Trying this one as a cold brew today. I put this and some spearmint green in the fridge last night before bed (about a heaping teaspoon in 8 ounces of water for each one). Thanks again to Stephanie and Cheri for sharing your cold brew wisdom! Before taking it out, I made a simple syrup to sweeten with because trying to stir sugar into iced tea is one of my biggest pet peeves! >:|
I’m actually a little bit disappointed with this as a cold brew. The tea flavor is there, but I’m not getting nearly as much strawberry as I would like, even with sweetener added. There’s also a tiny bit of bitterness there, so I’m not sure if I shouldn’t have let it steep as long as I did (it was around 12 hours or so I think). Overall, it’s not bad but I definitely prefer this tea hot. I’m not going to change my rating because I feel like when a tea is also good iced, it’s a bonus rather than an expectation.
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im not good with cold steeps. But sometimes i make it like iced tea, hot and chill.
Yeah I might try doing this one that way and see how it compares. That might help with the bitterness.
Bitterness could be caused by either too long a steep or too much leaf. I usually steep mine 6-8 hrs overnight,but I am definitely not a regular cold steeper. I cold brew my flavoured greens and some of my Oolong’s.
I think I’ll try this one again with both of your methods – the chilled hot brew and the shorter cold steep. Thanks for your comments and advice! :3
Good luck…you are good for not getting frustrated and trying again!
@Stephanie – If it had been horrible I wouldn’t try again. :P But it wasn’t bad, just underwhelming.
im not good with cold steeps. But sometimes i make it like iced tea, hot and chill.
Yeah I might try doing this one that way and see how it compares. That might help with the bitterness.
Bitterness could be caused by either too long a steep or too much leaf. I usually steep mine 6-8 hrs overnight,but I am definitely not a regular cold steeper. I cold brew my flavoured greens and some of my Oolong’s.
I think I’ll try this one again with both of your methods – the chilled hot brew and the shorter cold steep. Thanks for your comments and advice! :3
Good luck…you are good for not getting frustrated and trying again!
@Stephanie – If it had been horrible I wouldn’t try again. :P But it wasn’t bad, just underwhelming.