How to Make Your Own Tea Blend | 10 Base Ingredients for Making Your Own Tea Blends Easy Ep. 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
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As promised today we are kicking off a new series on how to make your own tea blend. We will be looking at a set of 10 base ingredients that we will use in a series of tea blends that you can follow along with at home as well as provide a launching spot for you to go and make your own tea blend.
So, the first 2 ingredients we are going to be using are black and green tea loose leaf.
Black tea is the most common kind of tea and also the darkest. It carries a bold hearty flavor and notably has the most caffeine of any tea type. Teas like Earl Grey and Chai are all built on a base of black tea. An English or Irish breakfast will work beautifully. The specific variety doesn’t matter too much especially since any subtle differences will likely be hidden once we blend other spices with it.
Despite coming from the same plant as black tea, green tea couldn’t be more different. It has a distinctive green color and a more grassy flavor. It works really well with fruit and floral flavors. While it doesn’t have the same levels of caffeine as black tea, it still has a bit just to perk things up.
Next, we move on to herbal teas. Another tea regular you might be familiar with we will make use of dried peppermint leaves or as they are more commonly known peppermint tea. They have great calming effects and are great for the stomach. It also has a great taste that can add a nice touch to a blend.
Hibiscus petals are our next addition. They have an intense deep red color paired with a strong sour fruity floral taste that is wonderful! It also helps to lower both blood pressure and blood sugar which is quite handy. It can be a bit hard to find outside of specialty tea stores so I’ll leave a link down below to where you can find it online.
Next, Licorice root. It has a nice flavor that hangs around on your pallet. It is incredible for sore throats! Being someone who deals with allergies, I have tried many different methods for dealing with an angry throat and Licorice tea is the best I have found for fast acting relief. You can feel it working while drinking it! It is not commonly found except in specialty stores or health food stores, so I’ll leave a link in the description to where you can find it online.
Finally, our last herbal tea is Chamomile. It's great for relieving stress, promoting calm, and aiding sleep. It serves as a great base when green or black tea’s caffeine isn’t desirable such as before bed.
Any list of blending ingredients would be incomplete without ginger. This superstar spice has it all. The unbeatable flavor and a very long list of health benefits that make it useful for a wide range of ailments including but not limited to congestion, upset stomach, and even joint pain! We will be using just the plain powdered variant available in the spice aisle of any supermarket.
Next up we have cinnamon. It packs a punch in both flavor and health benefits including lowering blood sugar levels and helping reduce the risk of heart disease. We will be using the regular powdered version of this one too.
We go on to another potent spice with Turmeric, the spice that gives curry it's coloring. It has been used for thousands of years in India for its numerous and potent health benefits especially for the immune system and digestive tract. It also carries a very bright and concentrated yellow color. The powder can stain skin and clothes so a bit of caution is advised.
Cardamom will be the final ingredient on the list. It is the spice that gives chai most of its yummy holiday type flavor. It has a very unique anti-cavity property and helps prevent fat build up around the liver. Both pods and powder are used in tea, we will be using the latter.
So, using these 10 ingredients we will go through a series of blends and tea-based beverages that you can follow along with at home and hopefully create some of your own!
In addition to the ingredients, we will also be using a tea ball, mug, and teapot.
I made one with hibiscus, green tea leaves, peach and mango tea, cinnamon, and tumeric. I really liked it and im proud of it
Sounds really tasty! Nice work!
Where can you get this type of leaves
That sounds awesome I'm gonna try that
That sounds freaking delicious
I haven't had peach and mango tea so I have no idea how it will taste.
However, I had had mangoes- so which mango was it? (I'm indian we have a lot of mango types)
This is exactly the video I've been looking for! Thanks so much!!!
Glad it was helpful!
You know what you are talking about. I'm so glad.
Thank you!
Once a ground up some dried citrus leaves I got from harvesting the leaves up of some citrus fruits my friend gave me and it tasted a bit like green key also it made me a bit more alert as if it was coffee
Interesting! I haven't run across that before.
I was looking for this, thanks
Glad I could help
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Is that Thomas Joseph from the Everyday food channel?
Lol I wish
What about jasmine
Thank you for the info❤️
Okay... is a mortar and pestle needed to make tea blends? Is that the "blend" part, or is it just mixing the ingredients together and popping 'em into the tea infuser?
It is more about combining the dried ingredients together in different ratios and letting them steep. A mortar and pestle could be helpful for breaking up leaves that you have dried yourself.
Bruh i came here to know the scientific names for the "black and green tea" i want to make it from wild ingrediants
Camellia sinesis tea plant!
I enjoyed the content, but that auto focus thing left me dizzy.
Wait u guys have tea stores..... I need English friends
Where do you live that you don't have tea shops?
I created my own small blend and it's really good! It's black tea + dried raspberry + tiny amount of ginger roots and lemon!
Sounds amazing! Cheers!
yummy!!
you can find dry hibiscus at almost any Mexican store
Just a tip, pre-focussing and locking focus will help you frame better shots and smoother transitions 😃 try it out!
I made a tea with peppermint, black tea, green tea, and ginger. I added milk and sugar and it tastes amazing!
i also used cinnamon
I like mixing hibiscus leaves and a bit of camomile and a cinnamon strips i usually cook it its my favorite blend
That sounds delicious!
My parents are from Assam and I’ve always had Assam black tea with cardamom pods infused and that’s always been amazing. Might play around with it
I would recommend mixing with darjeeling tea (especially the flowery tippy orange pekoe)
I love tea, but I’m a person picky to texture. I want to see if I can ground dried leaves into a powder with a mortar and pestle and I feel like this would be help with my search of creative outlet projects while I’m stuck at home.
Give it a try!
You could also use a tea strainer so none of the herbs effect a texture
I live in hawaii so when he said hibiscus is hard to find i was so confused haha. Thanks for the info! Adding spices sounds new to me 🤔🤯
Haha, sure thing! I am glad they are not hard for you to find!
I know what you mean- Mexican markets have been carrying this for years before it became trendy.
I bought hibiscus online and then saw a picture of it before being dried and realized that the plant is all over our town. Lmaoo. Its name is different from where I'm from that I didn't even realize it's that flower.
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Do you have blends that is similar to Teavana?
That auto focus is fucking with my eyes
African, Chinese, Latino shops, all have hibiscus. in various weights. cheap.
Thanks a bunch
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Are there additional videos showing how to make tea blends with these 10 ingredients?
There is a playlist.
Rosemarry ,cinnamon and black tea just saying never done it something clicked in my mind and said do it and I said f it why not now i am now Hella relaxed 😌
Cheers!
Hellll Yeaahhhh❤
Thanks a lot! I love tea and I really want to make my own and this has done a great job to teach me how to make my own tea. I am so excited to get these ingredients and make my own custom tea!
my custom set of ingredients: green tea leaves, licorice root, and cardamom!
I am so glad you liked it! Happy steeping!
So cool!
I just made a blend with ftgfop tea from darjeeling(1/6), tgbop tea from darjeeling(2/3), and assam black with cardamom (1/6)
It was good
I wonder which temp should I steep my blended tea. If I mix herbal tea that needs to be steeped at boiling point and green tea which needs much lower temp. Any tips?
I start with knowing this is going to take at least an hour.
Then I boil water, let it sit for 30-60 seconds and pour it over and steep in my fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, basil, sage, & cloves).
After 25-30 minutes I’ll check the water temperature with a temp gun - when it’s close to 170, I add a bag of green tea (unbleached) for 3 1/2 minutes.
Remove the bag and keep steeping the original mixture for another 25-30 minutes or until the water temperature goes below 140 degrees, the temperature that it’s safe to drink.
Buy a temperature gun!
Thank you
Great video, thanks:)
this is so helpful, thank you so much!
Very informative, thank you!
wow! Subscribed! :)
Yay! Thank you!
i love to experiment such teas...
I appreciate you thank you
Don't for get your pine needle tea . Yum
Very informative!
Where do you buy all the ingredients?
Hello, we deal into tea all kind of tea. You can buy from us.
Best informative video I’ve seen. Thank you!
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you ❤🍵🫖
Cheers!
I'm just getting into tea love this video and will be subscribing 😍
🪄🫖 Yay, thanks so much. L🌓ve making my own teas 🍓🍐🥮🕯