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alex's iced tea

recipes online are a disaster. I want recipes written by people. Here is one that I developed through trial and error over the course of about a month and 6 batches of tea. I like my tea to be lightly sweet and about average strength.

  1. Acquire a container that holds about 8 ounces. I have a large ball mason jar.
  2. Acquire some tea. I think for iced tea, which we are adding stuff too, bagged tea is preferable to loose leaf. I picked up some relatively cheap tea from Whole Foods and it works quite well.
  3. Add 8 ounces of water to your container and 8 bags of tea
  4. Steep the tea cold overnight. 8-12 hours (it doesn't have to be precise)
  5. Remove tea bags, squeeze 1/2 medium lemon and add juice.
  6. Add 64g white sugar
  7. Enjoy iced!
Side note, for ice, I love an old-school vintage all stainless steel ice tray. Look them up, they don't leave any flavor on the ice, are super easy and satisfying to use, and are extremely durable! All Recipes