Sun teas

[RawSinger]

What exactly are sun teas, are they raw, and how do you make them? Thanks in advance!

[juliebove]

You just put tea bags or loose tea in a jar of water and leave it in the sun. It is no longer advised to do that because it is not kept at a temperature that is hot or cold enough to keep it safe. You can accomplish the same thing by putting the jar in the refrigerator and leaving it for a longer amount of time until there is tea in the water. If you use loose tea you have to strain. Is it raw? I guess that depends on what kind of tea you use.

[Clare]

I put 3 green and/or herbal tea bags per quart mason jar full of water, seal it, and leave it on my patio. In my mind it's raw :-) I had never heard of food safety issues. Perhaps the concern is with sweet teas? Most people here make sweet sun tea with sugar but I don't even add the stevia until I bring it inside and take out the bags.

[cibra]

I do the samething except here in florida its so hot I keep it in the shade.

I add green tea suntea to my smoothies. I also have chamomile suntea before bed.

[RawSinger]

Does anyone know of any brands of tea bags that are truly raw??

[Apasaraw]

There are brick and loose teas that are sun dried/raw...in a bag I'm not sure.
Pu-erh type teas are picked and sun dried and that's it.

http://www.andaotea.com/news/puerhproduction.htm

http://www.rishi-tea.com/store/home.php?cat=6