Hello everyone, I recently purchased this bottle of dark roasted barley from my local Asian market. Within the last few years I have stumbled upon the wonderful world of non caffeinated korean teas. I love drinking barely tea but this particular bottle is different. It's much richer and saltier almost to me than the barley teas I've made myself or have had previously. I usually just steep this brand in hot water for about 5 minutes.
I'd love to recreate the taste of the tea from the bottle–do you recommend any specific brands and brewing methods? Thank you so so much!
by roseveins
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Post edit: I meant *maltier, not saltier
Problem is that those teabags are designed for convenience.
Get the actual loose roasted barley kernels and brew them yourself in a large pot. That way you also get to tweak the strength to your tastes.
If you’re into this, also try the roasted corn tea as well. Similar goodness but tones down the roasty notes for some background sweetness.
I brew mine from whole roasted barley. I simmer them in a pot for 20 mins, let it cool, then steep overnight in the fridge.
I had this while visiting Seoul. Cannot find it in my home country. Such wonderful flavor.
I also adore their black bori tea. It includes barley malt extract. I would start there.
Hi, I don’t know this brand but I cold brew (leave in cold water) barley tea bags for 24 hours. I use two for one liter. Gives it a much deeper flavor.
Black barley tea bags can be purchased from Amazon. Black barley has larger grain and purplish color. I think the company is Ssanggye.
Edit. Found it. https://a.co/d/8KnbVDY
Edit 2. Have you tried burdock tea? I find it better than regular barley tea.
I would have expected it to be spelled 바리 (bah li), not 보리 (boh li)
I boil the roasted barley in a pot for 10-15 minutes, depending on the intensity of the flavor I want. The darker the tea, the stronger and maltier the flavor. It’s a grain, so it doesn’t really get bitter from an extended boil. Steeping kernels of roasted grain in hot water like regular leaves/flower based teas results in too faint a flavor for me.