Video Recipe: Sweet Tea

Chef Keith Snow from http://www.harvesteating.com demonstrates an easy & quick way to make delicious sweet iced tea.

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[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

[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

[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

[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.

[Ronaldhino3000]

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

[it8nky0u]

Lol he said teabag HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[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!

[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....