Tea 101 Departments: Definitions General Tea Information Frequently Asked Questions About Tea Frequently Asked Questions About How to Buy Tea for Others What Supplies You'll Need How To Brew a Perfect Pot of Tea How To Make Iced Tea Tea 101: How To Make Iced Tea Everyone has made iced tea before, but lots of folks haven't done it with loose leaf tea, and it stops them in their tracks. Relax, it's easy and fast. How to Quickly and Safely Brew a Quart of Great Iced Tea: 1. Boil one cup of water. 2. Pour it over 6-8 teaspoons of loose tea and brew as directed. 3. If you add sugar, do it now and stir well. 4. Fill a one quart jar half way with ice. Add cold water to fill it 3/4 of the way. 5. Pour the brewed tea into the jar through a strainer to catch the leaves. 6. It's ready to drink! Enjoy! I like to use this Magic Tea Maker for brewing my iced tea. There is a fine plastic mesh filter at the bottom with a convenient trigger mechanism so that this teapot basically acts as a giant brewing basket. Just put your loose tea in the pot, fill with hot water, let it brew. Then place the pot on top of your cup, mug, iced tea pitcher, or other serving vessel. This triggers the release mechanism and the tea is filtered down through the strainer. Lift up on the pot at any time to stop the flow. Works especially well for making iced tea--just make a concentrate in your Magic and strain into a half-gallon pitcher of ice. Read here on why Sun Tea isn't safe! Check out our Iced Tea section for our recommendations on good iced teas.