using tea to replace hops for bittering

[lowteck]

hey i gots a dumb newbe question

1.can i use a strong tea for bittering instead of hops?

2. if i wanted to add tea for flavor when should i do it, do i need to sanitize the tea first if i do it in secondary?

thanks

pss yes i know i cant spell for shit, i went to public skool after all

[Mylo]

Interesting idea, but you might have issues with astringency.


Mylo

[tavish2]

it would be super puckering like sucking water out of a teabag. just ask jp about sucking on teabags, he can tell you all about it.

[Nate Diggler]

Don't do it... way too much tannin.

Herbal teas are ok if they don't have any actual tea in them (like blueberry, peach, etc.), but real tea + alcohol =