Brewing Recipes

"Known as Mugicha in Japan and Boricha in Korea, roasted barley tea is a very popular hot weather beverage that's noted for cooling down the body and cleansing the system. If you want a caffeine-free coffee substitute this is for you. A remedy for cold and flu for breaking up congestion, phlegm and other symptoms of the nasty seasonal bug. Barley-based..."

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Ingredients: honey, lemons, water...

"When feeling down make this warming tea Drink hot with a little milk twice a day to ward off coughs and colds. In the Middle East and Turkey, green cardamom powder is used as a spice for sweet dishes as well as traditional flavouring. In Arabic, cardamom is called al-Hayl. South Asia green cardamon is often used in traditional Indian sweets and in..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"I've developed this recipe over a long period of time, but it's all flexible... start with this recipe, and develop it on your own. Variations abound. NOTE: I always make this recipe in 2 Litre plastic water bottles. Some people say you shouldn't do this, but I have no idea why - always works perfectly for me."

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Ingredients: cloves, sugar, yeast...

"This is a refreshing fruit tea. I brew the tea in in my 3 quart Mr Coffee Iced Tea Pot. Other fruits or juices can be used too. It will probably be good as a hot tea as well."

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Ingredients: brewed tea, sugar, water...

"This sounds so interesting I am dying to try it! Prep time is fermenting time."

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Ingredients: white grape juice, sugar...

"From a local television station"

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Ingredients: ice cubes, red raspberries...

"Based on a recipe from Sir Hugh Plat's "Delightes for Ladies" (1609), although he wouldn't have used vanilla or allspice, which are both New World foods and not commonly found in Europe until after 1750."

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Ingredients: ground allspice, light brown sugar...

"This cool summer drink has the flavor of old time ice tea. I received this recipe from a aunt many years ago and I still prefer this over the powdered or bottled kind? I always wondered what it would taste like if I added frozen raspberry juice instead of the lemonade. Maybe this will be the summer that I try it!"

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Ingredients: frozen pink lemonade concentrate, sugar...

"I found this recently while going through some papers from high school - something we did in a bio lab. It was actually pretty tasty. Here is the intro: "Fermentation has been used by mankind for thousands of years for raising bread, fermenting wine and brewing beer. The products of the fermentation of sugar by baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae..."

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Ingredients: fresh gingerroot, baker's yeast...

"I'm dieting, ugh, and for a treat I've been having Sugar Free Jello. After reading about green tea and how it is supposed to boost your metabolism I thought I'd try to incorporate tea into my diet. Who knows if it works? This is one tasty idea I've had. If you like strong tea then steep the bag longer or use 2 tea bags. I also divvy it into serving..."

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Ingredients: sugar-free lemon gelatin, cold water...

"This is a very sweet wine that is so very popular here. To me it tastes like communion wine or Mogan David! We grow blackberries so we always have a bunch to make the juice. Just mash them up and strain! Of course you could probably buy it at the store too! Cooking time does not reflect time for aging and fermenting. Posting for my dd!"

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Ingredients: berry juice, sugar, water...