First, I brewed it per the recommendations by mixing the tea straight into the hot water and then filtering through a coffee filter in a mesh strainer. This is similar to how I finish making a cold brewed coffee. It worked okay but takes a while for just one cup. So I googled DIY tea strainer and found a few tutorials that I adapted to make my own tea bags. It's pretty quick and easy but I only had time today to make 4 of them.
I had a few people ask about my method when I instagrammed the process earlier today so I took pictures and decided to share the process here.
Items needed:
- loose leaf tea (1 tsp per bag fits best)
- round paper coffee filters
- scissors
- cotton string/yarn
- stapler + staples
See below the photo for the steps....
- Take 1 coffee filter and cut into 2 rectangles by cutting in half and then cutting the rounded edges straight.
- Fold in half "hamburger style" (anyone? anyone?...) to create a crease. Put 1/2 teaspoon tea on each side of this crease.
- Fold the long edges over the tea.
- Then place your finger on the crease and bring the two ends together.
- place the end of your string at the top and fold one corner over, then place the other end of string and fold the other corner over it- creating a point.
- Fold the point over then bring the string up and staple the string to the tea bag securing it shut.
Don't forget to find a little helper to untie your moccasins and drive trucks around the kitchen...it's crucial to the process...
{oh, hello to baby sister too}
I brewed mine and then put it on ice. I'm wondering now if I could cold brew this like my coffee. I'm just following the directions the Thai tea came with...
Tah-dah! Quick and easy, but also pretty messy (only because I tried putting in too much tea the first time.). Enjoy!
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