Iced Tea.

[blary54]

How do you make it? What kind of tea do you usually use?

Me...I usually use a clear glass container and let it steep outside in the sun for about 3 to 4 hours.

Usually use black tea...sadly I buy the big Lipton tea bags that are made for making iced tea. I really should upgrade to a better tea though.

[mattface]

similar method here, but I use PG Tips which makes really delicious tea hot or cold.

[JPDyson]

I usually make tea "western style" (about 7.5g tea in 750mL water) in the morning in my Breville, and do a 2nd infusion of the same leaves to refrigerate for later. I suppose if I were going to brew specifically for iced tea, I'd double-up on leaves (or half the water, you get the idea) and pour the resultant, stronger tea over ice. I'm not particularly fond of very cold beverages, so refrigerated, regular strength tea with no ice suits me fine.

Cold-steep seems interesting - I bet, like cold brewed coffee, it's a very different animal.

[StillShaving]

I drop the Liption Ice tea bags into a pot of cool water. Place the pot on the stove and bring it to a raging boil. After sitting aside from the heat for a few minutes its ready to make ice tea. Nothing elegant, just a quick and simple way to prepare everyday tea.

[jwhite]

I usually make tea "western style" (about 7.5g tea in 750mL water) in the morning in my Breville, and do a 2nd infusion of the same leaves to refrigerate for later. I suppose if I were going to brew specifically for iced tea, I'd double-up on leaves (or half the water, you get the idea) and pour the resultant, stronger tea over ice. I'm not particularly fond of very cold beverages, so refrigerated, regular strength tea with no ice suits me fine.

Cold-steep seems interesting - I bet, like cold brewed coffee, it's a very different animal.

For black tea I do something similar - double strength brew and top with ice and a little water, I'll use Lipton loose tea or a Yunnan black gold. For green and jasmine pearl I'll do two or three steepings depending on the tea and put it together in a glass pitcher with a modest amount of honey. Sometimes I add Osmanthus flowers to the green.

[rickboone1]

Lipton ain't my fave, but it'll do. Luzianne has a better taste. I boil water on the stove. Put cup and half of sugar into a gallon pitcher. Pour boiling water over sugar and cling 2-3 tea bags to the side. Let it sit a good 30-35 minutes. Add cold water, stir. Pour.

[SiBurning]

The Irish Breakfast blend from the now defunct Special Teas was the best iced tea I ever made. Brewed double strength for just under 3 minutes, poured over ice, and served immediately.

[Bobbers]

I have an instant hot water dispenser on my kitchen sink. I put Lipton tea bags in a glass 1 gallon jug, the kind from apple cider. run about 1/3 of a gallon of hot water in to the jug. Let it set for awhile. Remove the tea bag and top off the jug with cold water and it is ready to go. I go drink about a gallon of ice tea a day. The instant hot water heater is great for this and other things.

[pal]

Try using Earl Grey Tea. It really makes a unusual tasting iced tea. The first time I tried it was several years ago at a family Thanksgiving dinner. My wife ran out of our usual "Constant Comment" blend of black spiced tea, so he improvised and use what ever she had and that was several Earl Grey tea bags. When it was served, I like it so much that I just couldn't stop drinking it. Now when we make iced tea it is always Earl Grey.