Confessions of a Newbie+ Blood Pressure, Hawthorn and home made funnels!

[Guest guest]

Hi there gang

Happy New Year to you all!

Inspiration in the kitchen- bottling is much easier with my 'new'

funnel made from a chopped off tonic water bottle neck and a brilliant

very fine mesh plastic 'tea infuser' thingy I got a while back in

Muji. The tonic water bottle 'funnel' sits perfectly in the recycled

smoothie bottles I am using and the Muji sieve is fine enough to catch

the ooglies.

So much easier than the process I was struggling with before of wrong

sized everything balancing precariously and KY overflowing everywhere.

Also I read that Hawthorn in KT is good for high blood pressure, so as

I have a gauge at home and a willing guinea-pig partner the experiment

is about to begin. Any wise suggestions?

Lastly, my confession -I am sort of continuous brewing and bottling

about half my KT when it is still a bit sweet and just adding new tea

and sugar to what remains of the old batch. Seems to be working OK.

Truth be told I don't actually like the taste of KT that much but I am

determined to learn to...

So is anyone else deviating from the official technique like me?

A happy, healthy and contented 2008 to you all.

Bina

London, UK