Excellent Iced Coffee--my method. Your method might b better

Do you like iced Americanos at Starbucks but want to replicate it at home? I have found a way to do so. 

First I used a Bodum which is a French Press. I would assume any French press would work. 

The coffee I use is either Kicking Horse, Saltspring Island Coffee Company, or other high quality coffee. I grind it on the ESPRESSO setting at the supermarket. I know you are supposed to have coarse ground but I find it doesn't give me enough flavour. I measure 3.5 Bodum spoons of coffee into the glass container. 

The water is tricky. I use water that is 194F and it has been declorinated etc. Our water is neither hard nor soft. I take a coffee mug. The one I use is a big one. I fill it full of hot water and add it to the Bodum. I sometimes add a little bit more because the coffee I make might be a bit strong. Then I put the plunger lid on it and set the timer for *5* minutes. I take my cell phone with me to the kitchen and read on the internet while I wait. 

I have a big glass that I like to use and I fill it 3/4 full of ice. Once the 5 minutes are up I plunge the Bodum and pour the coffee into the glass with ice. Some of the ice melts the coffee which is good in case it is too strong (I like strooooong coffee). I add cream (I can't tell you how much to add because I like creamy strong coffee). I don't use sugar but you can use any sugar you prefer. 

If you know how to make better coffee than this please post below. Our resident coffee expert Becky Tech might know how to make it better than this because I trust her 1248% how to make awesome coffee. 

Good luck!

Elannah