Boil water. If using an electric kettle with temperature setting, set it to 208°F. Boil a little more water than needed so that it can be used to warm up the teapot. Filtered water is best.
Warm up teapot.Pour hot water into a teapot halfway and swirl it around a bit. Discard the water. Warming up the teapot is an extra step that all tea professionals take the time to do, so that when the tea steeps, the water temperature won't drop drastically.
Put peppermint tea into the teapot and add hot water. Cover teapot and steep for 5 minutes.
Strain peppermint leaves and pour hot tea into a teacup.
Put peppermint tea and cool or room temperature water in a pitcher or glass container. Cover pitcher and put in refrigerator for at least 12 hours. Stir to make sure peppermint get dampened by the water and isn't sitting dry on top of the water surface. Use filtered water for a better tasting iced tea.
Strain peppermint leaves and pour tea into a cup. Ice is optional since the tea is already chilled.
Brewing Guide
Hot Peppermint Tea
TEA: 2 teaspoons loose peppermint tea or 1 tea sachet
WATER: 1 cup (8 fl. oz.)
WATER TEMPERATURE: 208°F
STEEP TIME: 5 minutes
Cold Brew Peppermint Iced Tea
TEA: 2 teaspoons loose peppermint tea or 1 tea sachet
Using loose tea means you can easily adjust the amount of tea used, so you can make it stronger or weaker.
Peppermint tea is pretty forgiving when it comes to steep time. You can steep it longer than 5 minutes and it'll still taste great and won't get overly bitter.
Cold brewed peppermint tea can be steeped for up to 24 hours in the refrigerator since it won’t get bitter like black or green tea.
Peppermint tea can be brewed and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Keep it covered or airtight glass container or pitcher.