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

[Radushka]

Radushka, Valya, sunshine, we are on the subject once we wrote that fermented tea and just a dried leaf are two big differences. What is in the medicinal raw material, that is, the active ingredients, changes its properties. But in any case, when drinking your tea, you need to listen to your body. Naturally, there will be no such problems as in the quote, but there may be a common allergy or an individual reaction to any tea. In general, I don’t remember such dashing properties of a raspberry leaf ...

raspberry leaf is a well-known remedy for increasing the tone of the muscles of the uterus.

Valya, well, I and Veronica have already written, not everything that is written in the internet is true. As the saying goes, "And they also write on the fence ...". Well, raspberries have no such action, even unfermented ones. There is an effect on hemostasis (blood clotting), there are prostaglandin reactions (anti-inflammatory), but does not affect the uterus. And fermented in general has only hints of such actions.

Girls need a collective mind
They brought me strawberry leaves. But they are in the sand. They have already been washed once, but I looked and realized that this was completely insufficient. There is sand.
Now I don't understand what to do next. Wash every leaf? And then lay it out for drying-withering?
Or dry with sand?

Now I don't understand what to do next. Wash every leaf?

Wash each leaf ... otherwise the sand will creak in your teeth.
Yesterday I picked up peach leaves - they were all covered in dust, so I washed them well anyway, but since it's cold at home now, I had to dry it in the dryer after washing, otherwise the withering would have lasted more than a day ... I really liked it. ..
This is what drying the leaves from excess moisture looks like:

Got it, Anyuta
Well, the job is ahead. I have a dryer at my dacha, I will try to wrap the washed in a cloth so that the water is absorbed.
It's cold here too, in the apartment only 19 degrees

It's cold here too, in the apartment only 19 degrees

that's why I had to use my dryers ...
Soap leaves at 16.00 at 20.00 they did not dry a single gram (they lay on the fabric for faster absorption of moisture - it did not help) at 8 pm I began to lay everything out on dryers .. in 2 runs on 2 dryers I dried 600 grams of leaves. I allotted 30 minutes for each batch, so during this time they "dried up" a little more ... For myself, I noted that for faster drying I will now use the dryers - this will really speed up the process ...

Should I adapt the oven for this case?

[Elena]

Elena, I have grape leaves in the fabric for a day. After washing, I did not dry it in the carousel, I was too lazy, I rolled it into a roll, but the fabric is wet. Today I unrolled the rolls, I hope that by the evening the leaves will wither well.

Alla, you are still warm, probably
And we have...
Girls, what about the oven? If with an open door at a temperature of 50 hours?

[Elena]

Elena, the heat is over, outside +18, cloudy and windy. Warmer than yours.
I think you can dry it a little.

I think you can dry it a little.

I agree with Allochka .. you can dry it ...

at a temperature of 50 hours

look at my photo - it costs 45 C - that's a lot - I then reduced it to 40. And not an hour, but only 30 minutes, and with such parameters, my leaves have already become "dried", and not just dried from moisture ...

[Seberia]

SeberiaIf you just dry it, I think 50 is too much.

Anyuta, I have 50 degrees in the oven - this is the minimum, but I did not close the oven door and put it on air. I stirred every 10 minutes.
I took it out when there were still droplets on some leaves, but there was no longer a massive flood, as after washing.
Now spread it out on towels
I don’t know - wrap it tightly in a roll or leave it free to dry?

[Elena]

ElenaIt seems to me that it is better to rewrap it in a new canvas. I have never dried out in the fabric.

rewrapping in a new canvas is better. I have never dried out in the fabric.

Do as Radushka wrote - this is very good advice ...

return it tightly to a roll or leave it free to dry?

Many girls were happy when they left leaves in the "roll" ...

There was a pile of dirty wet strawberry leaves, there were three neat rolls

talo three neat rolls

And if these rolls are in a bag, and then freeze, and then defrost, and then repeat, then it will be "WOW"!

"WOW" I want, yeah
Can't wait for withering in this case? I just wrapped the leaves an hour ago. Put it in the freezer now?

Can't wait for withering in this case?

But how! Be sure to wait, but not long, 3-4 hours is enough.

Lina, I have a question again
And put in the freezer with a towel in the bag? I just looked at Zechariah's technology - he just froze in a bag. I'm afraid to spoil the tea, I don't know how to do it right

And put in the freezer with a towel in the bag? I just looked at Zechariah's technology - he just froze in a bag.

Freeze in a bag, without a towel

[Elena]

Elena, and I cleaned with a towel, or rather, with a sheet. As I rolled it into a sheet, then put it in a bag, I "temper" the tea in a sheet and a bag. Then at the end I take it out of the bag, spin it and roll it in a meat grinder, then 1.5-2 hours of fermentation (no more is needed after that) and dry.

Thank you girls
If this way and that tea turns out, then I will go to think which way to choose

[Lina]

Lina, and when quenching you just defrost it? Temperature interests, can it be warmer? Zakhariy seemed to endure in the sun. And now it's already cool at home, reheat or just defrost? I also want to try this option until the leaves run out.

I am also interested in this question
By the way, I put half of the leaves without a sheet in the freezer, and the other in the sheet.

[Elena]

Girls, what about the oven?

Elena, I also have soap leaves this time. Then I ran it in a salad dryer (they still remain wet) and rolled it into a duvet cover for drying. For a day, they dried up very well! At home we are far from hot and not 20 degrees. The only thing we concluded is that for high-quality withering it is necessary to roll the "roll" very tightly (my husband does this). Then when I spin it, the leaves are hot inside!

Temperature interests, can it be warmer?

Girls, I twist it very tightly, already with my knee, defrost it in the greenhouse + self-heating occurs, after 3-4 hours I take out a noticeably warm little bag from the greenhouse, I don't open the bag, so it is closed all the time.

[Lina]

Lina, of course, it means you need to come up with a warmer, cool house, not a greenhouse, however. Thank you!

[marina-mm]

marina-mm, I turned on the light in the oven only, without heating, and there I defrost the leaves. Zaaaah

Made tea from cultivated hawthorn. Dim. It looks like a third time brewed rosehip. Only without acid. The color is beautiful. ... I think you can mix it with raspberries or currants. The granules are very dense after the second twisting. It's a pity, but I have no more leaves for the mix. I will try next year.

I thought that the season of tea harvesting was over, and as soon as we arrived at the dacha ..... well, I rushed off to pick strawberry and grape leaves.And the freezer has long been so full that there is a possibility that it will simply burst. But I guess. this is the last batch (not very sure). But we must do juicing. The pear needs attention. The fruits have already turned yellow-reddened and are so pretty. But with one big drawback - they cannot be stored. So I move the tea aside and start the cannery.

It is necessary to start an additional freezer exclusively for the leaves in order to continue experiments in winter

Yes, with this tea you need an electric meat grinder, a chest freezer, preferably an aerogrill, a couple more hands and pills for greed. And more!
Yesterday I twisted 2 bags from the freezer, fermented, dried, well, I think that's all! But no, I still went and dialed!

a couple more hands

Nooo ... At least two pairs are needed. Especially when you spin the rolls. And a manual meat grinder if ..

Flax, you still buy a meat grinder over the winter, if you sit down for tea, then you will get by with a couple of hands, it helps a lot, how I remember last year! ...
Until then, let the family help. Are you still awake, or already? What's the time difference with Moscow?

Are you still awake, or already? What's the time difference with Moscow?

We have 9 hours with Moscow. The work is in full swing The afternoon has gone

In addition to teas and I don't grinder anything else ... Therefore, I have to exercise hand-held with leaves And to buy especially for them ... There is nowhere to put.

Girls! Good day.
Did you make the leaves and berries of rowan fruit red? Where can I find reviews? How does she mix with cherries? Cherries are the only thing I have a lot. Well, sea buckthorn, but it is not recommended. There are some raspberries and blackberries. There are very few apples and currants.

[lily]

lily, red rowan leaves - in tea in any way, do not waste time. Berries for an amateur, bitter. You can add a little sea buckthorn to the mix. Cherries can be added to any combination. But not everyone likes a large amount of it, a very concentrated taste and aroma.

[lily]

lily, red rowan leaves - in tea in any way, do not waste time. Berries for an amateur, bitter. You can add a little sea buckthorn to the mix. Cherries can be added to any combination. But not everyone likes a large amount of it, a very concentrated taste and aroma.

Thanks for the information on mountain ash.
I made cherries with the addition of blackberries and quite a bit of raspberries, sea buckthorn and apple trees. I like.
Now I am reading Omeloka's report on the blackberry. I'll dial it for one time. Or I'll do it in half with cherries.
And I think about a hawthorn, like I saw an ownerless tree somewhere. If it's a suburb - is it worth collecting? Kazan millionaire - not very ecology.

[lily]

lily, if you treat cherries well, you can do mono. Many girls add a little of it to almost all teas, for example, Lena Kadieva, she respects cherries very much. And my cherry is somehow average, raspberries, strawberries and currants are much better. Blackberry tea is obtained differently depending on the type of berry, as well as from raspberries. And hawthorn leaves should not be collected near the city, it collects harmful substances.

Thank you. So we're going out of town.

Could you show me the link to "Zechariah's technology"? I can not find.
Thank you.

And I still like granules from a mechanical meat grinder more. Not large and not small - one feast for the eyes. But it is not I who twists, but my husband. But he can do this work. Once his friend got stuck in the elevator and he lifted it manually. The lifter wondered how he did it. The elevator was on the brake. So he is just a leaf - ??

Could you show me the link to "Zechariah's technology"? I can not find.
Thank you.

In the first post (on the first page of the topic), look for the link "Method of hardening leaves in preparation for fermentation - alternate freezing and thawing of leaves (Zakhariy) 1 (pear), 2 (cherry and apple)"
Or see Reply # 12013 on page 601 and Reply # 13108 on page 656.
I can't insert a link to a message, sorry

[Iren1706]

Iren1706, https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&topic=389380.0

Well, sea buckthorn, but it is not recommended.

TAAAK, I wonder who we have against sea buckthorn?
I specially made mono sea buckthorn in the summer. I've brewed it, I'm trying it: the tea is dark, transparent, with a characteristic oily residue on the surface. The taste is mild, slightly tart. The aroma is light sea buckthorn with a hint of buckwheat honey in the background.
Conclusion: very good in mono version, but it will hardly be to the taste of fans of vigorous aromas and tastes. Tea for thin noses!

[filirina]

filirina, Irina, but there is no sourness in sea buckthorn? (waiting for an answer URGENT! Until the leaves have flown) And more. Chopped meat or whole leaf?

[filirina]

filirina, Irina, I'm glad that I liked sea buckthorn tea. I think that the taste of tea depends on the type of sea buckthorn. Last year I wrote that I was just brewing dried sea buckthorn leaves and I liked the taste, the color was light yellow. But at that time I did not know about leaf fermentation, and now I do not. sea ​​buckthorn.

[filirina]

filirinaLast year I wrote that I was just brewing dried sea buckthorn leaves and I liked the taste, the color was light yellow. But at that time I did not know about leaf fermentation, and now I do not. sea ​​buckthorn.

I fermented sea buckthorn. It was dry by itself, the fermentation was poor. The color and smell are subtle, not bright. This year I was planning to mix it, but tea did not grow together from the word "at all"

[IvaNova]

IvaNova, thanks for the info on sea buckthorn. I'll try to make a little mono with a whole sheet. I will ask my husband to knead. First, I'll freeze it longer. I very much respect sea buckthorn itself. Also before the leaves were dried without fermentation. And I liked this "tea".