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Stir briefly, cover, and refrigerate for 8 to\u00a012 hours. Strain and discard the leaves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blend<\/strong>:\u00a0Add the cold-brew tea to a blender with\u00a01\u00a0English cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped,\u00a02\u00a0fluid ounces\u00a0fresh lime juice (about 2 limes), and\u00a01\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0agave nectar. Blend on high for about\u00a020 seconds\u00a0until the cucumber is fully incorporated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strain<\/strong>:\u00a0Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing gently to extract all the liquid. Discard the solids. Taste and adjust lime or agave as needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong>:\u00a0Fill glasses with\u00a02\u00a0cups\u00a0ice, pour the agua fresca over the top, and garnish each glass with a cucumber wheel \u2014\u00a04\u00a0cucumber wheels, for garnish.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NOTES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The peppermint and lemongrass in the Midsummer Mate do most of the heavy lifting here \u2014 go easy on the agave on your first batch, as the blend has natural sweetness. For a crowd, this scales easily: cold brew a larger batch overnight and blend in batches. 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