Ingredients:

  • 4 cups water
  • 6 individual black tea bags
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 8 cups cold filtered water

Instructions:

  1. Bring 4 cups (950ml) of water to a simmer in a saucepan. Remove from heat just as the first bubbles break the surface.
  2. Add the 6 tea bags and the baking soda to the water. Cover and steep for exactly 5 minutes. Remove tea bags without squeezing them.
  3. While the tea concentrate is still hot, stir in the granulated white sugar vigorously until completely dissolved.
  4. Pour the hot concentrate into a 1-gallon pitcher and immediately add 8 cups (1.9L) of cold filtered water to rapidly chill the brew.
  5. Fill glasses with ice and pour the tea over the top to serve.