How to make the best iced tea?!

How to make the best iced tea?

I bought an iced tea maker so I don't always have to run to the store to buy more. I just can't seem to get it right. I have been trying to make green tea with honey and sweet tea with splenda. I am thinking about trying to add lemon to either of these. Anyone have tips for the right amount of these ingredients to add and the right amount of teabags?

My recipe for making iced tea doesn't involve an iced tea maker, but perhaps you could adapt this to the machine.

I put about a quart of water (the amount doesn't matter at all) and approximately a cup of sugar in a cooking pot and heat until it boils. You could adjust the amount of sugar, or use an equivalent amount of artificial sweetener depending on your taste.

Once the water starts to boil, I add either four of the large "family size" tea bags, or 10-12 regular tea bags and immediately remove the pot from the burner. Let the bags steep in the hot water for at least 20 minutes, but an hour or more just makes it better.

Then take your concentrated tea mixture and pour into a gallon pitcher or bottle. Fill the bottle to the top with tap water and you'll have perfect Southern-style sweet tea.