Cold-Brew Iced Tea

I have been trying various “recipes” for iced tea for several years. These very simple instructions make the very best iced tea for me. Thank you!! P. S. I only use 8 tea bags- Twinings English Breakfast tea.

• SR

• Long Island NY

• 8/2/2022

I make sun tea all the time. I use Tetley for Iced Tea. I like the smooth taste of it best and the convenience of the oversized tea bags.

• jlphipps

• Punta Gorda, FL

• 6/5/2021

Southern California has bright sunny days more often than not....the hippie in me still prefers sun-tea. It's so much easier and appeals to the lazy me!

• katswan

• Los Angeles

• 8/27/2020

Why does this recipe omit the simple syrup portion of the article? Grrrrrrr...

• Sonya A.

• New Hampshire

• 9/1/2019

Ive been making iced tea this way for years. I'm a yankee so we don't usuallysweeten our tea, This methode makes a soothe,bright tea with no bitterness.

• rabbfamily

• Maryland

• 9/1/2019

I thought this was very good. I used the recommended 10 bags of earl grey. For those who don't know - this recipe was a result of a taste test where different types of tea and different brewing methods were used. The cold brew was the winner (with Bigelow's Earl Grey). If they didn't post the recipe there would have been a bunch of negative comments about a taste test with no recipe. I guess you can't win.

• bas614

• Boston

• 7/20/2019

Not sure why people would get so grumpy over a simple recipe for a smooth iced tea which reduces bitterness that usually occurs when heated tea is iced--maybe try cooling off with a glass of it?

• cresh

• Michigan

• 7/18/2019

Great method, good to share it. Smooth, less caffeine and acid. (Safer than sun tea. This Ice tea is a classic refreshing and healthful beverage, if you like ice tea, this recipe should be in you repertoire, if you don’t. Why comment? My only suggestion is ten tea bags are not required, you could reduce the number and still make great tea.

• clawate

• Illinois

• 3/29/2019

Tea is native to southeast China, not southeast United States. (in case anyone didn't know) If steeping tea leaves in cold water were superior to steeping them in hot water, Asian cultures would have settled on that method 2,000 years ago. They did not.

• Anonymous

• 8/3/2018

for people who are beginners and don't know how to boil water, such as my husband, this is perfect! Annie1959 your comment was just plain rude.

• sandyvt03555647

• Houston, TX

• 9/16/2017

I've made this several times this summer with all kinds of variations. It's a foolproof method for delivering excellent ice tea. As far as the snarky comment below goes: really?

• susanmurphy499

• Naples, Fl

• 7/27/2017

Really? A published recipe in a respected website for tea bags and cold water? Maybe you can link it to a recipe on how to make the accompanying ice cubes. The rating should be zero forks, but that wasn't an option

• annie1959

• Texas

• 7/27/2017