How do you sweeten tea made from tea bags and avoid the bitter taste?

Posted by Guest on Mar 11th, 2010 | 12 comments

I make tea at work using Lipton tea bags and hot water. No matter how much sugar I add I can never taste it. Also if I should add lemon the tastes become bitter. Any suggestions on making some great tea?

Is there a way to make green tea taste like the onces sold on the market like C2?

Posted by Guest on Mar 10th, 2010 | 3 comments

There is this product here in the Philippines called C2. And I like it so much that I want to buy it everyday, but my budget wont allow me to buy it everyday. It’s a green tea that’s like Nestea Ice tea except that this one is green tea. My brother bought green tea from China and I’ve been drinking it everytime I remember to drink it. What I’m asking is how to make it taste as sweet as Nestea and C2? I tried adding sugar to it but it doesn’t taste delicious nor a likable sweet taste. I want to drink green tea but in a way that I enjoy drinking it. Not a way that I force myself to drink it. Thanks for the suggestions! I’m really in need of them. Green tea has antioxidants that I need badly.

Does decaf tea retain all the health benefits of caffeinated tea?

Posted by Guest on Mar 9th, 2010 | 3 comments

Mostly talking about black teas here, tea bags and loose.

Thanks!

How do you make tea from a tea bag?

Posted by Guest on Mar 9th, 2010 | 17 comments

Yah, I recognize how lame this question is but I’ve never been a tea drinker. I just bought some herbal tea from an herbalist through the internet and it came in individual tea bags. It says to make a pot of hot tea with it. I don’t own a tea pot. Am I correct that I would boil water in a pot, say maybe a 2 quart pot, and then add the tea bag and let it set for 5 minutes? Do I need to squeeze the tea out of the bag? It also says the one tea bag can be used to make up to 3 pots of tea. Do I let the bag dry out then stick it in a Ziplock?

Tea Drinkers: Is it normal to see a white foam when brewing loose-leaf green tea?

Posted by Guest on Mar 8th, 2010 | 2 comments

I had received some loose-leaf green tea from a friend who recently visited China and was wondering if it is normal to see white foam on top of my brewed tea.

Could there be pesticide residues on my tea? I try to drink organic tea as much as possible, but don’t want to throw away the tea which was a gift.

All honest answers appreciated. Thanks!