FlorEssence Tea Brewing Instructions
Straight-forward instructions for making FlorEssence Tea! And the supplies needed for brewing perfection.
FlorEssence Tea Brewing Instructions. It is EASY! If you can boil water, you can make FlorEssence Tea!
Each 2.2 oz. box of FlorEssence Tea contains 3 packets.
Each packet makes approximately 1 quart of tea.
You can choose to brew one, two, or three of the packets’ contents each time.
Simply put, just boil clean water with the tea, allow the herbs to
concentrate in the water for several hours, then reheat the brew
again and pour the strained contents into glass container(s).
Equipment/materials required for best results:
A. Use only non-fluoridated, non-chlorinated water.
Purified water or spring water is ideal.
B. Container:
Use a glass, porcelain, ceramic, or stainless steel container with a lid of the same material.
Make sure the container does not contain lead. By using a tall enough pot,
more water is retained (less evaporation) during the brewing process.
a. A 2-qt. pot is enough to accommodate the contents of one packet;
b. A 3-qt. pot will handle two packets;
c. A 5-qt. pot will handle three or more packets.
C. A large spoon made of stainless steel, ceramic, or bamboo. Avoid all utensils
with cast iron, plastic, teflon, or other synthetic materials.
D. Strainer: a stainless steel fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth.
E. Measuring cup:
a 4-cup (1 quart) glass container is available at most kitchenware aisles in stores.
(These cups usually have a pour spout).
F. Glass storage containers:
One 32 oz. glass bottle for each packet you are brewing. Alternately, two 17 oz.
bottles (which are easier to handle) can be used for each packet. Dark or amber
glass is preferable but not necessary.
*Note: To sterilize glass containers, wash and rinse thoroughly; fill with hot water,
set upright or on a side in a larger pot of hot water and bring to a boil for at least 10 minutes.
The lids can be sterilized the same way. You can leave the bottles in the large pot
until you are ready to fill them with tea.
G. Optional: cloth extraction bags are convenient, sanitary, and reusable.
Use one cloth extraction bag for each packet.
Brewing directions without using extraction bag(s):
1. Put
the purified or spring water into the clean pot, cover with the lid, and boil
the water:
a) for 1 packet of FlorEssence
use 4 - 4½ cups (32-36 ounces);
b) for
2 packets, use 8 - 9 cups (64-72 ounces);
c) for 3 packets, use 12 - 13 cups (96-104
ounces) of water.
Note: Some water will likely evaporate
during the brewing process, even with the lid on. Ideally you will end up with about one quart of
FlorEssence Tea for each packet used.
2. As
the water starts to boil, empty the herbs from the packet(s) into the pot
carefully, stir, then recover with the lid.
3.
Turn the burner to high until the mixture boils, and then reduce to medium
heat.
Allow the water and tea to boil for +/- 12 minutes.
4.
Remove pot from heat, open the lid carefully & scrape any plant material
from the lid and sides back into the fluid in the pot.
5.
Recover the pot with the lid and place the pot with contents on a kitchen
counter for
“steeping” at room temperature for 10-12 hours.
6.
Reheating: after the tea is properly steeped, remove the lid from the pot of
brewed FlorEssence, stir well, and place the pot on burner. Turn the
heating element to high and watch the liquid.
7.
When steam begins to rise from the entire liquid surface and the surface seems
to be vibrating, the tea has reached scalding temperature and is ready for
straining.
8.
Pour the liquid slowly and carefully through the strainer or cheesecloth into
the measuring cup. The strainer will fill up with mucilage and plant
fibers. Since the fiber is beneficial, set the pot down and use the spoon
to press as much as is possible of the plant fibers along with the liquid,
through the strainer into the measuring cup or bottle, then re-stir the pots’
contents and repeat. Once the fluid has been strained, discard any remaining substance from the
strainer.
Repeat the process until all the fluid has been strained and bottled.
9.
Pour the strained tea into the sterilized glass storage bottles and cap
tightly.
10. Mark the date of brewing on the bottles, place
them in refrigeration, and use within 30-45 days.
Brewing directions with extraction bag(s):
1. Put
the purified or spring water into the clean pot, cover with the lid, and boil
the water:
a) for 1 packet of FlorEssence
use 4 - 4½ cups (32-36 ounces);
b) for
2 packets, use 8 - 9 cups (64-72 ounces);
c) for 3 packets, use 12 - 13 cups
(96-104 ounces) of water.
Note: Some water will likely evaporate
during the brewing process, even with the lid on. Ideally you will end up with about one quart
for each packet used.
2. As
the water increases to a boil, empty all the herbal mix from one packet into
one extraction bag and tie the string loosely so water can percolate through
the extraction bag. Use only one bag for each packet of herbs from the box.
Place the extraction bag(s) into the pot, push it deeper into the water
with the spoon (you should see one or more bags floating around in the
pot), then recover the pot with lid.
3.
Turn the burner to high until the mixture boils, and then reduce to medium
heat.
Allow the water and tea to boil for +/- 12 minutes.
4.
Remove pot from heat, open the lid carefully & scrape any plant material
from the lid and sides back into the fluid in the pot.
5.
Recover the pot with the lid and place the pot with contents on a kitchen
counter for
“steeping” at room temperature for 10-12 hours.
6.
Reheating: after the tea is properly steeped, remove the lid from the pot of
brewed FlorEssence, stir well, and place the pot on burner. Turn the
heating element to high and watch the liquid.
7.
When steam begins to rise from the entire liquid surface and the surface seems
to be vibrating, the tea has reached scalding temperature and is ready for
bottling.
8. Remove
the extraction bag(s) and gently squeeze any fluid remaining into the
pot. You can discard any remaining substance from extraction bag(s).
(The cloth extraction bags can later be washed, dried, and then reused.)
9. Using
the glass measuring cup, pour the brewed tea into the sterilized glass storage
bottles and cap tightly.
10. Mark the date of brewing on the bottles, place
them in refrigeration, and use within 30-45 days.
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