http://artoftea.com/wordpress/2007/05/23/damn-its-getting-hot/ Exploring the Passion and Fusion at Art of Tea Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:28:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://artoftea.com/wordpress/2007/05/23/damn-its-getting-hot/#comment-1769 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:04:17 +0000 http://artoftea.com/wordpress/2007/05/23/damn-its-getting-hot/#comment-1769 Caroline- Great comment. Presses can work really well for doing large quantities of iced tea. There are a few tricks to make your tea better and easier. 1) Brew the stronger but not longer. Don't confuse these two. If you are using a 1 liter press try putting about 3 or maybe 4 tablespoons of leaves in when you steep. It is important to not let it steep longer than you normally would - say 3 minutes. If it sits on the leaves longer it will get bitter. Not what you want. Once done get the tea out of the press and into a larger container. I usually pour it right over ice while hot. The ice will melt quickly, cooling and diluting the tea. A one 1 liter press brewed this way can yeild 2 liters of tea. As long as your tea was not over-steeped the result will be delicious and very convienent for restaurant use. Caroline-
Great comment. Presses can work really well for doing large quantities of iced tea. There are a few tricks to make your tea better and easier.
1) Brew the stronger but not longer. Don’t confuse these two. If you are using a 1 liter press try putting about 3 or maybe 4 tablespoons of leaves in when you steep. It is important to not let it steep longer than you normally would - say 3 minutes. If it sits on the leaves longer it will get bitter. Not what you want. Once done get the tea out of the press and into a larger container. I usually pour it right over ice while hot. The ice will melt quickly, cooling and diluting the tea. A one 1 liter press brewed this way can yeild 2 liters of tea. As long as your tea was not over-steeped the result will be delicious and very convienent for restaurant use.

]]> http://artoftea.com/wordpress/2007/05/23/damn-its-getting-hot/#comment-1531 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:52:31 +0000 http://artoftea.com/wordpress/2007/05/23/damn-its-getting-hot/#comment-1531 [...] Prior to going, we signed up to participate in a shake off. If you recently read our article about how to make Shaken Iced Teas, you will appreciate this. [...] […] Prior to going, we signed up to participate in a shake off. If you recently read our article about how to make Shaken Iced Teas, you will appreciate this. […]

]]> http://artoftea.com/wordpress/2007/05/23/damn-its-getting-hot/#comment-1129 Thu, 31 May 2007 03:48:31 +0000 http://artoftea.com/wordpress/2007/05/23/damn-its-getting-hot/#comment-1129 We are using your Garden of Eden tea for our iced tea - we brew it hot in a few large presses, plunge, pour, then let cool. Do you have any other suggestions for brewing this particular tea in large quantities. We are using your Garden of Eden tea for our iced tea - we brew it hot in a few large presses, plunge, pour, then let cool. Do you have any other suggestions for brewing this particular tea in large quantities.

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