Do you make your own iced tea?

[blunomore]

I want to start doing this.

Any special tips you can share?

Thanks

 

[mich_m]

Found this, sounds nice ...

Ingredients
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5-6 tea bags (rooibos or other)
5 cups of hot water
ice
3/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup honey
sugar( if needed)
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brew the teabags in 5 cups of hot water
take out the tea bags after 2-3 mins. squeeze teabag to drain out any extra tea.
add a few cups of ice into the tea and put in the fridge for 4-5 mins
take out of fridge, add the honey and stir well. if its not sweet enough for you, add some sugar.
stir in the lemon juice.
add more ice if needed.

 

[luxe]

Add SKYY Vodka

 

[bwana]

Regularly.

I take five teabags, steep it in 2-3 cups of boiling water for a few minutes, dissolve ½-¾ cup of sugar, pour the concentrated mix over ice in a 2l jug and top up with cold water.

Add a little bit of lemon juice to taste.

 

[blunomore]

Found this, sounds nice ...

Ingredients
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-6 tea bags (rooibos or other)
5 cups of hot water
ice
3/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup honey
sugar( if needed)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
brew the teabags in 5 cups of hot water
take out the tea bags after 2-3 mins. squeeze teabag to drain out any extra tea.
add a few cups of ice into the tea and put in the fridge for 4-5 mins
take out of fridge, add the honey and stir well. if its not sweet enough for you, add some sugar.
stir in the lemon juice.
add more ice if needed.

I think honey and sugar would be a bit sweet. How long does the tea last in the fridge ?

 

[blunomore]

Regularly.

I take five teabags, steep it in 2-3 cups of boiling water for a few minutes, dissolve ½-¾ cup of sugar, pour the concentrated mix over ice in a 2l jug and top up with cold water.

Add a little bit of lemon juice to taste.

I bought rooibos and lemon tea (pre-prepared combination) so will use it to give your recipe a try, thanks.

 

[mich_m]

I think honey and sugar would be a bit sweet. How long does the tea last in the fridge ?

I would also just go for the honey. I't makes about 1,5 LT so it should be finished quite soon, but I would only keep it for about 3 - 5 days, week at the most.

 

[mich_m]

I bought rooibos and lemon tea (pre-prepared combination) so will use it to give your recipe a try, thanks.

Have you tried the Elgin one in Pick&pay yet?

 

[Esea]

swap out the honey and sugar whit drink-o-pop

 

[copacetic]

Hate iced-tea personally.

I know that's not enormously constructive, sorry.

 

[blunomore]

Have you tried the Elgin one in Pick&pay yet?

Nope, I just grabbed the Freshpak one. Is Elgin better/tastier?

 

[mich_m]

Nope, I just grabbed the Freshpak one. Is Elgin better/tastier?

Haven't tried the Freshpak one yet, but the whole family enjoys the Elgin one, I buy that as well as a tin of Game.

 

[atomcrusher]

I vote MyBB opens a special section of the forum for the Iced-Tea drinkers .... somehow "off topic > health wealth, leisure, relationships" doesn't fit the bill

 

[Trixanno]

Not really iced tea, but seeing as you're asking for some ideas:

Tea bags
Hot water
Juice concentrate (what ever flavour you want)

Brew tea for a while, take out bags. Now use the tea to mix with the juice concentrate (instead of normal water). Chill, add lotsa ice later and Bob's your uncle.

We normally use a tropical mix juice and absolutely love it!

 

[Peder]

i know another nice ingredient in iced-tea is mint, it makes it all lovely tasting

 

[blunomore]

Haven't tried the Freshpak one yet, but the whole family enjoys the Elgin one, I buy that as well as a tin of Game.

I made myself a cup of (normal, hot) rooibos and lemon tea just now, with some milk added ... it really tastes very, very nice.

 

[stevengzn]

4-5 Rooibos teabags in 1 litre of hot water.
Let tea bags drain until water cools overnight. Once water cools remove teabags and add 1 litre of Apple juice (Liqui Fruit or similar)
Can leave bottled in the fridge, lasts a few days.
Really refreshing and easy.

 

[wrathex]

4-5 Rooibos teabags in 1 litre of hot water.
Let tea bags drain until water cools overnight. Once water cools remove teabags and add 1 litre of Apple juice (Liqui Fruit or similar)
Can leave bottled in the fridge, lasts a few days.
Really refreshing and easy.

I like your recipe.
The idea of adding real fruit juice instead of sugar/honey is great, also this way you can chop and change your flavours easily.

 

[undesign]

Do you make your own iced tea?

no

 

[hawker]

Nope.