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[quote=Anonymous]There are 2 (or 3) different ways to do this.

1.  You can boil water and steep the tea, remove the tea when it has reached the strength you prefer, cool at/to room temperature and/or  refrigerate. Serve over ice.

2.  You can put tea and room temperature water in a container  (some people use a glass jar and stick it in the sun.  I use a Japanese pitcher with a strainer insert (and loose tea) and just leave it out on the counter overnight).  Serve over ice.

In both cases, you make stronger than usual tea because the ice will dilute it.  (Ratio of tea to water is kind of trial and error and varies depending on tea and method.  I’d start out @ double strength). Either way, it’s a slow enough process that it’s worth making a pitcher at a time.  Advantage of cold brew method is it tastes less acidic and uses less energy/equipment — but it takes more time.  Because I’m using more tea, I either buy loose or get the Lipton iced tea bags (4 bags in one — same tea just less packaging).

If you only want one glass and you want it ASAP, method #3 is to microwave a cup of water (I use a Pyrex measuring cup) until it boils, add 2 teabags, wait about 5 minutes, then pour it over a glass of ice.[/quote]

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