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

[Anya]

Anya, I do not know this "beast". You can try fermenting. I made St. John's wort with fermentation. And his bitterness softened. Each plant is individual, so you have to try.

Bird cherry through the freezer + meat grinder, the result is dry. I tried to twist it with my hands, easily, but started with a meat grinder, began to continue.

Galina, I had the same story with the bird cherry. I withered it a little, so it began to crumble. Then I froze it, rolled the rolls. It was a bit dry anyway. The smell was crazy all the time. After drying, it became weak. But I think it will. Lena-Kubanochka dried her for a long time and she went well through the meat grinder.
Have you withered alder?

Have you withered alder?

Alder has been lying in a bag on the balcony since Sunday and has withered quite a bit.

It's so damp here that it won't wither in a month. And in the package it can rot.

The poet's soul could not bear it ...
I made some apricot tea. The one that through a meat grinder and shamelessly stink of fish, the smell has changed dramatically, I am now a fan of him, it has become so enveloping and fruity, it is the apricot drying that is guessed. But in the brewed form, I have not yet impressed, the color is light greenish, I tried to catch the maximum, it turned out something remotely. Well, this does not bother me, I drank green tea, so I'm used to light. But it is somehow cloudy, there is absolutely no transparency. I still get such a cloudy one with raspberries. The second batch from the freezer, well, today it just dries up in the breeze, when drying in the oven there was also an unpleasant smell, but a little softer than the one through a meat grinder. Now dry, it practically does not smell. In the brewed color and appearance practically did not differ from the previous one, and the taste is almost identical, a pleasant sourness is clearly felt, the taste is very remotely reminiscent of the smell of the first tea. I think that in a month as it is infused, the smell and taste will improve significantly. So, although I wanted to throw it away right away, now I don't regret what I did. For a change, whoever has apricots within reach is definitely worth doing. The main thing is to be prepared for an unpleasant smell when drying.

[Eva3]

Eva3Thank you for sharing your impressions of the tasting! Now the opponents of apricot as tea may change their minds.

But it is somehow cloudy, there is absolutely no transparency. I still get such a cloudy one with raspberries.

Strange! Well, why is it muddy with you. Okay, only apricot (not known), but why raspberries? My raspberry tea, even if it crumbled to dust, was not like that. And in general, not a single tea for 3 seasons was cloudy.
I am trying to understand why this happened. Maybe he re-fermented and started to sour? It's hot there. And it takes less time to ferment. What about the rest of the tea? Is there still muddy?

Lyudmila, how long does it take to dry the tea in a pillowcase? I have a second day hanging. The houses are hot and dry.
It's not possible to check by touch (I'm at the dacha), only if you give a command to my husband.

I'll take my camera with me and take pictures of all the crazy smells ... And then I'll post it here. Well, you will advise later.

Well, I went to my meadow today to look for these crazy scents. Previously googled about this same TAVOLGA, she's a LABAZNIK. I didn't have to go far - 50 m from the house I met a scent, similar to this meadowsweet. Not very many, a few scattered bushes. The flowers are similar to those in the internet, but the leaf is different.If this is her, then I will go further, to the forest and the river. Only she has such small leaves. I tried to spin, however, not dried - they do not want to spin, they spin. The smell of the leaves was not impressive. Flowers smell better. But I didn't feel a strong aroma, because this morning we had dry hands (before the thunderstorm), maybe that's why?
I read about old meadowsweet - not a plant, but a panacea! The current monks make tea from it and offer to buy it through the Internet.
In general, here is a photo of what I am growing. Galina, Tanya, is she?

[Vladimirovna]

How long does it take to dry tea in a pillowcase? I have a second day hanging. The houses are hot and dry. It's not possible to check by touch (I'm at the dacha), only if you give a command to my husband.

Vladimirovna, let's command! It's time! If it is hot and dry, then 6 hours are enough for finishing. Especially in the breeze.

I am trying to understand why this happened. Maybe he re-fermented and started to sour? It's hot there. And it takes less time to ferment. What about the rest of the tea? Is there still muddy?

No, not re-fermented for sure. Well, of course, raspberries still need to be re-tested, I tried it right away, but now it's worth it, it stands. The rest are all transparent, especially the quince was so straight crystal-amber. Raspberries are certainly not as cloudy as apricots. I was not particularly nervous, I thought we could pass over time. And at work she talked, girl, all the time she just adds herbs to the tea leaves, she said from raspberries it always turns out unclear. So I calmed down. Well, we'll wait and see with the apricot. Of course, it will be better to go not in pure form, but in a mixture to more cloying, rich teas, I think it should be combined with cherries, and you will have to stay there. From all my teas, it gives the greatest sourness, more refreshing.

Previously googled about this same TAVOLGA, she's a LABAZNIK.

Lyudochka, no, no, this is definitely not a meadowsweet, this is a yellow basil, such a miracle does not grow with us). The meadowsweet has rowan leaves)

Eva3

Tea becomes cloudy for two reasons (IMHO), you can not fill it with boiling water, and second, your water may be too hard.

Well, I went to my meadow today to look for these crazy scents.

HOW I ENVY YOU !!! went to the field .... who invented these cities ??? Yes, even that it is better, but these are not meadows and fields, this is a VILLAGE !!!!
Go lower, to streams, more damp places, they do not grow on hills.

[Eva3]

girl, she just adds herbs to the tea all the time, she said from raspberries it always turns out unclear.

Eva3Of the three types of raspberry tea that I brewed - simply dried, granulated-crumbly and frozen-rolled, all transparent - you can see this in the photo in the recipe.

you can not fill it with boiling water and the second, maybe your water is too hard.

Galina, I pour tea with freshly boiled water. And it seems to me that there is simply no water harder than in our well - at least every day boil a kettle with vinegar and citric acid. I ruined all my teapots, samovars, pots for water here in the village.
There is another reason here.

HOW I ENVY YOU !!! went to the field .... who invented these cities ???

Therefore, 3 years ago we made a conscious decision to leave the metropolis for the countryside.

Go lower, to streams, more damp places, they do not grow on hills.

I will definitely go, only it can be seen from you the rains came to us. Today, after lunch, a hailstorm has passed. And now it's damp, cloudy and gloomy!

There is another reason here.

Quite possibly, I'm not arguing). I expressed the possible options.
Lyudmila, by the way, the basil is also a medicinal plant))).
🔗 here this photo is very revealing ... remember the shape of the leaves and luck will smile on you

By the way, basil is also a medicinal plant))).

Galina, it's not your head, but the house of councils - you know all the flavors! And for us, botanists, even this word is difficult to pronounce. And he is handsome, this very basilist! Thank you, Galina, for the science. I'm going to google about the basilist! Maybe you can't live without him?

here this photo is very revealing ... remember the shape of the leaves and luck will smile on you

Yes, Galina, thanks! I went to the link. I remembered! She (meadowsweet) is also called visleaf. This confused me with my (already familiar) basilist! And the aroma was, but weak!

you know all the flavors

Well, straight ... I'm far from everyone, but I'm very interested in this and it's very interesting to me with you, with your topic, your thoughts
I have a lot of ideas, I am a person always going somewhere, I do not stop in place). There is such a plant as angelica, a storehouse of usefulness !! I will look for him ...
And rain is not an excuse at all not to go and enjoy the breathtaking scent of meadowsweet

There is another reason here.

Water through the filter so it is not hard. This is green, I always waited a little for the kettle to cool down or tried to turn it off until it boils, and I poured these teas only with boiled water. I still have an assumption, maybe this is a climatic feature, after all, our climate is drier. 3-4 hours are enough for me to wither the leaves. Well, over time we'll see what and how. For the raspberries I remembered that it was immediately transparent, well, or almost, but it turns cloudy after 15 minutes, if you don't drink it right away.

I have a lot of ideas, I am a person always going somewhere, I do not stop in place).

Galina, a wonderful approach to life! Otherwise, life becomes insipid!

And rain is not an excuse at all not to go and enjoy the breathtaking scent of meadowsweet

Oh, this is the most excuse for me! I am a southern girl, warm-loving! So I miss the sun here! 2 weeks ago I went for fireweed in felt boots! And nothing, not fried. And the neighbor came out to meet him in shorts and a T-shirt. She giggled at me, let go of a couple of jokes.
So I'll go a little later, as the sky flies. And the husband will be free. I'm afraid to go far without him - moose, wild boars, foxes are found here. Face the beast, die of fear.

I'm afraid to go far without him

Over the years this will pass, you are the owners here. Animals are not fools, they will not go to you on a date.

[Eva3]

maybe this is a climatic feature, after all, our climate is drier. 3-4 hours are enough for me to wither the leaves.

Eva3, it may well be. I picked fireweed this morning, and there was no dew in the morning (dry grass before a thunderstorm), so it dried up in 4 hours. The bag was large and the weight of the leaves was small - less than 1 kg. I just twisted it in a meat grinder, it turned out 2 containers of granules instead of the usual one. So even the weather depends on what kind of tea you get, but here are different regions with their own climatic features.

Over the years it will pass

I will hope so! Last week, the fox came to drink water from the pond. He saw me, did not blink an eye. I drank and calmly went into the forest! Not scared yet.

So don't scare him, then the family will come. We have 15 years hedgehogs lived in the garden, then they even split into two "houses" under the lilac and under the apple tree. Then, in a frosty and snowless winter, they froze and now, for three years now, I dream that they would settle again. Sometimes it will run, but I still do not understand in transit or already lives with us. ... In children, under a tank of water, a tame toad lives, they sometimes put flies on it. It comes out to them, but no matter how I look, I don't see.

Well, I made it out of viburnum. It took about 15 hours to dry the leaf, the crispness still didn't want to go away. Further, it seemed to be spinning well into the meat grinder, it did not crumble. I fermented for 6.5 hours, and when I put it on a baking sheet, for some reason everything began to crumble ((. I dried it for almost 2 hours, the smell was ..., this despite the fact that the viburnum berry can not stand the spirit. for ten minutes, the smell did not go anywhere, but the taste turned out to be bitter, I had to pour a new mug of boiling water and add a little tea leaves (as we usually do with black tea), the bitterness slightly decreased, but did not disappear at all. long aftertaste, I like it. Lyudmila, but in general, are there any ways to remove bitterness? Unfortunately, I can't take a photo, there is nothing (.
P.S. Girls, today we can't see our Chipmunk, Tatiana. Lord, if only everything was fine.

Girls, today we can't see our Chipmunk, Tatiana. Lord, if only everything was fine.

My friend is also not here today from Lugansk on Odnoklassniki, I'm worried ...

Yes, the refrigerator is best. Then I'll write what happened

didn't work: girl_cray1: just dried leaves turned out, it doesn't look like tea

Hello everyone!. I will share what I got. 25.06. laid and raspberries in the freezer for the night. In the morning, one part was ground through a meat grinder. Another rolls. Fermented for 5 hours. The smell was dried fruit. After drying, small tea like in bags, cut into rolls I liked it more. A friend came and tried it, good taste. The color is light, I will have a photo for all the teas later.
Blackberry. Dried for 5 hours. Through a meat grinder. The smell of bird cherry stood. The granules are good.
Blooming Sally . We drank it dried all the time. Harvested in Ridder. And it turned out that we have it. Dried the first time 5 hours. Through a meat grinder and rolls. Minced through a meat grinder. rolls are better. After drying, the smell of tea. Today did he dry all night. Juicy granules Fermented for 5 hours. The smell like the first time I did not hear compote. Drying in progress, tea smell.
Strawberries. Dried. Twisted it with a meat grinder. Not a trifle. I did not understand the smell, something fruity. Pleasant herb taste.
Bird cherry. Dried for 7 hours. I twisted it through a meat grinder, it went dry and wet my hands better. Fermented for 5 hours, the smell was strong floral-fruity. A trifle.

Today I was engaged in irga. Freeze all night. Twisted it. Fermentation 5 hours. The smell of dry cherry berries. Now drying.
I decided to make a leafy strawberry. I plucked some leaves in the forest in the forest. Freeze all night. In the morning I pulled out the dry ones. Walking with a rolling pin did not help. Back in the freezer. After 4 hours I got sick again. I sprinkled a little and wrinkled it with my hands. like cabbage. Now fermented. The smell does not mean anything yet.
Ivan tea today that I made dried, the granules are good, the smell of tea. I haven't tasted it yet, tomorrow.
I'll post the photo as I can, something didn't work out.

Another thought came to my mind. Badan (chigir) he himself undergoes fermentation in nature. And the tea from it is great. We also procured it in Ridder. We went there specially to buy herbs. It's a pity we don't have him.

So don't scare him, then the family will come.

No, Tan, we scare, because they carry chickens from us. And so, too, there are enough animals. They saw a hedgehog in the forest, they wanted to take him home, but they let him go, they thought that it was not right to take him by nature.

[Lena]

Girls, today we can't see our Chipmunk, Tatiana. Lord, if only everything was fine.

Lena, I also think about her all day. And about everyone who lives in the war. Scary!

[Lena]

Well, I made it out of viburnum. And this tea has a very long aftertaste, I like it. Lyudmila, but in general, are there any ways to remove bitterness? Unfortunately, I can't take a photo, there is nothing (.

Lena, glad that the tea was a success! The main thing is that you like tea. And I do not know how to remove bitterness. She left St. John's wort herself. And I have never done viburnum. Need to try. Bitterness will not frighten me. This tea can be mixed with other tea or brewed lighter.
I looked when Tanya-Burunduchok was last on the site - early in the morning. I wrote to her in a personal. It was reported that there is no connection in Lugansk. Maybe he can't go online? Let us hope for the best.

[Larissa]

it didn't work out just dried leaves, it doesn't look like tea

Larissa, what a pity! But don't throw it away. Close tightly and put away in a dark place. It must be infused. I wrote in the Ivan-tea recipe that if you brew tea immediately after preparation, it may not impress. So it is with this tea, from the leaves of other plants. Must stand on dry fermentation for at least a month. I answered earlier that I didn't like raspberries last year, I wanted to throw them away, but left them. In winter I did not come to her.And this year she surprised me - where did that come from?

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, I do not throw it away, put it in a jar, I think there is something useful in them: girl_in_dreams: I read yesterday's comments and saw one of my mistakes. I had a thin layer. I have a lot of leaves and the summer is not over yet, I hope it will work out more.

[Lyudmila.]

Hello everyone!. I will share what I did.

Lyudmila., Blimey ! Now it is clear who Tanyusha is so clever at! Well this is necessary, so many different kinds of tea have been made! Thank you, Lyudmila, for such a capacious report!

put raspberries in the freezer overnight. In the morning, one part was ground through a meat grinder. Another rolls. Fermented for 5 hours. The smell was dried fruit. After drying, fine tea as in bags, cut into rolls I liked it more

Yes, raspberries are very dry, they do not tolerate a meat grinder, so I began to twist them by hand after freezing.

Blooming Sally . Dried the first time 5 hours. Through a meat grinder and rolls. Minced through a meat grinder. rolls are better. After drying, the smell of tea. Today did he dry all night. Juicy granules

The second time you did it well, as the leaf was withering properly.
I made fireweed myself today. The granules are strong, do not crumble. Fermented for 7 hours. Now drying in the oven. The smell is awesome!

Bird cherry. Dried for 7 hours. I twisted it through a meat grinder, it went dry and wet my hands better. Fermented for 5 hours, the smell was strong floral-fruity. A trifle.

Yes, the bird cherry behaved the same way. Very dry and crumbled in a meat grinder. So I froze it and then twisted the rolls. Until I realized whether I like this tea or not. It will become clearer in a month.
Thank you, Lyudmila, for the excellent report, observation and creative approach to the process. Thanks for trusting the recipe. I am sure that by autumn-winter after dry fermentation, tea will delight you! Good luck and new lots of tea!

[Ludmila]

Another thought came to my mind. Badan (chigir) he himself undergoes fermentation in nature. And the tea from it is cool ... It's a pity we don't have it.

Ludmila, I don't know badan, but I read about this tea - about its natural fermentation.
When I began to ferment the leaves of different plants, I remembered such an incident. Once my husband brought me oregano from the mountains in winter (in January-February). Collected it just like that, said that she was beautiful. I dried them at home in bunches, put them in jars. And I forgot about her. Then I remembered and made some tea. And I could not understand anything - where did this taste, color, smell come from !? It was so delicious and flavorful! Attached to her husband - what kind of oregano is so special? He replied that ordinary oregano - he took it where we usually collect it in the summer. Summer has come. I picked this oregano in the mountains with all my heart. I dried it, put it in jars and a cabinet. And in the winter I was disappointed. Ordinary dried oregano, with that winter and not near ...
And only now I realized that that oregano had undergone natural fermentation in the mountains. There is a lot of sun in the mountains. And in the winter during the day it is very warm - people even sunbathe. During the night, the oregano froze, and during the day it thawed, warmed in the sun. And it became much tastier and more aromatic!
And my village neighbors cut raspberry branches in winter and drink tea from it. When I asked why they didn’t harvest it in the summer, they didn’t dry it, they replied that it wasn’t tasty. But the winter is a completely different matter.
So, when fermenting plant leaves, we practically repeat natural fermentation, only in a short time and using different techniques ...

[Larissa]

read yesterday's comments and saw one of my mistakes. I had a thin layer

LarissaYes, it is - the layer should be at least 5 cm. but not more than 10. It is better to ferment the tea in a glass to meet these conditions. Yesterday I fermented St. John's wort like that - I had very little of it. I put the granules in a glass and the fermentation went well!

I have a lot of leaves and the summer is not over yet, I hope it will work out more.

It will definitely work out! Good luck to you !

Good evening everyone! I dried bird cherry and alder today. The bird cherry smell passed, but it crumbled (after a meat grinder), felt a slight smell of burnt sugar. Brewed, disgusting)). I will not throw it away, I will wait. The alder crumbled less, brewed, the color is rich, the taste is slightly sour and tart, you can drink, but I'm not happy.

[Galina]

Galina, well, now our darlings have calmed down! I am not delighted with bird cherry tea, but I would not call it disgusting - it was not bright! And now, after your experience, I will not cook from alder. Moreover, tonight I found a tree with a neighbor, a kind of cherry, the fruits are small, the taste is pleasant. Tomorrow I'll get the go-ahead to collect the leaves and try to make tea. The scent of the leaves is very similar to cherry, but slightly softer.

Uf-f-f-f, I finally read the Temko to the end. : iai: I'm stunned by you! Lyudmila! Many thanks for its discovery with Kapore tea and for the in-depth development of various others. Eh ... now there will be something to do on vacation ... I have a question. In the topic about Ivan tea, you had a link to a drying mat (now it is gone). I bought it. How long will the leaves dry on it?

It's me, inspired by what I read. I "jumped" on the I-no and there I read about the rug and ordered it ... But maybe who used it?

Lyudmila, thank you for sharing her experience in making tea, a sorceress - a tea "fairy", a deep bow to you. For me, this is such a discovery, I also want to make tea with my own hands ... Some leaves are already in my freezer ...
Girls, who wrote about sea buckthorn leaves, tried it, is it worth it? I didn’t vomit, but only stood by, decided to start with the proven "hit" of cherry and plucked apricot leaves - I stuck my nose into the frozen leaves - they smell absolutely identical, pleasantly.

[Lёlka]

Lёlka,

Uf-f-f-f, I finally read Temko to the end ... Thank you so much for opening it with Kaporsk tea and in-depth development by various others.

Yes, we have written here in a week, it turns out, it's already decent! Thank you, Lёlka, for your interest in both topics! May your vacation be fruitful, for the good and health of your family!

In the topic about Ivan tea, you had a link to a drying mat (now it is gone). I bought it. How long will the leaves dry on it? It's me, inspired by what I read. I "jumped" on the I-no and there I read about the rug and ordered it ... But maybe who used it?

No, I didn't write about the rug, I haven't even seen one like this. But I think that if the temperature is regulated there, then it is quite possible to dry tea. What material is this rug made of? And what does it look like? I looked in the internet, I saw only for drying dishes and shoes.

[Vika]

Lyudmila, thank you for sharing her experience in making tea, a sorceress - a tea "fairy", a deep bow to you.

Vika, to your health! Thank you for your kind words ! I am very pleased!

For me this is such a discovery, I also want to make tea with my own hands ...

Join us! Let's make tea together!

Girls, who wrote about sea buckthorn leaves, tried it, is it worth it? I did not vomit, but only stood by,

In-in, today I also stood at the neighbor's sea buckthorn! She rubbed the leaves, smelled, but did not understand anything. They are so small! In principle, you can send them directly to fermentation through freezing! But I won't do it yet. I will wait until someone from the warm edges responds about sea buckthorn - there it is not measured - tear it - I don't want to. And in our village, only some neighbors have three young bushes. So for now, I will not expose them.

Yes, it’s not all right with my head. * JOKINGLY * After reading about Ivan-tea, I went for a walk on the sites and wandered onto this rug. So I mixed everything up. Since I don't have an oven at my dacha, I decided. that this is just what I need for me. From what material it is - I do not know. Already taken to the country. And his "name" is a Dryer for vegetables and fruits Samobranka 75/50 (a mat with infrared radiation). Like this...

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, I do not throw it away, put it in a jar, I think there is something useful in them: girl_in_dreams: I read yesterday's comments and saw one of my mistakes. I had a thin layer. I have a lot of leaves and the summer is not over yet, I hope it will work out more.

I didn't have a lot of strawberry leaves, I just decided to make them for a sample of leaves, then I put them in a glass for fermentation .. Fine.

[Lёlka]

And his "name" is a Dryer for vegetables and fruits Samobranka 75/50 (a mat with infrared radiation). Like this...

Lёlka, since for vegetables and fruits, then the temperature should be regulated there, which is the very thing for tea.

I read about this "Samobranka" and wanted to myself. It will be necessary to purchase.

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