How long iced tea keep

Shelyteadrinker79 said. How long does homemade iced tea last? I made mine on Friday. My Tazo iced tea is great with splenda. Delete Topic Edit Topic.

Lala said. Reply Edit. Short Sorceress select said. I've noticed that it really depends on the tea I've used, the higher quality teas seem to stay fresh longer. Mine is plastic? There are certain types of plastic that aren't meant to be heated and boiling water is hot enough to cause a problem sometimes.

Your plastic pitcher should be just fine for making iced tea as long as it seals tightly and isn't left open. You can add chopped fruits, sugar cubes, and syrups to any iced tea to give it an extra flavor. Typical flavors are peach, pear, lemon, and mint, according to Wikipedia. Iced tea is an easy drink to brew to liven up a party or gathering.

There are so many varieties of iced tea and can serve each style in different ways. Research from Healthline also shows that every teaspoon of sugar adds 16 calories to your tea. According to the Centers for Disease Control, you should only keep iced tea in the refrigerator for seven to eight hours. But most of us have brewed a batch, stored it in the fridge, and continued to drink it even a few days after.

You should discard any form of iced tea after a day or two in the fridge because the sugar starts to lose its flavor in the iced tea. The dissolved sugar in the tea will slowly begin to ferment after the first day.

However, if you want to make it last longer than a day in the fridge, make sure you store it in an airtight container instead of a glass pitcher. So next time you brew one up, you can choose to leave the sugar out. Making iced tea with sugar can cause bacterial growth and speed up the fermentation process. Making it without sugar is also healthier.

Use your good tea leaves. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the higher quality of tea, the longer the flavor seems to last. Amp up the flavor. Make your iced tea even more flavorful — and keep it from being watered down — by adding tea ice cubes to your glass. Use your tea in recipes. Cheers to safe and summery iced tea drinking! Ciaran Keast Ciaran Keast loves art, semicolons, books, cats -- and all the tea, ever.

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