As hurricane Matthew was about to hit Florida, I was making plans to secure my yard, which included chopping down the lemongrass before the winds blew my whole grow-rig into orbit. See my blog post regarding Hurricane Matthew ops here. Here is a brief report on how I brew the home-grown tea. The lemon grass was cut the day before the storm was due to hit, 2016.10.08, or 30 days ago so its pretty dry by this point. Chopped into roughly 1 inch pieces, it fits nicely into re-purposed glass jars.

Instructions for a strong brew.

1) 1 Cup of dried tea leaves (1/2 cup for mild brew)
2) Fill the tea pot to the top with boiling water
3) Let steep for 20 min (10 min for mild brew)
4) Pour through a filter, into a cup
5) Optional, Pour into a cup filled with ice
6) Melt honey into the cup of tea prior to adding ice

End of report.

–heinz