Sweet Tea recipe for BLAZIN GUNS
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 3:02 pm
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How To Make Sweet Tea
Makes 1 gallon
What You Need
Ingredients
3 family-sized black tea bags (or 12 individual tea bags), like Lipton or Luzianne
4 cups water, plus more to fill the pitcher
1 cup sugar
Mint or lemon slices, optional to serve
Equipment
Small sauce pan
Long-handled spoon
Large 1-gallon pitcher, or multiple smaller pitchers
Instructions
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat.
Steep the tea for 5 minutes. Dunk the tea bags a few times in the water to fully hydrate, then leave submerged with the strings hanging over the side of the pot. After 5 minutes, remove the bags and discard.
Add the sugar to the tea. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Pour the tea base into the pitcher. If using multiple pitchers, divide the tea evenly between them.
Top off the pitchers with water. Add another 3 quarts of water to make a gallon of sweet tea.
Refrigerate until very cold. Chill for at least 4 hours or, ideally, overnight.
Serve over ice. Add a sprig of mint or a slice of lemon, if desired! The sweet tea will keep refrigerated for about a week.
Recipe Notes
Stronger sweet tea: For stronger tea, add the tea and the sugar at the same time, stir to dissolve the sugar, and then let the tea steep for up to 3 hours. Remove the tea bags and continue with the recipe.
Sweeter (or not-so-sweet) sweet tea: As it is, this makes a fairly mild, lightly sweetened tea; if you'd prefer a sweeter tea, stir in extra sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, to the full 1-gallon batch just before refrigerating. Stir until dissolved, then refrigerate. You can also add less sugar, if you prefer.
Arnold Palmers (aka Swamp Water): Mix equal parts lemonade and sweet tea.
Spiked sweet tea: Add a shot of your favorite liquor to the glass, then pour the sweet tea over top. (Bourbon is a favorite — check out our recipe for Sparkling Sweet Tea Cocktail!)
How To Make Sweet Tea
Makes 1 gallon
What You Need
Ingredients
3 family-sized black tea bags (or 12 individual tea bags), like Lipton or Luzianne
4 cups water, plus more to fill the pitcher
1 cup sugar
Mint or lemon slices, optional to serve
Equipment
Small sauce pan
Long-handled spoon
Large 1-gallon pitcher, or multiple smaller pitchers
Instructions
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat.
Steep the tea for 5 minutes. Dunk the tea bags a few times in the water to fully hydrate, then leave submerged with the strings hanging over the side of the pot. After 5 minutes, remove the bags and discard.
Add the sugar to the tea. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Pour the tea base into the pitcher. If using multiple pitchers, divide the tea evenly between them.
Top off the pitchers with water. Add another 3 quarts of water to make a gallon of sweet tea.
Refrigerate until very cold. Chill for at least 4 hours or, ideally, overnight.
Serve over ice. Add a sprig of mint or a slice of lemon, if desired! The sweet tea will keep refrigerated for about a week.
Recipe Notes
Stronger sweet tea: For stronger tea, add the tea and the sugar at the same time, stir to dissolve the sugar, and then let the tea steep for up to 3 hours. Remove the tea bags and continue with the recipe.
Sweeter (or not-so-sweet) sweet tea: As it is, this makes a fairly mild, lightly sweetened tea; if you'd prefer a sweeter tea, stir in extra sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, to the full 1-gallon batch just before refrigerating. Stir until dissolved, then refrigerate. You can also add less sugar, if you prefer.
Arnold Palmers (aka Swamp Water): Mix equal parts lemonade and sweet tea.
Spiked sweet tea: Add a shot of your favorite liquor to the glass, then pour the sweet tea over top. (Bourbon is a favorite — check out our recipe for Sparkling Sweet Tea Cocktail!)