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

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, no no no! Do not fry them, but torment them! Well, almost an oven! Baked apples cup.

[Radushka]

Radushka, there will be a sea of ​​juice ... What kind of tea?

[Radushka]

Radushka, there will be a sea of ​​juice ... What tea?

will not be. The berry starts to stick. It becomes viscous. You know, like cherries. There are compote, juicy varieties. And there is ... you put it in the warmth, and it stuck together and dried up. That's how it turns out with stewed rowan.
The wine was so ... dragging on.

[Radushka]

Radushka, how interesting ... I'll have to try. Thanks for clarifying

[Lyudochka!]

Lyudochka! What a cool gadget !!!! Give your husband your admiration !!! There are recesses in both parts (top and bottom), did I understand correctly? Already showing it to my husband.
Grind after freezing? And after grinding in this device, cut into rings and for fermentation?

About tea for children. I think that even simply because of the possibility of allergic reactions, children under one year old should not be given tea from the garden. Children under one year old have their own diet. But after three - it is possible, but not very strong and MANDATORY to monitor the child's reaction. And no exotics, such as peony, bergenia, meadowsweet, should not be given to the baby. Common garden scents with which you give your child a fruit-berry. For a year now, my 5-year-old grandson has enjoyed drinking teas from strawberries, apple trees, mixes, and, of course, Ivan tea. No allergies, one benefit.

and yesterday I found a stash, a jar of mixed tea! What he has become, he is a year old! mmmmmmmm

Where should the tea be hidden so that CONSUMERS don't find it ahead of time?

Radushka, pour it into a coffee jar on which to write "Salt"!

... from blackberry, then a gorgeous wine is obtained. Go to Linadoc's recipes.
Didn't find a wine recipe ((Give me a link please.

[natalisorel]

Didn't find a wine recipe ((Give me a link please.

natalisorel, Natalie, see here how do i make homemade wine

[Natusichka]

What a cool gadget !!!! Give your husband your admiration !!! There are recesses in both parts (top and bottom), did I understand correctly? Already showing it to my husband. Grind after freezing? And after grinding in this device, cut into rings and for fermentation?

Natusichka, thank you, I will definitely convey your admiration to my husband. Look HERE there is a detailed description of how to do it. And you can see it better. Today I have already tested it on fireweed. Class! In the evening I will share my impressions and photos. And with recycled leaves, you can do whatever you want. You can freeze. The rings will not work. You can make a large leaf tea or you can cut it into a small leaf tea.

About tea for children under one year old. If the child is not allergic, then you can safely give a weak and not sweet tea from our scent. There are even expensive industrial ones - from chamomile, fennel, anise ... And they are even given to newborns. Our teas are better because they are fermented, the intestines will better accept and benefit.

About tea for children under one year old. If the child is not allergic, then you can safely give a weak and not sweet tea from our scent. There are even expensive industrial ones - from chamomile, fennel, anise ... And they are even given to newborns. Our teas are better because they are fermented, the intestines will better accept and benefit.

Thanks for the info.
We are 5.5 soon to feed and drink. Was puzzled by tea. I still do not trust the purchased type for children. I don’t remember what I gave to the first one. Here, if it is possible, I would steam our light and not suffer how and where it was prepared.
He is on the chest, it seems like (TTT) there is no allergy. But I don’t know what will happen after complementary feeding.

Today two batches of mix were dried in a row. And twice as much "dust" has accumulated at the bottom of the dryer. It became interesting - how will it brew?
Now I sit and drink and regret that until now all the "dust" stupidly dumped on the flower garden in front of the windows!
Trust me, it doesn't look like tea bags at all!
Now I'm going to collect all the "dust" in a separate jar. For my own use, so to speak.

Good evening!!! Girls, take another tea beginner into your team. Quite by accident I found your forum, and simply could not tear myself away from such interesting information. I never thought, wondered or suspected that delicious tea can be made on your own, without much effort and cost. I very carefully read the recipes for Ivan-tea and Derevensky (probably 20 times each). In addition, for a very long time I read all the reviews all 680 pages already. So, having gathered my thoughts and strength and already made the first 2 games. My first tea is a mix: apple, strawberry, plum, cherry, raspberry. I took all the leaves in about the same quantity, with the exception of cherries. After reading all your recommendations, I put it down quite a bit. The leaves wilted, froze, grinder, fermented for 6 hours, dried in the oven at 150 - 10 minutes, at 120 - 10 minutes, at 100 - 10 minutes. I dried it in an electric dryer (I have Zelmer), then in a cotton bag for 11 days. All this was on June 28th. At first the smell was so-so. But then, with each of my "sniffing", I began to get pissed off. Today I like the smell very much. The husband could not resist and asked to brew some tea. He really liked it. He said he didn't drink anything tastier. From one portion I brewed tea for myself 3 times, by 4 the color was already lighter. I haven't drank yet, I'm waiting for at least another month to infuse, and if I have enough patience, then even longer. Then I decided to make a mono strawberry. The technology is the same, only fermented for 8 hours. Made it on July 22. Not impressive yet .... But, I already know I have to wait. Wait, so to speak, for the "opening of the bouquet of aromas." After the strawberries, I decided to make another mix (apple, apricot, cherry, strawberry, raspberry) and, on Radushka's advice, mono-raspberry. At this stage, the leaves have withered and freeze. I still want to make a lot of tea. Thank you very much to the hostess of our forum, the main tea master, for such an exciting topic. You painted everything very clearly and in detail, also with photos! Your recipes are very easy to understand. And I read the forum, and I also came to the conclusion that you have just angelic patience - you calmly answer and advise everyone !!!!!! You are smart !!! I hope that you will accept me into your family of "tea-lovers" and "tea-makers".

[VikkiVel]

VikkiVel, Vika, countrywoman, I will not make strawberries-mono anymore. I don't like her at all. And the most delicious mix was raspberry-strawberry-apple-pear-currant (all 250) + 50 grams of cherries. Believe me, this is a song!

Yes, countrywoman !!! I just saw that you are also from Kharkov !!! Thanks for the recommendation, I will definitely make such a mix. But I have a problem with currants, I will look for it.

As for the strawberries ... I will hope ... But I probably won't do it anymore either. I agree with many that mixes are a safe bet !!! Radushka, I read that you ordered Ivan tea for planting. Do not tell me who, and how much did it cost? I would order myself. And then I have already tortured everyone by asking where in Kharkiv or the region grows Ivan tea, or fireweed. Nobody knows .... Or they say that we do not grow.

[VikkiVel]

VikkiVel, did not order from anyone. An Internet friend did me a favor. Probably, you can buy it, but I couldn't find it from anyone.
With currants and I have problems. My plantation was completely destroyed two years ago. But, even without currants, a decent mix is ​​obtained. Today's dust proves it. And I am very glad that we liked raspberry-mono in the family. Because we always have a lot of raspberries.

Thank you, Lyudmila, for your attention)) It's so nice to talk to you)) I want to try to make another wine. The tea seems to be sorted out. I sit here, finishing drying tea made from linden + fireweed + currant + mint. The smell, of course, is not as strong as from leaf fireweed, but there is also a subtle aroma. And the mint has completely lost its smell, I don't know how it will behave in tea. I haven’t dealt with the tea tree yet. While everything is on the meadows for the fireweed, I go out, while it still blooms.

[Radushka]

Now I sit and drink and regret that until now all the "dust" stupidly dumped on the flower garden in front of the windows! Trust me, it doesn't look like tea bags at all! Now I'm going to collect all the "dust" in a separate jar. For my own use, so to speak.

Radushka, and I'll leave all the tea crumbs in place, along with the tea. The thought came - we need to learn how to make bags. What, I wonder, can they be made of? Does anyone have any ideas?

[natalisorel]

Thank you, Lyudmila, for your attention)) It's so nice to talk to you)) I want to try to make another wine. The tea seems to be sorted out. I sit here, finishing drying tea made from linden + fireweed + currant + mint. The smell, of course, is not as strong as from leaf fireweed, but there is also a subtle aroma. And the mint has completely lost its smell, I don't know how it will behave in tea. I haven’t dealt with the tea tree yet. While everything is on the meadows for the fireweed, I go out, while it still blooms.

natalisorel, Natalie, and thank you for the kind words addressed to me.
And the composition of the mix you have chosen is not the best. Currants and mint lose their aroma at high temperatures - essential oils evaporate. Well, the recipe says about linden - a bath, and that's all. One fireweed remains to act. He usually saves everything.

[VikkiVel]

Girls, take another tea beginner into your team.

VikkiVel, Vika, we accept, and with great joy! You can't even imagine with what pleasure I read your post! I was amazed that you have read all 680 pages! This is a feat! Here's my word. Well, the fact that they read the recipes 20 times is a balm for my soul. No wonder you got your tea right away! I am so glad that you are doing well with the preparation of tea.

You have painted everything very clearly and in detail, also with photos! Your recipes are very easy to understand. And I read the forum, and I also came to the conclusion that you have just angelic patience - you calmly answer and advise everyone !!!!!! You are smart !!! I hope that you will accept me into your family of "tea-lovers" and "tea-makers".

Oh ... How nice to hear that. Thank you very much, Vika, for the praise. I am so glad that you feel comfortable in my themes. Come to our Tea Gazebo. It's great there. We talk about everything. We also talk about tea sometimes, but indirectly.
natalisorel, Natalieand you come! In our Gazebo, you can learn not only the recipe for wine. Anything you want, you can find out. moreover, almost immediately.
The link to the Gazebo is under each of my posts.

[leaf grinding devices for loose tea]

Girls and boys! I have tested leaf grinding devices for loose tea... Who missed this info, go HERE and HERE

I will say right away - cool fit !!!! I didn't expect it to be so easy to handle.
So. I had a whole package-T-shirt of withered willow-tea leaves. Processed everything in 30 minutes without stress and fatigue. I would have worked faster, but at first I got used to it. First she laid a lot of leaves.



It turns out that you don't need to do this. The upper ruble then jumps, as it were, because it turns out 2 "rolls". They actually slide!





Better to put one handful of leaves, then things will go faster.



Roll back and forth 5-6 times, raise the top ruble, and we will see that the leaves are trying to curl up in a roll perpendicular to the cut .. Some of the leaves do not fall into it, but lifting the top ruble, we quickly correct them. For each roll, it took me about 20 - 25 movements. Until the leaves got wet, sticky and rolled completely into a roll.



Of course, there are also not completely destroyed leaves. But I thought it was okay.
That's the kind of mass I ended up with.For some reason I loosened the rolls. I won't do it next time. Cut into rings before fermentation.



I cut it and sent it to fermentation.



Has dried. The result is this tea!



I advise everyone! Especially for those who love loose leaf tea. Or those who do not have meat grinders. Or those who feel sorry for their electric meat grinder.
P.S. There is a slight drawback - a little raw crumbs when grinding. But I think that this happened due to the fact that the leaves of the fireweed are already very rough. The central vein became thick and stiff. I think that pre-freezing will solve this problem. And with young leaves, everything will go with a bang! But the crumbs are actually not many.

[VikkiVel]

VikkiVel, Vika, welcome to the tea maker family. Congratulations on the first tea, may it please and heal you and your loved ones.

And the composition of the mix you have chosen is not the best. Currants and mint at high temperatures lose their aroma - essential oils evaporate. Well, the recipe says about linden - a bath, and that's all.

I probably didn’t quite accurately describe the tea that I’m making. I wilted the linden leaves, froze them, then made granules in a meat grinder with ivan tea, and together with red currant berries. And after the meat grinder, I sent the mint leaves to dry. Last night I was drying a fermented mixture of fireweed with linden and currant. I finished drying, turned everything off, left the tea in the open oven. At first the smell was muffled prunes, and at night I sleep and feel the aroma intensify. Even in a dream it was audible And I already added dried mint to the dried tea and all this wealth in a bag on the street - to dry.

[natalisorel]

natalisorel, I granulate my mint and dry it in a cooling oven with an open door. I store it separately in a jar. I add when brewing in a kettle. I think I will mix with ready-made tea only if the mixture is for a gift.

[natalisorel]

natalisorel, Natalie, in any case, you have made tea. Let it mature in dry fermentation.

Wow! What kind of accommodations Direct envy take. You have a golden husband

[natalisorel]

natalisorel, Natalie, Thank you ! I will definitely tell my sweetheart that I am not the only one who thinks so ...

Chef, what a pleasure it is to read kind words addressed to you! You see, everything is written understandably, the person did it himself, without questions in the subject.
We are very glad to such newcomers, welcome!

Lenusik, thanks! I am glad that you are pleased ... I am also still impressed by Vicki's post!

[lappl1]

lappl1,

The thought came - we ought to learn how to make bags. What, I wonder, can they be made of? Does anyone have any ideas?

LudmilaThese tea bags were previously sold. When they disappeared, I suffered a lot, because I loved to make a mix from purchased tea. Now there are bags in the "Ribbon". They are called Cilia Teefilter, made in Germany, 80 pieces, 129 rubles They are, as it were, made of non-woven material, similar to thin sponbon. Or filter paper. Just a strip, as if divided into three parts. From one edge it is folded and hooked, where you pour tea, and the other edge is simply wrapped on the edge of the cup (if there is no special clothespin on the edge of the cup). Just yesterday I discovered this at my son's, he made tea for me like that. I'll go buy and take a picture.

If the non-woven material is suitable for food use (or find filter paper.), Then you can sew such bags with just white thread.


I found it in in-those
A fold is laid at the bottom for the possibility of a larger volume of tea.

[Irina-gap]

Irina-gap, Irina, thank you very much for the information. I didn't even know that there are such. I looked at Yandex. But we don't have "Lenta". I will ask someone to buy in Moscow and bring it.

These tea bags were previously sold. When they disappeared, I suffered a lot, because I loved to make a mix from purchased tea. Now there are bags in the "Ribbon". They are called Cilia Teefilter, made in Germany, 80 pieces, 129 rubles They are, as it were, made of non-woven material, similar to thin sponbon. Or filter paper.Just a strip, as if divided into three parts. From one edge it is folded and hooked, where you pour tea, and the other edge is simply wrapped on the edge of the cup (if there is no special clothespin on the edge of the cup). Just yesterday I discovered this at my son's, he made tea for me like that. I'll go buy and take a picture. More details: https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/in....0

Such bags are not very convenient to use, the tea clings a little to the fabric, the tactile sensations are not very pleasant, you can make cool kraft paper bags (by the way, they often sell tea in tea shops in them). A roll of such paper 20 meters costs 120 rubles, we bought it in stationery, there is in Leonardo.

[Lucilia]

Lucilia, People you take a picture here, I can't imagine. : girl-th: I will see nada. And so they may have seen, but we do not need.

Girls, but tell me, does tea made from fruit and berry leaves taste like fruit tea or is it similar to classic tea? Nobody drinks with fruit additives (except lemon)

I'll do it, I'll just have to wait, it's not me who makes the bags, my daughter, she has papers like shoe polish and different devices for punching holes, etc., she is a designer ...

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The first time I played it by email. a meat grinder, twisted such cigars, the machine twisted them well.

I twisted it twice, through a large grate, and then a fine one.

The granules turned out to be excellent, very dense.


After drying, there was almost no dust.


I brewed tea the next day, these are granules after brewing, they remained intact.
Country tea, composition: grape-37%, raspberry-19%, plum-15%, quince-11%, cherry-plum-8%, apple-6%, apricot-3%, red currant-1%, a little lemon leaves.
There were 2880g of dry leaves, and 870g of finished tea was obtained.
If usually from 2 kg of dry leaves, granules after the oven occupied 10 pallets in Isidri with difficulty. then after double scrolling 3kg were placed freely. After drying, the volume turned out to be small, it is much more convenient to store.

[Natalishka]

Girls, but tell me, does tea made from fruit and berry leaves taste like fruit tea or is it similar to classic tea? Nobody drinks with fruit additives (except lemon)

Natalishka, it's not fruity at all. It doesn't even look like flavored tea. He has a special taste, closer to the classic, but much better. To understand, you need to try to do it. Try to do a couple of games. If you don't drink it yourself, you will give it to people ... But I think that you will want to drink such wealth yourself.
Lucilia, Luda, thanks! I don't know what kraft paper is either. Darkness ...
francevna, Allochka, a masterpiece !!!! Thank you very much for the photo! This is, as I understand it, grape tea? Just write a few words.

[Lyudochka]

Lyudochka, I write from a computer, so I can insert a photo, and this is mainly with a smartphone, but now I'm with you all the time, it's just inconvenient to write, I have to wear second glasses (like a monkey), I take a photo and upload it to the gallery on my smartphone.
Last year I tried to roll the leaves, but the grinder resisted. But my hands hurt, so I decided to outwit her. I rolled different cigars: in grapes, in a large quince. The meat grinder was cooling down at this time, what was twisted. was closed and fermented already. Since in the freeze I had everything in different packages, the first time I felt a very strong almond smell in the quince. I thought it seemed to me, but my husband walked in from the street and asked where the smell of almonds came from. After the first scroll, I mixed everything in a large container so that the tea was the same and began to twist through a fine wire rack.
The meat grinder heated up strongly, took it apart twice, the first time the veins from the quince were wound, the leaf was large, fleshy, and the second time the fine grate was hammered. I think I need to clean it more often to make it easier for the grinder to work.




The bushings are plastic here.

I'm not very much a photographer, but at least I can show something. I always photograph the same. but the photos look different.



There are 4 types of tea here. light - grapes + cherry, underneath the grapes are clean. Dark-top, pear + mulberry, a little apple. strawberry tails, grapes.This tea tastes very soft. I really liked my grandchildren, me too. The bottom is rustic tea.
When I was making my last tea. my head was spinning from the smell, the aromas were delicious, they could not ventilate. But when dried it had no smell. Now I checked it. warmed up in the fabric on the windows. the aroma is wonderful.

[lappl1]

lappl1, thank you for accepting me into your tea family !!! I will continue to make seagulls. Now I have already dreamed and thought about a new beautiful teapot so that the beauty of tea and petals could be seen in it. By the way, on your advice, drying rose petals, since my mother loves flowers very much and grows it herself, so there is no problem with that. I also dried the petals of phlox, black-shaved (we call them that) and sunflower. Very beautiful now! I can imagine how they will decorate the seagulls !!! I regret that I did not find you earlier and did not have time to dry the color of the apple tree, pear ... Well, nothing, next year we will start from spring.
I will definitely go to the tea gazebo !!!

[francevna]

francevna, Thank you!!! It is very pleasant to be in your ranks !!!

[Vika]

Vika, we compared different teapots. It is best brewed in ordinary earthenware (clay).

Last year, when my son "swallowed" the tea, he bought me a glass teapot so that everything could be seen.

The glass ones are also very cool. I have one, but with a long nose, and it's hard to clean it to cleanliness. Now I am looking for the same, but with a short, practically not pronounced nose. For ease of use. While choosing between this and "with the press"

I have a press.

[elena kadiewa]

elena kadiewa, You like?