How to Use Cold Drink Calculator
The Cold Drink Calculator plans batches of cold drinks for groups. Pick a preset or enter custom values for ice and syrup percentages.
- Pick a preset — Iced coffee, lemonade, iced tea, fruit soda, milk tea, or custom.
- Enter people and cups per person.
- Set cup size in ml.
- Tune ice % and syrup % — Defaults match common café recipes.
- Read the plan — The Cold Drink Calculator shows total cups, base liquid, ice, and syrup in ml.
Formula & Theory — Cold Drink Calculator
The Cold Drink Calculator uses a four-step split:
total_cups = people × cups_per_person
total_ml = total_cups × cup_size_ml
ice_ml = total_ml × ice_percent
syrup_ml = total_ml × syrup_percent
base_ml = total_ml - ice_ml - syrup_ml| Drink | Ice % | Syrup % |
|---|---|---|
| Iced coffee | 30 | 10 |
| Lemonade | 25 | 15 |
| Iced tea | 30 | 8 |
| Fruit soda | 25 | 18 |
| Milk tea | 20 | 12 |
Assumptions and Limits
The Cold Drink Calculator assumes packed ice cubes ~0.92 g/ml; loose crushed ice can be 10–20% lighter. Sweetener volume varies by viscosity.
Use Cases for Cold Drink Calculator
The Cold Drink Calculator is useful for:
- Party planning — 30 guests × 2 drinks each.
- Cafés — Daily batch base brew estimates.
- Catering — Scale a recipe to 80 cups for a corporate event.
- Home parties — Decide how many bags of ice to buy.
The Cold Drink Calculator removes shopping guesswork for any cold drink event.