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I am curious how many 8oz tea bags others here use per gallon of tea. I have always used five, but another guy next to me who is also big in to tea uses 14-15 bags. The side of the box says to use 3-5 per quart. |
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LBDSL
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Auburn Hills, MI | There are 128 ounces (4 32 oz. quarts) in a US gallon.
so if you are using 8oz tea bags, you would need 16 bags
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| said by LBDSL  :There are 128 ounces (4 32 oz. quarts) in a US gallon. so if you are using 8oz tea bags, you would need 16 bags Yes, but when you make tea, how many do you use? |
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| If the end result is to be iced tea, I'll use like 20 in a quart of water, then use it as concentrate... much less fridge space taken up.
Also ICE TEA needs to be made stronger as the melting ice dilutes it in short order if you don't just gulp it down
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thehyper1
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Birmingham, AL | reply to Maxo
I use the quart bags: four per gallon of ice tea. That's probably the equivalent of 16 regular bags.
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I don't like tea that is cloudy, which it will get using too many bags. For a gallon jug, I use two family size tea bags, I think they are equivalent to three small though may be mistaken. I also have a tea maker that makes them the same each time. |
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SatManWorkin
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I use 1 bag, but then I use the Lipton Family sized bags! |
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Kylemaul
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If you're making "sun tea" you can use half as many bags. |
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Hayward
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| Isn't this getting to the point of needless directions on shampoo bottles.
You really need to be told its been long enough you don't see real lather first time ... rinse and repeat.
Its TEA.... follow the directions.... you want concentrated/stronger or concentrate for on demand Iced Tea, then add more.
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Kylemaul
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| Hey old chap, just trying to turn making tea into an art form.  For me, the less tannin in a glass of tea, the better. While it is responsible for the coloration of the tea, it also can make a tea bitter or chalky. So it is good to know how few tea leaves I can get away with. This is one of the reasons that I feel 'sun tea' is far superior to other methods of brewing. Another factor that can change the amount of tea leaves needed is the blend used. For instance, with a Darjeeling, I would use about two thirds the amount as I would with most other blends of tea leaves. And so on.... |
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Kylemaul
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Besides, the SE forum is slow these days, and I'm bored.   |
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| reply to Hayward
said by Hayward :Its TEA.... follow the directions.... you want concentrated/stronger or concentrate for on demand Iced Tea, then add more. Well, I'm going to continue making tea the way I like it, regardless of what the instructions or anyone here says. I was curious what others use. |
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Hayward
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In the end though it really all comes down to inividual tastes. Personally I like a strong (not necessarily bitter, tea and wouldn't think of EVER putting a creamer in it, a little lemon or lime maybe.
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| I like my tea as follows:
~ 1 qt of boiling water
1 cup of sugar. (bring to boil)
Once to a full rolling boil, shut off heat, and add 4 "family size" tea bags (you know, what the instructions say... ), and let steep for a few minutes.
Pour over ice cubes, and dilute to 1 gal.
THEN, mix 2 cups "Real Lemon", 2 cups sugar, enough water to make a gallon. (Excellent lemonade on its own)
Mix equal portions lemonade and tea --> mmmmmmmmm |
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| TWO CUPS of LEMON that is a PINT or 12.5% and as much sugar also 12.5% or between the two 25% of volume... and likely the obscene calories of a real Coke!!! And in the end 1 gal and a quarter (Though the solid sugar might make it more even higher volume)... or in the end even MORE concentrated if still in the end just a gallon and less water....WOW
Ever thought of backing of on BOTH in proportion for same effect???
Again as a I said above personal tastes is what rules in the end, and as said I'd NEVER creamer tea... the English almost always do, which makes the thread sort of there will never be a definative definition.
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| Calories make it taste good. Real Coke is good, too.
The lemonade is diluted to 1 gal after the sugar is dissolved, so it's probably slightly less concentrated (I think the dissolved sugar takes up less volume than the solid)... Backing off in proportion would keep the same sweetness, but weaker lemonade.  |
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| Even though you are BOARDER line in NC, that is a southern thing isn't it...Tea FLAVORED SUGAR WATER.
And as a northern boy have developed a taste for grits....
But sorry, Sweet tea is just plain NAUSEATING!!!! Again tea flavored sugar water.
Though honestly maybe the best iced tea I ever had was mad by a family that moved to the NE from much farther So OK, justs the right balance of sweet, lemon, and tea... still actually taste like properly accented tea more than anything else.
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| Funny thing is that I'm originally from CT and often had unsweetened tea in the house. Before moving to NC, I'd order tea at a restaurant and never add sugar (it was not sweetened). My first sweet tea 'restaurant' experience was on a hot day when I was looking for a refreshing drink and ordered a large iced tea from McD's. I took two sips of the brown sugar water and tossed the rest of it--I couldn't drink it. Somehow, I must've become acclimated since then... |
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