thejessmonster
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Hey all,
This is my first attempt at making wine, and I decided to ferment some tea.
I'm making a 1 gallon batch and just did a really simple oolong tea.
So my recipe was
-1 cup tea leaves
-1 lb sugar
-1 tsp DAP
-1/2 tsp Yeast Energizer
-Campden tablet
-D47 Wine Yeast
I brewed the tea, added everything but the yeast, let it sit for 24 hours, then added the yeast and let it go. Today marks 2 weeks since I started the fermentation and everything seems to have gone fine. No signs of contamination or anything. I just racked it into another container and poured out a small sample to try.
It sorta just tasted like a cheap flavorless wine. The tea flavor/smell is pretty much gone. Additionally, I've noticed that the color is much lighter than before fermentation. It went from dark brown to more of a pale yellow and is more translucent.
I know I've still got months of waiting to go, but will the tea flavors magically come back? I don't see how they could. I was hoping to end up with something that still tasted mostly like normal tea, but with some alcohol in it.
This is my first attempt at making wine, and I decided to ferment some tea.
I'm making a 1 gallon batch and just did a really simple oolong tea.
So my recipe was
-1 cup tea leaves
-1 lb sugar
-1 tsp DAP
-1/2 tsp Yeast Energizer
-Campden tablet
-D47 Wine Yeast
I brewed the tea, added everything but the yeast, let it sit for 24 hours, then added the yeast and let it go. Today marks 2 weeks since I started the fermentation and everything seems to have gone fine. No signs of contamination or anything. I just racked it into another container and poured out a small sample to try.
It sorta just tasted like a cheap flavorless wine. The tea flavor/smell is pretty much gone. Additionally, I've noticed that the color is much lighter than before fermentation. It went from dark brown to more of a pale yellow and is more translucent.
I know I've still got months of waiting to go, but will the tea flavors magically come back? I don't see how they could. I was hoping to end up with something that still tasted mostly like normal tea, but with some alcohol in it.
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