Is it possible to make green tea/any tea using cold water?!
Is it possible to make green tea/any tea using cold water?
I was wondering if i have to boil water, add tea, then put it in the frig in order to make it cold. Or could i just use cold water in the beginning? Also, does it provide the same nutrients when its made with just cold water?
Answers:
Yes to all of the above. Put the tea in a glass jar, add the appropriate amount of cold water and set it in the sunlight. It is done when it reaches the color you like. It is called Sun Tea. Very popular in the South. There are glass jars available in Walmart etc. with little spigots on them made especially for this.
Try Lipton's Cold Brew. It's great.
Just put a bag in cold water and it brews.
Sun tea starts with cold water.
you should heat the water first add the tea then cool it try just putting ice in it
the heat draws out the flavor. Left to soak in cold water the flavor will eventually leach out but never as well as with heat or the sun. The heat expands the cells and they release thier jucies. Cold makes them contract.
The only way that I have ever made tea using cold water is when I made "sun tea." I would fill up at least a 1 gallon glass jug with cold water, add my tea bags, screw the cap on, and put it out in the sun for several hours. I don't remember how long I would leave it outside in the sun. I'm guessing about 4-6 hours min, probably the latter.
the water has to boil at a 100 degrees to release the flavour from the tea leaves
after that you can cool it and use as ice tea
with cold water nothing happens ,this is an easy experiment why do you ask just do it and then you will know first hand and would never have asked this question.
The heat is necessary to release the full flavor of the tea, but if you are not in a rush and don't want to mess with the sun tea, try heating about half the amount of water and then just allowing the teabags to steep in a container before adding the rest of the water from the refrigerator to cool the tea off.
Also back when sun tea first became the rage people even came up with putting the jar on a floor register to brew it slowly using cold water,
The nutritional amounts don't vary however you make it as far as I know.
I put mine tea in four cups cold water and put in microwave for 4 minutes. Then pour over pitcher of ice. Yum!!!
Yes you can make what is known as Sun Tea with any kind of tea bag or loose leaf-Just fill a clear pitcher with cold water and add your favorite blend (for loose leaf I hope I dont have to tell you that a tea ball is a good idea) and put it out in the sun on a window sill or somewhere and go to work-When you come home put it in thr fridge till after dinner and presto! Sun Tea
I think it's possible. Anything's possible. I think even I used to use regular cold water to steep some tea bags. I remember it seemed to work until I read the instructions on how they recommended to make iced tea. The boiling or heated water is required to extract the flavors and nutrients of the tea leaves.
What they recommend is heating water and adding one fourth of the water (usually one cup) boiling water into 4 tea bags and let steep for 4-6 minuts (depending on the tea). So you have this really concentrated tea....Then you take the tea bags out, add the sweetener, then add 3 cups cold water to the tea to make 1 quart. Serve over ice, or chilled. Yumm..I'm going to make some right now!
i dont think so...you suppose to used hot water to brew tea so the flavor is release from the leaves
Most times I just use hot water & then a little bit of cold water(just to balance it out) When I'm thirsty,I can't wait for it to get cold,so that's why I don't boil my water anymore.
I'm not sure about the nutrients,tho.Sorry.