Ivan tea (fermentation of fireweed leaves) - master class

there are still three sons

Wow ! Well done! I join the chorus of Ksyusha's applause!

Thank you So we need to put everyone on tea And it is useful, and profitable, and introduces to work

there are still three sons, some already grown up

Olyushka, you are lovely! Health to the children (grown up and expected) and mom!

there are still three sons

Today I brought to work tea prepared on May 19 (I work in a large center), many liked it so much that they want to buy, so I'm thinking about what to sell. But seriously, I sent it to our Bread Maker ...

Luda, great! So the tea turned out great

I'm thinking about what to sell

Prices in internet stores are different - from 200 rubles. up to 3.5 thousand per 100 grams. So you can make good money. But seriously, we will accept and teach everyone.

I'm thinking about what to sell

Any work must be paid with dignity. And manual, even more so.
The value of this tea is not only that it is made from wonderful herb. Each leaf contains a piece of the tea-eater's soul.

[Radushka]

Any work should be paid with dignity. And manual, even more so.

Radushka, I agree, but to make tea for sale, you need equipment and like-minded people. And it is very difficult for one to prepare tea in such quantities that it would also be enough for sale. We give a lot of our tea. At least have time to make enough for gifts. Well, and do not offend yourself.

Girls, good day to all! Tell me, what is the maximum fermentation period?
It turns out that part of it will be forced to leave for late evening for drying. This is about 36 hours.
Now I'm dry. I don't know what to call the smell. He's not like ANYTHING. Some cool perfume.

[Radushka]

Radushka, you can ferment up to 48 hours. But no more than a day is better. 36 hours is also possible. So, do your best.

I don't know what to call the smell. He's not like ANYTHING. Some cool perfume.

This is yes! I often write that no perfume can equal this smell!

Yes, I seem to be in time. It turned out not that much. It's just, I have a very small oven.
The rain has passed. Otherwise, tomorrow I would rush for the next portion. Sunday drops out. Maybe on Monday I can. Although, we promise rains.

[Radushka]

Radushka, I also have a small oven - very inconvenient for tea. and for bread too. But you can't put another in the village. Nothing, and we will cope with such ovens - we will do a lot.

The rain has passed.

Here we have rain. So for the first time since the beginning of the season, I have a tea break.

And I put the apple and pear leaves in the freezer earlier. And a little fake. I'll try to make a mix.
I bake bread either in a bread maker, or in a multicooker, or (if a lot is needed) in a gas stove oven. And my dad gave me an old electric one. Mom is gone. I will bake him all the same.

I have a tea break

[Radushka]

And a little fake.

Radushka, great tea will turn out. Lipa, this is, of course, very good, useful! But last year I made it mono tea. Moreover, two options, with different fermentation. No tea at all. But in the mix, she must behave well. her pear and apple tree will overpower.

in the mix she should behave well

And I decided to add it for usefulness. And I also liked the leaves. Such large, beautiful

[Radushka]

Radushka, yes, the benefits of it are undeniable. And the leaves are easy to collect. I remember.

[Lyudochka]

Lyudochka, I can't make tea myself, my son's plans have changed, but soon I will be meeting guests from Alma-Ata, my niece and her husband and four children.
Today I went to the store to look at Ivan-tea, it was leafy with mint, but I saw one mint, 260r per 100g.

[Alla]

Alla, it's a pity, but the tea season is ahead, maybe they will also bring it? When I read the compositions on the sites selling Ivan tea, I always wonder why they add mint to the Ivan tea. After all, it interrupts the whole smell of the most unique fireweed.

but soon I will meet guests from Alma-Ata, my niece and her husband and four children.

ABOUT! Great! Greetings to them from their former countrywoman. Let them have a good rest with you.

[Luda]

LudaThey also want to move to Russia, have received documents for resettlement, they want to decide on their place of residence, and in Kazakhstan to receive Russian passports and citizenship.

[Alla]

Alla, so they decided correctly! They will be given citizenship in Kazakhstan in 3 months. And here the nerves will fray. So let them do it if they decide.

ivan tea with stems. Now you need to cut it all off or can you dry it up like that?

So I answer myself. It was necessary to immediately cut off all the leaves, because everything wilted, the stems bend, like threads with fresh ones much easier to work with.

I twisted the leaves on the combine, since it was already night, and the meat grinder was screaming loudly. The harvester ran perfectly, but the mass remained dry - I kneaded it, my hands were already oily steel. Something was fermented as it was not very good, it seems to me, I still did not understand it. For about 18 hours there was a saucepan, now it's dry. It smells nice It turns out small-leaf tea.

[Olga]

The harvester ran perfectly, but the mass remained dry - I kneaded it, my hands were already oily steel. Something fermented as it is not very good

Olga, I tried somehow to twist the leaves on the combine. But it didn't work out for me. True, I was not spinning fireweed, but some garden cherries, I think. Nothing, since your leaves are destroyed, then the tea should turn out. It will be light, but it's nothing. After dry fermentation, a strong aroma will appear and the taste will intensify.

Nothing, since your leaves are destroyed, then the tea should turn out. It will be light, but it's nothing.

Some leaves, even after drying, are much lighter than the main mass. They cut themselves with a knife and that's it. After freezing, it will probably be good with the combine, especially those flavors that do not spin well in a meat grinder.

Some of the leaves, even after drying, are much lighter than the main mass.

Olya, it's okay, it's even more interesting - the tea will turn out delicious.

After freezing, it will probably be good with the combine, especially those flavors that do not spin well in a meat grinder.

So I twisted it after the freezer. True, I did not chop with knives, but with another attachment. And with knives I didn’t want to have any dust.

And she didn’t want to use knives to avoid dust.

Yes, there is rubbish, but it does not bother me very much, on the contrary, it will be brewed faster, no one has any patience. Today my husband bought the bags again - it's easier and faster for him than to brew in a teapot.

Or maybe stuff this dust into the bags itself? We need this special paper .... Where can I get it?

Or maybe stuff this dust into the bags itself? We need this special paper .... Where can I get it?

Olga, I don't think it's worth it. The tea will brew perfectly anyway, and all the tea leaves will settle to the bottom.

Or maybe stuff this dust into the bags itself? We need this special paper .... Where can I get it?

And there are portioned teapots of different types, maybe it will be so convenient for him. Whenever I brew myself, I use this.

After dry fermentation, a strong aroma will appear and the taste will intensify.

Lyudmila, as I understand it, dry fermentation means standing in a jar for at least two weeks (well, how long will we stand it)?

[natushka]

natushka, for the first time I brewed tea in about the same thing as in the photo from the Internet.But our tea needs to be brewed longer and wrapping does not interfere with it, but, on the contrary, helps. When I switched to brewing large volumes and longer, I realized that it was much better. Tea in this silicone or metal thing does not have time to open.

[Radushka]

As far as I understand, dry fermentation is standing in a jar for at least two weeks (well, and how long will we stand it)?

RadushkaYes, dry fermentation is tea standing in an airtight container in a dark, dry place. But not 2 weeks, not less than a month. And this is not enough. Tea opens up to the fullest after a few months - by winter. And the longer it is stored, the better it gets.

[Ludmila]

The tea in this silicone or metal thing does not have time to open.

,Ludmila, I agree, I also like it more without ..., just sometimes in the evening I brew a little, so as not to leave it overnight, and in the morning it is fresh, fragrant and, as expected, in a teapot

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, went after Vanechka today ... he has grown a lot, the leaves are getting tough. Some have yellow leaves from below.
I spent my first "skinny" ... they are cute, of course they slowed down in growth, but they are even, they stretched out a little. So they will still please me with flowers for honey.

[Borisyonok]

has grown already strongly, the leaves are becoming tough

Borisyonok, yeah, I noticed it! The summer aroma of fireweed already appears.

I spent my first "skinny" ... they are cute, of course they slowed down in growth, but they are even, they stretched out a little.

Flax, and I would break them off, then there will be a sea of ​​leaves and flowers.

Lyudochka, girls, congratulate me, I dried Ivan tea 5 kg, May, elite, the most fragrant and delicious tea!
Brewed - compared three-year aging tea and fresh. Fresh is tastier and more aromatic! This means it will taste even better when ripe. Some part of this amount was twisted by my hands. For the sake of such tea, we sat, preparing it for fermentation, until 4 am. And nobody canceled the rise ...
But it's so nice to see the result of your labor!

[Marinochka]

Lyudochka, girls, congratulate me, I dried Ivan tea 5 kg, May, elite, the most aromatic and delicious tea!

Marinochka, Congratulations ! You are smart! And I have the same, maybe a little more! Only today I was absent because of the rain, but I do this every day.

But it's so nice to see the result of your work!

Oh yes it is! When I pour the next tea, I am glad that I was not lazy and did it!

Thank you, Lyudochka! I congratulate you too, this is a good result!
It's a little easier for you, you type and do. And we went 20 km, I am a greedy man, grabbed so much that we sat all evening and night. Although I promised my husband, we will collect a little, a little, I will twist my hands.
And we do not have rain, today only the temperature has dropped to 25, and so the heat is over 30 and the wind, the wind, everything dries up and blows out.

Marinochka, and thank you! Yes, I am very happy with the result. Strange, we are not that far apart. We are flooded, you are dry. Yes, it's easier for me - now I'm collecting Ivan-tea, which is 50 meters from the house. Soon it will be possible not to break the stems, but to peel them right in the meadow. the process will go faster, but there will be no May tea either. But also cool. I love summer tea very much.

[marika33]

marika33, Marinochka!

Lyudochka, girls, congratulate me, I dried Ivan tea 5 kg, May, elite, the most aromatic and delicious tea!

Great! I got a little more than 3 kg., But now I know for sure that I will leave it only to myself. I also brewed, did not wait a month. The taste and smell is very different from the summer one. For the sake of experiment, I brewed it 5 times ... and even after the last brewing, the tea was of good color and taste. The day before yesterday I dried it after a 30-hour fermentation - it even seemed to me that the granules were oily. Next year I will devote May ONLY to tea!

[Borisyonok]

I got a little more than 3 kg., But now I know for sure that I will leave it only to myself.

Borisyonok, also an excellent result. Well done! And I congratulate you!

[lappl1]

lappl1, Lyudochka, thanks! If not for you and Marina, I would have been sitting for another month without delicious tea!

I still have 950g, but the next two batches are already fermented.

Girls, don't kill, but I don't like something. The taste is herb. I have already made three batches, granulated, rolled and frozen. There was never a smell of what to eat with a spoon. When brewing, the infusion is excellent - bright and transparent, but zero taste. I also changed the time of fermentation and wrapped it with blankets, alas, not happy. The only thing, I think, is still early, the grass has not yet gained strength. I'm taking a break, I'll go to the preparations in two weeks. And I ask you, share your secrets, teach you how to achieve the best result.

[svetn]

but I don't like something. The taste is herb.

share your secrets, teach how to achieve the best result.

svetn, Svetlana, firstly, the tea has not been infused even for a month. And it is desirable to leave it until autumn. And in winter it will be even better. Secondly, you did not write down the conditions under which the tea was made - how did it dry (enough?), The time and temperature during fermentation and drying, the number of leaves, the thickness of the layer during fermentation and drying. Thirdly, I described all the secrets in the recipe and in the links to the recipe. You can also read the comments. Read the recipe again. I made it more detailed a couple of days ago. Ask questions, otherwise it is so difficult to navigate what specifically interests you. I repeat, you have not described the conditions under which the tea was made.

I still have 950g, but the next two batches are already fermented.

Well done, Lenusik! This is just the beginning of the season. How much more can you do!

Girls, are you kidding me? Five kilograms, three kilograms ... Then I made half a kilo and I'm happy like a child
Now it's raining. Small, but, every day! And it takes me almost two hours to get to the fireweed. Well, someday the rains will end. I'll pick more. True, it is no longer May. But last year I didn't have any at all.
By the way, yesterday an osteopathic girl came to see me. Comes in from the doorway - What smells so good? And in the room there is a pillowcase with tea on the Swedish wall. Asked to brew. Didn't give in. She said that I would treat (and give, if I liked it) in three months.

[svetn]

svetn, Svetlana! It’s even strange that even today I can “hear” young fireweed from the room where it has been withering since yesterday evening.
Although last year it may have been the same at first ... my son-in-law told me when I, all so enthusiastic, offered my tea - "well, let's ... make your HAY!" Take it further and into a dark place, let the strength gain a month. I think so - to correct your tea. A break of two weeks is a bit too much, the leaves are getting tougher every day, and the taste of tea changes almost every day ... I personally would not wait so long.
Yes ... yesterday Lyudochka corrected a lot of things in the Basic recipe, my advice to you is to re-read this topic again, and at the same time Fermented tea from the leaves of garden and wild plants. There is a lot in common here and there ...

Girls! Good morning everyone and a great holiday of the Holy Trinity!
Good mood to all!
We are getting together today for another batch of Ivan-tea. Unfortunately, it is very damp after the rains, we are waiting for it to dry out a little, if it does not pour another rain.
I was just thinking how to facilitate the manual kneading ??? How do you make wine? Well, spread the sheets, wrap them around, and then cover the second one and ... dance ... under Celentano, well, if it doesn't work out, then at least we'll raise our spirits, preferably with the whole family .. And then the weather is somehow not happy ...

[Radushka]

Girls, are you kidding me? Five kilograms, three kilograms ... Then I made half a kilo and I'm happy like a child

Radushka, yeah But seriously, we stimulate everyone who has not yet rocked. Here the girls rocked last year, and the season is over! And there was not enough tea. Therefore, this year we approached this issue with all seriousness.Nothing, the season is at the very beginning. You will make a lot more tea ..

Asked to brew. Didn't give in. She said that I would treat (and give, if I liked it) in three months.

Well done! Right! I told my students, when they were in a hurry, said the following phrase: "Unfinished work is not shown to fools and bosses". She said, consider me whoever you want, but if you did not show me all the work, then I will begin to criticize, and you will not like it. So here - well, our tea has not yet been prepared, even if it has gone into storage in a box. This is how to throw potatoes into borscht and turn it off, start trying and say that raw potatoes, borscht is not tasty. But then we won't even think of why our borscht didn't work out. We know - not cooked. So it is with tea - not prepared yet! It's too early !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was just thinking how to facilitate the manual kneading ??? How do you make wine? Well, spread the sheets, wrap them around, and then cover the second one and ... dance ... under Celentano, well, if it doesn't work out, then at least we'll raise our spirits, preferably with the whole family .. And then the weather is somehow not happy ...

Jouravl, Nadenka, you think correctly! Smart girl! Only I advise you not to just spread the leaves, but to roll them tightly into the fabric into a roll, and then walk around this roll and jump. Roll the roll something like this:

[Jouravl]

happy holiday of the Holy Trinity!

Jouravl, Nadenka, thank you for your congratulations!
Girls, I join in the congratulations - all with the feast of the Holy Trinity! God bless you all!

I have a question here. And after freezing, only roll it up by hand, or can you also grind it? I can't do it myself manually. And my assistants only drink a lot.