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Morbius

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19. A solid five minutes or so, maybe longer - for a single cup.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 10:30 PM

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When I make iced tea I make five cups of water and four tea bags, and steep it for about 20 minutes. Then I fill a 1/2 gallon bottle almost halfway with ice, and pour the tea over that. It's fairly strong but not bitter. I like doing this because I can mix different varieties of tea.

I don't drink coffee. Tea has a history going back millennia, a much more civilized beverage IMHO.

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How long do you steep your tea? [View all] True Dough Monday OP

How dare you? BOSSHOG Monday #1

I dare non-stop, BOSSHOG! True Dough Monday #3

Anywhere from 5 seconds to 5 minutes... Harker Monday #2

Sounds like True Dough Monday #4

I've sussed out what I like pretty well. Harker Monday #7

Depends on the type of tea... (green, black, herbal, white, oolong?) hlthe2b Monday #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Monday #12

Like a chicken with his head chopped off, you are running around on nonsense. It was a damned typo. hlthe2b Monday #13

Post removed Post removed Monday #14

Be as rude as you wish. Others here have your number as well. i.e., 3 posts in total. Gee, wonder what THAT means. hlthe2b Monday #15

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....... KS Toronado Monday #17

Enjoy your very short time here. You really ought to learn to be a bit more subtle. hlthe2b Monday #18

sun tea, baby! Kali Monday #6

Is that same jar True Dough Monday #9

I never time my tea steeping Niagara Monday #8

Oh, True Dough Monday #10

... Niagara Monday #11

A solid five minutes or so, maybe longer - for a single cup. Morbius Monday #19

You know what the most civilized beverage is, don't you? True Dough Monday #20

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