Hallo Greg,
GM>Use sterilized bottles, then strain the tea and put it into the
Erm ... I've got only a small kitchen, not a bottling plant ;-)
GM>bottles while it is still VERY hot. Keep the bottles sealed
Have you ever picked the pieces of a glass bottle out of your face and  
hands after its explosion? :-) The most glass bottles are unable to face  
cooking water without exploding. Maybe it works once, maybe twice or more  
times, but one day ... I don't want to take this risk, I need my hands and  
my face ;-)
GM>until you want to use it. This will keep out the moulds and
GM>yeasts that make it go bad.
In German echoes and newsgroups they told me to put some ascorbin acid  
into the tea (for example lemon juice) and to put it into the fridge. One  
user told me to cook the tea with the half of water and then to mix it  
with ice water. One had the same idea like you, but as I said ... :-)
Schoene Gruesse
   Sabine                          e-mail: frosch@seerose.kristall.de
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