is a new staple in my kitchen since I stopped drinking soda. The two of these together is just genius.
I do that too with the sparkling water! When I’m craving a soda now I’l mix fruit with sparkling water and it does the trick 🙂 I hope you liked the fizzy coffee!