Cold Brew Tea
The cold steep tea (aka cold brew tea) method involves making your tea with cold water only, no heat required! The process is slower but it results in a lighter-bodied tea with less astringency and bitterness. This recipe works on any type of tea, too!
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons loose leaf tea of your choice or 2 tea bags
- 2 cups room temperature or cold water
- optional: flavouring ie. fresh herbs, fruit, spices, etc.
Instructions
- 1. Place the tea into a pitcher or jar. If you're using loose leaf tea you can use a tea infuser or just steep loose and strain later.
- 2. Pour room temperature or cold water into the pitcher with the tea leaves. Optional: Add slices of fruit, fresh herbs, spices, etc. to cold steep with the tea if you want add more and different flavours.
- 3. Cover the pitcher and place in the refrigerator for 6+ hours. Use the chart on the blog as a guide to tell how long your tea needs to be cold brewing.
- 4. Taste test your cold steep tea to see if it’s to your liking. If it is too strong, simply mix in more cold water. When it is perfect, remove/strain tea leaves.
- 5. Pour a glass and enjoy!
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