Hop Tea As A Drink

[mikelward]

I've recently started home brewing, and have come to realise I really like hoppier beers.

Then I read apparently some people drink hops on its own as a tea.

Anyone tried it?

Any tips, e.g. type of hops, ratio of hops to water, boiling temp, how long to steep, etc?

Thanks!

 

[Dave70]

I've thought about this myself from a medicinal angle (I'm crap at sleeping) and hops have been used in the past as a natural seditive. I mean you only have to look what happened to poor old Ben Cousins to see the pitfalls of those nasty pharmacy brand sleeping pills...

I've got a whole bunch of semi used hops sitting in the fridge at the moment so I might give it a whirl.

Although, more likley they'll end up in an IPA..

 

[joshuahardie]

I have done this before and the results were less than spectacular.
For a single cup of tea, 1 hop pellet steeped for 5-10 mins is WAAAAYYY to much bittering. the amount of hop you would need would be minuscule.

The tea was also insanely bitter, and not that pleasant to drink. I could see it as an addition to a fruit eg (lemon and orange) tea having some potential.

Let us know how you get along.

 

[bum]

Anyone tried it in cold water to avoid the bitterness?

 

[super_simian]

How About A Tall Glass of Hop Tea

 

[jivesucka]

I've thought about this myself from a medicinal angle (I'm crap at sleeping) and hops have been used in the past as a natural seditive. I mean you only have to look what happened to poor old Ben Cousins to see the pitfalls of those nasty pharmacy brand sleeping pills...

I've got a whole bunch of semi used hops sitting in the fridge at the moment so I might give it a whirl.

Although, more likley they'll end up in an IPA..