PG & Tea? Brewing temperatures?

[Gracchus Grey]

Hello internet,


I'd like to try a few small brews of PG and tea, for personal consumption. While tea is traditionally steeped between 180-212 degrees F (White teas at the lower end, oolongs on top), lower temperatures would probably work with exponentially longer steeping times.

But the PG is the unknown variable. What temperatures should I use? How high can I go without risking pg's combustion temp (in the 200s, i'm guessing)? I'm thinking I'll just use a crockpot and a digital thermometer. And probably like a pound of loose leaf darjeeling.

Should I mix the loose-leaf in with the PG and sieve it out with cheesecloth, or use cheesecloth to make a giant tea bag? Or perhaps many small tea bag would do just as well...

And will cheesecloth suffice for the sieving? I figure if I do a few runs it should be fine. But a poorly sieved mix could so easily mess up an atomizer, so I figured I'd check.


Thanks,

 

[NekoGurrl]

I've only done this by the oz myself, I used a double boiling technique. I use a glass canning jar, place the tea in the jar then cover with PG. I place just the lid on the jar (to keep any water out) and place it in a pan of water and bring it up to a boil, then turn it down to simmer and let it sit for about 30 min. Then turn off the heat take it out, seal it and let it sit for 3-4 days. You end up with a concentrated flavor.

Get the whole teas if possible, they are easier to filter. For that I've been using a double coffee filter in a mesh strainer over a glass container. It will take a while for all of the PG to drain, and you won't get everything. Try pressing the tea with a large spoon to help it along.

I've also fallen in love with the Areopress coffee maker AeroPress® | AEROBIE® High Performance Sport Toys. It uses pressure to push the liquid thru a filter, works wonderfully for filtering tinctures.

This gives me 6-8 oz of good tincture with lots of flavor. That's what your doing in this process. There's lots of resources online on the process.

 

[Gracchus Grey]

Excellent, thanks for the info. I'll definitely pick up an aeropress, those look perfect.

And they stock them near me at a place called 'The conservatory for coffee, tea, and cocoa". California...