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

[lappl1]

lappl1Lyudochka, I confess to a terrible sin. Today I drink the mono-raspberry tea that I made only yesterday. Well, VERY tasty. Not a raspberry flavor though.
I will try to do a double loop too. And the cartoon may have to use it when it gets colder. We start heating our rooms late, and you don't run into children.

[Maryana]

And if you mix a pear and fireweed and put it on the crusts? What do you say Lyudmila?

Maryana, great tea will be! But you need to dry them separately. The pear takes a very long time to dry. Fireweed will have to wait in the refrigerator (not in the freezer).

[Maryana]

Maryana, great tea will be! But you need to dry them separately. The pear takes a very long time to dry. Fireweed will have to wait in the refrigerator (not in the freezer).

So I'll do it. Thank you.
What we did without you)): girl-yes: your tea, your yeast (they are not abandoned).

Natalya Koval, after freezing raspberries do you dry them before twisting them? Or twirl slightly wet? Otherwise, tomorrow I would have already twisted my leftovers from the freezer.

I began to make all teas in this way, and currants too. Now I switched to mixes, if I make mono tea, it will still go to the jar with the others))). I have tea in three-liter jars, I have dried berries there and add rose petals.
Here is mint tea, without fermentation, sweat, wilted, in a meat grinder and in the oven.


And such a rich tea turned out from the leaves of a wild pear, wild apple and forest raspberries, I put 2 tsp on a 250ml cup, now I put only one)

[Radushka]

Lyudochka, I confess to a terrible sin. Today I drink the mono-raspberry tea that I made only yesterday. Well, VERY tasty. Not a raspberry flavor though.

Radushka, yes lan ... Forgive .. I seem to be the only one so patient, I do not brew right away ..

I will try to do a double loop too.

Come on, Radushka, try it, you will tell us all. Otherwise I can't get to the garden ones. I still have fireweed on my agenda.

And the cartoon may have to use it when it gets colder. We start heating our rooms late, and you don't run into children.

So today I put fireweed to ferment at night. The house is 18 *. There were 2 saucepans. She wrapped everything up in blankets-jackets. In the morning I began to dry, touched the mass, and it was warm .... Self-heating occurred, and the jackets kept warm. Still, I trust the Chinese more on this score. Above 30 * they are against. In cooler conditions, extractives are better in tea. And at temperatures from 30 * they bind and become insoluble. I checked this moment in practice. Yes. tea turns out to be strong, but not as tasty as at the temperature recommended by the Chinese - 22 - 26 *.

And such a rich tea came from wild pear leaves

What a handsome man. And how much it stood with you before brewing.

Natalya Koval, after freezing raspberries do you dry them before twisting them? Or twirl slightly wet? Otherwise, tomorrow I would have already twisted my leftovers from the freezer.

I take it out of the freezer and immediately twist it, without defrosting it. You can defrost it, but it scrolls very well for me.

What a handsome man. And how much it stood with you before brewing.

Immediately after drying in the oven, brewed

Luda, but last year someone did a double twisting for raspberries and wrote that the granules are obtained.I tried currants - the same rot. There were simply no raspberries. Now I should try. If you ferment in a cartoon, I'm afraid the silicone ring will pick up a smell. I'm better in my favorite quilted jacket ...

[lappl1]

lappl1, we started to rain. And all my trips out of town for the leaves were covered, alas ... Leaves, okay ... they can be collected later. But the berries ... the Irga is just ripe. And the linden blossoms. And the wind is so ... squalling. The junior will have to knit a jumper. And then ... autumn is coming soon.

[Natasha]

Here is mint tea, without fermentation, sweat, wilted, in a meat grinder and in the oven.

Natasha, very nice tea! Thanks for the photo!
Natasha, and where did you learn to make tea? It is very interesting how you came to this business.

I began to make all teas in this way, and currants too.

I still do not understand, does mono-currant crumble when twisted twice?

and after freezing raspberries dry before twisting? Or twirl slightly wet?

Radushka, yes it is already dry. Spin as you defrost.

your tea, your yeast (they are not abandoned).

Maryana, I'm very glad to hear that the railway is in use. And while I slowed down with them. The oven is busy with tea all the time. And the garden takes a lot of time.

[Veronica]

but last year someone did a double twisting for raspberries and wrote that the granules are obtained.

Veronica, Lena-kubanochka did it. Maybe in the south there are other raspberries and currants that are not pouring in?

I'm better in my favorite quilted jacket ...

And I have an old sheepskin coat and a favorite blanket ...

it started raining here. And all my trips out of town for the leaves were covered, alas ... Leaves, okay ... they can be collected later. But the berries ... the Irga is just ripe. And the linden blossoms. And the wind is so ... squalling. The junior will have to knit a jumper. And then ... autumn is coming soon.

Radushkawhat autumn? What are you? Send us rains. We haven't had something for a long time, I'm tired of watering already ...

[Lina]

I take it out of the freezer and immediately twist it, without defrosting it. You can defrost it, but it scrolls very well for me.

maybe that's the case? In the sense that you twist the unfrozen leaves? In general, you need to try.
Lina.... Where are you? Kubanochka disappeared again, you won't ask her, but you twisted the garden scent 2 times. How did your raspberries and currants behave? Or did you mix them too?

I dry mono-raspberries after 5 minutes frying at 150 in the oven at 100 degrees completely open. 8 hour fermentation. Stupefying fruity smell. Not crimson.

[Radushka]

RadushkaWell ... You found your own drying method. So everyone will be able to find their own version.

[Ludmila]

Ludmila,

so ... you found your drying method

and 8 hours of fermentation. 6 is clearly not enough for me)))
Here's another twist instead of cutting the rolls. And that's all. Raspberry paradise in the house.
Lyudochka, I am so grateful to you and Veronica for your advice and your infectious passion!
The daughter-in-law bakes bread and drinks my tea. The one who has a month without a week. We can say the first one. yes it is already almost gone. She hid a liter jar from everyone. For memory.

[Radushka]

and 8 hours of fermentation. 6 is clearly not enough for me)))

Radushka, it's because you have loose leaf tea now. And the granular will need less.

Here's another twist instead of cutting the rolls. And that's all. Raspberry paradise in the house.

So try it. I am looking forward to the result. And then I have a raspberry och. a lot in the neighborhood.

Lyudochka, I am so grateful to you and Veronica for your advice and your infectious passion!

Radushka, to your health, dear!

Lyudochka, but maybe. There may be others in the south. Either they gain more moisture, or the chemical composition is different due to a longer growing season.
Radushka, yes, we are always happy to help and support. True, some can argue ... But loving, loving! So we are waiting for the results.

How did your raspberries and currants behave? Or did you mix them too?

Yeah, I mixed them, moreover, with each other, well, still a goof, irgu and turn there. I got great granules on double scrolling. But I swaddled them all tightly when withering, then I always froze raspberries and currants, then thawed them in the greenhouse, combined them with other withered leaves and twisted everything together first through a large grate, then through a fine one.

[Veronica]

Veronica,

due to the longer growing season

with this longer period, the third year is just a disaster! That raspberry, which, according to all the rules, should give birth next year, has time to bloom and set fruits. BUT ... they don't even grow, not only that they don't ripen. And these bushes no longer give the harvest that you expect. We have to leave extra growth. This has never happened before. This is due to the dry summer. Well, this summer doesn't promise to be like that yet.

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, Linochka, what does "swaddled tightly" mean?

[Radushka]

mixed them, moreover, with each other

Lina, well, everything is clear ... In my mixes with raspberries and currants, the granules are also strong, but one by one the dust is rotten. But you saw in the photo.

but maybe. There may be others in the south. Either they gain more moisture, or the chemical composition is different due to a longer growing season.

write the recipes like this ... What works for some, for others, may turn out quite differently ... In general, you need to take into account your conditions. We will even have one tea from the same plant, and another in another region. How many times have girls written about apple and cherry. Unexpected results.

and what does "swaddle tightly" mean?

Radushka, I have already shown this photo several times. More or less like this:

You put it on a sheet, leave it on for a couple of hours, and then tightly twist this sheet along with the leaves and leave it for 8-12 hours or pack it in a bag and in the freezer.

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, Thank you!

[Natalya Koval]

Natalya Koval,
Natasha, so at what temperature do you ferment in a multiv?

Hello! Please tell me which leaves teas can affect what, for example, the pressure will increase or decrease, is prohibited during pregnancy.

[Oleg]

Oleg, in the recipe I wrote about the effect of fermentation and drying at high temperatures on the medicinal properties of plants:

the properties of medicinal plants during fermentation can either weaken, or disappear altogether, or even change. Therefore, when preparing fermented teas from medicinal plants, those useful substances that are present in properly prepared medicinal raw materials do not always work..

More in comment No. 5 I wrote about the properties of those plants from which I made tea myself.
The purpose of this recipe was to introduce members of the forum with the technology of making tea from leaves some plantswhose fruits we eat without fear for our health... It is not realistic to write about the properties of all plants on the culinary forum. If you have doubts about the use of a particular plant, it is best to familiarize yourself with its health effects on the Internet before making tea from it. Or ask your doctor.

Lyudmila, I got to page 292, you wrote there that you wanted to try pu-erh, it worked, I wanted to know the general process. Thank you!

[Oleg]

Oleg, I personally gave up this thought, because all my knowledge about puerh led me to the idea that this is not my tea. I am quite happy with the tea I make.
And I got acquainted with the technology of pu-erh production on the Internet, including on this website. 🔗

I thought here ... We buy some drinks in the store and drink, as a rule, without fear. We drink teas that are not even grown and made in our country. We drink coffee, which undergoes a bunch of surgeries before it enters our stomach. Does anyone really think that he is the one who is paid a little money, indeed, "harvested at dawn by the hands of a virgin" from the bushes that grew only in an ecologically clean area and made with the observance of technologies worked out for millennia without the use of modern drugs?
We trust the food manufacturers so much in the hope of what? That they are not deceiving us? Laughing ...
WE (nothing that I and about myself with a capital letter?) Make our tea from the leaves of plants, which we know, if not all, then a lot. At least, I am sure no one will collect leaves from trees growing along the route with heavy traffic. I wouldn't collect leaves from industrial gardens either. But where are they, these industrial ones?

[our tea from the leaves of plants that we know about]

WE (nothing that I and about myself with a capital letter?) Do our tea from the leaves of plants that we know about, if not all, then a lot.

Radushka,: friends: this is the main idea that I constantly want to convey to those who are looking for something else to make tea from ... Yes so many of their plants - tasty, healthy, and, most importantly, predictable... Do - do not remake the tea. If you really experiment, then when you personally have worked out all the traditional technology of making tea from safe and tasty plants. When enough tea is prepared for the whole year. And then, if your thoughts don't let you sleep peacefully, you can experiment with technology and exotic plants ..

Girls, here's an observation, maybe I'm wrong. I drink teas that are not aged, well, I really want to, and that I noticed that if I drink 2-3 cups in the evening, then I can't sleep until 2-3 hours. I casually thought about teas, not particularly associating my insomnia with them. And then she treated her relative with a jar of tea and she called and said that the tea is very tasty, but if she gets drunk in the evening, then she also cannot sleep, tea is very invigorating. She treated her to the village of apple, pear, plum, cherry, raspberry, strawberry, blackthorn. Has anyone else noticed this effect?

Has anyone else noticed this effect?

It is rather a feature of the organism. For example, I have this exclusively from coffee with milk at night ...

[Nadyushich]

Nadyushich, I go to bed very late, and always ... Not earlier than 2 - 3 o'clock in the morning. Therefore, I will not say anything, because I fall asleep before I can bring my head to the pillow.
But I know that girls drink tea 10 times a day. They have not yet complained of insomnia. In general, I do not remember that. I can advise you not to drink tea after 6-8 pm. Wait, maybe someone will write off their observations. Or we'll wait for Veronica and Lina. They, as specialists, will explain everything to us.

[Anyuta]

For example, I have this exclusively from coffee with milk at night ...

Anyuta, but mine is exactly the opposite. At 12 o'clock at night I drink strong coffee with milk. Moreover, ground, very good. I grind it myself ... This only confirms your idea of ​​the characteristics of the body.

about the characteristics of the body.

For me, strong unsweetened coffee is the best sleeping pill. Provided that I drink it before bed. And if 4 hours before bedtime, then I can not fall asleep, even if I'm tired. And I drink tea with lemon balm on purpose if I understand that I am excited and will not sleep for a long time.
And, as far as I know, even the temperature of the tea and the way it is infused matters. Like hibiscus. Remember? Hot and cold work differently.

Girls, here's an observation, maybe I'm wrong. I drink teas that have not been aged, well, I really want to, and that I noticed that if I drink 2-3 cups in the evening, then I cannot sleep until 2-3 hours. I casually thought about teas, not particularly associating my insomnia with them. And then she treated her relative with a jar of tea and she called and said that the tea is very tasty, but if he gets drunk in the evening, then he also cannot fall asleep, tea is very invigorating. She treated her to the village of apple, pear, plum, cherry, raspberry, strawberry, blackthorn. Has anyone else noticed this effect?

I did not notice this, although the dream is my Achilles' heel.
But I noticed that the regular use of fireweed sedates without inhibition.There is a suspicion that fireweed has a beneficial effect on blood vessels.
My Internet acquaintance wrote about the same, preparing Koporsky on a large scale (including for female colleagues)

[IvaNova]

There is a suspicion that fireweed has a beneficial effect on blood vessels.

IvaNova, yes, many people note this fact. And not only the vessels have a beneficial effect. Cleans the entire body gently but persistently. And much more that heals.

the first tea was made from currants, raspberries and strawberries. The granules scattered, the aroma is pleasant berry. Hangs in a bag. I twisted rolls from grapes, cut and fermented for almost 8 hours. I also twisted the batch, fermented for 7 hours. Let's see what happens ...

[Valyushka]

the first tea was made from currants, raspberries and strawberries. The granules crumbled

Valyushka, it would be better on the contrary - the grapes would be twisted, and the currants and raspberries were put on rolls. Did you wither? Freeze?

I dried currants and raspberries, froze them, dried strawberries a little. She was somehow dryish from the meadow. We have the same heat without rain. Maybe that's why? Can brew to taste.
And when the grapes were dried, such an aroma was in the kitchen! Just how hot it got at home.

It is possible for YOU,

[Valyushka]

Valyushka, I'm waiting for you in the Tea Gazebo.

[Valyushka]

I dried currants and raspberries, froze them, dried strawberries a little. She was somehow dryish from the meadow. We have the same heat without rain. Maybe that's why? Can brew to taste.

Valyushka, no, this is because of raspberries and currants, the granules crumbled. Next time make them through rolls.
If you really want to, then brew, of course.
And you are right about grapes! I heard about it from our girls. Everyone praises. Unfortunately, she didn't do it herself - we don't have it.

[Valyushka]

Valyushka,

And when the grapes were dried, such an aroma was in the kitchen!

I got the grapes with the aroma of raisins. The tea itself is light. And it is brewed light. And the taste ... sour. Even more. Now I'm thinking, what to mix it with? And I guess the autumn leaves won't be so sour (I hope)

Another good thing about grapes is that the green mass grows quickly, you have to cut it off. Urgently need to plant, in a couple of years and tea is already done.
I froze some of the grape leaves, my oven limited my desires. And so in 3 receptions dried. The granules remained slightly damp. To what state is it correct to dry it out, so that it is already in a pillowcase and on the balcony.

taste ... sour. Even more

We need to cheer urgently.

[Valyushka]

Valyushka, then write your impression here. I also mixed it with cherries and sucker. Neither one nor the other, have not tried yet. I reasoned like this - cherry aroma and grape sourness will give the illusion of unsweetened compote. And the sucker seemed to me too honey taste. Acid, for sure, will not hurt him.

[Radushka]

RadushkaAlla wrote that grapes should be made from several varieties at once. And interfere with everything that grows - an apple tree, a pear, a strawberry, a raspberry, a currant, an aronia ...