Using Tea Bags.....

[PGHBrewer]

Hey Guys! My girlfriend and I were eating dinner tonight and while she was dunking a tea bag in her mug it got me thinking.... Anyone ever use an actual tea bag/ loose leaf tea in a batch of beer? How did it go? Any teas you suggest?

 

[Dynachrome]

Green tea in my pumpkin porter - I like it.

I used two bags for approx 10 gals in the boil.

 

[Stauffbier]

I haven't put it in my beer yet, but I plan on trying. Ironically at the moment I am making a batch of "Hard Chai Tea" that I invented a recipie for earlier today...

 

[psymonkey]

Green tea in my pumpkin porter - I like it.

I used two bags for approx 10 gals in the boil.

Is that a high enough ratio to taste the tea at all? It's usually one bag per one-two cups of water...I'm not trying to be argumentative, just surprised you'd really be able to taste it at that dilution.

 

[PGHBrewer]

Green tea in the porter does sound tasty. I was thinking a rooibos tea in an Irish red. I'm going to have to experiment with different amounts of loose leaf I put in.

 

[bodhi]

There was a brew pub in Victoria that made a 3G beer - Ginger, ginseng, green tea. It was very good!

 

[Dynachrome]

Is that a high enough ratio to taste the tea at all? It's usually one bag per one-two cups of water...I'm not trying to be argumentative, just surprised you'd really be able to taste it at that dilution.

Ha,

I lied.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f127/eve-destruction-pumpkin-porter-204586/index3.html

For the cost of 2-1/2 gallons of water and a green tea bag you could gauge it yourself.

(It was 4 in 10 gallons)

 

[Shelly]

I just used 20 tea bags in a 2 1/2 gallon green tea pale ale, guess I went a little overkill on it....

 

[GryphonBrew]

I did a Rooibos IPA before. RooIPA. I did 1 bag for every 2 cups of water. Great color and it complimented the hops nicely.

 

[Dynachrome]

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[davefleck]

I just used 20 tea bags in a 2 1/2 gallon green tea pale ale, guess I went a little overkill on it....

I'd like to hear about the finish product. Also the method

 

[ReDim]

there are recipes that use tea or coffee

I remember seeing a Jasmine Ale recipe somewhere.

 

[brants77]

I did a Rooibos IPA before. RooIPA. I did 1 bag for every 2 cups of water. Great color and it complimented the hops nicely.

I was thinking about a Rooibos wheat, did you just steep the bags for the entirety of the boil? at the end? Sounds like your technique worked awesome.