How to Make Tea from Scratch: Harvest Leaves, Roast and Brew Tea at Home
How to roast and brew tea at home from scratch - from leaves harvested from a historic tea plant (yaupon holly). The brewed tea is nutritious and very tasty. A loose leaf tea, the roasting takes only minutes. The flavor lies somewhere between that of gunpowder green tea and oolong tea. With no tannins, there is no bitter aftertaste. The longer the leaves are roasted, the "smokier" the resulting taste. The strength of the brewed tea depends on the concentration of tea leaves while brewing (and length of brew). We have found it varies according to the size of the teapot. For example, in a small pot holding only a couple of cups, at least two TEAspoons satisfy us. However, in a four cup pot, three TEAspoons achieve the same per-cup strength. Likewise, the longer the pot is left to brew, the stronger the resulting tea. All these variables can be manipulated to match personal taste. While there are no tannins, yaupon tea does contain caffeine.
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Thank you for the amazing video!
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How smoky is the smokier blend? I want to try and make some tea with that smoky flavour that maté tea has. Do you think this could be done in an oven?
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This is very helpful. Now if I wanted to cool it down and drink it like iced tea, would the same method apply?
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nice one
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Thanku for sharing. I will google what youpon plant looks like so I can identify it n it's leaves
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Hi, I'm new to to tea and I was wondering, what type of tea did you make there? Thanks!
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I loved your video. Very peaceful.
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What other leaves can i use to make this? I live in the pacific north west
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u make good vids from soap to this :)
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