Green tea Saison

[goschman (Iliff Ave)]

@morticaixavier

@goschman

Just purchased dragon well loose leaf green tea and am going to attempt the the “dry tea” method for about 4 days. I am still conflicted about the amount. The aroma is stronger than I expected with predominate grassy and earthy notes.

Gonna just throw it in loose and strain it when I keg on Sunday. Trying to decide between 1 or 2 oz for a 5 gallon batch. This is a very light bodied and colored beer so I definitely do not want to overdo it because I think it could end up with an almost musty character.

From what I can tell, about 7.5 oz of tea would be used to make 5 gallons of average strength tea so 1-2 oz seems pretty minimal…

Any feedback on amount?

you can always add more, can’t take it out though. start with the 1-2 you are planning and if you need more you can put some more in a sanitized tea ball and drop it in the keg.

Thanks. I decided to add 1 oz for now. I may add an additional 1/2 - 1 oz tomorrow if I feel that it is necessary. I also have the same ratio of tea added to water so I can tell how much the color will be influenced along with flavor and aroma independent of the actual beer. I have a second glass with twice as much for comparison…