the humble stinging nettle in Kombucha brewing

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> Thanks Margret, I have heard nettle has a pleasant taste and I have

> just started a brew with green tea Can I ask what amount you

> used? I went with 6 green tea bags and 4 nettle.

That sounds fine! For my 2 litre brew I used 2 nettle and 2 sencha tea bags.

As I said, I absolutely loved that brew!

> I always feel the

> need to use slightly more green tea when combining for some reason

Oh, that's quite sensible, I think.

> I think your brave using nettle from the

> garden, hope it goes well.

Yes, thanks. Quantities are a bit hard to determine. My rubber gloved hands

picked about a large handful of leaves, again for my 2 litre container

and I used 2 sencha bags again. Thing is, to get the strength of the dried

tea you need at least twice as much the volume of the fresh ... and then

it's only a guess

> Does nettle effect the culture in a positive way like green tea and

> elderflower for instance?

Ys, I definitely think so. I noticed, though that the brew took a few days

longer to arrive at the taste I wanted. So, there might be some factors that

slow down yeast and bacterial growth. Must investigate that ....

I know that they use nettle for making cheese, and it is also used as the

vegetable alternative to animal rennin (or chymosin = coagulating enzyme),

the stuff that separates curds and whey in the cheese naking process.

So, nettle is definitely an interesting, much undervalued herb,

urtica dioica-ly,

Margret;-)

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nettle nettle! how interesting - yesterday i had to pick up nettle

tincture for my allergies. i haven't needed it for years.

casina

Margret Pegg wrote:

> > Thanks Margret, I have heard nettle has a pleasant taste and I have

> > just started a brew with green tea Can I ask what amount you

> > used? I went with 6 green tea bags and 4 nettle.

>

> That sounds fine! For my 2 litre brew I used 2 nettle and 2 sencha tea

> bags.

> As I said, I absolutely loved that brew!

>

> > I always feel the

> > need to use slightly more green tea when combining for some reason

> Oh, that's quite sensible, I think.

>

> > I think your brave using nettle from the

> > garden, hope it goes well.

> Yes, thanks. Quantities are a bit hard to determine. My rubber gloved

> hands

> picked about a large handful of leaves, again for my 2 litre container

> and I used 2 sencha bags again. Thing is, to get the strength of the

> dried

> tea you need at least twice as much the volume of the fresh ... and then

> it's only a guess

>

> > Does nettle effect the culture in a positive way like green tea and

> > elderflower for instance?

> Ys, I definitely think so. I noticed, though that the brew took a few days

> longer to arrive at the taste I wanted. So, there might be some

> factors that

> slow down yeast and bacterial growth. Must investigate that ....

> I know that they use nettle for making cheese, and it is also used as the

> vegetable alternative to animal rennin (or chymosin = coagulating

> enzyme),

> the stuff that separates curds and whey in the cheese naking process.

>

> So, nettle is definitely an interesting, much undervalued herb,

>

> urtica dioica-ly,

>

> Margret;-)

>

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Hi Margaret!--Thanks for bringing up the Stinging Nettle Kombucha! We have

a bunch of it right here, so would like to pursue. If I am going to brew a

gallon of Kombucha, then maybe 2 handfuls of leaves? So, do I just use them

fresh or do I need to dry them first before putting them into tea mixture?

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In message <BAY115-F25ECC36CB27AFA8785BA9CD0650@...> you wrote:

> Hi Margaret!--Thanks for bringing up the Stinging Nettle Kombucha! We have

> a bunch of it right here, so would like to pursue. If I am going to brew a

> gallon of Kombucha, then maybe 2 handfuls of leaves? So, do I just use them

> fresh or do I need to dry them first before putting them into tea mixture?

, while you have them fresh you can use them fresh.

Drying herbs is just a good way to preserve them for the winter.

Quantity-wise I used the proportion of 4 handfuls to 2 gallons.

I'm not sure how it's going to turn out yet as it is still merrily

brewing away. Maybe to use 2 handfuls might be wiser. You can always

use more the next time.

The first brew I did was 2 litres (quarts) with two green sencha bags

and 2 nettle herbal bags. That batch disappeared faster than any other

I ever brewed before.

Do share how you are getting on with the nettle brew.

Blessings,

Margret:-)

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In message <46151EC4.2050403@...> Casina wrote:

> nettle nettle! how interesting - yesterday i had to pick up nettle

> tincture for my allergies. i haven't needed it for years.

As to my latest Kombucha-nettle brew ... This is the only one of my

many brews that is occupying the only heat pad I own because I am so eager

to speed it along. Yesterday was day 4 of fermentation.

I happened to have a new friend who drowe 60 miles up to Derby from

Lemington Spa just to get a culture and Kombucha brewing instruction ...

a 2 hour most delightful session :-)

Demonstrating the straw tasting method I showed him how to ease the straw

down the jar and take a good suck, and then evaluate how the brew was doing.

He got it right: It was still a bit too sweet, but absolutely yummy!

This is the brew which I brewed with fresh stinging nettles from the garden.

1 handful per quart plus 1 bag of sencha. Next time I'll probably double

both the green tea and the fresh urtica dioica.

I have just read a pdf file about the medicinal properties of nettle.

It goes very much hand in hand with the effectiveness of Kombucha.

I was amazed about the positive trials conducted with nettle which show its

effectiveness against inflammatory joint conditions, stones in the urinary

system and benign enlargement of the prostate gland, good against asthma

and bronchitis and allergic reactions to 'things'.

It's also jam-packed with good nutrition, can be consumed as vegetable,

drunk as tea, bought and eaten as capsules ....

If you would like the pdf for further perusal, contact me privately.

I'm now glad I have a good amount of nettle growing in my garden

(deliberately!) ;-)

Looking forward to my next Kombucha-nettle brew, 2 good things rolled

into one!

with Easter blessings,

Margret:-)

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>

> > nettle nettle! how interesting - yesterday i had to pick up

nettle

> > tincture for my allergies. i haven't needed it for years.

>

> As to my latest Kombucha-nettle brew ... This is the only one of my

> many brews that is occupying the only heat pad I own because I am

so eager

> to speed it along. Yesterday was day 4 of fermentation.

>

> I happened to have a new friend who drowe 60 miles up to Derby from

> Lemington Spa just to get a culture and Kombucha brewing

instruction ...

> a 2 hour most delightful session :-)

>

> Demonstrating the straw tasting method I showed him how to ease

the straw

> down the jar and take a good suck, and then evaluate how the brew

was doing.

> He got it right: It was still a bit too sweet, but absolutely

yummy!

>

> This is the brew which I brewed with fresh stinging nettles from

the garden.

> 1 handful per quart plus 1 bag of sencha. Next time I'll probably

double

> both the green tea and the fresh urtica dioica.

>

> I have just read a pdf file about the medicinal properties of

nettle.

> It goes very much hand in hand with the effectiveness of Kombucha.

>

> I was amazed about the positive trials conducted with nettle which

show its

> effectiveness against inflammatory joint conditions, stones in the

urinary

> system and benign enlargement of the prostate gland, good against

asthma

> and bronchitis and allergic reactions to 'things'.

>

> It's also jam-packed with good nutrition, can be consumed as

vegetable,

> drunk as tea, bought and eaten as capsules ....

>

> If you would like the pdf for further perusal, contact me

privately.

>

> I'm now glad I have a good amount of nettle growing in my garden

> (deliberately!) ;-)

>

> Looking forward to my next Kombucha-nettle brew, 2 good things

rolled

> into one!

>

> with Easter blessings,

>

> Margret:-)

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> Not liking someone is no excuse for not loving them.

>

Nettle sure seems to have a lot going for it in terms of healing and

wellbeing. Looking at the male hormone profile, it shows Nettle to

reduce the sex hormone SHBG's binding of free bio-available (active)

testosterone that is a function for all things male along with

claims it generally aids the prostate gland in a good way. It also

appears every bit as good as cranberry juice for helping the urinary

system.

While on the subject of hormones does anyone know how Kombucha

consumption in general effects them? I know people don't brew or

bottle in plastic because of bad estrogens or things that mimic

estrogen in the body. How does drinking the brew effect hormones in

general? For instance could it further deplete zinc from the body

requiring an additional suppliment for required hormone production

through its liver cleansing? I don't know how much zinc is in the

drink itself but a man generally needs at least 15mg a day and in

some cases double this ammount to keep optimal testosterone levels

in the body.

Margret I have started off with the organic nettle tea from holland

and barrett but they dont include urtica dioica on the box lol. It

is fermenting at the moment

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> Margret I have started off with the organic nettle tea from holland

> and barrett but they dont include urtica dioica on the box lol.

Hahahaha!! ;-)

I am harvesting my second batch today. Hope your first batch will be as nice

as mine was. Trouble is, it disappears too fast ;-)

Thanks for your nettle info. I send you the interesting pdf file I stumbled

upon a week or so ago. We are drinking both the nettle tea (2 cups a day)

and the nettle Kombucha and ordinary Kombucha (as if any Kombucha was

ordinary ;-) !!

See whether it makes a difference to my husband's prostate problems and

my tendency to stiff joints. We are confident! :-)

All the best to you,

Margret and Graham :-))

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