Selasa, 13 September 2011

Want To Make Iced Tea Differently

By Alex Karbon


Freshly prepared iced tea can be a great accompaniment on a sultry day not just with food but by itself as well. Iced tea is definitely becoming one of the healthiest and tastiest drinks to sip on. These days one can find iced tea almost everywhere, however this drink wasn't always common and it was meant for upper class individuals only at one point of time.

It is not a bad idea to learn how to make iced tea because this drink is extremely suitable for all occasions and it is tasty, healthy and refreshing. The following are different methods of preparing iced tea:

Cold Brewing - The foremost requisite for preparing this decoction is tea bags which have been especially manufactured, processed and packaged to facilitate the cold brew and hence are different from the normal tea bags. This is one of the most convenient methods of how to make iced tea as the tea bags are added to a pitcher of cold water and left to brew for around ten minutes.

In order to prepare iced green tea, all that you need to do is rely on the hot brewing technique. Simply place a pot of water on the stove and heat it, remove it just before the water boils and use this hot water to brew your green tea. Instead of adding sugar, try using fruit juices to kick up the oomph factor of your iced green tea.

White Tea - White tea is perfect for all those who would not like to add sugar to their tea and yet want them to not be bitter, in such a case it would help to learn how to make iced tea using white tea. In order to get that delicate flavor of white tea you'll need to let it brew for a longer period of time and additionally you can also use ginger, peppermint or licorice to kick it up a notch.

Sun tea is extremely simple to make but you need to have a lot of time on your hands for this brew because it requires the container with tea bags and water to be placed under direct sunlight for five hours. Once the time period of five hours has elapsed remove the pitcher from the sun, sweeten it and place it in the refrigerator to cool it down, enjoy your mellow sun tea.

Making herbal tea is extremely easy out of the millions ways on how to make iced tea because you are allowed to try out different recipes and have fun with experimentation. If you want to make that perfect brew of herbal tea then you should be aware of the basics of making tea, like how green chamomile indicates light and sweet while blood orange indicates strength and flowers are used as sweetening agents.

Arnold Palmer Tea - The name of this brew comes from Arnold Palmer, a famous golfer, this concoction is a mixture of tea and lemonade and is extremely unique.




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