Why do you have to boil tea?

Question

If your making iced tea why cant u just put the tea bag in the iced water

Answer 1

Actually you can, that's the way I make iced tea, 4 large family size tea bags in a gallon pitcher or container, add hot or cold tap water, let sit overnight in the fridge and you will have excellent ice tea

Answer 2

The hot water helps the tea to steep.

Answer 3

Lipton now makes a cold brew tea bag for making ice tea. It is great, that is all I use now to make my ice tea.

Answer 4

It gives it more flavor. Letting it soak it in. For one reason or another Hot water gathers more flavor.

Answer 5

Because there would be no flavor. And no one said you had to "boil" it. I just get hot tap water.

Answer 6

You can try making sun tea. Place 12-14 tea bags in a large( clean) pickle jar and fill it with water. Cover the jar loosly with the lid. Sit in the sun at least 5 hours. Bring it in, remove the bags and chill. When ready, you can add sugar, lemon or what ever else you'd like. I do this alot^_^

Answer 7

you dont have to boil it, it just makes it taste more tea. and yes when you put the tea bag in water and add ice, its a ice tea.

Answer 8

To better steep the tea it should be hot. It does not need to be boiling though as that can destroy many nutrients, especially with green tea.

I make mine by the gallon. I make it with hot, purified water, and let it sit on the counter overnight or for at least a few hours. Then I will remove the tea bags and put it in the fridge.

Putting boiling hot water in the fridge isn't the best thing to do.