Lipton Iced Tea Brew Gallon Size Tea Bags - 48ct

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Remove from heat and add in tea bags or tea leaves. Let the tea steep until the tea concentrate reaches room temperature.

After steeping, pour the tea into a pitcher and allow to cool for 5 to 10 minutes. Once the tea reaches room temperature, add 2 cups of cold water to the pitcher. Stir and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving. Step 5: Serve and Enjoy!Processing the tea leaves by cutting them makes the resulting tea stronger. When the hot water hits the leaves, more flavor is extracted during the steeping process. To make 8 cups of tea, you'll use 6 standard-size Lipton tea bags or 2 family-size Lipton tea bags. Allow the tea bags to steep for 3 to 5 minutes at most. If you brew longer than 5 minutes, the tea will develop bitter flavors or become too strong. Steep for 3 minutes and taste every 30 seconds to ensure your desired flavor. Step 4: Add More Water If it's true sweet tea you're after, then you can double, triple or even quadruple the sugar in this recipe until it's reached the dessert-level sugar high of a beverage known as "sweet tea".

Start by pouring four cups of boiling water over two teabags in a heat-proof pitcher. Then leave it for three to five minutes. Now remove the teabags and sweeten to taste. Next, stir in six cups of ice cubes until melted, or use four cups of cold water. Finally, add some freshly cut lemon slices for some citrus zing and you’re ready to go. Make sure you keep it refrigerated. Now you’ve got the essentials sorted, you can think about jazzing up your recipes. FRUIT ICED TEA For higher-quality iced tea, you'll want to pay attention to the tea bags you are using. Tea masters often avoid tea bags because they contain the dust and fannings of leaves rather than the whole leaves. The broken leaves lose more essential oils through evaporation, which can lead to stale and dull-tasting teas. While tea bags generally get a bad rap among tea connoisseurs for having less flavor and health benefits than tea leaves, there are still some great options.When we have company over, we always have a pitcher of iced tea on hand. If it's a large enough group, I will prepare two pitchers - one of sweetened iced tea and one of unsweetened iced tea - to accommodate everyone's preferences.

Please know that if you travel anywhere in the south, particularly in the country, and ask for sweet tea, this is what you will get.When it gets warm, many of us turn to cold beverages to cool our bodies. One of the most popular and healthy cold beverage among many of us is iced tea. However, with the bottle-iced teas sold in tea spots, you find artificial sugars and preservatives added to them. This has made a beverage that was once seen as a healthy option slowly turning to be more of soft drinks. Squeeze one full lemon into the pitcher or use 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. To sweeten, add 1 tablespoon of simple syrup or another sugar syrup alternative. If you prefer to use granulated sugar or honey, add these sweeteners when the tea is still hot since cold water doesn't dissolve solids well. For added indulgence, add a dollop of vanilla ice cream to each glass before pouring the iced tea on top. 4. Green Iced Tea Speaking of tea bags, the two main choices here in southern states of the USA are Lipton and Luzianne. I prefer Lipton. Iced tea is easy to make and endlessly adaptable. You can brew it light or strong. You can drink it unsweetened or sweetened. Plus, once you’ve got the basics down, you can start getting more adventurous with your recipes. THE BASICS For a cut loose leaf tea, like Irish breakfast, Campbell's Irish tea or something similar: Steep 2 tablespoons of tea in the boiling water, then proceed with recipe.