Guest guest Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Hi Jan, Choice makes several kind of decaffeinated teas...I like their Earl Grey but there are others as well. They are also Organic and many of them are also Fair Trade. You can learn all about them and order online at: http://www.choiceorganicteas.com/ Their teas make great KT too! Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev Manna International: Kombucha Information and Resources Kombucha Drops - Convenient, Safe, Effective, Easy to use. http://KMI.mannainternational.com Manna Green & White Tea Extract - Liquid Green & White Tea Extract http://GTE.mannainternational.com All products made and bottled in glass 100% Certified Organic, Fair Traded, Ingredients > > I never considered how the caffeine might effect me as I didn't even > realize that I have been " decaffeinated " through cleaning up my diet > (somewhat) for Lyme disease. (I am not talking about trouble with > sleeping.) > > For those of you who use decaf teas, and I don't mean herbal as I don't > care for herbal at all, what brand of tea and what type of tea do you > use? Is it naturally decaf'd? > > Thanks for your help, > jan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Hi Jan, Choice makes several kind of decaffeinated teas...I like their Earl Grey but there are others as well. They are also Organic and many of them are also Fair Trade. You can learn all about them and order online at: http://www.choiceorganicteas.com/ Their teas make great KT too! Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev Manna International: Kombucha Information and Resources Kombucha Drops - Convenient, Safe, Effective, Easy to use. http://KMI.mannainternational.com Manna Green & White Tea Extract - Liquid Green & White Tea Extract http://GTE.mannainternational.com All products made and bottled in glass 100% Certified Organic, Fair Traded, Ingredients > > I never considered how the caffeine might effect me as I didn't even > realize that I have been " decaffeinated " through cleaning up my diet > (somewhat) for Lyme disease. (I am not talking about trouble with > sleeping.) > > For those of you who use decaf teas, and I don't mean herbal as I don't > care for herbal at all, what brand of tea and what type of tea do you > use? Is it naturally decaf'd? > > Thanks for your help, > jan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Thanks, Bev, that is the brand I have been buying from the healthfood store. I just noticed when I picked up a box of white tea that it had the fair trade symbol on it. ) I didn't see any marked decaf or is it certain " types " of teas? If it is just types of tea, do they mention that they are caffeine free? Thanks for the link I will check it out and see if I can find the answers to these questions. jan > > Hi Jan, > > Choice makes several kind of decaffeinated teas...I like their Earl > Grey but there are others as well. They are also Organic and many of > them are also Fair Trade. You can learn all about them and order > online at: > http://www.choiceorganicteas.com/ > > Their teas make great KT too! > > Peace, Love and Harmony, > Bev > Manna International: Kombucha Information and Resources > Kombucha Drops - Convenient, Safe, Effective, Easy to use. > http://KMI.mannainternational.com > Manna Green & White Tea Extract - Liquid Green & White Tea Extract > http://GTE.mannainternational.com > All products made and bottled in glass > 100% Certified Organic, Fair Traded, Ingredients > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 On 8/4/07, jan <jpos123@...> wrote: > Thanks, Bev, that is the brand I have been buying from the healthfood > store. I just noticed when I picked up a box of white tea that it > had the fair trade symbol on it. ) I didn't see any marked decaf > or is it certain " types " of teas? If it is just types of tea, do > they mention that they are caffeine free? Thanks for the link I will > check it out and see if I can find the answers to these questions. If in doubt about whether or not a tea is decaf, one can decaf it oneself. If in a tea bag, just run water through it. If loose, line a colander or a strainer with a towel or something to keep the tea from falling through and run water through it. I don't know if it is still the practice or not, but at one time, unless it was labeled as decaffeinated through water, the filtering substance was asbestos. -- - May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC http://knitternun.blogspot.com SanDiegoFiberFolk KnitternunMeditation/ MereBenedictines/ LET US BEGIN TO SEE BEYOND race, beyond culture, beyond gender, beyond sexual orientation, beyond religion, beyond, beyond all these externals and see each other as God's beloved. When we relate to others as God relates to us, our sense of being God's beloved deepens even more. From page 25 of The Way of Transforming Discipleship by Trevor Hudson and D. . Copyright © 2005 by Upper Room Books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 On 8/4/07, jan <jpos123@...> wrote: > Thanks, Bev, that is the brand I have been buying from the healthfood > store. I just noticed when I picked up a box of white tea that it > had the fair trade symbol on it. ) I didn't see any marked decaf > or is it certain " types " of teas? If it is just types of tea, do > they mention that they are caffeine free? Thanks for the link I will > check it out and see if I can find the answers to these questions. If in doubt about whether or not a tea is decaf, one can decaf it oneself. If in a tea bag, just run water through it. If loose, line a colander or a strainer with a towel or something to keep the tea from falling through and run water through it. I don't know if it is still the practice or not, but at one time, unless it was labeled as decaffeinated through water, the filtering substance was asbestos. -- - May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC http://knitternun.blogspot.com SanDiegoFiberFolk KnitternunMeditation/ MereBenedictines/ LET US BEGIN TO SEE BEYOND race, beyond culture, beyond gender, beyond sexual orientation, beyond religion, beyond, beyond all these externals and see each other as God's beloved. When we relate to others as God relates to us, our sense of being God's beloved deepens even more. From page 25 of The Way of Transforming Discipleship by Trevor Hudson and D. . Copyright © 2005 by Upper Room Books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Hi Jan and EveryOne, Some of Choice's Organic Teas are decaf and most are regular teas with caffeine. I use the decaf Earl Gray but I do not know which of their other teas come in a decaf variety. They also have some herbal teas which would be good to flavor your KT when bottling after fermentation. http://www.choiceorganicteas.com/ Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev Kombucha Manna Drops http://www.bestweb.net/~om/kmi > > > > Hi Jan, > > > > Choice makes several kind of decaffeinated teas...I like their Earl > > Grey but there are others as well. They are also Organic and many of > > them are also Fair Trade. You can learn all about them and order > > online at: > > http://www.choiceorganicteas.com/ > > > > Their teas make great KT too! > > > > Peace, Love and Harmony, > > Bev > > Manna International: Kombucha Information and Resources > > Kombucha Drops - Convenient, Safe, Effective, Easy to use. > > http://KMI.mannainternational.com > > Manna Green & White Tea Extract - Liquid Green & White Tea Extract > > http://GTE.mannainternational.com > > All products made and bottled in glass > > 100% Certified Organic, Fair Traded, Ingredients > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Thank you, Gloriamarie, So, it's that easy, " just run water through water " ? That would be great! I was beginning to think I would use Lipton's , which is naturally decaf'd, but then worry about pesticides. I don't worry about that when I drink my hot tea, but don't that as much. I read somewhere that they used a chemical (not asbestos) if it wasn't natural. I thought that was why my 1st brew was taking so long, which consequently I dumped. I just checked my current (2nd) brew and the scoby is developing much better than the 1st did, so maybe something was amiss with it. All I know is that my cysts flare up with too much caffeine and I hadn't considered that until they were painful. I forgot since I wasn't having any caffeinated products in awhile. Also, I just recently learned that the Lyme disease critters (Bb) thrive on caffeine. Yikes, that's all I need! So, can I just run water over the tea bags for a few mins and it will take care of the caffeine? Thanks, jan > > > If in doubt about whether or not a tea is decaf, one can decaf it > oneself. If in a tea bag, just run water through it. If loose, line > a colander or a strainer with a towel or something to keep the tea > from falling through and run water through it. > > I don't know if it is still the practice or not, but at one time, > unless it was labeled as decaffeinated through water, the filtering > substance was asbestos. > > > -- > - > May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! > > Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC > http://knitternun.blogspot.com > SanDiegoFiberFolk > KnitternunMeditation/ > MereBenedictines/ > > LET US BEGIN TO SEE BEYOND race, beyond culture, beyond gender, beyond > sexual orientation, beyond religion, beyond, beyond all these > externals and see each other as God's beloved. When we relate to > others as God relates to us, our sense of being God's beloved deepens > even more. > > From page 25 of The Way of Transforming Discipleship by Trevor Hudson > and D. . Copyright © 2005 by Upper Room Books. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 On 8/5/07, yoganandaom <OM@...> wrote: They also have some herbal teas > which would be good to flavor your KT when bottling after fermentation. Flavor the KT after fermentation? I thought we drank it as it comes from the brewery. Clearly there is much to learn. Is there one good book people would recommend? I read this one in the library but was not impressed: Kombucha rediscovered! : a guide to the medicinal benefits of an ancient healing tea / Klaus Kaufmann. -- - May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC http://knitternun.blogspot.com SanDiegoFiberFolk KnitternunMeditation/ MereBenedictines/ From page 25 of The Way of Transforming Discipleship by Trevor Hudson and D. . Copyright © 2005 by Upper Room Books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 On 8/5/07, yoganandaom <OM@...> wrote: They also have some herbal teas > which would be good to flavor your KT when bottling after fermentation. Flavor the KT after fermentation? I thought we drank it as it comes from the brewery. Clearly there is much to learn. Is there one good book people would recommend? I read this one in the library but was not impressed: Kombucha rediscovered! : a guide to the medicinal benefits of an ancient healing tea / Klaus Kaufmann. -- - May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC http://knitternun.blogspot.com SanDiegoFiberFolk KnitternunMeditation/ MereBenedictines/ From page 25 of The Way of Transforming Discipleship by Trevor Hudson and D. . Copyright © 2005 by Upper Room Books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 On 8/5/07, jan <jpos123@...> wrote: > Thank you, Gloriamarie, > > So, it's that easy, " just run water through water " ? That would be > great! I was beginning to think I would use Lipton's , which is > naturally decaf'd, but then worry about pesticides. I don't worry > about that when I drink my hot tea, but don't that as much. Yes, it is quite simple: http://www.wisegeek.com/can-i-really-decaffeinate-tea.htm > > I read somewhere that they used a chemical (not asbestos) if it > wasn't natural. Looks like people have stopped using asbestos... Which is good!! > All I know is that my cysts flare up with too much caffeine and I > hadn't considered that until they were painful. I forgot since I > wasn't having any caffeinated products in awhile. Also, I just > recently learned that the Lyme disease critters (Bb) thrive on > caffeine. Yikes, that's all I need! The USDA allows products with up to 2.5% of caffeine to be labelled " caffeine free " which is bad news for those with serious caffeine issues like my mother. > > So, can I just run water over the tea bags for a few mins and it will > take care of the caffeine? A tad bit more to it than that, but the link I offer will give more details. -- - May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC http://knitternun.blogspot.com SanDiegoFiberFolk KnitternunMeditation/ MereBenedictines/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 On 8/5/07, jan <jpos123@...> wrote: > Thank you, Gloriamarie, > > So, it's that easy, " just run water through water " ? That would be > great! I was beginning to think I would use Lipton's , which is > naturally decaf'd, but then worry about pesticides. I don't worry > about that when I drink my hot tea, but don't that as much. Yes, it is quite simple: http://www.wisegeek.com/can-i-really-decaffeinate-tea.htm > > I read somewhere that they used a chemical (not asbestos) if it > wasn't natural. Looks like people have stopped using asbestos... Which is good!! > All I know is that my cysts flare up with too much caffeine and I > hadn't considered that until they were painful. I forgot since I > wasn't having any caffeinated products in awhile. Also, I just > recently learned that the Lyme disease critters (Bb) thrive on > caffeine. Yikes, that's all I need! The USDA allows products with up to 2.5% of caffeine to be labelled " caffeine free " which is bad news for those with serious caffeine issues like my mother. > > So, can I just run water over the tea bags for a few mins and it will > take care of the caffeine? A tad bit more to it than that, but the link I offer will give more details. -- - May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC http://knitternun.blogspot.com SanDiegoFiberFolk KnitternunMeditation/ MereBenedictines/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Here I go again with the same reply, I hope gets done whatever it is they are doing to the groups so I can just send a reply once. *rolls eyes* Hi Gloriamarie, Thanks again. I did a search this morning and read several sites that had the same directions as the link you provided. Yours is the only one that mentioned not to do it with tea bags as they may lose their flavor. ( I guess the others assumed people are using loose tea. I want to stop investing in making my kombucha and start drinking it. Ya know? Sheesh! Anybody decaf tea bags for their brew, if so how did it turn out? If nobody has, do you think it will ruin my kt? *sigh* I just taste tested my brew and it is still sweet at 8 days. This time I am going to wait a few days before tasting again as I really don't mind if it gets too tart seeing I will be switching over to my 2.5 gal jar and will use it for starter. jan > > Yes, it is quite simple: > > http://www.wisegeek.com/can-i-really-decaffeinate-tea.htm > > > The USDA allows products with up to 2.5% of caffeine to be labelled > " caffeine free " which is bad news for those with serious caffeine > issues like my mother. > > > A tad bit more to it than that, but the link I offer will give more details. > > -- > - > May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! > > Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC > http://knitternun.blogspot.com > SanDiegoFiberFolk > KnitternunMeditation/ > MereBenedictines/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Here I go again with the same reply, I hope gets done whatever it is they are doing to the groups so I can just send a reply once. *rolls eyes* Hi Gloriamarie, Thanks again. I did a search this morning and read several sites that had the same directions as the link you provided. Yours is the only one that mentioned not to do it with tea bags as they may lose their flavor. ( I guess the others assumed people are using loose tea. I want to stop investing in making my kombucha and start drinking it. Ya know? Sheesh! Anybody decaf tea bags for their brew, if so how did it turn out? If nobody has, do you think it will ruin my kt? *sigh* I just taste tested my brew and it is still sweet at 8 days. This time I am going to wait a few days before tasting again as I really don't mind if it gets too tart seeing I will be switching over to my 2.5 gal jar and will use it for starter. jan > > Yes, it is quite simple: > > http://www.wisegeek.com/can-i-really-decaffeinate-tea.htm > > > The USDA allows products with up to 2.5% of caffeine to be labelled > " caffeine free " which is bad news for those with serious caffeine > issues like my mother. > > > A tad bit more to it than that, but the link I offer will give more details. > > -- > - > May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! > > Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC > http://knitternun.blogspot.com > SanDiegoFiberFolk > KnitternunMeditation/ > MereBenedictines/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Does KT using decaf tea have the same health benefits? I've heard two opposite answers so I thought I'd ask the " experts " here ;-). I'd love to drink more KT, but I need to be able to get to sleep at a decent hour & my regular KT energizes me TOOOOOO much. Thanks! You guys are great! Barbara P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 On 8/18/07, Barbara <barbiep817@...> wrote: > Does KT using decaf tea have the same health benefits? I've heard two > opposite answers so I thought I'd ask the " experts " here ;-). I'd love > to drink more KT, but I need to be able to get to sleep at a decent > hour & my regular KT energizes me TOOOOOO much. I just hate it when I get 2 mutually exclusive answers! I wonder if perhaps the answer is a very personal one based on one's individual make up, chemistry, health issues etc? As a rank newbie to this process, my thoughts may not be worth much. I guess if it were I might experiment upon myself. Brew up a batch with caffeine, drink it and assess your response/reaction while brewing up a decaf batch and then do the same thing. maybe make some notes. Another thought is this: I brew a gallon of KT with only 5 teabags or 5 teaspoons of loose tea. Whatever caffeine is in it is sure dissipated over a great deal of water, far more water than is used to brew a cuppa. So i am thinking, and of course, i could be wrong, that the amount of caffeine in what I brew is negligible. -- - May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 On 8/18/07, Barbara <barbiep817@...> wrote: > Does KT using decaf tea have the same health benefits? I've heard two > opposite answers so I thought I'd ask the " experts " here ;-). I'd love > to drink more KT, but I need to be able to get to sleep at a decent > hour & my regular KT energizes me TOOOOOO much. I just hate it when I get 2 mutually exclusive answers! I wonder if perhaps the answer is a very personal one based on one's individual make up, chemistry, health issues etc? As a rank newbie to this process, my thoughts may not be worth much. I guess if it were I might experiment upon myself. Brew up a batch with caffeine, drink it and assess your response/reaction while brewing up a decaf batch and then do the same thing. maybe make some notes. Another thought is this: I brew a gallon of KT with only 5 teabags or 5 teaspoons of loose tea. Whatever caffeine is in it is sure dissipated over a great deal of water, far more water than is used to brew a cuppa. So i am thinking, and of course, i could be wrong, that the amount of caffeine in what I brew is negligible. -- - May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Decaf? I just realized I used decaf. What comes to my mind is, actually 2 things. 1st decaf still has 4% caffeine, 2nd some say to decaf your tea set the bag in water 30 seconds, discard the water, then make your kt. So,I'm confused. Does anybody on this list have success with making it with decaf tea. Not the 30 sec. thing, but decaf bags. jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Decaf? I just realized I used decaf. What comes to my mind is, actually 2 things. 1st decaf still has 4% caffeine, 2nd some say to decaf your tea set the bag in water 30 seconds, discard the water, then make your kt. So,I'm confused. Does anybody on this list have success with making it with decaf tea. Not the 30 sec. thing, but decaf bags. jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Tannic acid is also present in decaffeinated tea. Tannens exist without the presence of caffeine. I have used decaf to brew kombucha and it turned out great! That being said, I also brew with regular tea and get the same result. I find that drinking the fermented caffeinated tea does not affect me the way caffeinated tea and coffee do. I am sensitive to caffeine and never drink caffeinated beverages. For more info: http://www.livestrong.com/article/270687-foods-that-block-iron-absorbption/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Tannic acid is also present in decaffeinated tea. Tannens exist without the presence of caffeine. I have used decaf to brew kombucha and it turned out great! That being said, I also brew with regular tea and get the same result. I find that drinking the fermented caffeinated tea does not affect me the way caffeinated tea and coffee do. I am sensitive to caffeine and never drink caffeinated beverages. For more info: http://www.livestrong.com/article/270687-foods-that-block-iron-absorbption/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 > > Decaf? > > I just realized I used decaf. What comes to my mind is, actually 2 things. 1st decaf still has 4% caffeine, 2nd some say to decaf your tea set the bag in water 30 seconds, discard the water, then make your kt. So,I'm confused. > > Does anybody on this list have success with making it with decaf tea. Not the 30 sec. thing, but decaf bags. > > jan > For the first few years of my KT brewing experience I used Lipton's Decaf Green Tea exclusively and had fine results. Since joining this group, I learned that the caffeine content in KT is not much of an issue so I mix decaf and regular, to get more variety. in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 > > Decaf? > > I just realized I used decaf. What comes to my mind is, actually 2 things. 1st decaf still has 4% caffeine, 2nd some say to decaf your tea set the bag in water 30 seconds, discard the water, then make your kt. So,I'm confused. > > Does anybody on this list have success with making it with decaf tea. Not the 30 sec. thing, but decaf bags. > > jan > For the first few years of my KT brewing experience I used Lipton's Decaf Green Tea exclusively and had fine results. Since joining this group, I learned that the caffeine content in KT is not much of an issue so I mix decaf and regular, to get more variety. in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 > > Decaf? > > I just realized I used decaf. What comes to my mind is, actually 2 things. 1st decaf still has 4% caffeine, 2nd some say to decaf your tea set the bag in water 30 seconds, discard the water, then make your kt. So,I'm confused. > > Does anybody on this list have success with making it with decaf tea. Not the 30 sec. thing, but decaf bags. > > jan > For the first few years of my KT brewing experience I used Lipton's Decaf Green Tea exclusively and had fine results. Since joining this group, I learned that the caffeine content in KT is not much of an issue so I mix decaf and regular, to get more variety. in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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