Mizudashi Tea - Cold Brewing

Preparing Cold Tea

There are several methods to prepare delicious cold tea. With the Filter in Bottle tea bottle, it's quite simple. Add loose tea leaves to the bottle, 1-3 teaspoons depending on the type and your taste. Pour in cold water. Some connoisseurs also use boiled water. Depending on the desired temperature, place the bottle in the refrigerator. How long should the tea steep now?

This depends on many factors, primarily the type of tea you want to prepare. In general, cold-brewed tea needs to steep for a longer time. Some tea varieties can steep for up to 8 hours and taste excellent. Others taste better when not left for too long. You don't need to worry about bitterness and astringency with high-quality green tea. The compounds responsible for that dissolve mainly at higher temperatures. Amino acids, responsible for the popular umami taste, dissolve at much lower temperatures.