One cafe owner claimed there’s a very good reason why iced coffee is more expensive than hot coffee, even though it has less liquid in it.

Ruby Rule, 25, owns three cafes in Queensland and sells hot coffee for $6 and iced coffee for $7.50.

Ms Rule admitted customers were “paying more to get less” and even posted a video of herself pouring drinks on the table to show the difference in volume.

The young café owner heard customers constantly complaining about the price difference and squeezed profits by revealing the hidden costs of producing iced coffee.

Plastic iced coffee cups are almost twice as expensive as the paper and polymer cups used for hot coffee.

Commercial ice machines can cost more than $1,000, and plumbing, installation, and servicing can take a toll on the hip pocket.

One of the biggest problems with iced coffee, which is increasingly popular, is the interruption of workflow.

‘Making iced coffee takes a while because you usually have to move a little more, whereas for hot coffee everything is done without you having to leave the machine,’ he said yahoo.

There’s a very good reason why iced coffee is more expensive than hot coffee, despite having less liquid in it, a café owner has claimed

Ruby Rule, 25, owns three cafes in Queensland and sells hot coffee for $6 and iced coffee for $7.50.

Ms. Rule said less skill was required in making iced coffee because baristas did not need to texture the milk perfectly.

But during service, Ms. Rule said it was much more disruptive to leave the service bar, go to the ice machine, fill a bucket and return to the espresso machine.

“The next thing some people might not think about is the fact that when you texturize milk, it expands,” he said.

Ms. Rule explained that some coffees, such as cappuccinos, actually require less milk than an iced latte.

‘The iced latte actually uses a lot more milk, even though it has ice in it,’ he said.

‘When you pour milk into a jug and texturize it, this fills with tiny air bubbles and allows the milk to fill with more volume. Whereas this is the case when you use cold milk.’

There was an outpouring of appreciation when Ms Rule explained the differences online, removing one of the most confusing price differences in Australia.

‘Why did I never think of the price difference of coffee cups! Everything makes so much sense now. Thank you for sharing,’ one viewer wrote.

‘Running towards where the ice machine is’ is so real. “I enjoy making all kinds of coffee but this disrupts your workflow,” added another.

Ms Rule claimed that no customers had actually complained about the price difference in the store, but she had seen many versions of the common complaint online.