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Using Herbal Teas and Plants - A Quick Word
| Traditionally, black tea was always used for brewing and maintaining kombucha mushroom culture. There are reasons for using black tea that aid in the longevity of the cultures vitality working as a nutrient solution. When using herbal teas or plants to brew kombucha with the main concern will be with the amount of oil contained within the plant in question. Kombucha does not like herbs or plants with high amounts of volatile oils, an example would be peppermint tea. Herbal teas that contain high amount of bitters should also be avoided. The medicinal herbs used when preparing kombucha tea can greatly enhance the beneficial properties of the kombucha tea tonic. An great alternative to traditional tea is dried rose hips and dried elderberries. This is a very old traditional recipe as both ingredients could be gathered in most areas with very low cost, if any, compared to imported tea. However, herbal teas with high amounts of volatile oils are not recommended for brewing kombucha tea beverages. These include but are not limited to - Sage, peppermint, St. John's wort, chamomile, ginger, or plants within the pepper family. Adding a little black or green tea within your herbal mixture gives the kombucha the needed nutrients without to much unwanted tea. You can also add a little green or black tea from time to time. One other draw back to using herbal tea are that they contain more wild yeast spores than does green or black tea. This may contaminate the kombucha cultures, on the other hand the wild yeast may assist in producing a more fizzy beverage. This happens by introducing more yeast into the brewing vessel. The draw back is that you have no control over what type of yeast you introduce. In short, there may be a higher chance of contaminating your kombucha mushroom cultures by using herbal teas or plants. Use a backup culture for experiments! Always use properly dried herbs and plants or fresh herbs that have been washed and cleaned. See our recipe page for more brewing flavors! You can mix or match any combination of herbs for medicinal value or for taste. A good list of herbal medicinal that may be used without worry follows: Aniseed, young blackberry or raspberry leaf and berry, chicory root, club moss, dandelion, elder flowers and berries, fennel, hibiscus flower, nettle leaf, oat straw, rooibos tea(red bush tea), plantain leaf, rose hips common, yerba maté leaf, and valerian root. |
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