Brandice talks about trying to make good green tea in the morning, something she’s struggling with (keeps turning out really weak). Joe, thank goodness, comes to the rescue in the timed comments, and it’s been better since. :)
There has been controversy over my answer about what makes iced tea cloudy. Faithful viewer Michelle wrote that her boyfriend “uses an automatic iced tea maker and the iced tea blend, which brews the tea directly over ice, and does not have a problem with the tea remaining clear”. I think that the gun may have been jumped on my answer, so here is my promise:
I hear your concern and justice will be served! Brandice, I mean … eh … Gustaf, also questioned me on this and now I’m starting to question myself! I need to get a shirt that says Liar and just wear it around everywhere.
I’ve always heard about the ice solution that I mentioned in the episode and I have had no cloudy problems since. But I also filter my water and use decent quality tea (I don’t use loose leaf for iced tea BTW) I’m now thinking, as you and Chris have said, that the ice might not be the whole answer.
I do think that it’s the tannins bunching together that is the symptom, but what’s the cause? So, it is my promise to you that I will dedicate a whole show to this problem and finally find out what makes iced tea cloudy. I will look at the quality of the tea, the length of time it’s in the fridge, the type of tea (high tannin black v. low tannin green), filtered v. hard water, and when the ice is applied in the brewing process.
Hopefully with this, we will finally know what makes iced tea cloudy. The people deserve an answer!
Joe and Brandice taste some Gunpowder Green Tea from Adagio.com (surprise, surprise, we know), and they are visited by an anonymous viewer with a classy hat.
By the way, you can now watch STeaP on iTunes, and we’re still accepting mugs to be featured on the show (PLUS, your email will still get you a $5 gift certificate to Adagio.com as well). Email us for the address! We welcome all shapes and sizes!
Our review of Casablanca Twist, tried in properly prepared form and also steeped in boiling water (no-no). Be sure to watch the end for discussion of our newest promo – send us a mug!
Today I had a steaming cup of Foxtrot tea and decided to share it with you. :) Check out Episode #0 of the STeaP show for our review of this tasty tea!
Joe recently filmed his first TeaToday, making a pure spearmint tea and burning his tongue on camera. Feel free to hop over to Viddler.com and film your own TeaToday with the tag “TeaToday” and leave a link to it in our comments, or as a timed tag to one of our TeaTodays. :)
The official first episode of STeaP. Today’s tea, Earl Grey. Also, we will investigate the importance of steeping your tea for the correct time and what happens when you don’t.
Welcome to the home of STeaP TV, possibly the only tea centered weekly vodcast on all the internets. I haven’t checked this for sure, but who else would be crazy enough to try this? We host all of our movies on Viddler.com but we’re slowly making a iTunes version available. Stay tuned!
