trying to make a twisted tea style

[cigarguy17]

im trying to make a twisted tea type of beer for my gf... she loves them and id like to try and make one any ideas on how

 

[dhallila]

I would say get some tea leaves that she likes and steep in chilling wort at 180 with a good whirlpool would be my best guess. More tea, more flavor. And let us know how it turns out. I was thinking of doing something similar.

 

[cigarguy17]

Im also trying to figure out do I use rice to keep it clear and get sugars or us 2 row and candi sugar.. also would citra hops give it a lil citrus flavor or should I use a diff

 

[sieglere]

I'm not familiar with twisted tea, but I've brewed regular beers with tea. Most notably a green tea Belgian wit (absolutely epic), a chai-ed porter, a slightly tea-ed pils and I have other tea hopes on the horizon. These sound interesting?

 

[cigarguy17]

thanks ill deff keep u in formed on how it goes.... prob gonna brew one on monday

 

[sieglere]

as for imparting tea flavor, I find 1 to 2 oz/5 gal for most tea gives it a good and noticeable flavor. I would add as a dry hop-esque ingredient 10 days before bottling. I wouldn't add this into the hot liquid (wort or beer)

 

[reverendj1]

I've never had Twisted tea, but I made Drunken Emu's Mississippi River Water a few times. It's delicious. The only thing I did different is I batch pasteurized it before bottling and backsweetened with 6 cups of sugar, instead of using lemonade concentrate and I kept it still.