16 Refreshing Iced Tea Recipes Perfect for Summer Sipping (2024)

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How many tea bags do I need for a pitcher of iced tea? ›

Combine 8 cups cold water and 6 tablespoons loose tea or 10 tea bags in a pitcher. Cover and refrigerate 15 to 36 hours, until it's the strength you like. Strain loose tea with a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags.

Remove the tea bags or infuser, and let the tea cool at room temperature for about five minutes. Add two cups of cold water and refrigerate (at least two hours is best) or add ice and serve right away. You can add more cold water to soften the tea to your desired strength.

Or, just put the whole bags in the pitcher for tea that is *almost* as awesome and way easier to make. Pour in room temperature or cold water. Cover the pitcher and refrigerate. Steep white or green tea for 6 to 8 hours; steep black or oolong tea for 8 to 12 hours.

To brew iced tea without a recipe, start with these standard ratios: Use two tea bags per cup of water for hot brew and one tea bag per cup of water for the cold and sun tea methods.

Spices, Herbs & Fruit Juice: The ultimate natural sweeteners. Some herbs and spices (cinnamon, ginger, star anise, cardamom, nutmeg, clove, lemongrass) can add a subtle sweetness to black tea, but they might overpower green tea.

Once you've brewed your ice-tea a dash of baking soda helps to neutralize the tannin content, offering a smoother taste, and reducing that murky appearance. The tannin content is high in black tea and green tea, so be sure to add baking soda if you're using these types of tea.

How to brew the perfect tea? ›

Bring water to a boil*, and pour over the tea as soon as it reaches boiling. Over-boiling will cause oxygen to be reduced, making the tea taste 'flat'. Use 1 tea bag per cup, or 1 teaspoon of loose tea per cup (6 oz.). Steep the tea for the required time as indicated on the chart to the right.

How do you sweeten tea? Add a sweetener, such as sugar, honey or syrup. Stir to dissolve the sweetener in your cup.

A classic base for iced tea is regular tea bags. They allow you to be freer with your flavourings.

Black tea is commonly used for iced tea, but white tea, green tea, and oolong tea also work particularly well over ice without losing flavor integrity or aroma. Some herbal teas - particularly fruit and hibiscus blends - are very refreshing iced.

Iced tea has a long history in the U.S. You'll find iced tea in two traditional variations: iced tea and sweet tea. The big difference? Sugar. Sweet tea, which originates in the South, has added sugar.

Fill a quart pitcher or container with cold tap water. Cover. Let stand at room temperature or in the refrigerator. Add 4 to 6 tea bags or 1 Family Size tea bag (remove tags).

Make the tea: Put 4 to 8 tea bags into a clean 2 quart or gallon glass container (4 teabags for a 2-quart container, 8 tea bags for a gallon container). Fill with water and cap.

A US gallon of water is around 3.785ml. While one teabag is ideally brewed in 220ml of water. So, to make a gallon of tea, you'll need 17 or 18 teabags.

Step 1: Add 5-10 tsp of loose leaf tea (depending on taste preference) to a 44 oz iced tea filter pitcher or 34 oz french press. Step 2: Fill the pitcher or French Press with water and cover it with the pitcher or French Press lid. Step 3: Place in your refrigerator and leave for approximately 8-12 hours or overnight.