Guayusa tea recipe: summer iced brew
Introduction
Try our Guayusa tea recipe for an ice brew! Woke up sweating already today? No wonder—climate change is hitting hard, and it was already a big topic in the days of “The Fresh Prince”, aka “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” (1990). But that’s not what we’re here to talk about today.
You already have your climate-friendly Guayusa tea in the kitchen and need something cold—ideally ice-cold—right?!
So, this blog post has our Guayusa tea ice-brew recipe for you. You can also follow us on Instagram and save it there.
Contents
1. Ingredients for your Guayusa tea ice-brew recipe
- One of our Guayusa varieties. We recommend PURE Powder, but you can also use our teas.
- An extra-fine double sieve. For example, the sieve supplied with our Dripper, or a coffee filter. Use a filter with room for the powder and ice cubes. It should also be shaped like a funnel.
- A jug, or our Dripper jug, to catch the melted ice water.
2. How to make Guayusa tea ice brew
- Fill your sieve with the powder as usual and place it in the Dripper.
- Pile on as many ice cubes as possible. Crushed ice works even better. Feel free to make a little mound.
- Leave the Dripper to stand for a while, then repeat the process with more ice.
- After a few minutes, enough ice water should have dripped through. Repeat as often as you like, until the powder starts to lose its colour and flavour.
- Pour the brewed ice water into a glass or thermos flask and enjoy the sunshine.
- Finally, add a squeeze of lemon, honey or sugar, for example. Fresh mint works brilliantly too.
Find more ways to prepare Guayusa in our sections on recipes and infusion times, and in our free PDF with lots of Guayusa tea recipes.
3. Conclusion
Guayusa is not bitter even when brewed hot; as an ice brew, its natural sweetness comes through even more!
Your taste buds will be delighted—and so will your energy levels and body temperature!
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