Refresh your nature: how to prepare cold herbal teas, a summer must

Il mondo delle tisane biologiche è da esplorare in ogni stagione e l’estate è il momento delle tisane fredde. Una tisana fredda è un’arma segreta potentissima contro il caldo e l’afa, soprattutto se soffri di pressione bassa. Che siano drenanti, depurative o energizzanti, tutte le tisane fredde aiutano a mantenere una corretta idratazione e sono ricche di vitamine e sali minerali oltre a costituire un’alternativa smart e naturale alle classiche bibite zuccherate o gassate.

To dive into the summer mood, we want to give you some tips on how to prepare cold herbal teas in the best way.

Cold herbal teas: water choice and storage

Dietro una buona tisana biologica, c’è sempre una buona scelta di acqua. Noi la consigliamo naturale a pH neutro, filtrata oppure con una durezza minerale più alta che può funzionare come contrasto e far percepire la tisana più dolce di quello che è naturalmente. 

If you prepare your brew in large quantities, the herbal tea will last up to 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator, especially if the brewing process has a shorter, controlled duration.

Preparing cold herbal teas with a hot infusion

It is the classic infusion between 7 and 10 minutes with 95° hot water. Our advice is to add 50 ml of cold water to the cup or teapot-this way you will avoid thermal shock to the medicinal herbs in the filter and can lower the temperature more naturally.

By wetting the filter with cold water, you give a kind of pre-hydration to the herbs and allow a gentle infusion that best releases the essential oils and aromas into the infusion.

☞ How to prepare it

1. Bring 450 ml of water to the boil
2. Meanwhile, start the infusion with 50 ml of cold water in the teapot or cup
3. Pour hot water over the filter already hydrated with cold water
4. Wait 7 to 10 minutes, then remove the filter. Leave the teapot open to reach the perfect temperature for drinking or serving.

Preparing cold herbal teas with a cold brew

We use cold or room temperature water for this infusion. Some things we noticed: extraction of flavors and essential oils is faster in water at room temperature.

In this case leave it out for 2 to 3 hours and then refrigerate it to slow down the extraction process and ensure storage for up to 12 hours with the filter and up to 2 to 3 days without the filter.

☞ How to prepare it

1. Put one filter (or 2 grams of product) in room temperature or cold refrigerator water
2. Shake well for 30 seconds/1 minute
3. Refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours up to 24

Cold herbal teas: the tricks of the trade.

Working on organic herbal teas and cold brews is synonymous with continuous research for us. After many experiments at different temperatures and with different degrees and durations of steeping, we reveal a few tips that apply to all our infusions.

• Ogni filtro piramidale delle tisane Wilden.herbals ha la capacità di 500 ml di acqua. Usalo tranquillamente fino a due tazze.

• Cold-pressed herbal teas keep in the refrigerator and maintain the same quality for 2 to 3 days. Cold infusion is indeed gentler and longer, but the aromas remain for longer.

• Cold extraction is recommended for a maximum duration of about 8-10 hours. Beyond these infusion times, water extraction will be less balanced and astringent at times.

• A practical tip to speed up the infusion process: make a hot extraction of at least 7 minutes with twice the amount of medicinal plants. Then add an equal amount of cold water to cool and dilute the infusion.

• If you follow our advice from earlier, one more caveat. Before diluting, shake vigorously for 30 seconds/1 minute: this manual operation replaces the actual “thermal agitation” of the water.

E tu, quale tisana Wilden non vedi l’ora di provare nella variante fredda?