#oolong f1

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23 Oct - Tie Guan Yin Oolong F1

First time using this variety of oolong. And let's be honest, I 100% bought it because the name means iron goddess 😁

But it's also a really nice tea.

5 Nov - Flavoured

The iron goddess F1 was so nice I decided to have another go at bottling booch unflavoured - this time I diluted 10g of sugar in warm water and added that to help it carbonate.

For the other two I did:

Strawberry (200g) Rose (2 tbs) Cardamom (crushed seeds from 5 pods)

Passionfruit (200g) Vanilla (1tsp) - inspired by passionfruit vanilla slice, which is exactly what it says on the tin. Vanilla custard sandwiched in pastry and covered in passionfruit icing. In French we call it a mille feuille, but I've never seen it with passionfruit icing in France, so I think this might be an Aussie spin on the French dessert. Anyway it's a flavour combination that I really like - so why not try it in booch!

7 Nov - Bottled

Unflavoured did not carbonate. At all. I gave it ages to eat up the sugar and turn it into bubbles, but it just didn't happen. So what I ended up with was a very tasty, but very sweet, very flat beverage. Still nice though.

Strawberry Rose Cardamom was okay - initially I wasn't sure if I liked it, but it kinda grew on me after a while.

Passionfruit Vanilla is gooooooood!! Cannot overstate how much I liked this one. So much so, that I kept it all to myself - no sharing this time!! 😁

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Oolong F1

Grape juice (80ml per 500ml)

Passionfruit (230g) Lime (50ml) Ginger (10g)

Beetroot (270g)

Been wanting to try grape for a while. I also wanted to experiment with store bought juice, for those times when I don't feel like prepping my own ingredients - it turned out really nice, great flavour & lots of fizz 🍾

And I looooove passionfruit kombucha, dunno why I don't use it more often? Pairs beautifully with lime & ginger. Another one to add to the repeat list.

First time making beetroot booch, and... yeah, it didn't go so great. I decide to try it all on its own, just to get a sense of the flavour - but I put WAY too much beetroot in, and it's overwhelming. But I do think it could be really nice, I just need to remember that a little goes a long way.

The beetroot bottles were basically undrinkable - so I've decided to see if I can turn it into vinegar instead.

The internet says to let it sit for around 70 days, so we'll see what happens 🤷‍♀️😁 If it works, I think it could make a nice balsamic style vinegar.

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Okay, so this batch caught me by surprise a little. I got busy with other things, so when the F1 was ready, I just threw some flavours together with whatever I had on hand - and they turned out so good! 😍

I should do things without putting too much thought into it more often 😁

Oolong F1 - flavoured with

Raspberry (225g) Orange (50mL) & Rose (2 tbsp)

Mango (250g) Orange (50mL) & Turmeric (12g)

Strawberry (230g) Orange (60mL) & Jalapeno (8g)

Good carbonation all round, the flavours pair together beautifully, and look at the pretty colours!

The mango turmeric is very nice - but the raspberry rose and strawberry jalapeno are the real standouts. I've tried a quite a few different chili combinations now, and strawberry jalapeno is my favourite by far. And the raspberry rose is just heaven in a glass. I usually keep a bottle or two aside, to give to friends and family - but I think this batch is all mine! 😋