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How To Make Yaupon Tea At Home
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- Опубліковано 9 гру 2018
- We have all heard stories of the infamous yaupon holly, but did you know you could make tea from its leaves? If you enjoyed this video be sure to Subscribe and click the bell next to it to get notified when a new video is announced!
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I have lots of yaupon on my land in MS and make my own tea. I would not recommend roasting before the leaves are bruised and wilted. That speeds up natural enyzmic fermentation that changes the aroma and flavor in marvelous ways. A properly wilted and aged (21 to 18 days ) batch smells very much like green tea. Then it can be roasted to halt any further oxydation and fermentation to achieve the flavor profiles you like...from caramel notes to smoky ones depending on length of fermentation and darkness of roast. One can also bring out tobacco notes if you like that...but go too far and your tea will taste like wet ashtray....seriously. Also when roasting i would not recommend going above 250 degrees F. Otherwise you cook off vitile oils in the leaves that impart much of its flavor. A light roast smells like you are bakeing chocolate chip cookies. That is likely from the euphorants found in yaupon that are chemically the same as those in chocolate.
As for use, about 1 tablespoon of leaves will brew a hearty cup you can make two or three steeps from one unit of dried leaves. If you powder the leaves similar to macha in a spice grinder then use a level teaspoon for a mugs worth. The brewed tea can be used as a flavoring for ice cream or hard candy. Packets of moistened ground leaves can be used like a caffinated snuff/hunters friend. Blended with spices it makes a wonderful soak for making dragon eggs, yaupon tea also mixes extremely well hot or iced with fruit and herb flavors. My favorite flavor mixes at present, peach, mango, mint, and perilla/shiso, and it can be carbonated in a soda stream before sweetening for which i prefer stevia to sugar.
As for the experience, two strong cups gave me the best caffiene experience ever. It felt like iwas extremely focused, had extra room in my brain and i was happy , cheerful, which is not my normal emotional state. The euphorants give a mood boost and suppresses caffiene jitters that allows full exploitation of caffiene's cortical stimulant effect.
Thanks for sharing your experience and expertise Robert! I look forward to testing your method. 🙏🏾
How long for caramel notes? That sounds yummy! I have a ton of youpon as well. Now I have something to do with it! My American Beautyberry bushes grow up under and around my youpon trees; those tiny berries make great jelly
@@micheleb2558 i honestly dont know. I much prefer the green fermented to roasted. You will have to expetiment...just not too hot or you will ccok off the oils. Also i think it depends on the terre oire...the soil and nutrients as they effect the flavor of a given bush. But i dont know for certain than that they tend to lie between a light to medium roast.
As fir the beauty berry it has other uses. It is a powerful insect repellant. Just crush the leaves and rub on exposed skin. Its almost as strong as Deet.
@@MQJ007 spring and fall is the best time.
I think the branches I used in the garage for about 2 weeks. Gave them a super light roast and it seemed like it tasted more woodsy, but that could of just been my brain bias, knowing it was yaupon. Left them in a 250 ish oven for a long time. It smelled decent but never browned like some videos show. I have a few more large stems in the garage. I will make sure I get to 18+ days on those. Wish you could post a pic of your leaves here. Do you use just the tips or any leaf on the tree?
Might try the soda stream route if this works out to be a flavor I like. :)
I can't read all of the directions on the side of the video, another video info square keeps popping up and covering them.
From previous responses below, it looks like you can use a tablespoon or teaspoon of tea per 6oz depending on how strong you like it.
Can't view the last instructions because of the recommended video covering it.
I really love videos that use text to convey information that they then cover up with links. Superb job you're doing there. /s
I know, right? 3\4 through the video, right where it's about to explain how to actually brew up the leaves...in comes PUMPKIN HOUSE. 😑
I love how you can leave the plant to fend for itself and it still thrives just find and makes great tea
Enjoy most of the video, but at second 53 an annoying sub-window that you can't get rid of, covers up the instructions in the bottom right corner.
An old man that studied native Americans showed me this years ago, if you make it strong enough it will have you wired
And if you make it even stronger, you will vomit. That's why its botanical name is 'Ilex vomitoria'.
In just got some from a friends’ garden today! Thanks for sharing!
How much have the dry T did you put into it?
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Thank you P-Allen !!!
I have yaupon bushes that were planted years ago as ornamentals.. can I make tea from them?
Long as you don't spray/treat them with pesticides, aren't using harmful fertilizers and you're sure dogs/animals arent urinating all over them, then you're good
Ad appears directly on top of the instructions. Can't you just speak the instructions if you must have your text and ads in the same spot?
What type of Yaupon are you using to make your tea in the video? My plants leaves are so much smaller.
Do you use a teaspoon to 6 oz of water or a tablespoon?
Either is fine. It has a lot less tannins than regular tea so you can use a lot more leaves if you want a stronger flavor or caffeine kick. Depends on you tastes!
@@Lostpinesyaupontea_drinkme thanks. I have so much Youpon in my yard, it's crazy. I was going to try to make some hedges and then just burn the rest. Seems like flat out burning would be a waste!
I don't know if Yaupon holly is hardy in zone 5a ...I'll have to check this out, however I love tea.
It's not. Most yaupon is hardy to zone 7 but there are a couple cultivars that will handle zone 6.
Thanks, that's what I found when I did some researched on this.
Nice video on yaupon!
Thanks! You should definitely try the tea if you haven't yet.
@@PAllenSmith hahaha.. we're yaupon tea producers ;)
@@Lostpinesyaupontea_drinkme Lol. I didn't see your screen name. Guess you have. Would love to try it.
@@PAllenSmith shoot us an address and we'll send you a bit. Do you like tea bags or loose leaf?
Well, this video starts off talking til the instructions begin. Then the instructions which are only text on the bottom right of the video are covered up by an ad that can’t be read throughout the video. The important part of how to brew is completely unknown after watching the video. Have yo give it a thumbs down for this reason.
I have never seen this type of plant in Indonesia
It's indigenous to the U.S. and grows in the southern warmer parts so it would grow well I'd assume if you can find one.
Your video is partially covered by some ed.
Lol I love people appropriating culture their ancestors spent so much time passionately destroying.