6/25 Oolong #21-24 Plain

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Oolong RP: /uːlɒŋ/, GA: /ulɑŋ/ (simplified Chinese: 乌龙; traditional Chinese: ;pinyin: wūlóng) is a traditional Chinese tea (Camellia sinensis) produced through a unique process including withering the plant under the strong sun and oxidation before curling and twisting. For this batch we used 10 1/2 cups of water, 21 grams of Oolong loose leaf tea, 1 cup of sugar and 1 1/4 cup of starter buch.

We harvested this on 7/2.

6/18 Oolong #1-4 Plain

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Oolong RP: /uːlɒŋ/, GA: /ulɑŋ/ (simplified Chinese: 乌龙; traditional Chinese: ;pinyin: wūlóng) is a traditional Chinese tea (Camellia sinensis) produced through a unique process including withering the plant under the strong sun and oxidation before curling and twisting. For this batch we used 10 1/2 cups of water, 21 grams of Oolong loose leaf tea, 1 cup of sugar and 1 1/4 cup of starter buch.

We harvested this on 6/25. It was fizzy and tasted sweet.

6/18 Darjeeling #91-95 Grape Ape

Grape Ape

Darjeeling tea is a tea from the Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India. For this batch we used 10 1/2 cups water, 14 grams of DavidsTea Second Flush Darjeeling, 1 cup sugar and 1 1/4 cup starter buch.

We harvested this on 6/25 and flavored it with 1/4 cup grape juice and 1 tbsp sugar. It tasted a little flat. Vinegary but not fizzy. The Darjeeling SCOBY family doesn’t seem as happy as the Oolongs.

6/11 Oolong #81-84 Plain

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Oolong RP: /uːlɒŋ/, GA: /ulɑŋ/ (simplified Chinese: 乌龙; traditional Chinese: ;pinyin: wūlóng) is a traditional Chinese tea (Camellia sinensis) produced through a unique process including withering the plant under the strong sun and oxidation before curling and twisting. For this batch we used 10 1/2 cups of water, 21 grams of Oolong loose leaf tea, 1 cup of sugar and 1 1/4 cup of starter buch.

We harvested this on 6/18. It tasted a little weak but it had a good fizz. We flavored it with 1 tbsp of sugar and will let it ferment for an additional nine days in bottles before moving to the fridge.

6/11 Darjeeling #71-75 Orange Mango

Orange-Mango

Darjeeling tea is a tea from the Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India. For this batch we used 10 1/2 cups water, 14 grams of DavidsTea Second Flush Darjeeling, 1 cup sugar and 1 1/4 cup starter buch.

We harvested this on 6/18. There wasn’t a lot of SCOBY and it didn’t seem to fizz much or taste strong. It didn’t help that I accidently added 1/2 cup of water. We flavored it with 1/4 cup of Orange Mango juice and 1 tbsp of sugar.