Proper Brewing Techniques

Iced Tea
Tea is a fragile product and strict guidelines should be established in proper preparation, storage, and cleaning of brewing and dispensing equipment. Tea brewers should dispense 64 to 72 ounces of 205 hot water over four ounces of tea leaves and 320 ounces of cold water. Cold water should not be added until the hot water is almost complete. This prevents shocking the finished beverage, which can cause clouding in some water conditions. Brew baskets should be removed after brewing emptied and rinsed clean to prevent cross contamination between blends and growth of bacteria the can devastate the taste of the finished brew. Tea should be stored at room temperature and never kept for more than two hours. Dispensers should be rinsed between uses including the faucet and cleaned and sanitized with non-chlorine or low chlorine product (chlorine tends to eat holes in stainless steel) and faucet completely disassembled and cleaned at the end of each day. The area of the brewer above the brew basket where the spray head is located should be cleaned every day. Failure to implement and follow a good program for the brewing, holding, and cleaning of tea brewing equipment can cause tea to sour, cloud, and just taste bad. We strongly believe that since the beverage, coffee, tea, etc, is the first impression that a customer has of a restaurant, that great care should be taken to make sure that that first impression is a good one.

Other brewing methods include the traditional stove top method, bringing water to a rolling boil on the stove top, removing the heat and adding the tea, and allowing the tea to steep for five minutes. Then add cold water. Or using the coffee brewer to brew a concentrate to which cold water may be added. Be sure to start with a clean brew basket. We recommend using one ounce of tea per gallon.

Other Auto Brewer options available are auto sweetening systems, half batch options, and timer systems that inform the operator when to dispose of a batch and make a fresh batch.

Use of tea brewers together with proper brewing and sanitation techniques insure a good quality, consistent brew.

Hot Tea
Start with fresh cold water and bring it to a rolling boil. Pour about an inch of boiling water into the tea kettle and swirl it around to warm the kettle. Pour the warming water out and place the tea in the kettle. Pour the boiling water over the tea. Allow the tea to steep for five minutes. You may remove the tea if you wish or leave it in the kettle so that some hot water can be added after pouring to refill the kettle.

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