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Hops Flower Tea: This post originally appeared on the bMAKER blog as How to Make Hops Flower Tea
Hops Flower Tea is floral, slightly bitter tea with soothing, relaxing effects. You can enjoy it hot or cold with ice.
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Hi Everyone, I'm excited to share one of my favorite teas, Hops Flower Tea.
You can make it by the cup or a large amount and save some to have a cold the next day.
It's soothing and relaxing, making it one of my favorite teas to have in the evening before bed.
Since this recipe uses dried Hops Flowers, you can enjoy it year-round.
I love to create tea blends with hops, as well, which helps offset the bitter flavor (in case that bothers you!).
Did you see my last tea-related post Jasmine Flower Tea?
We are using Hops Flowers from bMAKER for this recipe. I have included the Amazon Affiliate link to the exact kit that I got from bMAKER in the recipe card below.
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About Hops, From the bMAKER package:
"Hops are added to herb pillows, often in combination with lavender, valerian, dill and other herbs reputed to promote relaxation. A cup of this tea is said to calm nerves and reduce anxiety feelings"
In addition to use in brewing beer, Hops Flowers are said to help with (Source):
Make sure to use your best judgement and consult your doctor if you have any concerns regarding ingesting Hops Flower Tea, especially if you have health concerns; here are some side effects associated with Hops flowers (Source):
Hops Flower Tea tastes good and pure on its own; I personally, do not sweeten Hops Flower Tea but I tend not to sweeten tea or coffee drinks with a few exceptions or if I am in the mood for something sweet.
For most people Hops Flower Tea will be too bitter, think of the taste of beer but in "tea" form flavor-wise - that's Hops Flower Tea! So unless you like bitter flavors, you will want to add your favorite sweetener to it. Remember not to over steep the tea, any tea will become bitter if it's over-steeped.
You can certainly add honey, agave or your preferred sweetener to this tea.
Sure, if you want to.
I personally do not because the tea is beautiful on its own and I am more of a tea purist - that's just my opinion! Milk might help reduce the bitter flavor of this tea.
If you love milk in your tea though, have at it!
I linked to any kitchen tools that I use for this recipe in the recipe card (at the bottom of the post):
If you make this Hops Flower Tea and like it, please let us know in the comments below, thank you for reading and following along!
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Hops Flower Tea is floral, slightly bitter tea with relaxing effects. You can enjoy it hot or cold with ice.
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Amanda says
Great post thank you so much for creating this. I would love to know which tea blends you like to mix with hops if any.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Amanda