I know everyone has their recipe for Ice Tea. But believe it or not, not all Ice Tea's are the same or are interchangeable by region.
What is a good Ice Tea in the Pacific NW may not be so good in Texas. The reason is the water. Some water is hard in iron and some is hard in calcium - it depends on where you live.
What this thread is for is so people can post Tea recipe's by region or state. Here in Texas where I live, the water is very alkaline and and if you make "standard Ice Tea" with the directions on the box, it tends to end up with a little "bitter" aftertaste after 24 hours in the fridge. Here is my recipe for the best Ice Tea in this area
(this makes 1 gallon of tea - adjust for quantities as needed)
1 gallon of water
3 large tea bags (or 3 tablespoons if you are using loose tea)
5 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon of cider vinegar (this counteracts the alkaline water - you will not taste it)
Bring water to a boil, turn off heat and add tea, let steep for 15-20 minutes, remove tea, add vinegar and let sit for 5 minutes, add sugar and honey, stir well, place in pitcher and refrigerate. When cold, serve with ice.
For unsweetened tea, just omit the sugar and honey.
Post your tea recipe - don't forget to add your region or state in your post
Under the heat of an alien sun .....
Sunny Registered User User ID: 98938 05-28-2012 03:12 AM
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Big sealed jar filled with water and tea bags. Put in sun.
Big sealed jar filled with water and tea bags. Put in refrig.
20 teabags and 2 cups of sugar for every one gallon. Makes it thick and syrupy like we used to make in hawaii. Serve with Ice and a sprig of mint and wedge of lemon, Yaarrr...
LoP Guest lop guest User ID: 65431 05-28-2012 03:19 AM
I know everyone has their recipe for Ice Tea. But believe it or not, not all Ice Tea's are the same or are interchangeable by region.
What is a good Ice Tea in the Pacific NW may not be so good in Texas. The reason is the water. Some water is hard in iron and some is hard in calcium - it depends on where you live.
What this thread is for is so people can post Tea recipe's by region or state. Here in Texas where I live, the water is very alkaline and and if you make "standard Ice Tea" with the directions on the box, it tends to end up with a little "bitter" aftertaste after 24 hours in the fridge. Here is my recipe for the best Ice Tea in this area
(this makes 1 gallon of tea - adjust for quantities as needed)
1 gallon of water
3 large tea bags (or 3 tablespoons if you are using loose tea)
5 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon of cider vinegar (this counteracts the alkaline water - you will not taste it)
Bring water to a boil, turn off heat and add tea, let steep for 15-20 minutes, remove tea, add vinegar and let sit for 5 minutes, add sugar and honey, stir well, place in pitcher and refrigerate. When cold, serve with ice.
For unsweetened tea, just omit the sugar and honey.
Post your tea recipe - don't forget to add your region or state in your post
WTF kinda drugs are you on?
WTF?!?!!?!
VINEGAR?!?!
dude use hot water in the jug.
as for the tea bags you got it right..boil water before you put bags in, then let the bags sit in the water, OFF THE HEAT AFTER IT BOILS, for about ten minutes.
pour the tea in the WARM/HOT water with the sugar waiting.
stir. let rest until room temp.
cool in fridge when its room temp, or add ice.
if you use cold water you will shock the tea, and it will turn bitter.
I know everyone has their recipe for Ice Tea. But believe it or not, not all Ice Tea's are the same or are interchangeable by region.
What is a good Ice Tea in the Pacific NW may not be so good in Texas. The reason is the water. Some water is hard in iron and some is hard in calcium - it depends on where you live.
What this thread is for is so people can post Tea recipe's by region or state. Here in Texas where I live, the water is very alkaline and and if you make "standard Ice Tea" with the directions on the box, it tends to end up with a little "bitter" aftertaste after 24 hours in the fridge. Here is my recipe for the best Ice Tea in this area
(this makes 1 gallon of tea - adjust for quantities as needed)
1 gallon of water
3 large tea bags (or 3 tablespoons if you are using loose tea)
5 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon of cider vinegar (this counteracts the alkaline water - you will not taste it)
Bring water to a boil, turn off heat and add tea, let steep for 15-20 minutes, remove tea, add vinegar and let sit for 5 minutes, add sugar and honey, stir well, place in pitcher and refrigerate. When cold, serve with ice.
For unsweetened tea, just omit the sugar and honey.
Post your tea recipe - don't forget to add your region or state in your post
WTF kinda drugs are you on?
WTF?!?!!?!
VINEGAR?!?!
dude use hot water in the jug.
as for the tea bags you got it right..boil water before you put bags in, then let the bags sit in the water, OFF THE HEAT AFTER IT BOILS, for about ten minutes.
pour the tea in the WARM/HOT water with the sugar waiting.
stir. let rest until room temp.
cool in fridge when its room temp, or add ice.
if you use cold water you will shock the tea, and it will turn bitter.
SE North Carolina.
LoP Guest lop guest User ID: 97226 05-28-2012 03:22 AM
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