I think this (sun steeped) is a dying method of making tea. So it is a great that you shared this. I had to make 30 gallons (5 gal containers) of sun tea on the fantail of the destroyer I served on while in the Persian Gulf, the guys hated it because they had to carry it up the ladders to bring it to the galley! LOL Ice box is a term used in the North too. Your tea has some nice rich color about it. Great stuff!
@@BigLewBBQ just woke up, 11 hours into a brisket, just hitting 160 in point and flat, having a straight black coffee, then I’m gonna make some sun tea. I only have regular tea bags, not “iced tea” so hope it turns out as good
@@BigLewBBQ thanks Big Lew! I used up some old teas I had from Hawaii, some mango passion fruit and a couple hibiscus teas. Made a great accompaniment to a smoked brisket!
I need to make some sun tea. I now know why I saved my gallon size pickle jar. Do quart size containers brew faster than gallon size? I read that you have to be careful with bacteria, but apparently that is not an issue. You made me laugh…We used cubic feet per long ton for density when determining cargo stowage factors on American flag vessels, so our brains thought in cubic feet when measuring volumes. We had a bad habit of continuing to use cubic feet when using metric tons on foreign flag ships. I knew better and made adjustments, but many did not. There was a 10% difference in the two tons, so the difference usually did not matter because the ships would usually reach their load lines before using up their volumes. However, when talking about 40,000 mtons and the ships trim, 10% was a huge difference. The foreign ship captains did not like it. When I started working ships small calculators, except for Texas Instruments, were not being made yet, so I used a slide ruler for quick calculations.
@@rickcormier9160 Wow that’s impressive math. I make my tea in a smaller quart or liter size for a few of reasons. One that really all I need for a day. It takes up less room in my fridge (ice box). The family size tea bags are designed to make a quart or a liter at a time. I would need four bags , or one of those big Red Diamond bags for a gallon. I have to fish the bags out of a gallon jar with a slotted spoon or tongs, as the gallon bags don’t have strings and the strings on the four quart bags are useless in a large gallon jar. It is easier to pour to from the small quart jar into a glass. If I’m making tea to serve to others, (company/guests) I do make a gallon and put it n a pitcher. Since I’m the only one who drinks unsweet I iced tea, The 1000ml/ 32oz is just fine for me each day.
Nalgene bottles are cool! Made in 🇺🇸 USA too!
Thanks for this idea, I've been away for a while and I'm glad to see you haven't changed a bit! 😊
I’ve changed but I still run my mouth too much.
Thanks for watching.
I think this (sun steeped) is a dying method of making tea. So it is a great that you shared this. I had to make 30 gallons (5 gal containers) of sun tea on the fantail of the destroyer I served on while in the Persian Gulf, the guys hated it because they had to carry it up the ladders to bring it to the galley! LOL Ice box is a term used in the North too. Your tea has some nice rich color about it. Great stuff!
Sun tea, unsweetened for me, Big Lew! Also like my coffee black!
@@Mankitchenrecipes exactly, it’s good, and no need to drink calories. I do it because I like it not because it is healthier.
Looks really good. Cheers, Big Lew! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️
Thanks, man.
I'm a Sun tea fan too! I'll have to give the powdered lemonade a try thanks
@@bigw1552 definitely do that, especially if you like Arnold Palmers.
Oh snap! Gonna throw a couple tea bags in a mason jar tomorrow! Thanks for the heat wave tip lol
@@HaotheEnd Sun tea is so good.
@@BigLewBBQ just woke up, 11 hours into a brisket, just hitting 160 in point and flat, having a straight black coffee, then I’m gonna make some sun tea. I only have regular tea bags, not “iced tea” so hope it turns out as good
@@HaotheEnd that’s fine. Iced tea bags is just a marketing sales gimmick. It is the same stuff in my opinion.
@@BigLewBBQawesome! Thank you!
@@BigLewBBQ thanks Big Lew! I used up some old teas I had from Hawaii, some mango passion fruit and a couple hibiscus teas. Made a great accompaniment to a smoked brisket!
If you add a splash of vodka to the Arnold Palmer ...you get a DIRTY ARNIE.😮😅😂
I used to make Sun tea a lot.
@@sandiblythe4508 it is so good. A great way to brew tea.
I need to make some sun tea. I now know why I saved my gallon size pickle jar. Do quart size containers brew faster than gallon size? I read that you have to be careful with bacteria, but apparently that is not an issue.
You made me laugh…We used cubic feet per long ton for density when determining cargo stowage factors on American
flag vessels, so our brains thought in cubic feet when measuring volumes. We had a bad habit of continuing to use cubic feet when using metric tons on foreign flag ships. I knew better and made adjustments, but many did not. There was a 10% difference in the two tons, so the difference usually did not matter because the ships would usually reach their load lines before using up their volumes. However, when talking about 40,000 mtons and the ships trim, 10% was a huge difference. The foreign ship captains did not like it. When I started working ships small calculators, except for Texas Instruments, were not being made yet, so I used a slide ruler for quick calculations.
@@rickcormier9160 Wow that’s impressive math.
I make my tea in a smaller quart or liter size for a few of reasons.
One that really all I need for a day. It takes up less room in my fridge (ice box). The family size tea bags are designed to make a quart or a liter at a time. I would need four bags , or one of those big Red Diamond bags for a gallon. I have to fish the bags out of a gallon jar with a slotted spoon or tongs, as the gallon bags don’t have strings and the strings on the four quart bags are useless in a large gallon jar.
It is easier to pour to from the small quart jar into a glass.
If I’m making tea to serve to others, (company/guests) I do make a gallon and put it n a pitcher. Since I’m the only one who drinks unsweet I iced tea,
The 1000ml/ 32oz is just fine for me each day.
The military uses those bottles!
@@sandiblythe4508 with good reason. Thanks Sandi.
make unsweetened tea and have a thing of simple syrup for those who want sweet tea
@@Sentone1000 this small size (1ltr/1qt) really isn’t hit sharing yet that is a very good idea. Thanks.
@@BigLewBBQ no problem. just thought i would help with some ideas even though i do post videos of cooking stuff