making iced tea

[Anonymous]

I love tea and would like to start making iced tea. I know I can brew a pot of tea and then just refrigerate it, but often I go through tea faster than I expect and would like to quickly make a new pot of iced tea. I saw Lipton black tea bags in the grocery store which are marketed as "cold brew" - meaning, you add the bags to a pitcher of cold water and in 5 minutes voila a pot of cold iced tea. Do you know of any similar "cold brew" bags which are green tea leaves? If not, can I add regular green tea bags to cold water with the same results - cold brewed tea in 5 min or so, or is there something about the "cold brew" bags that helps them more quickly permeate the water? Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Tazo has big bags for making a batch for iced green tea. Bought them at WF.

[Anonymous]

http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=390950&catid=285278&aid=338666&aparam=goobase_filler&device=c&network=g&matchtype=

[Anonymous]

Oh - and I've also made a big batch with a mix of several green tea & other tea bags (mint, etc.). I just reduced the hot water by half. Let it steep and then poured in the other half of water (cold). Serve over ice.