Tea anyone ??!!

well my wake-up pot of ta today was a home blend. i didn't have quite enough swan for a full pot, so i threw a scoop of lapsang souchong into it. steeped it for a minute and a half, and surprisingly it turned out to be a very flavorful pot of tea. Phil, you should try it, you get the smoky flavor without the overpowering aroma that drives your wife nuts.

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Originally Posted by NoseWarmer

As Bela, Steph, Mick and all the others have said... Personal preference...

If I invited everyone here to tea... Not everyone would like how I brew my tea...

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Originally Posted by fonthunter

MichaelFrancis,
do not worry about anything, you need experimenting, which is the best for you. :)

Cheers,
Béla

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Thanks, gentlemen.

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Iced tea discoveries. Use cold water over the tea leaves and leave overnight to steep. Making it the standard way with hot water will steep it quicker, but if cooled too quickly, will leave the tea tasting bitter.

Sweeteners like suger and honey (if you use that sort of thing) should be dissolved with just enough hot water to do the job, and added to the steeping tea.

Iced tea tastes better if it is weaker than how you would have the same tea hot. Brewing iced tea using cold water rather than hot, will not make the tea too strong anyway. More cold water can be added if necessary.

Never forget to strain the tea leaves out while pouring the tea into it's fridge container. Or remove the teabags if you make it that way. These things tend to get caught in the teeth and are not a very photogenic look while munching on cucumber sandwichs on the back lawn.

Lemon and lime juices add a little something special to iced tea. Other juices can also be added for a variety. Add to taste.

Iced tea home made should not be stored too long in the fridge as it tastes better if you use it within 24 hours of chilling.

There are probably many more things I've yet to learn, but those are a few of my recent epiphanies. :)


Mick

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I got the ice tea down. I make a fresh pitcher everyday and it's gone before the next one. My favorite brew is sun tea although I never measured the time I just looked at color to decide when it was done. I haven't done that for some time but this summer I will. Slow brewed tea is like slow cooked meat. It just makes the buds happy.

***making note*** " Kiss.= Keep it simple stupid. "

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http://www.cedarglen.com.au/Billy_web.jpg
Billy Tea

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Alright now we are talking tea AND fun. :<0)

I believe that making tea shares the same principals as creating lather. I'll leave you to think on that.

Also, that was an awesome photo. I may take a few of my own, tomorrow.

Iced Tea while fooling around with other things...

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There is no complaint department... Complain all you want and I'll you'll get is a bunch of us sending you things you may or may not want :)

It's a big tea world out there!

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@ 10Pups, PM me your address and I'll get a box of "STUFF" ready for you...

Seeing Bela's "Billy Tea" photo reminded me of Dutch Oven cooking. I want to get a couple for camping. Below is a set up of a guy I know up the hill a ways. The things he can cook amazes me, best bread I've ever eaten came outa one.

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Mick, is it this one for the tea brand?

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So how would Billy Tea go with this:

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That's the tea brand Phil. I carry the loose leaf stuff in the pantry. As for how an Australian tea would go with that very english pudding...I don't know. The Australian (and Welsh for that matter) in me would kick in and prevent any kind of dick from getting near my mouth. Best left to the english perhaps :). Now I had better go take cover from all the flack I'm about to get ;).


Mick