Guest guest Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 It will go bad in a couple of days if not refrigerated. It is a food, with no preservatives. It's okay to drink cold and is very refreshing in the summer heat. I put the cold, mixed tea in a blender and make a shake. Yogi tea is actually is more medicinally effective without the milk. http://www.sahej.com/yogi_tea.html Sat Nam, Dharam Singh Millis, MA rasheedaas wrote: > Sat nam, > Can anyone tell me if yogi tea (before the milk is added) can be kept > at room temperature? > > I used to always keep mine in the frig, now I am making and drinking > more, so it would be convenient to keep some out of the frig. In the > hot summer days, the temperature in the room might reach 70 to 75 > degrees F. > > Thanks, > Kartar Kaur > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 Sat nam, Can anyone tell me if yogi tea (before the milk is added) can be kept at room temperature? I used to always keep mine in the frig, now I am making and drinking more, so it would be convenient to keep some out of the frig. In the hot summer days, the temperature in the room might reach 70 to 75 degrees F. Thanks, Kartar Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 Dear Kartar Kaur: I always make a 4 quart pot of yogi tea at a time and I leave it on the stove until I have used it completely. I never put it in the fridge. It has never gotten bad. It sometimes stays on my stove top for 2 or 3 weeks! So yes is my answer! Blessings, Awtar Rochester, NY > Sat nam, > Can anyone tell me if yogi tea (before the milk is added) can be kept > at room temperature? > > Thanks, > Kartar Kaur > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 Sat Nam and Holy Cow!, Awtar, do you ever take 2 week old, non-refrigerated tea and boil it with milk? I'll bet you don't. I'll bet money you don't. Try it. Just for fun. It will curdle the milk as soon as you brought it up to a boiling temp. Fresh tea wont do that. Even tea that has been refrigerated for weeks "turns" a little and will curdle milk when boiled with it. That says to me that it will go "bad", but hey, wine and Kombucha gets better with age soooo............... Dharam Millis, MA yoga wrote: > Dear Kartar Kaur: > > I always make a 4 quart pot of yogi tea at a time and I leave it on the > stove until I have used it completely. I never put it in the fridge. It > has never gotten bad. It sometimes stays on my stove top for 2 or 3 weeks! > > So yes is my answer! > Blessings, Awtar > Rochester, NY > > > Sat nam, > > Can anyone tell me if yogi tea (before the milk is added) can be kept > > at room temperature? > > > > > Thanks, > > Kartar Kaur > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Sat nam, as an herbalist I have always instructed clients that they could make a batch of tea, leave it at room temperature & drink it throughout the day, herbs are natural & have no preservatives so whatever has not been drunk at the end of the day should be dicarded as it does start to deteriorate...personally I think its not worth risking bacteria growth after that...& if you like the milk in it, add it when you drink a glass... with many blessings, Jiwan Shakti Kaur Tampa, FL __ Start your day with - make it your home page http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Do you heat the whole pot each time you want some or do you take out what you want and drink it room temp? I'm wondering if you reheat it to a boil each time then you might be killing any bacteria. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Sat Nam, personally I think that you weaken the medicinal effects if you were to keep reheating the whole batch... with herbs that are made of leaves I boil the water, turn off the heat & allow the leaves & flowers to steep as to not over cook the gentle nature of the delicate plant...with roots & barks we slowly bring the decoction up to a boil with the plants in the pot so they can slowly open up & release their medicinal properties & after the water comes to a boil the heat is turned down & then gently simmered... have you ever tasted a decocotion that has simmered for too long? Yuk! It tastes nasty... you asked about making a batch of tea & leaving it out at room temp.,if that's the case I'd drink it at room temp.,if you wanted it hot, well then why not keep it in the fridge until you wanted some & then reheat it or I would think to just make a fresh cup when you wanted it? If you like it cold, well I'd keep it in the fridge...just a thought... hope this helps (: Jiwan Shakti Tampa, FL --- jregan592 wrote: > Do you heat the whole pot each time you want some or > do you take out what you > want and drink it room temp? I'm wondering if you > reheat it to a boil each > time then you might be killing any bacteria. Just a > thought. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > __ Start your day with - make it your home page http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 I just had to mention that bacteria in foods don't necessarally make you ill....it is the waste products generated by the bacteria that make you sick. So reheating anything to kill off any bacteria doesn't make you tea of other foods 'good' again. Also when reheating its best to do a high heat instead of low so as not to create a temperature to incubate anything in your foods. I used to own a Golden Temple Restaurant in Omaha Nebraska so I speak from experiance. (but I still can't spell) Siri Chand In Kundaliniyoga, jregan592@A... wrote: > Do you heat the whole pot each time you want some or do you take out what you > want and drink it room temp? I'm wondering if you reheat it to a boil each > time then you might be killing any bacteria. Just a thought. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 My take: This culture is overly worried about bacteria. Meat and bread bacteria can be lethal. I do not reheat the whole pot each time. I add almond milk only when I drink a cup. Live and enjoy! Awtar S Rochester, NY > Do you heat the whole pot each time you want some or do you take out what > you > want and drink it room temp? I'm wondering if you reheat it to a boil > each > time then you might be killing any bacteria. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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