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I like iced tea. I drink a lot of it. I like it mostly for the subtle caffeine effects, but it’s also damn tasty.

But I don’t buy it pre-made. The stuff in the bottles on the store shelves is horrible: it’s sweetened with HFCS (a.k.a., the sickly-sweet flavour), contains un-natural-tasting flavours, and is usually brewed with the powdered dregs left over from general tea production. Ick.

My method

Makes 4L

1. Add 2L of just-under-boil water to 10-15 orange pekoe tea bags (or about a cup of loose black tea leaves). Stick with mid-grade quality at best.
2. Steep for 5-15 minutes, depending on how bitter you like it.
3. Add 1 cup of brown sugar (after removing the tea), and some flavouring.
4. Split the 1.5L of tea concentrate (about .5L evaporates) into 2-2L containers. Top off the concentrate with water, and refrigerate for 12 or more hours. The longer you cool it, the better it tastes.

Flavours

There are a number of great flavours for iced tea. Here are a few of my favourites:

• 125ml of fresh (or concentrated) lemon juice, and some (optional) fresh mint leaves.
• 1/4 cup of juice crystals (raspberry and peach are my favorites)
• 1/2 a can of frozen juice

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