Video Recipe: Sweet Tea

[it8nky0u]

Lol he said teabag HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Maandolin]

is sweet tea like iced tea?

lol

[liptontea]

We love Sweet Tea! Great tips!

[moviegeek65]

Here's how I make sweet tea:

4 bags Constant Comment black tea

1/2 cup sugar

coffeemaker

Put tea bags in coffeemaker strainer and add 8 cups cold water to reservoir.

When done brewing fill pitcher with sugar and hot tea, stir and add ice. Makes 1/2 gallon.

As some have said using boiling water(212 F) makes the tea bitter, coffemakers brew at 165 F.

[mbcyclery]

since you mention tannin extraction... to minimize, the water should NOT be over 180F or so.

[MrFilthyMcnasty1]

Nothing beats sun tea you yankee...

[MrJVE62]

FOUR cups of sugar per gallon of tea!

[MrHanesj]

@dx3597

Google is your friend..

[MrHanesj]

... why are most of the questions asked.. already mentioned and/or shown in the video....

[MrJVE62]

Four cups of sugar for every gallon of tea. Tighten up!

[BeatlesHero]

lmao the ice cubes.

[atljonesbro]

Lmao 2 tbsp of sugar. Thats not nearly enough to even taste lol. This isnt real sweet tea, this is something a northerner who hasnt experienced real sweet tea would make.

[Tobudz]

Dayem Keith, you're one sloppy chef.

[fracese]

Are you kidding me Keith... You call that southern style Sweet Tea. LMAO 

I don't think so. Wait a minute am I being Punked.......?

[acidfriend47]

OMG I followed your advice and Damn It came out great :) Thanks for the advice on saying what happens when you steep the tea to long. That was my problem. but now It came out great.

[acidfriend47]

WHy Is it that everytime I make Iced tea with the brewing process it comes out bitter?

do i always have to make the concentrated way?

[tl52]

i steep my tea overnight, never bitter. bitter is from water that is too hot, the tannins are leached out into the water around 180-190 degrees. this applies to coffee also. i boil a quart or so of water, take the heat off, add tea, let it set overnight, dilute with about another quart of fresh water. blend in my pitcher, then refrigerate. add sugar if you must i prefer unsweetened.

[sobaka33]

Ah c'mon! We hear: "Use organic, don't use phony stuff" and what we see here? A tea-bag!!! Everyone knows teabags contains trash but not real tea!

[thendhundle]

As a southerner(Texan) who grew up drinking extremely sweet tea, I use less these days for health reasons.

Too much sugar will make you tired after it wears off.

These days I use green tea also, haha.

[ericsummey95]

Yuck! No offense, lol! I have to have really sweet tea. I use 2 cups of sugar for a gallon.

[offtomilan]

But what 'type' of tea are you suppose to use for sweet tea? Like regular Orange Pekoe black tea? Thanks!

[ocarrington]

Your right that is YOUR recipe not the southern sweet tea every one loves ... God bless you anyway!

[bea730]

I make a cool iced tea! actually the sachet is the cool thing about tea lol.

[VideoGuyNC]

I love sweet tea. I use about one cup of sugar to a gallon of tea. I never boil a gallon of water. I boil about a cup and a half of water with my tea bag, and add the rest of the water and sugar after the fact.

[LaurenJustinKisa]

we call this iced tea in canada, or in my town homemade iced tea

[Kirilltraceur]

thanks mang.

Now i wont have to rely on the corporate corn syrup crap =P

haha

[gkdrummerboy]

Ditto

[partyboy1800]

do the other homosexuals in the house like that tea too?

[rags015]

Great Video! More palatable and tasty than traditional southern tea! What brand of tea bag is it?

[keithsnow]

i like Luizianne red box

keith

[shyven]

@keithsnow Luizianne is really good tea. Gives me heart burn for some reason. If you can find it, RITUALS makes a great Orange Pekoe tea!!

[pwmusic]

Hey Keith when you steep the tea for 10 minutes is that hot water you're putting it in?

[keithsnow]

yah,,hot to steep then cold to cool off

Keith

[quadsnipable]

sounds delicious

[EatmorDiningHall]

Damn, wen i make my sweet tea, i make one gallon using 10 small tea bags and i let the tea seep in for like 2-3 hours to get a great tea flavor. As for the sugar, i put in at least 1.5 cups into that gallon.

U would hate my sweet tea but it taste amazing. If u drink a cup after 7pm, b prepared to stay up all nite...its that strong

[keithsnow]

well now you can make it in ten minutes..add as much sugar as you like....

thanks

keith

[lexiconlover]

I will drink an authentic glass of southern tea about once a year but that's it. This recipe is for people with healthy eating habits. I just won't put a pound of sugar in anything, period.

My doctor says no sugar is good, not even sometimes. If I get a craving and make a recipe I always put half the amount of sugar requested and it comes out great. Most recipes ask for TOO much.

[keithsnow]

I ma with you, I restrict sugar at every opportunity..and feed very little to my kids..

thanks

Keith

twitter at chefkeithsnow

[ixLIKExhats]

what is this??? i'm southern and this is NOT how sweet tea is made AT ALL. ew...i have no clue what he just made. if you're looking for an authentic sweet tea recipe DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS CRAZY NORTHERNER!!!

[keithsnow]

watch video again...I do say that you southern folks put tons of sugar in..this is MY take on it...

it's nice to taste the tea...

Keith

twitter at chefkeithsnow

[ahhhhman24]

yeah im from florida and we put a pound of sugar per gallon of tea.

[wheresmylife]

This is fake Yankee sweet tea. And southerners don't boil the full half gallon of water to the tea isn't true. We make it concentrated and add the cold water later, too. Rooibos? Only 2 tbsp of sugar? Lemon? Blaspheme!

Keith, here's how to prevent the tea from becoming bitter from over-steeping. When you add your tea bag to the hot water, add a BIG pinch of baking soda to it. Doesn't affect the flavor, even if it steeps for 20 minutes, it won't be bitter. A big pinch, Keith. Try it.

[tennwhitetrash]

@wheresmylife I agree with you! Blasphemy! LOL! I was gonna mention the baking soda. If Chef Snow was from the South, he would have known about the baking soda... His Southern roomies are holding out on him. I guess that I will make a video soon of how I make sweet tea and post it on YouTube... By the way... I use 1/2 cup of sugar per quart of tea... 2 tablespoons of sugar for 2 quarts??? That is still unsweet tea in my book... :) Anyway, good video Chef Snow!

[BarbellRoy]

No self respecting Southerner who loves sweet iced tea would ever drink that new-age piss! Either u make it with real sugar, or don't bother

[Ronaldhino3000]

I liked the concentrate style, it does cut the time. I also added about 2x the sugar :)

[shinesthrudarain]

i just tried this, it works great! i just added more sugar

[Tekkenfreek234]

Lipton Tea is the best!

[zeppelinfromled]

I prefer Luzianne.

[YouBetchYaBoots]

i live in the south now but I am a westerner and i agree with you.. southern sweet tea here is wayyyyyyy tooooooo sweeeeeeeet!

[shinesthrudarain]

ya i went to ky, thats why they have tons of fat people there

[moominu]

great tip and recipe ! Thanks for sharing your channel :)