Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 - white tea is either caffiene free or very low. Have you tried that? kombucha tea making Hi Ed ; I can't have caffine . What teas can I use that don't have caffine ? I have yerba mate tea will that work ? Thank You , I like all the great info you give us . I do research on herbs & medical trees and use only naturals NO MEDs from my doctor . Rosebud __________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.8/1235 - Release Date: 1/21/2008 9:39 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 - white tea is either caffiene free or very low. Have you tried that? kombucha tea making Hi Ed ; I can't have caffine . What teas can I use that don't have caffine ? I have yerba mate tea will that work ? Thank You , I like all the great info you give us . I do research on herbs & medical trees and use only naturals NO MEDs from my doctor . Rosebud __________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.8/1235 - Release Date: 1/21/2008 9:39 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 . many people use Yerba mate or Rooibos. There is research that the Acetobacter are " nitrogen-fixing " meaning they need nitrogen. which supports the theory of Gunether and Harald Tietze that you can make kombucha with herbs. The herbs should be low in oils, as the oil floats on the surface and suffocates the Acetobacter. By my calculations a glass of kombucha tea contains about 25% of what the tea would make as a regular tea. For example if a black tea has 100 mg per 6 fl oz of tea than used in kombucha would be 25 mg of caffeine per 6 fl oz. The kombucha does not reduce the caffeine (unless fermented a long time and then the reduction may be less than 1%), The reduction is from the actual percentage of tea used in typical kombucha brewing. Peace Ed Kasper LAc. & family kombucha tea making Hi Ed ; I can't have caffine . What teas can I use that don't have caffine ? I have yerba mate tea will that work ? Thank You , I like all the great info you give us . I do research on herbs & medical trees and use only naturals NO MEDs from my doctor . Rosebud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 > >By my calculations a glass of kombucha tea contains about 25% of >what the tea would make as a regular tea. >For example if a black tea has 100 mg per 6 fl oz of tea than used >in kombucha would be 25 mg of caffeine per 6 fl oz. >The kombucha does not reduce the caffeine (unless fermented a long >time and then the reduction may be less than 1%), The reduction is >from the actual percentage of tea used in typical kombucha brewing. > >Peace >Ed Kasper LAc. & family Hi Ed, So, how much black/white/green tea with a gallon of water? Is it the tannin or the caffeine that the bacteria needs? I am super sensitive to caffeine although I have found no problems brewing the KT with black tea. That is, the usual sharp intestinal pains I experience from caffeine. I don't think it has really affected my sleeping either as anything consumed after 5ish will do, like chocolate or caffeinated tea. If it is not the caffeine that is needed in the KT would decafeinated tea work or would brewing regular tea a shorter period of time work as well? Thanks for your sharing, M upstate NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 The caffeine content of tea is dependent upon where on the tea plant the leaf is from, and not the processing. The leaf closest to the center, older leaf, has less caffeine than the young spouting leaf. Silver Needle WHITE Tea has more caffeine that many fully fermented aged pu-erh tea and more than the typical BLACK tea. There are actual test on kombucha brewed in the different category of teas done by Zephyr and may be in the files section or on my site Peace Ed Kasper LAc. & family ............................................. Re: kombucha tea making Posted by: " Heinz " luv2scrap@... naturallybasicbathandbody Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:44 pm (PST) - white tea is either caffiene free or very low. Have you tried that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Yes, but Ed, the " regular tea " you are referring to is black tea... taken from the exact same plant as the green tea and white tea. But because of the fermentation process that occurs after the leaves are picked, those two have less caffiene. Why couldn't she use those to lessen her level of caffiene? sarah >By my calculations a glass of kombucha tea contains about 25% of what the tea would make as a regular tea. >Ed Kasper LAc. & family ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.9/1237 - Release Date: 1/22/2008 11:04 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Hi and EveryOne, Most people use between five and seven tea bags per gallon of KT. Some use a lot more and maybe some use less but that is about average. You can use decaffeinated teas and there are also herbal teas you can use. For herbs use those that do not have volatile oils, meaning oils that float on top, because those interfere with the Kombucha process. Lots of us use some black, some green, and some white tea in various amounts for making our KT. There is no set amount or variety of tea that you must use, try different combinations and see what you like. Oolong is nice and adds a fruity flavor. Raspberry leaf or blackberry leaf can be used as well and some folks have used Rooibus with success. It would probably be a good idea to keep some Kombucha brewed with regular tea and sugar as a backup but feel free to experiment with different teas and combinations to find what you like the best. I usually use a combination of Green and Black Teas, lately I've been using Green and Earl Grey with a bit of Oolong once in awhile. Have fun and enjoy your KT! Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev > > > > > >By my calculations a glass of kombucha tea contains about 25% of > >what the tea would make as a regular tea. > >For example if a black tea has 100 mg per 6 fl oz of tea than used > >in kombucha would be 25 mg of caffeine per 6 fl oz. > >The kombucha does not reduce the caffeine (unless fermented a long > >time and then the reduction may be less than 1%), The reduction is > >from the actual percentage of tea used in typical kombucha brewing. > > > >Peace > >Ed Kasper LAc. & family > > Hi Ed, > > So, how much black/white/green tea with a gallon of water? Is it the > tannin or the caffeine that the bacteria needs? I am super sensitive > to caffeine although I have found no problems brewing the KT with > black tea. That is, the usual sharp intestinal pains I experience > from caffeine. I don't think it has really affected my sleeping > either as anything consumed after 5ish will do, like chocolate or > caffeinated tea. If it is not the caffeine that is needed in the KT > would decafeinated tea work or would brewing regular tea a shorter > period of time work as well? > > Thanks for your sharing, > M > upstate NY > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 > - white tea is either caffiene free or > very low. Have you tried that? Be careful recommending white tea as a low-caffeine alternative. When brewed properly (at a bit lower temperature than even green tea), you get on the order of 1/3 the caffeine of brewed green tea, and 1/4 the caffeine of brewed black tea. These differences are due _solely_ to differences in brewing temperature (less caffeine is extracted at lower temperatures), since brewing temperature goes in a progression: white < green < oolong < black Caffeine is not affected by the fermentation processes used in creating the different types of tea: they're all leaves from the same plant. The only caffeine-free teas are herbals, such as roobios (which makes fantastic kombucha, by the way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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