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    Home » Drinks » How To Make Cold Brew Tea

    Published: Aug 4, 2021 · Modified: Jul 19, 2022 by Ajoke · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    How To Make Cold Brew Tea

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    Learn how to make cold brew tea in 2 easy steps with this guide. Cold brew tea is great especially if you love iced tea, it makes the best. This simple recipe will show you how to use loose-leaf Assam tea, green tea and cold infusion tea bags.

    Cold tea recipe and why you need to make yours at home

    Cold brew is the way if you want more from your iced tea, you are guaranteed a flavoursome tea that is fresh, smooth, robust and refreshing.

    It is a perfect refreshing drink on hot summer days, cold brew tea is not bitter or acidic as it would if you used hot water. However, you can sweeten your cold brew with any sweetener of choice, sugar, stevia, honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar and more.

    No fancy gadget or equipment to make your own cold brew at home. I recycle large jars (mayonnaise and co) to make my cold brew coffee and tea.

    You only need 2 ingredients, tea of choice (loose-leaf. Satchet or cold infusion) and water. How simple does it get again?

    It is totally handsfree, once you have combined tea with water, you just have to leave it in the fridge or on the countertop to steep and infuse beautifully.

    A hand straining cold brew into a glass cup.

    Best tea for cold brew

    the truth is you can cold brew all types of tea, however, the quality of the tea leaves would determine how flavourful and smooth the tea would taste. This brings me to this next point, while you can brew any tea, it is best to start with the type of tea you are used to and more comfortable with taste-wise.

    For today's recipe or should I say guide, I am showing you how to use 3 types of tea

    1. Assam loose leaf (black tea)
    2. Green tea
    3. Twining cold infusion tea (flavoured tea)

    All of the above produces great tasting cold brew teas in their own rights. they taste differently but all use the same brewing techniques. I know many argue green tea makes the best cold brew but in all honestly, it still boils down to personal preference.

    For example, if you are struggling with drinking plain water, you can add cold infusion tea of choice to plain water to flavour it. This would also encourage you to drink more to stay hydrated.

    If you love iced tea then you can use green tea, jasmine tea, Assam or hibiscus, these tea types can be easily flavoured with lemon, lime, orange or any other citrus of choice. Other choices of add-ons include fresh mint leaves, raspberries and cucumber slices

    3 glasses of cold drinks.

    What you will need

    Tea of choice, this could be teabags/sachets or loose leaf

    Recycled glass jar, a water bottle, BPA free bottle, or a dedicated cold brew bottle or

    Infusion teapots or French press (caffettiera) and

    Coffee filter paper for super smooth tea: this is optional if you used large loose tea leaves or tea sachets (Lipton, Yorkshire tea, Tetley, twining and the likes) You can also use cheesecloth but if you are not careful, some tiny tea particles might escape into the tea.

    Small hole strainer: this is perfect to strain

    ingredients.

    How to make cold brew tea

    Now on to the easy bit, place teabags/sachets or loose tea leaf in a jar, top with cold filtered water (bottled water) and place in the fridge or on the countertop to steep overnight for 8 to 12 hours.  If using cold infusing teabags, follow the instructions on the packets.

    Strain tea or remove teabags accordingly and serve as desired. Enjoy

    How much tea ratio to water to loose tea leaf or teabag

    This depends on how strong you like your tea, personally, I do one teabag to ¾ cup (about 6 ounces) and 2 teaspoons loose leaf to 1 cup (250ml) of water. If you find the tea too strong, dilute with water until you are comfortable with the strength. Or use 1 teaspoon to 1 cup of water, I find it too light hence why I double the amount used.

    the process shot of making cold brew tea with loose leaf tea and teabags.

    How to store

    Store the tea in the fridge for up to 5 days

    Tips

    • Add water to dilute the brewed tea if it is too strong than desired.
    • Add fresh fruits and vegetables to flavour tea as desired.

    More cold beverage recipes

    Iced coffee

    How to make milky tea (YouTube video)

    Iced cold matcha latte

    Condensed milk coffee

    Iced coffee lemonade

    Pineapple mango smoothie

    Carrot juice (YouTube video)

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    cold brew tea in 3 different jars.

    How To Make Cold Brew Tea

    Ajoke
    Learn how to make cold brew tea in 2 easy steps with this guide. Cold brew tea is great especially if you love iced tea. This simple recipe will show you how to use loose leaf assam tea, green tea and cold infusion tea bags.
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    steeping time 8 hrs
    Total Time 8 hrs 5 mins
    Course Drinks
    Cuisine American, British
    Servings 2 cups
    Calories 1 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 teaspoons loose leaf tea or 2 teabag/sachet
    • 2 cup of water

    Instructions
     

    • Place teabags/sachets or loose tea leaf in a jar, top with cold filtered water (bottled water) cover with a lid securely and place in the fridge or on the countertop to steep overnight for 8 to 12 hours. If using cold infusing teabags, follow the instructions on the packets and steep accordingly.
    • Strain tea or remove teabags accordingly and serve as desired. Enjoy

    Notes

    How to store
    Store the tea in the fridge for up to 5 days
    Tips
    • Add water to dilute the brewed tea if it is too strong than desired.
    • Add fresh fruits and vegetables to flavor tea as desired.
    • Double or triple the recipe to suit your need.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1kcalCarbohydrates: 1gSodium: 12mgPotassium: 4mgCalcium: 7mg

    Nutritional data: Please note that the nutrition label provided is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. It will vary based on the specific ingredients and brands you use. Under no circumstances will thedinnerbite.com be responsible for any loss or damage resulting for your reliance on nutritional information.

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