Re: Re: Can tea leaves be reused?

[Guest guest]

I think they are played out the first go round and best to not reuse them.

If you really need to be thrifty I suggest using less tea and seeping it

longer to pull more " umph " out of the leaves.

(now I'm going to duck before you all across the pond throw something big

and heavy at me)

Dove

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It's not easy being a locavore

[Guest guest]

Most of the bulk tea leaves I get can be used over and

over again. I do cold brew in the frig and then take

it how to heat to room temp before I add the scoby.

--- Dovey <DoveyC@...> wrote:

> I think they are played out the first go round and

> best to not reuse them.

> If you really need to be thrifty I suggest using

> less tea and seeping it

> longer to pull more " umph " out of the leaves.

>

> (now I'm going to duck before you all across the

> pond throw something big

> and heavy at me)

>

> Dove

>

> --

> It's not easy being a locavore

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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[Guest guest]

i dont know with kt, but i make tea infusions for health, and i was recomended

by my herblist not to reuse the loose herbs

maryann peterson <chpeter30096@...> wrote:

Most of the bulk tea leaves I get can be used over and

over again. I do cold brew in the frig and then take

it how to heat to room temp before I add the scoby.

--- Dovey <DoveyC@...> wrote:

> I think they are played out the first go round and

> best to not reuse them.

> If you really need to be thrifty I suggest using

> less tea and seeping it

> longer to pull more " umph " out of the leaves.

>

> (now I'm going to duck before you all across the

> pond throw something big

> and heavy at me)

>

> Dove

>

> --

> It's not easy being a locavore

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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" ... And Dove,

why on earth would anyone throw something at you? "

Patty

As a general " stereotype " rule people in the UK are as fussy about their tea

(and how it's made) as Americans are about their coffee.

I feared my suggestion to use less tea and brew longer could cause an

outrage amount the tea loyalest.

Therefore I was prepared to duck *S*

BTW I recently found Newman's brand " Newman's Own " Organic Black Tea as

my local market. It is reasonably priced (100 bags for about $5.00) Not a

bad price and it's cool that Newman and the Newman's Own Foundation

donate all profits and royalties after taxes for educational and charitable

purposes.

Dove

[Guest guest]

Hi Dove, Patty and Everyone,

There are people on this loop who are fussy about

everything. Using the delete button on the computer

works real well as you get to know those who want to

share/learn and those who can't help but cause a

little trouble. I usually read a little bit of

everyone. Even the fussy have many good points.

I really like using loose tea for my KT. I have

" Newman's Own " coffee and spaghetti sauce but until

they offer loose tea I'll stick with my regular

sources. I don't mind bits of tea in my KT and I

never strain it )

I wish more rich Americans and the rich world wide

would be a whole lot more charitable. It would be

good for their soul and would save lives that might be

a whole lot more worth living than their own.

Precious friends...please take this in the spirit of

goodness and live well.

To Your Health,

ann

--- Dovey <DoveyC@...> wrote:

> " ... And Dove,

> why on earth would anyone throw something at you? "

> Patty

>

> As a general " stereotype " rule people in the UK are

> as fussy about their tea

> (and how it's made) as Americans are about their

> coffee.

> I feared my suggestion to use less tea and brew

> longer could cause an

> outrage amount the tea loyalest.

> Therefore I was prepared to duck *S*

>

>

> BTW I recently found Newman's brand " Newman's

> Own " Organic Black Tea as

> my local market. It is reasonably priced (100 bags

> for about $5.00) Not a

> bad price and it's cool that Newman and the

> Newman's Own Foundation

> donate all profits and royalties after taxes for

> educational and charitable

> purposes.

>

> Dove

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Patty,

In the past I was throwing out my tea leaves all the

time. I finally decided to stop doing that and my KT

is not suffering in the least. I brew a fairly strong

KT. I want the sugar to be gone and the anti-fungal

properties to be high.

ann

--- Patty <mellowsong@...> wrote:

> Thanks everyone for the answers. anne, how the

> heck do you brew in

> the refrigerator and get any flavor out? I'm

> curious, lol. And Dove,

> why on earth would anyone throw something at you?

> Patty

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Ludie,

If you get a chance could you ask your herbalist why

not to reuse herbs? And let us know? I cold brew/sun

brew tea and herb tea. When I brew herbs I'm cautious

not to boil them...just simmer. It's easier not to

make a mistake and boil when I cold or sun brew tea.

Have a great day )

ann

--- & Ludie Baranek <ak46champ@...> wrote:

> i dont know with kt, but i make tea infusions for

> health, and i was recomended by my herblist not to

> reuse the loose herbs

>

> maryann peterson <chpeter30096@...> wrote:

> Most of the bulk tea

> leaves I get can be used over and

> over again. I do cold brew in the frig and then

> take

> it how to heat to room temp before I add the scoby.

>

> --- Dovey <DoveyC@...> wrote:

>

> > I think they are played out the first go round

> and

> > best to not reuse them.

> > If you really need to be thrifty I suggest using

> > less tea and seeping it

> > longer to pull more " umph " out of the leaves.

> >

> > (now I'm going to duck before you all across the

> > pond throw something big

> > and heavy at me)

> >

> > Dove

> >

> > --

> > It's not easy being a locavore

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

>

>

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Earlier I stated my opinion that one should not reuse tea, now I stand

corrected (or at least somewhat corrected)

After a thorough Google search (lasting at least a whole 10 minutes)

Here is what many tea sites have to say.

1] tea leaves can be re-used up to 3 times depending on the tea and

your personal taste preference. Of course, the first brew will always

be the best.

2] A high quality green tea can last 3 to 5 infusions. After that, the

taste turns bitter. Discard them. Used tea leaves can do more harm

than good.

3] Don't reuse tea that has stood longer than 24 hours. Loose tea is

ultimately less costly than a tea bag due to the number of times the

tea may be infused.

It appears you may reuse the loose tea, but not save used tea leaves

to be used another day...?

Clear as mud to me *S*

Humbly

Dove

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 10:56 AM, maryann peterson

<chpeter30096@...> wrote:

> Hi Ludie,

>

> If you get a chance could you ask your herbalist why

> not to reuse herbs? And let us know? I cold brew/sun

> brew tea and herb tea. When I brew herbs I'm cautious

> not to boil them...just simmer. It's easier not to

> make a mistake and boil when I cold or sun brew tea.

>

> Have a great day )

>

> ann

>

> --- & Ludie Baranek <ak46champ@...> wrote:

>

> > i dont know with kt, but i make tea infusions for

> > health, and i was recomended by my herblist not to

> > reuse the loose herbs

> >

> > maryann peterson <chpeter30096@...> wrote:

> > Most of the bulk tea

> > leaves I get can be used over and

> > over again. I do cold brew in the frig and then

> > take

> > it how to heat to room temp before I add the scoby.

> >

> > --- Dovey <DoveyC@...> wrote:

> >

> > > I think they are played out the first go round

> > and

> > > best to not reuse them.

> > > If you really need to be thrifty I suggest using

> > > less tea and seeping it

> > > longer to pull more " umph " out of the leaves.

> > >

> > > (now I'm going to duck before you all across the

> > > pond throw something big

> > > and heavy at me)

> > >

> > > Dove

> > >

> > > --

> > > It's not easy being a locavore

[Guest guest]

Being a Tea drinker,

Yes, when making tea to drink, you can re-steep some teas...green, oolong

and white.

Black teas don't generally get re-steeped.

Usually, I make a pot of oolong, steep it for the proper amount of time and

drain the tea from the tea leaves. Then I begin again... heat the water and

make another pot of tea. I keep doing this until the flavor gets too light.

(The re-steeped pots of tea make good iced tea.)

As for re-steeping tea for use with kombucha, I'm not so sure if it would be

successful, because tea for kombucha is steeped for 15 minutes. Regular tea

is not steeped that long. Usually 3-5 minutes on black, 1-3 minutes on green

4-5 minutes on white....So with the extra steeping time kombucha requires,

I don't know if re-steeping would be successful.

If you do re-steep, you should use the leaves the same day.

Blessings to you,

Ann

-- Re: Re: Can tea leaves be reused?

Earlier I stated my opinion that one should not reuse tea, now I stand

Corrected (or at least somewhat corrected)

After a thorough Google search (lasting at least a whole 10 minutes)

Here is what many tea sites have to say.

1] tea leaves can be re-used up to 3 times depending on the tea and

your personal taste preference. Of course, the first brew will always

be the best.

2] A high quality green tea can last 3 to 5 infusions. After that, the

Taste turns bitter. Discard them. Used tea leaves can do more harm

than good.

3] Don't reuse tea that has stood longer than 24 hours. Loose tea is

ultimately less costly than a tea bag due to the number of times the

tea may be infused.

It appears you may reuse the loose tea, but not save used tea leaves

to be used another day...?

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