How long is fresh brewed tea good for?

[JEDI]

I received a box of teabags from Starbucks as a present.

i'm lazy and plan to make 1 gallon of tea at a time.

it'll take my about 3-4 days to drink it all.

will tea still taste good after 3 days???

 

[cliftonite]

Thats gross. Make it in small quantities (whenever you want a cup, make a cup, not a keg).

 

[leftyman]

I thought you were making pizza's?

 

[Ameesh]

should be fine

 

[Aftermath]

I generally try to drink it within 24 hours or so. I'll usually dump what's left after that and make some fresh. It just starts to taste a little bit sour after that.

Edit: I do about the same thing, but I drink more tea than anything else so mine doesn't last that long.

 

[Nyati13]

Originally posted by: JEDI
I received a box of teabags from Starbucks as a present.

i'm lazy and plan to make 1 gallon of tea at a time.

it'll take my about 3-4 days to drink it all.

will tea still taste good after 3 days???

For hot tea, or iced tea? Iced tea you can leave in the fridge for 3-4 days, and it only gets a little bit bitter. For hot tea you would have to re-heat the tea, and that can magnify the bitterness of it being a couple of days old.
But, it all comes down to the taste, it isn't unsafe to do it, but it does get more bitter over a couple of days.

 

[LeiZaK]

Originally posted by: Nyati13

Originally posted by: JEDI
I received a box of teabags from Starbucks as a present.

i'm lazy and plan to make 1 gallon of tea at a time.

it'll take my about 3-4 days to drink it all.

will tea still taste good after 3 days???

For hot tea, or iced tea? Iced tea you can leave in the fridge for 3-4 days, and it only gets a little bit bitter. For hot tea you would have to re-heat the tea, and that can magnify the bitterness of it being a couple of days old.
But, it all comes down to the taste, it isn't unsafe to do it, but it does get more bitter over a couple of days.

What he said

 

[michaels]

Iced tea will be fine is the fridge for a week.

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Originally posted by: michaels
Iced tea will be fine is the fridge for a week.

When making iced tea, I usually let it steep for nearly a week before I even drink it.