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Old 11-13-2008, 09:14 PM   #1
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Is it possible to make a hard tea fermented like wine? I did a search, and came up with no talk on doing this. Iced tea is my favorite non-alcoholic drink to have at home - we go through nearly a gallon of a slightly sweet iced tea a day here (my teen son also drinks lots of it). I'd love a nice slightly sweet alcohol version for myself though too


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Old 11-13-2008, 09:55 PM   #2
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just steep a couple tea bags in some apfelwein
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Old 11-13-2008, 10:06 PM   #3
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OK, I just did a google search and found a thread where they talked about making hard tea on this site - but didn't find anything on tea when I used this website's search feature - wonder why?
I'm gonna try a gallon of it and see anyhow.......
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Old 11-13-2008, 10:42 PM   #4
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the regular search on this site needs 4 letters minumum - use the google search option
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ahh, that's why! I just did a site search for 'tea'. will try 'hard tea'.....
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Old 11-13-2008, 11:00 PM   #6
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Try mead with tea steeped in.
Tea makes for a very astringent ferment if you go overboard.


PS. Whiskey is great in hot tea.
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Old 11-14-2008, 05:36 AM   #7
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There are a lot of tea recipes out there, using green tea as well as the regular sort.
Jack Keller, HoneyCreek, Nick Truman and WinePress forum all have recipes.
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I did a chai spice tea wine when I first started and I wouldn't recommend too much tea, at least the caffeinated type.

One or two glasses and my heart was skipping a beat

I like to relax with a glass of wine and this one did not fit that bill. I like the idea of the apfelwein with a hint of tea. Esp mint or herbal tea.

JMO tho so experiment away.
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I found a tea recipe in a book I got with a bunch of other wine supplies from freecycle - I mixed it up and it's bubbling away this morning
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I found a tea recipe in a book I got with a bunch of other wine supplies from freecycle - I mixed it up and it's bubbling away this morning
could you give the recipe or name of the book?


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