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Post by Kypriotha on Nov 29, 2020 7:18:24 GMT 10
Australia is sweltering through it's first heat wave of the season (though *fingers crossed* I haven't heard of any really bad bushfires yet). I live in a top floor apartment and it can be really difficult to keep cool, so I thought I would approach the Glake brains trust for assistance with making iced tea!
I recall some people mentioning iced tea in the other thread about tea, but I've never made it at home myself, so would appreciate any pointers (because it's just getting too hot for my regular tea, unless I add a generous splash of cold water which I don't think is how you're supposed to make iced tea...).
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Post by mageprincess on Nov 29, 2020 15:00:53 GMT 10
I’m not exactly what you’d call a connoisseur of tea, iced or otherwise, but it f you’re looking for something fool proof I absolutely love the Cold Infusions range you can buy at the supermarket. Twinings and Tetley both make them. It’s literally just a bottle of cold water and a tea bag and you’re good to go. They taste best with refrigerated water but room temp works too.
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Post by Idleness on Nov 29, 2020 18:05:43 GMT 10
I'm personally not super into iced tea. When it's hot outside I tend to switch to infused water, which I keep a jug in the fridge. My favourite recipe is with slices of lemon and cucumber and sprigs of mint. It's really refreshing. Someone gave us one of those big glass drink urns a few years ago when they were all the rage, so so we fill that up with infused water and ice for summer BBQs when we have people around and it's generally a hit.
Fingers crossed for no big bush fires in Australia (or anywhere else!) this season, though with climate change they're unfortunately becoming more and more common.
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Post by Rosie on Nov 29, 2020 21:23:19 GMT 10
I don't make iced tea, but I do make cold brew tea, needs to be left in the fridge for about four to five hours, but I have lovely herbal mixes which work well as cold brew. I use about five teaspoons of tea leaves for a bottle of cold brew.
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Post by MythicMistress on Nov 30, 2020 6:29:19 GMT 10
I don't make "proper" iced tea- my equivalent is brewing the tea hot in a glass pitcher and then shoving the pitcher in the fridge overnight, or making cold brew tea. I find herbals work best for cold brewing- it doesn't matter as much if you accidentally forget about them, they won't get as bitter as blends made with the actual tea plant.
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Post by devilinthedetails on Nov 30, 2020 8:09:46 GMT 10
I typically use herbal or fruit flavored teas such as peppermint, peach, or raspberry to make my iced teas. I have two techniques for making iced tea.
The faster one is simply filling a pitcher with water and draping tea bags over the edge to steep for a couple of hours in the fridge. I use one tea bag for every cup of water. When I make tea this way, I don't often add any sugar or honey, but it probably would be possible to do so if you wish.
The longer and more fancy way is for me to boil the water, let the tea bags seep in the water in a large bowl or measuring cup. Then remove the tea bags after a few minutes of steeping and pour the tea into a pitcher to be placed in the fridge and chilled for a couple of hours. I often add some honey or sugar at the steeping stage as well. I think the honey and sugar absorbs better that way.
These may not be the proper ways to make iced tea, but they work well for me, and that's all that matters.
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Post by Kypriotha on Dec 1, 2020 11:50:17 GMT 10
Thanks for everyone's suggestions! I'll definitely be trying some of the iced tea and infused water suggestions. They'll be a welcome relief from the heat.
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