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21-01-2011, 18:43
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Marine Service Provider
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Huh ! Moldy Iced Tea !?
Anyone ever see this before? I've never heard of iced tea going bad.
And it was in the fridge, and made with the same water, at approx. the same time as the non moldy lemon aid.
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21-01-2011, 18:45
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: 29° 49.16’ N 82° 25.82’ W
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Never seen it mold but have had it go sour many times, even in the fridge.
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21-01-2011, 19:12
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Eastern Shore, MD
Boat: Camper Nicholson 44 Ketch
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Sure, seen it lots of times. It is called old Iced Tea. Remedy? Pour it down the drain and make a new batch!!!
Chris
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21-01-2011, 19:14
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Marine Service Provider
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Guess I need to cut back on the beer an soda, huh?
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21-01-2011, 19:15
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CF Adviser
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: sausalito
Boat: 14 meter sloop
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Iced tea never hangs around long enough on our boat to go bad.
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21-01-2011, 19:31
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Was the iced tea made with real tea/tea bags? Or was it powdered mix? the powdered mix, and instant coffee, seems to go bad on boats more frequently than loose tea or tea bags.
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21-01-2011, 19:38
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Marine Service Provider
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Yup! It was mix.
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21-01-2011, 20:06
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: U.S., Northeast
Boat: Currently boatless
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Even unsweetened tea brewed from loose leaves will go moldy. Don't ask how I know...
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21-01-2011, 20:17
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Boat: Westsail 32
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Never drink the "iced" stuff ourselves. But hot tea goes moldy in the teapot in a few days if the temperature's right. Just pitch out the leaves and leftovers, rinse the pot, and make fresh. Weren't going to drink the old cold tea anyway. 
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21-01-2011, 21:50
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Clear Lake Marine Services - Seabrook, Texas
Boat: Gulfstar, Mark II Ketch, 43'
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The main thing that makes ice tea mold or sour is letting the tea bags be in boiling water. Bring thr water up to a boil but turn the stove off and let it steep for awhile.
Don't know why boiling the tea makes it sour but it does.
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21-01-2011, 22:11
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Iced tea can go bad with bacteria in it. Especially if it's sweetened with sugar. If you make sun tea you should drink it that day as it has been stewing in the perfect conditions to breed bacteria.
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22-01-2011, 08:07
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Oct 2007
Boat: Endeavour 42CC
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I make sun tea all the time. Sits in the frig for 2 to 5 days with no issues. (no sugar added)
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29-01-2011, 07:57
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Sponsoring Vendor
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
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Don't ask me why -- I'm not a chemist -- but cold-brewed tea seems to have fewer problems with turning moldy, and does not become cloudy, either. Hang a few bags in a bottle of water with the tags hanging outside -- I use 6 regular bags in a half gallon bottle -- and screw the lid on. Stick it in the refrig overnight while it steeps. Take the bags out the next morning.
The beauty of this is that you're not putting a bottle of "hot" water into the refrig and thus it's not increasing the load so much.
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29-01-2011, 14:20
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Clear Lake Marine Services - Seabrook, Texas
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That's why you pour your tea mixture over ice to dilute it down and chill it.
Usually make 2 gallons at a time for a weeks worth of sweet tea and never had issues with going bad.
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29-01-2011, 14:27
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Sponsoring Vendor
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
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That works if you have a lot of ice . . . we never had ice aboard, and just drank "cold tea."
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