How to Make Proper Iced Tea (5 of 5) - What You'll Need

2. Brewing Kit

If you’re opting to hot brew your tea, you’ll just need whatever you normally use to brew your tea. If that’s tea bags then you can make your tea in any mug, pot or jug depending on your batch size, while for loose leaf an infuser or our ever popular Good & Proper glass teapot is ideal. For bigger batches, simply make the tea in a large measuring jug and then strain through a sieve or infuser into a second heatproof vessel. 

For cold-brewing, these 1l glass bottles with an in-built filter from Hario are beautifully designed and make the process very simple. Failing that, any clean, lidded bottle or large jar will do just fine - you’ll just need to strain the leaves using a sieve or infuser when it reaches the desired strength.

3. Ingredients 

Finally it is worth having a few key ingredients to hand to get you started. You may want to include more exotic ingredients in your recipes, but this will give you plenty of combinations to get going: 

• Honey or agave

• White sugar

• A good pile of lemons 

• A good pile of limes 

• An orange or two 

• Fresh mint

• Most importantly - lots and lots of ice!