Consumer Reports offers up some guidelines on how to brew a great cup of tea. Tea leaves, water, and a few guidelines are all you need to make tea.

We'll teach you how to make iced tea three different ways: the traditional hot brew method, cold brew and harnessing the power of the sun for sun tea.

How to compost tea for your garden The nitrogen and tannic acid in tea accelerates the composting process, making it a perfect candidate for absorption into plants.

All of the nutrients in matcha go up into its leaves at a higher concentration than normal tea, including L-theanine, vitamins and minerals, antioxidants and catechins, according to Salazar.