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

"Poisonous when immature."
This is what I remembered, because I had already read this article and remembered from everything about the toxicity, here is a fool ..., my neighbor has a huge barberry bush ... Well, Ninok, hold on ...

Natusichka, did you knead the leaves after the freezer? I should have ... It won't get any worse.

After cutting, I squeezed them with my hands (as far as possible ...)

Only weaker in color and taste.

It's a pity ... And what am I going to do now without a meat grinder? ...

[Lucilia]

"Poisonous when immature."

Lucilia, it's about berries, not leaves. And then fermentation and drying at a high temperature reduce or change the medicinal properties of the scent ...

And what am I going to do now without a meat grinder? ...

NatusichkaWhat does the craftsman do when his instrument fails? Acquires new or refurbishes ...

vlek, not enough for drying. For finishing drying - just right.

55gr. - the outlet temperature of the "self-assembly" was meant (not specified in the description).

[vlek]

vlek, I got it, thanks. And she immediately wrote that this temperature is only suitable for drying. I remember talking about that self-assembly. After studying, I decided that this one is not suitable for me for tea.

[lappl1]

lappl1, Lyudmila, help with advice.
I picked up a forest currant, only then I read that it does not lend itself to a meat grinder. I felt sad, but continued. After drying and freezing, I twisted sausages, it came out badly. I got used to taking a bunch of leaves a little more and twisted it with both hands as if you were squeezing the laundry. Then I cut this sausage and press it. It took 7 hours, I opened it. The leaf did not darken very much, and the smell is currant, as it was originally (I still have trouble with smells, I can not catch them). Do you think you can leave it overnight or ruin it?

Hello my tea friends! You are all really my friends since June 11th. I carefully read all your advice, experiments, and shook everything and tried to put it into practice. So you just have to accept me into your tea rows! Moreover, I have already prepared secretly 6-7 kg: yahoo: different tea. I want to say right away that I was on vacation and spent almost all my free time doing this fascinating and useful activity. I didn't even want to be distracted by the description of my tea exploits. So today I also hung tea from forest strawberries and willow-herb tea and tea from wild rose hips, drupes and forest cherries to drying, the basis for me is always willow-tea, since we have its sea
The tea topic interested me for a long time. For New Year's Eve they brought me a gift from Tyumen, 2 jars of Ivan tea. I liked it very much and I decided to go through everything on the internet about Ivan-tea, strange, but then I did not find you: girl_in_dreams: and only in June I ran into your site! To say that I was shocked is to say nothing! I was just in a panic - how much time was lost. how many herbs and flowers could be dried! : umnik2: Well, I signed it, but I have to run to the garden to collect raspberries and cherries, and collect all sorts of leaves, if I have time.
I will tell you about my teas later, I promise

[IrisKa_B]

IrisKa_B, no one bothers you to try, and so 7 hours is enough. It's up to you, depending on how you destroyed the sheet, you can halve it, then the experiment will be clean. Same leaf destruction but different fermentation times, curious ...

[Melissa2]

Melissa2, Zinaida, but it would be possible to share your impressions.The diagnosis is: disease-tea-making! Join, 6-7 kg - you have to take! happy teas!

[Zinaida]

ZinaidaWhat a fine fellow, I prepared so much tea and not a single question in the subject. Let teas delight you and your loved ones.

I wonder how much tea you can consider yourself a tea-maker? (the first was made on May 24. Now the asset is a little less than 9 kg)

[Radushka]

Radushka, from the first sheet !!!

[Oksana]

Oksana, we are all sick here! How did I live without it? Where was this Lyudochka before? So much time has been lost forever!

[Radushka]

Radushka, and what tea do you like more? 9kg is what a huge mass needed to be processed, well done.

[francevna]

francevna, Alla, I like raspberries-mono fermented for 8 hours most of all, frying at 150. But the mix made yesterday strawberry (most of all)-raspberry-currant-apple-pear-10-15 cherry leaves turned out to be very tasty in the brew immediately after drying ... It was still warm. And very beautiful in color. Raspberry-mono is easier. But, you can easily take it as the basis of any other tea. When brewing, add cherries, or fragrant herbs, or blue cornflower petals (I need to drink it according to indications). The mix is ​​too tasty (if I can say that). It's like a cake. And raspberries are bread.
I also really liked Loch Mono. And ... a peony. It is a pity that the peony came out absolutely ugly. I will drink it from an opaque cup. Both sucker and peony are very similar to white tea. Different, of course.

[Loksa]

LoksaThanks for the advice and support. Apparently this is what I will do.
Something I was just confused

[IrisKa_B]

lappl1, Lyudmila, help with advice. I picked up a forest currant, only then I read that it does not lend itself to a meat grinder. I felt sad, but continued. After drying and freezing, I turned sausages, it came out badly. I got used to taking a bunch of leaves a little more and twisted it with both hands as if you were squeezing the laundry. Then I cut this sausage and press it. It took 7 hours, I opened it. The leaf did not darken very much, and the smell is currant, as it was originally (I still have trouble with smells, I can not catch them). Do you think you can leave it overnight or ruin it?

IrisKa_B, Irina, Oksana has already answered you. A good option! I already wrote today that garden ones do not radically change the smell. And it's written in the recipe. Decide for yourself what to do. The disaster will not happen if you ferment for 24 hours. Here's the truth. To understand what is best for you, you need to try to make different options. I have made both 3-hour and 24-hour teas. And fermented for 48 hours. I still can't decide which is better. Therefore, I will not advise. Try it.

[Melissa2]

Hello my tea friends!

Melissa2, Zinaida, welcome to our ranks! What a rave review! It is immediately clear that the process is already on the knurled! Well done! It is very pleasant that you are with us. It will be very interesting to read about your experience!

Dear tea makers! I remember someone making tea from blueberry leaves. Like I read it in Temko (if I'm not mistaken). Today they brought me 2 bags of bushes, I'm sitting there cleaning. Answer how you did-MONO? Or is it better to mix it with something? I don't remember exactly what they wrote. Or indicate where to read it. I doubt if mono will work. I am waiting for your responses.

[Guzel]

Guzel, I did it alone. No one else subscribed to this feat. You can read, like about many other plants, by following the link at the end of the recipe in the Notes, finding blueberries among the list of plants ..

[Radushka and what does it mean my oolong, otherwise I just made tea from fireweed for the first time this year, my family does not have any enthusiasm for this, only that it is useful.]

Radushka and what does it mean my oolong, otherwise I just made tea from fireweed for the first time this year, my family does not have any enthusiasm for this, only that it is useful.

[lappl1]

lappl1, Lyudochka, I read everything. Thank you. How about the taste? Have you tried it? Can I mix it with Ivanushka? Or will the taste be completely lost? What do you think? Advise in your opinion, you tried it. I put it in freeze. Yesterday (that is, today), too, went through until 3.00 in the morning.
They also brought some lingonberries (with twigs). Are they easy to dry and add to teas?
Now I have hung up raw materials (blueberries) only 70 gr., And fuss - !!!! You're right is a feat!

Dear tea makers! I remember someone making tea from blueberry leaves. Like I read it in Temko (if I'm not mistaken). Today they brought me 2 bags of bushes, I'm sitting there cleaning. Answer how you did-MONO? Or is it better to mix it with something? I don't remember exactly what they wrote. Or indicate where to read it. I doubt if mono will work. I am waiting for your responses.

Rooted out?

God forbid! No! The branches are short, the cut starts from the leaves, without "bushy" stems.

Lemongrass grows. I grow for the benefit. The berries are really not enough. But foliage. How is tea made from it? The description on the pages is casual, they say a bit bitter.

Girls, I'm drying Ivan-tea here and tell my husband how much it turned out. And he asks me, how much tea do we need in order not to buy at all? I'm puzzled by this question. It is clear, of course, that depends first of all on who is engaged in tea drinking. How much tea do you consume on average for the period September-May? I still need to understand how much to mix tons over the summer
And I did not find a container for Ivan-chai, I am putting it in three-liter jars so far

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] I have already prepared secretly 6-7 kg of different tea.

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You 6-7 kg tea made or liters? Indeed, with 1.3 kg of raw materials, only about 230 grams of tea comes out. Have you already "shoveled" so much raw material? But the season is still only half. At this rate, you can easily break the record for Lyudochkiy (she made 17% of a kg of tea last year). Well done!

[Guzel]

Can I mix it with Ivanushka? Or will the taste be completely lost? What do you think? Advise in your opinion, you tried it.

Guzel, sour, not very bright taste. This is understandable - it is very difficult to squeeze out the juice, therefore the fermentation was poor. But you can add to mixes.

And he asks me, how much tea do we need in order not to buy at all?

Divnay, the answer to this question already exists. You can get acquainted with it by going 1 page in the Notes and finding the desired answer in the list of links.

[Vasyutka]

Lemongrass grows. I grow for the benefit. The berries are really not enough. But foliage. How is tea made from it? The description on the pages is casual, they say a bit bitter.

Vasyutka, that's what is written, there were no more reviews ...

[lappl1]

Therefore, I will not advise. Try

lappl1, Ludmila, and, behold, I still ask for advice!
After I made a granular mix (the granules scattered very much), I wanted to make the same one, but from cut rolls. How much to ferment, considering that it fermented in granules for about 10 hours?

[another way to wither]

Girls and boys. Added to the recipe another way to wither... Recommend:
If the house is very damp or, conversely, very dry, or there is no time to stir up the leaves, then you can wither them in cotton or linen... For this, it is advisable to choose a fabric as dense and thick as possible (bedspreads, towels, tablecloths, sheets). To do this, spread the leaves in a thin layer evenly over the fabric, fold it as shown in the photo and twist it as tightly as possible. The fabric will absorb excess moisture, the leaves will not dry out and will become very pliable for further processing. We check the readiness of the leaves in the same way - by squeezing a handful. If the leaves have not yet wilted after 5 - 6 hours, then they can be transferred to another dry cloth and the wrapping process repeated.

[Radushka]

and, behold, I still ask for advice! After I made a granular mix (the granules scattered very much), I wanted to make the same one, but from cut rolls. How much to ferment, considering that it fermented in granules for about 10 hours?

Radushka, I do not make loose tea. Absolutely! I made one for the recipes. Since then - only granular. Wait, maybe someone will advise you.

another way to wither

Thank you, Lyudochka! I'm already withering like that on the veranda. I have very little space in my room, and on the veranda it is either very hot and dry, or cold and damp.It somehow happened that I wrapped it in a bath sheet for the night so as not to get up and stir it up, and in the morning unfolded it - the leaves are the same as "the doctor prescribed."

I do not make loose tea

Yes, I will only be granular for myself. I want it as gifts. And in gift boxes, cut is very effective.

[Radushka]

Radushka, yes, I wrote many times in the comments about this method. And she showed the photo. but questions all arise and arise (not everyone follows the topic). So I decided to insert it into the recipe.

[Radushka]

Yes, I will only be granular for myself. I want it as gifts. And in gift boxes, cut is very effective.

Radushka, I agree that leaf looks more beautiful than granular. According to reviews, I know that leaf tea is fermented longer than granulated tea. GalinaIv. makes only sheet. And ferments for about a day.

[Vasyutka]

Vasyutka, for some reason I got damp, but the girl also liked the experience. There was no bitterness in my, the color is light green-yellow, like light green tea. I liked it, but I did not save it.

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, counted her teas. More than 9 kg. This is such an infection! Everything is small and small! Children brew 3 times "to save money." 3, of course, is a bit too much. And 2 is excellent. If the rains have stopped for a few days, as promised, I will go for the leaves on Saturday. Straight, some kind of leaf beetle has already become!

[Radushka]

counted her teas. More than 9 kg.

Radushka, well done ! You won't be in winter without tea. Keep up the good work!

Excuse me if I repeat myself, now jasmine (wildflower) is blooming, are we collecting flowers from it for casota tea, or are we letting this miracle crumble?)))

[Verunchik]

Verunchik, you can collect petals for beauty (not flowers). and tea made from chubushnik leaves according to reviews, no.

[lappl1]

lappl1,
I remember that there was already such a question, but I do not remember the page, and it is not realistic to shovel everything. Thanks for the tip.

[Divnay]

I don't remember the page, but it's not realistic to shovel everything.

Divnay, and all the pages do not need to look. I made links for this on the recipe page in the Notes. Almost all questions are answered - if not in the recipe, then in the links.

[lappl1]

lappl1, Luda, and I wither, very comfortable.

Oh, I'll torture you with my questions.
I wanted to ask if I found a thicket of a whitehead here, does anyone add it to tea? He's so honey, just lovely. I think it's easy to dry, but I never drank tea with it, I don't know how it will be.

there are thickets of whitehead, somebody adds it to tea

Spiraea? They wrote about her here. The list is.
I read it. Siberian witch flowers are added to tea to improve clairvoyance.

Whitehead is meadowsweet? : o Like meadowsweet flowers have yellow flowers, and whiteheads have white flowers, although there may be some kind.
I honestly didn't know. Then he is definitely mine.

Whitehead is meadowsweet?

Elm-leaved meadowsweet - Tavolga - Belogolovnik

[Radushka]

Radushka,
Thank you.
I just think I can just dry it? And then I saw the tip where they fermented, after the smell is absent. (((

[Divnay]

Divnay, Irina, flowers? Yes of course. They are everywhere and are referred to as dried.