Cold Brew Tea Recipe

How To Make Cold Brew Tea: The Easiest Iced Tea! This recipe only takes a minute and has a wonderfully smooth flavor.

Would you like a glass of iced tea? Here is the easiest way to do it: Cold brew tea! It only takes 1 minute of hands-on time and in 6 hours you’ll have a cold pitcher of iced tea! The taste is even sweeter than the standard method, with no hint of bitterness. Add a squeeze of lemon and the soft drink is perfect for the afternoon – with about half the caffeine of a cup of coffee. Here’s how!

What you need for Cold Brew Tea

You will be surprised how easy it is to make cold brew tea at home! Only two ingredients are needed to make a large 8-serving pitcher. It’s a healthy and refreshing drink that’s very low in calories! Alex and I like to sip it in the afternoon instead of cold brew coffee. Here’s what you need to craft it:

• 1 ½ gallon jar or 2 liter jug
• 8 cups of water
• 12 bags of black tea: Black tea is the best type of tea. Although it contains caffeine, it’s only about half the caffeine content in a cup of coffee.

How to Prepare Cold Brew Tea: Basic Steps

Cold Brew Tea instructions are almost too easy to call a recipe! It takes 1 minute to assemble and 6 hours to brew. Here are the basic steps to make cold brew at home:

• Place the tea bags and water in the pitcher.
• Refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight: We did notice a slight improvement in flavor overnight, but it’s very slight. So you can enjoy it after 6 hours!

Cold Brew vs Iced Tea

How is the cold brew tea process different from traditional ice tea? Here are the main differences:

• Iced tea is a little more convenient but faster (2.5 hours). The classic iced tea recipe calls for the tea to cool for 5 minutes. Then you add cold water and then put it in the fridge for 2 hours. It’s a bit more convenient, but faster overall.
• Cold brew is simpler and has a milder taste. Cold brew tea is easier but takes a few more hours in the fridge (6 hours). But it’s worth it: you’ll find that cold brew has a slightly milder flavor than regular iced tea.

Variation: Cold Brewed Sweet Tea!

Do you want to make sweet tea? Sweet tea is a popular type of iced tea with added sweetener. It is very popular in the southern United States and other countries like Indonesia. You can also make sweet tea with this cold-brew tea method: even if you don’t heat it! Simply stir in ⅓ cup sugar until dissolved. This amount of sugar sweetens the tea just enough to bring out the strong flavor of black tea, but not so much that it’s syrupy.

The best way to serve Cold Brew Iced Tea

Of course you can also drink cold brew tea directly! If you’re serving it for entertainment, we’re happy to serve it with a few extras to make it stand out. To make it look better, add the following to the pitcher or serving glass:

• Ice (use clear ice for an impressive presentation)
• lemon slices or wedges (or squeeze something)
• Fresh mint leaves

Or for extra whimsy, add lemonade and make it an Arnold Palmer! And that’s it: everything you need to know about cold brew tea. Let us know if you do in the comments below.

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This cold brew tea recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free, sugar-free (basic version), and gluten-free.