Tea in beer

[josephjdaniel]

I have a farmers market close by that has a fresh tea stand. Could I steep fresh tea into my boil in the same manor that I would grains? has anyone tried this?

 

[Dilligans]

I have not tried it. But it sounds interesting. I have steeped coffee before in a porter.

 

[TheTower]

I've done this with jasmine tea to great success. One thing to consider is that you're not supposed to boil tea as it pulls excessive tannins out. So, you don't want to boil them too long if you're using tea in the boil (maybe 5-10 mins). You could also make a strong tea normally (steep the tea in non-boiling water) and add that water to either the primary or secondary.

 

[itsme6582]

+1 to making tea and adding it after the boil

You should also look at the End of the World Mead Thread. Watch the videos, they're worth it just for the music.