how to make homemade spice tea?

Answer 1

I'm not sure if this is what you want, but this is the stuff we make at my house. Use 2 teaspoons per mug of hot water.

RUSSIAN TEA

1/2 c. instant tea (you can also use decaf)
1 c. Tang
1 pkg. pre-sweetened lemonade
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon

Mix well and place enough in cup of hot water to taste.

SUGAR FREE RUSSIAN TEA
1 c. instant tea
2 pkg. sugar free Tang
1 pkg. sugar free lemonade
1 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. cinnamon

Mix well and add to hot water.

Answer 2

This makes 5-6 quarts of chai,20+ servings.
3 1/2 ounces mixed whole chai spices (about 1 cup) see spices below
1 1/2 ounces black tea (about 1/2 cup), or 2 ounces rooibos
3-4 quarts water
1 1/2 cup brown sugar

Brew and strain using one of the three methods discussed above, stir in:

2 quarts whole milk, scalded

Serve hot or iced.

A quart of chai tea base (to prepare six servings):

Simmer together for 15 minutes (after it reaches a simmer) on the stove top or 20 minutes (total) in the microwave:
3 tablespoons ground/broken chai spices or 4 tablespoons whole spices (see mixing suggestions below)
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
4 1/2 cups water
Remove from heat. Stir in:

2 tablespoons black tea or 3 tablespoons rooiboos

Cover, brew 5 minutes, strain. You can refrigerate this base up to a week.

To serve, heat the base, add 1/2 to an equal amount of heated milk, (you may preheat milk 5 minutes in microwave - it foams). Stir well, serve with a sprinkle of cardamom.

No-caf chai

Now that black tea is off my list, I substitute 2 ounces of rooibos (South African redbush tea)for the black tea in the quantity recipe. Some folks use a strong green tea (not a traditional Indian variation- see Kahvi- Kashmiri Green Tea Chai). My vegan friends substitute fortified vanilla soy beverage in place of dairy milk.

Mixing chai spices at home
Make and use your spice mix by weight. For best results, use whole or broken spices, not ground! To make 3 ½ ounces, start with about an ounce of shelled green or black cardamon and a half ounce of cinnamon bark. Then be sure you use some clove and ginger, and make up the weight from your favorites from