I decided to try cold dripped tea. Cold dripped tea is when ice melts and drips over tea, making a brew. There are a few different set ups you can use, and I wanted to try it before buying an expensive cold dripping apparatus.
Ok so I started my experiment this morning. I had two experiments going. I used Long Island Strawberry green tea by Victoria’s Teas and Coffees because I have cold brewed before and it was good. So I wanted to have something to compare this to.
I did two different experiments:
1. Tea leaves in a pot, and put ice cubes directly on top of the tea.
2. A set up involving ice in a metal strainer, dripping onto tea in a metal strainer, dripping into a mug. The ice does not touch the tea.
1 hour in:
For experiment 1 with the ice directly on the tea, there was a very small amount of tea liquor produced. Not quite enough for a sip. I tried it anyway. I cringed. It was super strong and thick. Very strong, vegetal green tea. I felt like I was chewing the tea leaves.
Experiment 2, there was some ice melting but no tea liquor produced, almost like the tea leaves were just absorbing the water.
2 hours in:
There was more tea liquor produced in experiment 1. This time it smelled like delicious strawberries. Similar to the cold brewed version. There was just more than 1 sip of liquor. I stated it and still cringed. Not quite as strong but still thick. Very strongly green tea. The vegetal component is quite exaggerated. No strawberry or fruity flavour.
Experiment 2, there was just enough for a sip. Tasted exactly like experiment 1.
Still letting the ice melt at this point.
Lessons learned: It takes a long time; very little tea liquor is produced; experiment 1 and 2 produce the exact same tasting tea; I don’t like it.
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lol well at least you had fun experimenting? :)
Ha ha. Yeah I can’t complain. I like running experiments with my tea. I am a mad tea scientist!
So I can’t read, anyway also I will say try this out with an unflavored tea. The one time I did it, it was with a cheap gyokuro and it made a world of difference. It was like sweet grass.
I will have to give that a try. I was wondering if it was due to the flavouring.
lol well at least you had fun experimenting? :)
Ha ha. Yeah I can’t complain. I like running experiments with my tea. I am a mad tea scientist!
So I can’t read, anyway also I will say try this out with an unflavored tea. The one time I did it, it was with a cheap gyokuro and it made a world of difference. It was like sweet grass.
I will have to give that a try. I was wondering if it was due to the flavouring.