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

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, Lina! A gorgeous description and a little shocking .... how many wonderful discoveries we have .... A gorgeous alder grows in the courtyard, I looked at it all the time, the leaves are so fat. Tomorrow I will examine the leaves to determine whether it is gray or black, and of course, I'll pick it up for a test. There is also a lot of alder near the river, you need to check there. Thanks for the wonderful report and I will wait for the recipes.

[Linadoc]

Look along the rivers

Linadocthere we have a sucker and a reed

[Glowworm]

Glowworm and there are no transparent glasses, everything is colored) Yuri had been reading yesterday, and let's twist the mint today. While she was spinning her tears rolled down. I was afraid to ferment, but the children said it was necessary for my mother, and for two hours she stood with me) now it is drying, naturally without frying. And you know, I really liked the aroma, some kind of sweetness manifested itself in it. Let's see what happens next.

Yesterday I read Yuri, and let's spin the mint today. While she was spinning her tears rolled down.

Yeah, but I warned you! Nothing, these are good tears, beneficial for organisms! Get an equally lasting impression while stirring while drying

[Alexander20034]

Alexander20034, taste and aroma does not depend on the age of the tree. Depends on the variety. Here someone said that no tea is obtained from Antonovka leaves. From a summer variety (I don't know which one) I got a beautiful color, pleasant taste, but ... so ... slightly cloudy (opalescent). It was I who made mono-teas in my first tea season. In mixes, turbidity is imperceptible.
Pear, the more astringent in itself, the tastier the tea
LINA and ZAKHARI, THANK YOU for finding! Now you need to look for "alder earrings" in your forest

The range of black alder is large, in the Leningrad region it is full!

[Galina Iv.]

Galina Iv.,

Well, here's the first recipe for alder tea


Stewed alder-raspberry tea (Linadoc)

While the recipe was sculpting, I almost missed the pie, with another gift from Crimea - with fig jam

the beauty

Well, here's the next recipe for the "alder" series:


Alder tea mix (Linadoc)

[Radushka]

Radushka, I agree completely on the apple tree. I make the most delicious tea from the Jonathan winter apple tree. And from "wild" and summer ones - just pleasant tasty, beautiful, but not so intense.



Katerinka, in mono-dogwood is not quite trash, 50/50 with granules. I did it without freezing. Withered, for a meat grinder, etc. Now I picked a lot of leaves. I put it in the freezer after drying. Tempered. As needed, I take it out and twist it into mixes.

[HOPE]

HOPE Thank you.
I didn’t manage to get a lot, we were in the protected area, I was afraid) so my dogwood is waiting for an opportunity. So that it doesn't turn out like a pear. Narwala a huge package to experiment with, and thundered to the hospital. So the whole package was spoiled. My husband and children immediately rushed to their parents to live while I was gone.

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, Lynus, as always incomparable, where my big mug is flying for tasting, light the lights

Oh, even BaGalya was noted. Give me your big mug, although no .... bring the kettle ... no, the samovar is bucket. Drink so drink

[Galina Iv.]

Galina Iv., Galya, how glad I am to see you, my mom;

Have you already gone for Ivanka? Got some garden scent?
Let's go with you?
Right now, tell me when you are going to go for the raw materials, and at the same time I will go for the leaves, and we will know that you and I are doing what we love at once.

Girls, good afternoon! I'm new here, I looked for information, did not find it. Maybe someone made tea from Kuril tea? Tell me how it tastes like and should I freeze it?

[Zlatushka]

Maybe someone made tea from Kuril tea?

Zlatushka, Welcome!
Look, there is a search bar at the top of every page. You type what interests you and he searches the forum. They did, but the leaves are small, it is not convenient to collect and the taste did not impress anyone. But how does the supplement go. You can freeze everything, including him.

They did, but the leaves are small, it is not convenient to collect and the taste did not impress anyone. But how does the supplement go. You can freeze everything, including him.

Thank you so much))

[Linadoc]

Linadoc, thanks for the recipes! photos otpad
oh, it is unlikely that I will meet alder))) at least I will admire others))

[sweet_blondy]

sweet_blondy, I already climb along the banks, but I have not met alder yet! Karagachi, maples and willow trees are everywhere. Willow trees are still an infection, everything is overgrown with them, soon you will not come up to the water, dense weed!

[Yuri K]

Yuri K, you have only one hope))) I will reach the banks of rivers and lakes by autumn at best))

[sweet_blondy]

sweet_blondy, yes, somewhere, it's me in my "walking distance", 2-3 km (tudy syudym) I don't just meet

Girls, boys, can you get tea from maple leaves now? Too late, rude? Or can I try it? I went after Ivan and saw such a wonderful maple tree. And the approach is good and the foliage is rich. I really wanted to pick it up right away, but I remembered that someone wrote that this should be done in May, while the leaves are soft.
Tell me who can, on this issue.

[ANGELINA BLACKmore]

ANGELINA BLACKmore, I sometimes take a makeweight, I don't emphasize, but it goes into the mixes))) The same sheet as in other garden ones, neither softer nor rougher))

[Yuri K]

Yuri K, Well, thank you. So the mannech is a narw. Maybe I'll make a mix. There is no own garden, but there is an abandoned part of the nursery nearby. There are ancient apple trees, viburnum and wild raspberries.
By the way, how does viburnum behave in tea?

[ANGELINA BLACKmore]

ANGELINA BLACKmore, viburnum does not really stand out in mixes (mono I practically do not make teas), together it is difficult to determine the types of mixed leaves, unless it is a cherry. But I didn’t like it very much in processing, it’s dry, even freshly picked, it’s very easy to overheat when the leaves are already beginning to crumble. It seems that I found astringency with a slight bitterness from viburnum, but so far I postponed the collection until the times when there will be nothing to collect at all))

Here are some useful nuances. So I won't collect viburnum. I don't like tart teas. Hopefully maple won't give you too much astringency? ))

[ANGELINA BLACKmore]

ANGELINA BLACKmore, did not notice)) I take it no more than 10-15% of the total mass of the mix, and even then not often

Okay. I'll take everything into account. And I'll try to make maple tea.
Thank you, Yuri!

[Natalo4-ka]

Natalo4-ka, dear, no, I haven’t gone anywhere yet, thank you, I’ll leave a little and get busy.

Oh Gods, how successful I was with the fireweed + pear + raspberry tea! Awesome taste, although the aroma has not yet emerged after dry fermentation. Unlike pear + fireweed heaven and earth! All the same, mixes are power!
As I did not pull a portion of Fireweed from a trip to distant distant places, everything ended ((((
Another mix is ​​dried. The composition includes:
fireweed + pear + cherry a little bit + sage.
See how strong the granules are. Everyone has already written about fragrances, they are all incomparable

See how strong the granules are.

The beauty! I will strive and be equal!

All the same, mixes are power!

Vooot! How many has already been written here that the most delicious VILLAGE tea. And people are still tempted to try mono ... and it is a pity for time, and energy, and raw materials ...

Did anyone make tea with catnip? I have a lot of it growing in the yard, I put a leaf or two in the compote. It has a very pungent smell and bitter taste, you can't put much. Should it be fermented into mixes?

Today they brought me a currant leaf for future tip mixes from Bashkiria! That's what the global network, communication and friends mean! Could we somehow intersect without meeting in the internet? Common interests, hobbies and communication, and not games with lobotomy toys, for this the Internet is a huge blessing!

Great! And my currant has completely shrunk. No berries, no leaves ..... And a pear too, all covered in red spots ..... Raspberries, strawberries, apple trees and grapes are at my service.Echinocea is full ... And two black chokeberry bushes.

Did anyone make tea with catnip? I have a lot of it growing in the yard, I put a leaf or two in the compote. It has a very pungent smell and bitter taste, you can't put much. Should it be fermented into mixes?

Fermented tea and fiber from aromatic herbs (Linadoc)

And I'm all in doubt again
A few days ago I made it from strawberry leaves and tails.
When frying, it smelled awesome caramel, then after drying there was a strong aroma of strawberries with cream. Now it is being dried in the attic.
And today there is another failure.
50 to 50 currants and white filling.
Well, I’m not sure about the fermentation in any way - either I’m not holding it, or I’m overdoing it.
About an hour after the start, there was a very strong pleasant smell.
But it seemed to me a little time. Then the smell got weaker and weaker. Then she went to the garden and forgot altogether. Stood for more than 6 hours. Started to fry and again the smell of hay like last year.
Now it is in the dryer, bringing it up to condition.
What's wrong again?
But I and Yurina of a light hand caught fire again, otherwise I have already put an end to it.

[Podmosvichka]

About an hour after the start, there was a very strong pleasant smell.

Podmosvichka, Elena, had to dry from this place

[Light]

Light, so I knew that I screwed up again
But after all, it took only an hour, it's not enough like

[Podmosvichka]

Podmosvichka,

But after all, it took only an hour, it's not enough like

for what little? You did not describe what was done before, neither the drying process, nor the hardening (if any), nor the temperature during fermentation. Maybe this hour was ALREADY enough? All previous processes may well affect the time factor, it has already been written more than once .... It's a shame for you (((I'm okay, "my own director", I conjure as I can and I want, but there is also a BASIC recipe according to which one try at least to make one, and only then to festival as you like, to experiment, that is

A few days ago I made it from strawberry leaves and tails.
When frying, it smelled awesome caramel, then after drying there was a strong aroma of strawberries with cream. Now it is being dried in the attic.

Well, this one should have turned out !!!!?

Well, I'm not sure about fermentation.

Tell us in detail how you carry it out (the amount of raw materials, the layer, what is the mass, the temperature in the room, whether the container was covered with a damp cloth, whether it was tamped, etc.)

Well this one should have turned out

This turned out

Tell us in detail how you carry it out (the amount of raw materials, the layer, what is the mass, the temperature in the room, whether the container was covered with a damp cloth, whether it was tamped, etc.)

I tell you - I dried it, froze it, took it out twice and tempered it.
Weight 400 grams, the layer was about 8 cm, everything was in a saucepan with a lid, and wrapped in a blanket.
She put a wet cloth. Didn't tamp. Temperatures and in the house +23.
Yur, and in vain you swear at me
Dries up and the smell changes.
I don't understand what it smells like, but definitely not hay anymore, a pleasant smell.

Yur, and in vain you swear at me

Yes, I don’t swear, I worry!

Dries up and the smell changes.
I don't understand what it smells like, but definitely not hay anymore, a pleasant smell.

In, a completely different kolinkor! But do not forget, after dry pre-fermentation (in a cloth bag) - it should also stand for at least a month in a sealed package, NOT IN THE LIGHT!

Well, I figured it out already
This turned out to be the easiest for me

What else is good to add?
I have viburnum, quince, barberry on my site, there are spireas, it seems like someone did it.
There are a lot of rose hips, some are already with fruits, some are still in bloom.
Still young cherry plum and plum. But it will not work to cut them off quietly, the husband is watching

[Podmosvichka]

there are spireas, like someone did

Podmosvichka - Elena, Linadoc in my opinion did.

We need to search, read, thanks.
For a pear today at 5-30, as the locals say, went to thieves
And what to do, hunting is worse than bondage.

A question for everyone, not on the main topic. Has anyone himself procured chicory, at least for the sake of experiment? Didn't find a video on making ersatz coffee from chicory at home ...

[Yuri K]

Yuri K, look at the YouTube video "Chicory at Home" by Andrey A.

[francevna]

francevna, Thank you! Why couldn't I find this video ...

What is the alternative to the oven?

Our junk here does not regulate the temperature ((
100 degrees, then reduce to 50 - this is not our option (((
How to be?