OBSERVATIONS FROM PREVIOUS BATCH:
- Cranberries - REALLY good... if i liked cranberries :o)
- Kevin is now brewing on his own.
- Pastor Steve said it reminded him of Chicha, a fermented corn drink from Peru
- "the maize is ground, moistened in the chicha maker's mouth and formed into small balls"
- umm. eww. although i would still try it!
- Double the sugar seems to be good. Brewing time was one day longer, doesn't taste as weak as the last two batches.
- Retired the sun tea jar... that batch always seems to taste a bit more vinegary... maybe it was the plastic spout? Replaced with a perfect round jar from target.
- Next time i'm going to brew two different types of tea... it's time to experiment with yerba mate!
BOTTLED:
- Sun Tea jar:
- Yield: 5 pints (marked #2)
- #2 = ginger & cranberry (3 pints)
- #2* = ginger (2 pints)
- Square jar:
- Yield: 6 pints (marked #1)
- #1 = blueberry & ginger (3 pints)
- #3 = apple, strawberry & ginger (3 pints) I'm excited to try this one!!
BREWED:
- 6 quarts water
- 4 cups sugar
- 10 black tea bags
Comments
But yeah... had you told me a year ago that i would eat/drink quite a few things i do now, i would have laughed at you!
It could be worse... i could be making that chicha and trying to get my friends to taste my fermented corn 'already been chewed' drink!!