Fermented tea made from leaves of garden and wild plants (master class)

And again about sea buckthorn. There is still an unpleasant aftertaste in mixtures with its leaves. Has anyone made pure sea buckthorn tea? I don't remember, but what if someone said nothing? Tell me, is it my taste buds or is there something?

Veronica, I am sea buckthorn in the trees. shoved, did not do it separately, so

Lena, I'm in the village too. So I can smell it there. This means that no one dared to peel off the leaves with thorns in large quantities ... Next year, finally, I will not touch this tree. Not nra ...
I pluck all the cherries in the village that I can find. Rowan separately - I won't do a lot, it's too harsh, it will go in the mixture. I will make a lot of strawberries, wild strawberries, as much as I crawl. There are a lot of raspberries. Currants - an average amount. Irga with bird cherry - also a little. AND IVAN-TEA !!! Right from May to ... until it is completely pubescent. These are plans recorded in March. What will be in May - no one knows. But containers for the product (of different capacities) are prepared and are in all cabinets.

[Veronica]

Lyuda, it will be easier for you! There is no need to sit for one night and explain everything to everyone ... We will help. If the Internet works in the country ...

Veronica,

And again about sea buckthorn. There is still an unpleasant aftertaste in mixtures with its leaves. Has anyone made pure sea buckthorn tea? I don't remember, but what if someone said nothing? Tell me, is it my taste buds or is there something?

Someone was making sea buckthorn. It seems that Lena Kubano liked it. The rest - not very much.

As for the containers, yes ... I ask all my friends for coffee cans, I liked them the most.

About containers, yes

I have a whole closet in my dacha full of cans with screw caps of various sizes. Go for vegetables, jams, sauces and teas.

And I have a stress with these banks. When moving without cans remained. I bought it, and my relatives gave it, but I define all of them for harvesting vegetables, preserves, compotes. Here with the containers and get out. Although, no words, it would be better with jars.

[* Anyuta *]

* Anyuta *, Anya, read on the first page of this topic, Lyudmila has everything written, here's a quote:
You can collect tea leaves throughout the season. In spring they are very tender, curl and ferment more easily. The tea turns out to be delicate, with a delicate aroma. In autumn, the leaves are coarse, harder to curl and ferment longer. The rolling process can be facilitated by pre-freezing the leaves. Tea made from autumn leaves is brighter in all characteristics - color, taste and aroma. But it is more difficult to collect quality leaves in the fall - they are damaged by garden pests and diseases.

Yes, yes, I've already read it. I study the topic on the sly - there is still time - until the leaves have blossomed.

Girls, thank you all for the answers. There are a lot of plans for different plants, because the sticky hawk grows in the yard, but I'm generally silent about fruit trees. And I will hunt for strawberries too.

For example, Galya puts raspberries in the first place among the garden ones. and for me my favorite tea is cherry.

: oops: so it's ... I don't have cherries

About containers, yes

And I made loose leaf tea. It takes up a lot of space. So, on the advice of Lyudmila (thanks to her for that!) I used bags of pasta, rice, etc. This is for storage. And for permanent use - jars. In the course went and from under the baby food and from under the tea metal, collected from relatives.

So, on the advice of Lyudmila (thanks to her for that!) I used bags of pasta, rice, etc. This is for storage.

Marinochka, well done! Isn't it true that tea is stored normally in these bags? The main thing is to close them properly!

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, I wrapped the edges of the bag and top with scotch tape, and the label - that I have it.
The other day I took out currants from such a package.
I remember that it smelled like that during fermentation! A month after packaging I tried it - there is almost no smell. Disappointed in currants. And this week I liked it again. As if there is no smell, and when you drink tea, the aroma is present, moreover, unobtrusive and clearly currant. Brewed with an apple tree or apple skins.
(When I was peeling the apples for drying, I dried the skins nearby, it was a pity to throw them away, the apples from my garden ...)
I mean that tea is stored perfectly in bags.

Well ... And I began to throw these bags away! We need to collect them again. True, I have no shortage of containers, but it seems to me that food packaging should be better.

[lappl1]

lappl1, marina-mm, girls, in the fix-prices there are bags with zippers in the likeness of folder folders, that is, the bags are actually hermetically sealed. The package contains 10 pieces. If I am not mistaken, then 5 pieces of 1 liter and 5 pieces of 2 liters. Maybe they will be convenient for packing tea?

I report on sage from the balcony. 24 hours fermentation - bitter, but less than 2 hours. 48 hours fermentation - bitter, but less than 24 hours. In general, my sage from the balcony (did not freeze) still tastes bitter after 48 hours, although much less than 2 hours later. But ..., I did not dry it, I brewed it straight fermented.

But ..., I did not dry it, I brewed it straight fermented.

Lina, a very important BUT ... You know that drying is a very important stage in making tea. It seems to me that drying your tea will improve many times.

[Anyuta]

in the fixed prices there are bags with zippers in the likeness of folder folders, that is, the bags are actually hermetically sealed. The package contains 10 pieces. If I am not mistaken, then 5 pieces of 1 liter and 5 pieces of 2 liters. Maybe they will be convenient for packing tea?

Anyuta, if these are plastic bags, then it is better not to put tea in them. Polyethylene allows air to pass through, however strange it may seem. Back in the fall, we found out the reason for the strong aroma of tea packed in plastic bags. The girl even had a headache from these aromas. Pouring the tea into other containers saved the situation. Everything would be fine, but the aroma of tea is lost.
But all sorts of cereals-pasta are packed in bags made of another material - air- and waterproof. Tea is well stored in them.

[lappl1]

lappl1, I will clarify what these packages are, because I have not taken it myself yet. But when I was there, my friend bought them, she says that it is convenient to store everything in these bags in the freezer. Maybe even today I'll stop by and study the composition of these packages ..

I took these packages. They lie in the freezer with berries and vegetables.

[Veronichka]

oh woe to me, woe !! how to keep up with you at least read everything ??
Every year I buy jars with screw caps in packages. I make blanks only in small jars, from 0.5 to 1 liter, including cucumbers. Previously 3 liter)
Veronichka, Thank you again for the strawberries, I just read it right now (it was written by you on March 10, I missed it), so the knee pads must and will crawl)). In the village, a lot of semi-wild strawberries are already growing, that is, once abandoned cultural, there are no berries, but the leaves are huge, maybe it makes sense to make it?

it is convenient to store everything in these bags in the freezer.

I took these packages. They lie in the freezer with berries and vegetables.

Anyuta, Natasha = for a freezer can be a good option. Indeed, you need to look at the composition. Maybe then it will be suitable for tea?

Maybe then it will be suitable for tea?

Luda, will not be suitable for tea, the aroma is exhausted, I tried it.

Natasha, that's it, then the question is cleared. Let us know that such packages are not suitable! Thank you !

Galya, the most awesome real forest, with small leaves. But this one will work too. This grows with our neighbors, but they rarely come.In that year I did not have time, but now I am trimming at the root, still not a single berry.

Girls, look. These packages are:

The only thing I was wrong about was the volume. The package contains packages of 1 liter and 3.5 liters.
The composition of these packages is as follows: polyethylene and polypropylene.
Based on the fact that the composition contains polypropylene, we can conclude that these bags are of increased strength.

In the original, these bags look like this (this is a 1 liter bag):

It is very convenient that there are fields for recording.
I can't say anything about tightness, but I think that for reliability, the seam can be glued with tape

[Anyuta]

Anyuta, they are strong, maybe strong ... But anyway, polyethylene allows air to pass through. Not water, but air. I don't know how to explain this. Riddle. But I noticed it long ago. The girls who packed tea in such bags also noticed this. Although very convenient, I agree.
Thank you, Anyuta, for taking care and conducting an "investigation".

still bitter

Well, it's strange, somehow, Sage is not malleable

I don’t know girls like tea, but I keep all the herbs in buckets

[Zachary]

Zachary, these are the buckets for tea - that's it! Everything is sealed there! And, in my opinion, they are not expensive!

And, in my opinion, they are not expensive!

I take in bulk so it comes out even more pleasant. Wholesale from 10 pieces are sold.
I have everything in these buckets and sourdough and dough wandering in them and cabbage in them and pickled peppers and pickled tomatoes and so on and so on. There are many different liters of them. We sell cheese in them at 10 kg. So universal

[Zachary]

I have everything in these buckets and sourdough and dough wandering in them and cabbage in them and sauerkraut and sauerkraut tomatoes, etc. and so on.

Zachary, Well, thank you ! And then I always do not have enough containers for these cases. Why didn't I think of it myself? Now we will definitely buy.

Buckets are a very interesting thing!
Zachary, thanks!
But wholesale is a bit too much from 100 pieces 0.4 volume and from 200 pieces. 1 l.
If any of the Muscovites wants buckets, but a smaller amount, I suggest they unite.

I fermented tea in such buckets, but I did not think about storing in them))

Zachary, where do you buy buckets?

Zachary, where do you buy buckets?

Zhenya bought at Mezhraibaz

You can buy such buckets from us, where they sell disposable dishes and not necessarily in bulk.

[natushka]

natushka, thank you)) just the price tag may vary greatly. But I'll see it as soon as possible.

I found it in Moscow 🔗 There both retail and wholesale. Wholesale is NOT much cheaper.

This is how the topic has grown! I haven't been here for a long time, now I can't reread everything

Homemade tea is a thing. In winter, there is nothing more pleasant than brewing a cup of cherry, putting a piece of freshly baked cake in front of you and purring with pleasure ... I prepared currants, raspberries, cherries, pears, a mixture of several plants (strawberries, grapes and something else) in the form of tea and fireweed, of course. The latter is the most versatile, the most popular, "running". Even my fastidious husband, who does not drink "tea not from tea", respects fireweed very much, while other plants are only in the form of a small addition to the traditional black.

I will once again quote my words that grape tea really helps with edema. At least it helped my mother-in-law. And it is also sour (I got it sour, not sour, from the late summer leaves of Isabella) to taste, for which I respect him very much in mixes.

In general, I am looking forward to the harvesting season. I have a lot of ideas, the forest and gardens are nearby, now I will not only add leaves to tea, but also pieces of dried fruit and flowers to make it beautiful.

As for storage, I only store in glass. I don't make so much tea to buy packages, buckets, cisterns)), except for fireweed in three-liter jars I put)
Here's just one problem - not to find tinted glass jars in ordinary stores. I bought transparent ones with a beautiful pattern, I want to put them on open shelves.Probably, I will insert a white sheet, cloth or foil inside, because from experience, again, I noticed that tea in the light really burns out, loses color and deteriorates in taste. So it should be stored in the dark or in an opaque container, always tightly closed, and in no case in a bag. I left a portion of fireweed in the bag - it smells like hay. It's good that there wasn't much of it.

I know that I haven't written anything new. But suddenly someone will come in handy who will not read the whole topic) Thanks to all active tea growers, tea experts, tea drinkers and tea makers for new ideas and information, we, inexperienced cooks, really need you)

[Darika]

Darika, but my grape tea did not work, either it fermented incorrectly, or dried it incorrectly, but I had such hopes for it, I took the leaves of 3 varieties, Lydia prevailed. The taste is just herbal tea.
Now the thought flashed through that for 3-liter bottles you can sew bags of dark fabric.
Peach leaf tea tasted like green tea with sourness, made granulated.

[Darika]

Darika, Dasha, welcome back to the topic! We are very glad to see you again! Thank you for your tea experience! The opinion of every tea-maker is dear to us. It's nice to read that my husband liked the tea. I hope that in the new tea season we will see each other on the pages of tea topics more often!

Now the thought flashed through that for 3-liter bottles you can sew bags of dark fabric.

Ale, Dasha, all my tea is kept in a transparent container, but in a dark place in the mezzanine. So, if possible, you need to store tea in any containers in some cupboards or closets.

And you can do decoupage transparent jars on long winter evenings - it is beautiful, and does not shine through and your hands are busy))))

Zhenya, you can, you can ... But for some reason this winter, my hands did not reach anything. And there were so many plans ...

Darika, but my grape tea did not work, either it fermented incorrectly, or it dried incorrectly, but I had such hopes for it, I took the leaves of 3 varieties, Lydia prevailed. The taste is just herbal tea.

You know, when I was making grapes, I noticed that it ferments very quickly. Right in the process of scrolling. Probably due to the acid content (after all, if a leaf is chewed, it will sour). And in the process of granulation, it smells not very pleasant, the smell is pungent. With a "note" of the smell of grass from under the trimmer (well, these are my peculiarities of perception, I don't know if they will help)). This smell is present during the fermentation process and hardly changes before drying. Therefore, I did not hold it under the yoke for a long time, I dried it almost immediately. It worked out well if brewed in small quantities or mixed with something. Although you can drink it with honey)

Ale, Dasha, all my tea is kept in a transparent container, but in a dark place in the mezzanine.

So in a dark place, on the mezzanine! And I want to put it beautifully, so that I can admire everything myself and show the guests what a needlewoman I am! I'm a fan of open shelves)

Decoupage is, of course, good, but winter is already over, gardening, gardening, construction work will begin soon, it’s not up to him) And the "cheholchiks" on the jar are also a thought. Can be beautifully decorated if desired. Eh, there would be time for all this beauty)
* dreaming while drinking raspberry tea *

Dasha, all southerners praise grape tea so much that they want to try it for a long time. Last season there was an opportunity to pick leaves, but the hostess left and did not dare to pick without asking. I'll make an appointment next season.

Luda, and I kept laying the grapes, and then the frost, and it seemed not strong, but all the leaves were covered. And also postponed for this year. But it seems to me that our medium-band will not work very well.

But it seems to me that our medium-band will not work very well.

Yes, I think so too. I looked at the neighbor's grapes and felt sorry for him. Immediately I remembered my grapes and my grandfather. There were leaves! What mugs!

Last year I conducted an experiment with grapes in the southern Urals. I didn’t like this southern plant.

[Marina]

Come on, hostesses) I live in the north of the Lipetsk region, also not at all in the south, and I liked grape tea.
I didn't do much of it this year either, and I gave most of it to my mother-in-law. Freezing prevented more. But this year I will catch up, grapes are still crawling to me from a neighboring abandoned site, so we will cut it off! Yes, and I will not regret mine

Marina, why didn't you like the grapes?

[Daria]

Daria, the grapes seemed to me too sour and the smell is not mine
Maybe for someone, on the contrary, this acidity is attractive.
And I thought that the southern one should be tastier, saturated with the sun, or something