Fruity Iced Tea Ideas?
Does anybody have any awesome Iced tea ideas that they would be willing to share? I want to stock up on some, and try new things! Thanks!
There are several ways to do iced tea and my advice to you is just to try it and see what you like. Experiment.
Iced tea – brew tea extra strong, ie. twice amount of tea per water, then dilute with water and chill.
Cold brew – put tea into cold water and put in fridge for 12-24 hours.
Try different types of herbals and teas to see what you like.
What’s your advice for brewing it in a fridge. Do I use a massive infuser in a pitcher? Or do I just brew it in a small teapot? I sort of like to drink Iced tea in large quantities.
Again, it is whatever you like.
I brew in a 64 oz infuser pitcher, with a removable infuser (like a takeya pitcher). But I will sometimes use an old pickle jar, or something like that, and throw in a few tsp of tea and just strain it out after. Or you can just do one cup at a time. It really doesn’t matter, you just need to figure out your proportion of tea to water.
I usually cold brew hibiscus-y fruity herbals. 1 tbsp per 16oz water overnight to make a bit of a concentrate. I can then pour it over ice or dilute with a bit of water. I usually use an infuser in a canning jar. :) I’d love to get a pitcher with an infuser, but I haven’t found one I love yet.
I recommend trying Southern Boy Teas from 52Teas. There are some really delicious flavors. I usually cold-brew the bag first in a half gallon pitcher, and then I save the pouch for hot-brewing a second half gallon later. I usually get a gallon of iced tea from each pouch, although there are a few of the teas that taste better hot brewed, and those I only get a half gallon out of … but usually, they are so tasty that it’s worth it to me.
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