Orange Pekoe Black

Orange Pekoe Tea Kombucha (OG)

Brewer: Jesse

1st Fermentation 12/17- 12/29

Tea: 2.4 oz. 

Temperature: 208°F

Steep: 4'

2nd Fermentation (12/29- 1/1)

Batch 1 

1/2 c. peaches, chopped

1 tsp. ginger, grated

1/4 tsp. sugar

flavor notes: strong typical black peach tea 

Batch 2 

1/2 c. mango

1 tsp. meyer lemon, juice

flavor notes: tart mango

Batch 3

3 slices meyer lemon

2 tsp. ginger, grated

flavor notes: pungent ginger with a tart black tea finish

Batch 4 

1/2 c. pomegranate

1 tsp. rose petals

flavor notes: floral, tart

Batch 5 

1/2 c. seckel pear, cored & chopped

1 tsp. ginger, grated

1 tsp. honey, orange blossom

flavor notes: summery sweet pears

Batch 6 

1 Tbs. ginger, grated

1/4 tsp. sugar

flavor notes: 

Batch 7 (GT's bottle recycled)

1/8 c. mango, atafulo 

1/4 c. peach, not quite ripe

1/2 tsp. ginger, grated

flavor notes: smooth, tropical 

Batch 8 (GT's bottle recycled)

2 blackberries, crushed

1/4 c. peaches, chopped

1/2 tsp. honey, orange blossom

flavor: berry, sweet 

Batch 9 (32 oz. sauce jar recycled)

3 Tbs. pomegranate, juice only

1/4 c. peach

1/4 c. ginger, grated

1/4 tsp. sugar

flavor notes: dirty fruit

Notes

Highs: Favorite was Batch 5
- Honey was a delicious addition to both batches, best with batch 5
- overall a successful batch, superior to Assam

Lows: Least favorite was Batch 9
- Again, too  many fruits added blurs flavor profiles
- pomegranate was not good with the orange pekoe tea and was the only one that goes better with the assam tea.