Re: Wanting Some Feedback on Popular Herbal Teas

February 9, 2012

From what i understand, you can ferment herbal and other teas but it may not

turn out good without at least some regular tea. I've heard it is really bad if

they have oils in them, such as earl gray tea, that can kill the scoby. I'm

using the herbs and stuff at bottling time, and have been really jazzed about

the results. I've used hibiscus and rooibos (not in the same bottle) and they

are both great. Elderflowers are a nice one too, but it's really easy to overdo

flavorings so be conservative. If you do try alternatives for brewing use a

spare scoby in case it gets hosed. - Woody

Subject: Wanting Some Feedback on Popular Herbal Teas

Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:17 AM

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Okay, I'm now at a crossroad. I'm 10-weeks into my KT journey and after

just fermenting my very first KT " champagne " (wild berry flavor...very

carbonated and fantastic!) I'm curious about some popular " teas " (herbs)

I've seen mentioned in several posts.

I'd really appreciate any feedback/advice from those of you infusing (or

fermenting-?) the following:

HibiscusRooibos

I bought a box of each last night at my HF store - $14.50 for 50 tea

bags. WHEW! Very pricey, but hopefully the health benefits outweigh the

cost. And I really like the taste of the Chinese-imported hibiscus.

Sadly, I'd had a beautiful dinner plate-sized dahlia (hibiscus) for many

years until a blizzard hit last year. Ouch...if only I'd known about

making hibiscus " tea " all those years! I'll be heading to the local

nursery once again, before long.

Also, I recently purchased some elder flower tea bags (again, very

pricey!) as my SO has allergies that even daily Benadryl doesn't always

give relief with. I brewed it double strength, adding 3-T to his daily

KT bottle. For the past few days I've reduced it to 1.5 T and he is

still enjoying relief from sneezing and runny nose syndrome.

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