The Official Tea Thread

[Quagmire]

Adding milk or creamer just seems so odd to me. Nothing against others doing what they like though

Certain teas it goes great with, I add it to Earl Grey and Chai

 

[Ants!]

I guess I'm the only weirdo who doesn't like mint tea.

York peppermint patties are goodness, tho

Ande's mints are awesome too.

 

[MC74]

Using the teapot at work to brew some cinnamon tea. Love this stuff! ^^

 

[Ants!]

 

[Ben]

Adding milk or creamer just seems so odd to me. Nothing against others doing what they like though

Certain teas it goes great with, I add it to Earl Grey and Chai

I cannot fathom drinking my English black tea without milk and sugar. Likewise, I would feel weird about anyone putting milk in herbal tea.

Anyway, I ran out of PG Tips and have been having to slum it with Tetley's until I can order more. Pray for me.

 

[Quagmire]

I cannot fathom drinking my English black tea without milk and sugar. Likewise, I would feel weird about anyone putting milk in herbal tea.

Yep, never put it in herbal or green

 

[MC74]

Yep, never put it in herbal or green

Also, I could be wrong here, but there are teas out there that don't mix well with milk, because if you do, it will curdle.

 

[Quagmire]

Also, I could be wrong here, but there are teas out there that don't mix well with milk, because if you do, it will curdle.

I think that's only of its too hot

 

[Ben]

Also, I could be wrong here, but there are teas out there that don't mix well with milk, because if you do, it will curdle.

I think that's only of its too hot

Googling seems to suggest it can happen with high acidity teas, too. But I'd imagine heat is the most common variable given it being... tea...

 

[Ants!]

Mascots for this thread.

 

[MC74]

I tried the English Breakfast sample a couple of mornings ago. I liked it.

 

[Quagmire]

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[Ants!]

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Twinnings fucking sucks. How is that the super cheap tea I find at diners is always better than a big BRITISH tea brand? I always take a sniff of the bag before I put it in the cup, and Twinnings has no smell. Steep it for like 10 minutes and no flavor.

Lipton is better somehow

 

[Quagmire]

Twinnings fucking sucks. How is that the super cheap tea I find at diners is always better than a big BRITISH tea brand? I always take a sniff of the bag before I put it in the cup, and Twinnings has no smell. Steep it for like 10 minutes and no flavor.

Lipton is better somehow

What flavor?

I've also found typically I need two tea bags for a cup, at least the bags that aren't loose leaf and are grinded up?

I do like their loose leaf though

 

[Fool's Requiem]

What flavor?

I've also found typically I need two tea bags for a cup, at least the bags that aren't loose leaf and are grinded up?

I do like their loose leaf though

I just had their English Breakfast. I've suffered through their Earl Grey in the past. Shouldn't need two bags of a single cup.

 

[Quagmire]

I just had their English Breakfast. I've suffered through their Earl Grey in the past. Shouldn't need two bags of a single cup.

I like mine strong and the cheap tea bags aren't usually that high quality either

 

[bittersweet]

What got you into tea?

My dad's side of the family are from Tennessee/Alabama, the 'South', and are fond of tea as most are.

What's your favorite?

Sweet tea.

How often and how much do you drink?

I can go through 10 gallons of unsweet a week. It depends on how long I'm at home during the week. I usually drink a gallon, maybe two, of sweet.

 

[Quagmire]

My dad's side of the family are from Tennessee/Alabama, the 'South', and are fond of tea as most are.

Im from Kentucky, so sweet tea was my gateway as well

I can go through 10 gallons of unsweet a week. It depends on how long I'm at home during the week. I usually drink a gallon, maybe two, of sweet.

I probably go through close to a gallon a day of tea, at least during work days, combination of sweetened black tea or unsweet green/oolong

 

[bittersweet]

I had to cut back on sweet, I was drinking far too much and it was wearing away at the enamel on my teeth

 

[A Fifth of a Million]

I had to cut back on sweet, I was drinking far too much and it was wearing away at the enamel on my teeth

That explains your name here

 

[Quagmire]

I had to cut back on sweet, I was drinking far too much and it was wearing away at the enamel on my teeth

Makes sense

I don't put too much sugar in my tea

 

[bittersweet]

My dad has it down to a science and makes some of the best tea I've ever had. Friends support this claim and believe he should bottle and sell it.

 

[Quagmire]

My dad has it down to a science and makes some of the best tea I've ever had. Friends support this claim and believe he should bottle and sell it.

My sweet iced tea recipe I got from an exs dad , so good and simple

Two iced tea bags and two constant comment bags, gives it a little something extra

I often swap the constant comment with raspberry tea

 

[bittersweet]

Yeah, I make five gallons. I boil water on the stove, steep fourteen bags and fill the gallon jugs halfway with water. Then I pour, refill and repeat until they're all full.

 

[shortkut]

My sweet iced tea recipe I got from an exs dad , so good and simple

Two iced tea bags and two constant comment bags, gives it a little something extra

I often swap the constant comment with raspberry tea

Maybe I’m a northerner, but what are constant comment bags?

 

[Quagmire]

Maybe I’m a northerner, but what are constant comment bags?

A type of black tea

 

[Quagmire]

My tea station!

 

[Fool's Requiem]

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My tea station!

yeah, this is definitely something I've needed for a while.