Comments on: The Dark Side of Sun Tea http://englishtea.us/2009/06/12/the-dark-side-of-sun-tea/ Official Blog of the English Tea Store Fri, 18 May 2012 13:05:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Making Your Own Iced Tea « Tea Blog http://englishtea.us/2009/06/12/the-dark-side-of-sun-tea/#comment-6427 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:07:41 +0000 http://englishtea.us/?p=1157#comment-6427 [...] about sun tea: Some experts warn that bacterial growth could result. Advice I’ve seen (from Jon Stout of Golden [...]

]]> By: Keeping Cool with Iced Tea « Tea Blog http://englishtea.us/2009/06/12/the-dark-side-of-sun-tea/#comment-5056 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:09:42 +0000 http://englishtea.us/?p=1157#comment-5056 [...] also: The Dark Side of Sun Tea  More About Sun Tea  The Sweet Tea Debate Heats Up Quick and Easy Iced Tea [...]

]]> By: ivyhoff http://englishtea.us/2009/06/12/the-dark-side-of-sun-tea/#comment-4811 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:46:02 +0000 http://englishtea.us/?p=1157#comment-4811 I agree. If there was any bacteria in the tea or water, I’d want to kill it, not simply inhibit its growth. Besides, if the bacteria is coming from your water, aren’t you going to get sick just drinking the water from the tap, nevermind making tea out of it.

]]> By: bek http://englishtea.us/2009/06/12/the-dark-side-of-sun-tea/#comment-2100 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:00:08 +0000 http://englishtea.us/?p=1157#comment-2100 This doesn’t make sense. If there is bacteria in the tea or water, it won’t be killed by cold brewing so that’s not any safer. Even if the cold keeps the bacteria from growing, they would still be there. And shouldn’t you be more concerned about your water source or what tea you are buying if they are so bacteria laden? Also, unless sweetened prior to sun exposure, what food would the bacteria have to grow on? Has anyone ever heard of anyone actually getting sick from sun tea? Maybe I am just biased b/c I don’t trust info from CO State (wink, wink ;) . Thank you for the info on cold brewing though. I am a cold sweet tea drinker myself so I will give this method a try.

]]> By: Tim http://englishtea.us/2009/06/12/the-dark-side-of-sun-tea/#comment-1333 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:44:10 +0000 http://englishtea.us/?p=1157#comment-1333 I wish I lived in the Southwest where Sun Tea is common. O, Sun, if you come back, I swear I’ll treat you right this time!

Re boiling the water: that’s a very good idea.

]]> By: Carolyn Wheeler http://englishtea.us/2009/06/12/the-dark-side-of-sun-tea/#comment-1330 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:45:21 +0000 http://englishtea.us/?p=1157#comment-1330 Having read your article on Sun Tea, I wonder why this has not come up before. My husband and I have been drinking sun tea for 34 years. We live in the Southwest where Sun Tea is very common.
So, my question is can we boil the water for Sun Tea put in the bottle and let it sit out for two hours, take the bags out and refrigerate it?

]]> By: Marty Magee http://englishtea.us/2009/06/12/the-dark-side-of-sun-tea/#comment-429 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:12:48 +0000 http://englishtea.us/?p=1157#comment-429 Thanks for the enlightening article. We just had sun tea yesterday, thought it would be easy and fun. I do remember now about the refrigerator method and had forgotten. Thanks for jogging my memory.

]]> By: Melissa http://englishtea.us/2009/06/12/the-dark-side-of-sun-tea/#comment-428 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:14:15 +0000 http://englishtea.us/?p=1157#comment-428 I recommend using an electric kettle. Mine heats the water in the fraction of time it takes to heat water on the stove top without heating up the whole house. Great article!

]]> By: gongfugirl http://englishtea.us/2009/06/12/the-dark-side-of-sun-tea/#comment-361 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:41:26 +0000 http://englishtea.us/?p=1157#comment-361 The temperature inside a refrigerator is cold enough to inhibit the growth of bacteria, which is the primary reason we use them for storing foodstuffs. Basically it’s the mid-ranges of temperature – not extremes of hot or cold – that are ideal for most types of bacterial growth.

]]> By: Ilana http://englishtea.us/2009/06/12/the-dark-side-of-sun-tea/#comment-358 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:00:01 +0000 http://englishtea.us/?p=1157#comment-358 If sun tea does not kill bacteria because the water doesn’t get hot enough, I’d imagine cold-brewed tea would not either. Why doesn’t cold-brewed tea have the same problem?

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