Loose tea brewing lid

A cover for attachment to a container, the cover comprising:

• a membrane shaped to cover and engage an open top of the container;
• a periphery extending from the membrane and shaped to removably engage a rim at the open top of the container, the periphery having a distal edge defining a plane;
• a first opening in the membrane;
• a mesh forming a pouch, sized to receive and hold materials from which flavors are extracted and to permit liquid to pass through the pouch and materials to infuse the liquid, the pouch being foldable or flattenable under an underside of the membrane and not extending beyond the plane of the periphery,
• the pouch being secured to one side of the membrane;
• a lid shaped and sized to access and close the first opening;
• and
• a sip hole in the membrane spaced from the first opening for removal of infused liquid from the covered container.