Fermented Blackberry Tea
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- The girls and Laura make loose leaf, fermented blackberry tea.....from picking to storing! Good source of vitamin C and a great homeschool learning activity!
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How to prevent mold inside the jars while fermenting?especially in humid weather...
I have not had mold issues, but I only ferment for a few days and keep it in the kitchen where the AC keeps humidity down
You have a very beautiful family!! Thank you for sharing! I've been looking for a tea recipe using wild blackberry leaves since i have so many in my yard. I dont have a dehydrator though, is there another drying method I could use? Also do you tighten the lids on the jars during the fermenting process? My fresh herbs always mold when I put them in a jar. ❤
Thank you! I do tighten the lids securely when fermenting. If you don’t have a dehydrator you can use a cookie sheet with a cookie cooling rack on top in your oven. You lay the leaves in the cookie rack (the sheet is there underneath to prevent them from falling through to the oven coils and starting a mini fire!). Put the oven on 200. I’m not sure of the timing for blackberry leaves, but I’d start checking them every quarter hour after 2 hrs until they are fully dried. Happy tea making :-)
What is the purpose of fermenting the leaves?
It helps to amplify the flavor
hello. At what temperature is fermentation carried out?
The leaves just sat out at room temperature in the jars. No need for temperature monitoring
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What a great video! Whats the flavor and scent like? I followed another video here on youtube and have my leaves sun drying now, but the other video had the presence of mold whereas my jars were packed very tightly during fermentation and did not mold. Coming out of the jar they smelled slightly of olives. It's a sour, slightly metallic scent. It had me concerned for a moment, but I think with fermenting that'd be a good sign, no? Also, as I unpacked my jars and the scent got on my hands, I got bold and took a whiff up close to verify it wasn't going to be disgusting tea. Up close, the smell takes on a more earthy, almost raisin-like quality in scent. I'm not a fan of raisins, but that's a MUCH more promising sign and fingers crossed I didn't spend a month or two making something that'll get me sick! I'm just curious, since you have more experience, if this matches up to how yours comes out at all or if you have any tips about things I should be concerned about. Thanks to you and yours from Washington!
This has a fruity flavor and smells like blackberries. I only ferment for a few days, so I never have had a problem with mold. Also using the Dehydrator makes it faster so you’re less likely to have a mold problem
@@TealHouseFarmsorry I am misunderstood somehow, in the video you say you ferment 1-2 weeks in the jar, do you get mould. Thanks
I wish I knew you needed to have a dehydrator. Don't have one so... oh well.
You can dehydrate in your oven. Put your oven on the lowest setting (probably 180 F) and lay the leaves out on a cookie sheet. Check after an hour
@@TealHouseFarm Ah, thanks for the info
why do you cut the stems off?
I feel it makes the tea more bitter
What happens if I was to pick the older leaves and use?
Mostly just really scratched up hands! The taste gets a little bit more bitter with the bigger leaves, but not awful.