Cold Brew Mugicha (Japanese Barley Tea)

Name: Cold Brew Mugicha (Japanese Barley Tea)
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 tea bag Japanese barley tea (mugicha); ¼ cup boiling water; 1 QT room temperature or cold filtered water

Mugicha or Japanese Barley Tea is a caffeine-free beverage made from roasted barley grains. It has a coffee-like toasty flavor with a hint of bitterness and a dry finish. Served chilled, it‘s a refreshing summer drink for all ages!

⏱ 5 min 🔨 Prep 5min 📊 Easy 🍽 1 servings ⭐ 4.9 (12) 👁 8

Ingredients

1 servings

1 tea bag Japanese barley tea (mugicha)
¼ cup boiling water
1 QT room temperature or cold filtered water

Instructions

Before You Start…Please note that this recipe requires 2 hours of steeping time.
Get a package of mugicha tea bags.
In a measuring cup, place 1 tea bag Japanese barley tea (mugicha) and add ¼ cup boiling water. Let it steep for 2 minutes. Quickly hydrating and steaming the dry tea with boiling water helps release the flavor of the barley.
Pour the concentrated tea and the tea bag into a large pitcher.
Add 1 QT room temperature or cold filtered water and let it steep for 2 hours in the refrigerator.
Discard the tea bag and it's ready to serve.
Serve the mugicha over ice cubes in individual glass cups.
You can store mugicha for up to 2–3 days in the refrigerator.