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

[Guzel62]

I dried citrus and apple crusts (mix). In which tea is it better to add them? Their aroma is very strong and tasty. Where to add so as not to spoil the aroma and taste of the tea itself?

Guzel62, I do not add various petals and berries directly to tea. Just before use. Or before forming a gift from tea. I try to make supplements without flavor. I made a rose this year (petals), but I will throw it away, as the aroma is very strong. I don't want to smell perfume in tea. If you are not embarrassed that citrus fruits will clog the tea with their aroma, then add when you want. Apples do not spoil tea. Checked.

What else interesting to add to it ...? Need to think...

Scarecrow, Natasha, if you want to preserve the aroma of the currant itself, then make it with an apple or strawberry. Moreover, currants should be 50% percent. If you don't care what you want to do with it.

Girls, tell me, please, what can now be collected, dried and then added to tea to make it beautiful? Any flowers, berries? I can't figure something out. I'm just learning. Dried strawberries, strawberry chips, now raspberries are being dried. Apple tea is infused (it doesn’t smell in any way, today I just dried it). There is a currant for fermentation, in the freezer there are raspberries, cherries, an apple tree, leaves are waiting for their turn. I want to make tea, but also to be beautiful and present to all my relatives. To be tasty, healthy and beautiful.

[Mila1]

Mila1, Hi! In the recipe, I listed the additives that I made myself. You read? In general, make any berries, peels, petals from any flowers without a calyx or sepals. You better write what you have. And we will approve or reject. It will be easier that way.

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Thank you, Lyudmila! I was going to add crusts to already ready (dried) teas, not now. I understood about apples. And about citrus not very much. So, it is better not to dry them at all and not add them to teas? Only fruits and berries that we use in teas?

Lyudochka, thanks!
I will consider.

I don’t have time to read everything, I understand that sunflower cakes are possible?

[guzel]

guzel, there is no "can" or "no". We ourselves compose the taste of our tea. I don't like citrus fruits at all. But if you like them, why not? In your tea I want to feel the taste and aroma of tea, not extraneous additives... And some people like these supplements. We do it the way we feel good.

I understand that sunflower cakes are possible?

You can, Ira. They look very nice in tea. And they do not give a smell.

Luda, I'm talking about Veterok again. Looked specifically. Air goes into the hole in the middle and on the sides. I bought it this year. I dried onions on paper, a lot, and herbs. Changed pallets in places. Yes, the fireweed dried up two batches, also on paper. For some reason, it did not burn ... And on our forum, in the topic of dryers, they wrote somewhere about marshmallow in Veterka. I don’t make candy, we don’t eat it, sour ...

[Veronica]

VeronicaI probably have an old Veterka model. I don't have a hole in the middle. I have the same as in the answer number 4 in the topic about Veterok, and not as in the first post. Solid pallets. Just below the air comes from the ten, and below it is a fan. Well, he doesn't like it when raw materials are put into it without gaps. 2 times burned out for me. And so he can work around the clock - nothing is done to him.

Veronica. behold, it is clear from my pallets that there is no hole in the middle. Air enters the entire area at once

Luda, found, found! It is possible on paper, but it is necessary to cut out a circle with a diameter of 5 cm in the middle and dry no more than 3 pallets. On our Bread Maker in the themes. Here! And the photo does not open ... And I meant the hole in the lid, to it the air collects from the sides.

[Veronica]

Veronica, aaaaa .... There is a hole in the lid of my Veterok! There is. Well, thanks, Veronicek! I will know now. And then I found a way out for myself in not laying out the mass tightly. Well, now I'll come off. And then drying the marshmallow in the oven is one torment. Thank you, Veronicek, for clarifying the situation!

What a useful topic!

And mnu ... go hunting, feed the dogs
I'm leaving on Thursday, tomorrow I'll ferment and dry

We urgently need to decide on the breeze
Girls, which is better? Do I cut holes in the middle of the Teflon rugs (and the rugs themselves are exactly along the bottom or a little with a margin so that they go onto the walls?) Or gauze, or tulle?

[Pity]

Pity, Ira, it seems to me that Teflon is thick - it will dry for a long time. For small greenery, I cut out circles from an old, already glowing sheet. I think it will get stuck in gauze or tulle. Maybe there is something so old? It is very convenient to dry - nothing falls through and the dryer does not overheat ...

What a useful topic!

And then! We have an even more useful temka - the "daughter" of teahouses. "Tea gazebo" is called. There you can find out so much that you need! Link to the topic under each of my posts. Welcome, Irochka!

I bought rugs here. It is rather Teflon-coated paper. On the contrary, it welds. My oven fries a lot from below, so everything burns on teflons. I began to use a silicone mat. Today, by the way, yours, Lyudochka, made gingerbread. Good on silicone

And if the rags are thin, cut a cm5 circle in the middle?

))) and in the gazebo, I know that it's good ..... there is no current time

And if the rags are thin, cut out a cm5 circle in the middle?

No, Ira, it's all over the place. Well blown out.

))) and in the gazebo, I know that it's good ..... there is no current time

Well, there will be a moment free, drop in.

Today, by the way, yours, Lyudochka, made gingerbread. Good on silicone

Oh, how nice that my recipe is in use. I also sometimes make them on a silicone mat. Conveniently.

I dried onions on paper, a lot, and herbs.

And me and greens, and tomatoes, and peppers, and mushrooms, and tea. Only I do not put paper on the pallets, but cut out the circles from the mosquito net. Everything is fine!

Lina, we already wrote about the grid today. I also dry everything on such circles. It turns out great. In the photo, several posts earlier show this grid. But dill-like greens on a thin fabric. There is no garbage at all and nothing wakes up.

[Mila1]

Mila1, Hi! In the recipe, I listed the additives that I made myself. You read? In general, make any berries, peels, petals from any flowers without a calyx or sepals. You better write what you have. And we will approve or reject. It will be easier that way.

Lyudochka, thank you very much! I have been studying for more than one month. But all about making the tea itself somehow. Probably missed the flowers. Now I will reread it again. ... mentally you have here. Like a samovar having a good conversation with pleasant-hearted people

[Mila1]

But all about making the tea itself somehow. Probably missed the flowers.

Mila1, Luda, you didn't miss. I just added about the petals a month ago. And more different information. Now the recipe has grown to obscene proportions. So read it, what if you find something new for yourself?

mentally you have here. Like a samovar having a good conversation with pleasant-hearted people

Lud, I invite everyone to the Tea Gazebo (link under each of my posts). Come, it's even more sincere there ...

[lappl1]

lappl1Thank you for the invitation! As I will be a little more free, I will definitely look in and went to read

And my husband and I went yesterday, went looking for a wild apple tree ... wild pears are full, but we barely found the apple tree, but found it !!!
The leaves are drying.The leaves of the sunflower flower have dried up, so beautiful !!! I already represent them in teas!

[Natusichka]

Natusichka, You are great with your husband! Wild tea will make very good tea. and with sunflowers - a handsome man!

[Pity]

Pity,

My oven fries a lot from below,

Try placing ceramic tiles (preferably baked clay) on the bottom of the oven. And you will make the effect of the Russian stove.

Oooh, Natasha, thanks! I'll be back, I will have to be puzzled by the tiles

[Pity]

Pity, Irina, when I had such an oven, I put two "red" bricks

Here is my tea:

I scattered it in jars, and what was in the bag I already prepared for sending to one of our members of the forum - my friend, wait for the parcel with tea and with the charm that I showed you!

And here I wrote everything to you about fruit stone removers...

and with sunflowers - a handsome man!

Girls, the sunflower has large petals, how does it look in the finished tea? Or do they dry out to normal size?

Girls boys! Well, I really like looking at tea decorated with petals and berries. But to drink ... Absolutely NO! With berries it turns out like compote. And the petals, when brewed, lose all their beauty. Nope. I won't. Unless one of the friends asks to do this.

[Anyuta]

Here is my tea

Anyuta, the beauty! Thank you for the photo and your kindness! I also pack tea for dispatch. and not one forumchanin .. But later I will send it, let it be infused.

[Lucilia]

Girls, the sunflower has large petals, how does it look in the finished tea? Or do they dry out to normal size?

Lucilia, looks great!

Well, I really like looking at tea decorated with petals and berries. But to drink ... Absolutely NO! With berries it turns out like compote. And the petals, when brewed, lose all their beauty. Nope. I won't. Unless one of the friends asks to do this.

Radushka, did you do it? if not, try it. Petals (without calyx and sepals) do not give a smell in tea, berries and peel, in order to create compote, should prevail in the tea leaves. We put a little bit. No flavor or aroma additives! I answer ...

[lappl1]

Girls, thank you all for your experience sharing with us newbies. Yesterday I dried apple-tree tea, while I'm trying mono to decide. Today mom came to visit, I decided to brew. Tea was made granulated, passed through a meat grinder twice. It turned out a very beautiful dark color, brewed 4 TIMES !!! Everyone drank! It hasn’t brewed yet, the aroma hasn’t gained, but still it has a very mild taste, pleasant. I'm sure it will be super in a couple of months! The currant has been standing for a month, such a scent went out of the jar when you open it! But it smelled originally of hay! Now I played the cherries and put them on fermentation. The raspberries have just dried.
In general, once again, MANY THANKS to you all, girls !!!! And from me and from my family!
And Lyudmila lappl1, SEPARATE HUGE !!!!

Good evening girls! I read, I read, do not come off. All business is abandoned, completely addicted!
I have a question. A friend promised to bring a pear (leaves). And they are full, but I don't have it. I suggested that they put them in the freezer before my arrival, but I read that the pear cannot be frozen. They will not dry out. How then to proceed? They will bring it on Monday, and I can only pick it up on Wednesday. What to do?
And I also wanted to ask. Are all the leaves always wilted at first, even those that are then frozen? Any ones that can be frozen without withering?

I have a question. A friend promised to bring a pear (leaves). And they are full, but I don't have it. I suggested that they put them in the freezer before my arrival, but I read that the pear cannot be frozen. They will not dry out. How then to proceed? They will bring it on Monday, and I can only pick it up on Wednesday. What to do?

I'd put them in a bag, tied them and put them in the refrigerator until Wednesday

[Guzel62]

I suggested that they put them in the freezer before my arrival, but I read that the pear cannot be frozen. They will not dry out. How then to proceed? They will bring it on Monday, and I can only pick it up on Wednesday. What to do?

Guzel62why is it impossible to freeze the pear? Very much even necessary! Do not freeze fireweed, but all garden ones - please. Easier to be recycled. But you must first wither. IvaNova I have already advised you. This seems to be the only way out. not the best, but better than sending undeclared ones to the freezer. Here, withered leaves can be stored in the refrigerator for a couple of days painlessly.

[Mila1]

Mila1Lyudochka, I read your report with such pleasure. So positive and full of hope for future teas. I am so glad that you succeed in tea, and that your loved ones like it. Prepare tea for health, dear!

[lappl1]

lappl1Lyudochka, I, too, are all hoping for good tea. Let everyone sniff their jars (like crazy) But in general, everyone is surprised that such a smell is wonderful. And this is when you consider that I do not have a summer residence and I take out the leaves as best I can. Now I was puzzled about the flowers. But I hope it works out

[Ludmila]

Ludmila,

did you do it? if not then try

She did. I did not interfere with store teas with anything. I thought that they would get better. I don't like that, too.
And dried a rose with a rosehip, and a mock orange, and cornflowers. Nice, but ... for me only "to see".

[lappl1]

lappl1, many thanks for the answers. They promised to keep the pear in the refrigerator (or maybe even wither). Today I brought them my teas for testing, although they are not yet matured and may (even most likely) not be ideal. But you want to brag? They sniffed, clicked their tongues, tried, argued, drank, wondered. "How can you get such a high from a simple herb? You probably bought a good expensive tea, added some odorous herbs, added beauty (I did it with petals and crusts) and you pass off as your own. This does not happen! "It was nice! And when they tasted the "fireweed" honey, in general, everyone shouted: "More. More. More." We are ready to bring our own sand, just so that I weld it for them. They argued for a long time what it tasted like (they say something familiar, very tasty, fragrant. But what?), But never came to an agreement. Everyone wanted delicious tea with "yummy". So many thanks again for the science and help. And thanks to fate that I accidentally came across your story about making tea and started doing it. There is a god in the world!

[Radushka]

And dried a rose with a rosehip, and a mock orange, and cornflowers. Nice, but ... for me only "to see".

Radushka, but I don't add a rose, rosehip, mock-orange. They smell, but I don't like it. but the rest is a nice thing! there is no smell at all. Ivan-tea flowers do not count. they ennoble any tea.

So many thanks again for the science and help. And thanks to fate that I accidentally came across your story about making tea and started doing it. There is a god in the world!

Guzel, to your health! I am very, very glad that I brought joy to someone with my themes!

Lyudmila, hello!

And I will immediately say a big thank you, because for making my tea from black currant leaves, I mainly took information from your blog. The tea turned out! True, I use it as an addition to regular black, but I really like it!
This is what I did, but I ask you not to judge strictly, because in this case I am still a layman

There are many mistakes in the cooking technology, I think that if you post it on display, then you need to pay more attention to the recipe.
But well done! Maybe people will start making their own tea rather than drinking store-bought chemicals.

[kliviya]

kliviya, Ira, uraaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! This is the first video report in a year of the recipe's existence. Thank you so much! Cool video made, you can see everything perfectly!

This is what I did, but I ask you not to judge strictly, because in this case I am still a layman

Irochka, You are so smart! The video was made with such love! I watched with bated breath! I was especially pleased that you have created ideal conditions for tea! Straight balm on my weekly soul.
Ira, I thank you again! Enjoy your tea and new videos!

Irisha, I do not want to judge in any way, let alone spoil the solemnity of such a moment. Like a video posted on your own channel and on YouTube - it can be in this form. But as a report on the topic that I have created and have been conducting for a year now, I am obliged to say about some inaccuracies in your tea preparation. After all, many tea-makers on our forum (and not only) will now take your video into service, especially the new ones. Therefore, I simply have to write my opinion. I am sure that if you take into account my remarks, your tea will be much better. Therefore, do not be offended, please. I want everyone to be perfect!
In general, I see:
1. Not enough leaves were collected. I would like more to create enough volume for fermentation.
2. It is advisable not to wash the leaves. It is clear that they can be dirty, then this must be done. But in the video posted on this topic, I would like to hear that there are bacteria on the leaves that carry out the fermentation process, so it is undesirable to wash the leaves. After all, we do not wash the berries when we make wine ... Leaves from the same series .. By the way, I did not see that your leaves are dirty. They look very clean and fresh. I would not wash such.
3. During withering, the leaves must be periodically agitated so that they wither evenly.
4. I never saw oppression. The plate is not enough for this. Maybe you put it on later?
5. For rolls, you can take more leaves, then the fermentation process will go better. and you need to twist the rolls harder so that they do not unfold so much.
6. Rolls can be cut before fermentation, then it will run better. I added this moment to the recipe recently, so you might not have time to read it. Try it next time. You will see that the tea will turn out better
7. You dried tea in a dryer, but speaking about the oven, you noted that tea should be dried with the door open. Not open, but slightly open - a small crack for steam to escape.
8. For currants, a drying temperature of 70 * may be fine. But for other garden plants this is not enough. It is clear that you filmed a plot about currants, but if you mentioned other plants, it would be desirable to note this.

I apologize if offended.

I apologize if offended.

Helen, at first I was also at a loss whether to write or not write ... But we have a forum where we are obliged to point out mistakes so that others do not repeat them. YouTube is a voluntary business - I do whatever I want. But if I laid out a recipe and have been leading the topic for a year, I must take into account all the nuances so that other tea makers do not repeat these mistakes. And video is power ... We used to trust it more than the printed word - most people remember the video sequence better than the letters printed in large quantities ...

Yes, the video is cool, then many would not have most of the questions (I know from myself), it's better to see once than read a hundred times ...

And yesterday my husband rewarded me again with a package of sunflower flowers, dry ...
And my teas, which are hanging in pillowcases on the balcony, began to emit such a scent, and each one is special! Now I walk around and not only knock them down, but also sniff!

[Natusichka]

Natusichka, if it is so hot in your place, why do the bags hang for so long? Your tea has dried up long ago. Better to keep this aroma in the tea.
Respect to my husband! But where are you going to get so many sunflowers? Then someone wrote that sunflower petals are added to mate tea. Maybe try to wither the petals a little and dry them? What if a masterpiece tea turns out?

Then someone wrote that sunflower petals are added to mate tea.Maybe try to wither the petals a little and dry them? What if a masterpiece tea turns out?

Once my junior worked in a supermarket in the department of elite tea and coffee. Naturally, we tried everything we had enough money for.
And, behold, "knitted" teas have always caused me a clear feeling that there are sunflowers. There is a barely perceptible aftertaste. Although, everyone said that only I hear him.

[Radushka]

Radushka, apparently, you have a very delicate sense of smell and taste buds are very sensitive ... I remembered about your attitude to additives ... well, and the sunflower only confirmed my thoughts ..

[lappl1]

lappl1, Lyudochka, I even salted, or not, I can smell the soup when cooking. And the taste ... I taste recently a simple dry white table wine and clearly hear the taste of fetyaska! I have not drunk a fetyaska for 25 years, no less. Then I read the label on the back. Yes. There is also a fetyaska there. (spoiled such a variety with nutmeg impurities !!!)