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fresh ginger tea

Fresh Ginger Tea

Step-by-step guide and recipe: how to brew fresh ginger tea as an infusion or decoction, hot or iced.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings: 4 cups
Course: Tea
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 to 4- inch piece of fresh washed, peeled and chopped ginger root
  • 24 to 32 ounces 3 to 4 cups filtered water or spring water
  • Optional add-in's: fresh lemon fresh turmeric, raw honey (or sweetener of choice), dried chai spices (cinnamon bark, cloves, cardamom pods, star anise pod)

Equipment

  • Knife and cutting board
  • Stove pot or tea pot
  • Sieve
  • Mug(s) for serving
  • Mason jar if making iced variation

Method
 

For ginger tea infusions
  1. Heat the water until it’s very hot, but not boiling.
  2. Steep the ginger in very hot (but not boiling) water for ~10 to 15 minutes.
  3. Strain and sip ~8 ounces of tea at a time, with optional add-in’s, into a temperature-safe tea mug.
For ginger root decoctions
  1. Combine the fresh ginger root and cold water in the stove pot.
  2. Turn stove burner onto low heat and simmer the fresh ginger root for ~10-15 minutes or longer.  The longer you simmer the ginger, the stronger and more potent your tea will be.
  3. Strain and sip ~8 ounces of tea at a time, into a temperature-safe tea mug.
  4. Optional: add the add-in's for variations if desired.